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If you are talking LH & TG QSA's I am shocked. I give up now on being a successful bidder if prices were that inflated!!

I bid on both of those as well but knew that I did not have much of a chance.....

The one that I was really after was:

P111 - Three Bars: 145 Pte M.R. HARRIS LD Strathconas H. Suspender damaged Bars Natal; Belf; SA1902

That was one that a put a larger bid on.....

Fingers crossed....

Mike

P.S. Just got this list emailed to me a number of QSA's here as well.....

www.military-medals.co.uk/philip_burman_medal_list_146.pdf

rdarby wrote: Does anyone know what the two Pietersburg QSA's went for? I heard one went for R12,000. I bid on both, but not that much!

I bid R10,000 on the Pietersburg TG QSA. As a TG collector I really want it. So if you were under that you didn't get it. If you were over maybe you did!

But the thing is, I can get a nice MM group for the same price, which has a lot more research potential and is a decoration.

The Boer War is my thing but it needs to be kept in perspective!

You need to put it into context, I think from memory there were only seventeen men in that Town Guard, every day of the week I could have the pick of dozens of MM groups, from the many thousands issued!

rdarby wrote: I bid R10,000 on the Pietersburg TG QSA. As a TG collector I really want it. So if you were under that you didn't get it. If you were over maybe you did!

But the thing is, I can get a nice MM group for the same price, which has a lot more research potential and is a decoration.

The Boer War is my thing but it needs to be kept in perspective!

Guys

Even as a South African I just do not see the value in these TG groups, unless they were involved in a siege or came under attack.

30 years ago these TG / DMT medals were going for R10 TO R20 now R10 000 .

Is this a sign of the times with people putting their money into fixed assets?

Regards
Brian

Hello Brian,
If you ever had the chance to buy a Pietersburg Town Guard for ten rand, you should have done so, but, the fact remains that this particular unit will be forever associated with the events, not only in Pietersburg, but, the whole Zoutspanberg too, that occured in 1901 and 1902.
You need to remember that General Beyers was wandering about the Northern Transvaal with a fairly large commando, which had the potential to do a lot of damage, at that particular point in time.

Yes, I do think that the market is being driven by speculators and has been for quite a few years now, medals have become very expensive.
Regards Frank