The E-Sylum:  Volume 7, Number 19, May 9, 2004, Article 7

THE VICTORIA CROSS

  Joe Boling writes: "Whatever prices you were reporting for
  the Victoria Cross auction records, they came through severely
  truncated, no doubt because of the attachment of a non-standard
  Sterling symbol."

  [Mea Culpa.  From the beginning, one goal of The E-Sylum
  was to keep the format as simple as possible in order to allow
  the widest possible distribution.  Plain text is the lowest common
  denominator across the wide range of devices attached to the
  Internet.  I've allowed some special symbols to be published
  more recently, partly out of laziness, but also in order to see if
  problems would arise.  This is the first time I've heard of
  symbols being a problem.  I'll try to be more careful in the
  future.

  Meanwhile, here are the Victoria Cross hammer prices reported
  in last week's item.  All prices are in Pounds.

  Mr. Jackson's Victoria Cross "... went for 235,250 at the Spink
  auction house in London  on Friday, smashing the old record for
  a VC of  178,250."  -Editor]

  Doug Andrews writes: "Congratulations on yet another terrific
  issue of E-Sylum!

  Your "Featured Web Site" link on the Victoria Cross to
  victoriacross.net is a treasure trove of information,
  and I hope that E-Sylum readers will take full advantage of the
  links there to well over one hundred books about the Victoria
  Cross, its history, and its recipients.

  With the Royal Canadian Mint's recent coin issues honoring
  Canada's veterans, the numismatic connection to our military
  has never been stronger.

  Of the 90 Canadian recipients of the VC, three are particularly
  noteworthy for your readers. CSM Frederick William Hall, Cpl.
  Leo Clarke, and Lt. Robert Shankland were all from Winnipeg,
  Manitoba, where I live. They all were awarded the Victoria
  Cross for their gallantry in World War One.

  If having three Victoria Cross recipients from one city on the
  Canadian Prairies isn't a great coincidence in itself, all three
  lived on the same street, Pine Street, in Winnipeg!  The bravery
  of these men and their heroic deeds were recognized when Pine
  Street's name was changed to Valour Road.

  Many numismatists and bibliophiles also have an interest in
  military decorations. Whenever NBS members are
  contemplating an excursion to Winnipeg to visit the Royal
  Canadian Mint, or to view the Hudson Bay Company token
  collection, a side trip to Valour Road to see the plaque
  erected there would be highly worthwhile."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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