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Old 29th Nov 2017, 19:50
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Originally Posted by Tankertrashnav
The Khedive's Star was issued with the British Egypt campaign medal. I have seen Egypt Medals which have been pretty well wrecked from continual contact with the star, and in the medal world it is quite normal to see Egypt medal offered for sale "with usual contact marks". Any which have survived unscathed usually attract a premium.
Have just checked G-GF's Egypt 1882 with clasp Tel-el-Kebir ... looks pretty unmarked. Saved by the clip, and nice and smart, as one would have expected from a [then] Scots Guards Colour Sergeant.

Could this be him, in the top row of pictures? Those are the medals, anyway.

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/53691420531325091/
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