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An inter-War C.S.I., C.I.E. group of four attributed to R. E. Gibson, Esq., Indian Civil...
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An inter-War C.S.I., C.I.E. group of four attributed to R. E. Gibson, Esq., Indian Civil Service, and Commissioner in Sind The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, C.S.I., Companion’s neck badge, gold and enamel, with central onyx cameo of a youthful Queen Victoria, the motto of the order set in rose diamonds, suspended from a five-pointed silver star and gold ring suspension, with full and miniature width neck ribands, in Garrard, London, case of issue; The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s 3rd type neck badge, gold and enamel, with full and miniature width neck ribands, in Garrard, London, case of issue; Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued; Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued, these last two mounted as worn, a couple of minor enamel chips to CIE, otherwise about extremely fine (4) £3,000-£4,000 --- C.S.I. London Gazette 23 June 1936: Raymond Evelyn Gibson, Esq., C.I.E., Indian Civil Service, lately Commissioner in Sind, Karachi. C.I.E. London Gazette 1 January 1924: Raymond Evelyn Gibson, Esq., Indian Civil Service, Collector, Hyderabad and Sukkur, Sind. Raymond Evelyn Gibson was born on 10 October 1878 and was educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford. He entered the Indian Civil Service in 1901, and served as Private Secretary to the Governor of Bombay, 1912-14; as Collector and District Magistrate, Sind, 1923-31, for which services he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire; and Commissioner in Sind, 1931-35, for which services he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Star of India. He married Mrs. Margaret Twiss (née Tate) in 1927, and retired in 1937. He died in Lymington, Hampshire, on 2 March 1969. Sold with the recipient’s riband bar. For the recipient’s wife’s medals, see Lot 41; and for the related miniature awards, see Lot 501.
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An inter-War C.S.I., C.I.E. group of four attributed to R. E. Gibson, Esq., Indian Civil Service, and Commissioner in Sind The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, C.S.I., Companion’s neck badge, gold and enamel, with central onyx cameo of a youthful Queen Victoria, the motto of the order set in rose diamonds, suspended from a five-pointed silver star and gold ring suspension, with full and miniature width neck ribands, in Garrard, London, case of issue; The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s 3rd type neck badge, gold and enamel, with full and miniature width neck ribands, in Garrard, London, case of issue; Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued; Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued, these last two mounted as worn, a couple of minor enamel chips to CIE, otherwise about extremely fine (4) £3,000-£4,000 --- C.S.I. London Gazette 23 June 1936: Raymond Evelyn Gibson, Esq., C.I.E., Indian Civil Service, lately Commissioner in Sind, Karachi. C.I.E. London Gazette 1 January 1924: Raymond Evelyn Gibson, Esq., Indian Civil Service, Collector, Hyderabad and Sukkur, Sind. Raymond Evelyn Gibson was born on 10 October 1878 and was educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford. He entered the Indian Civil Service in 1901, and served as Private Secretary to the Governor of Bombay, 1912-14; as Collector and District Magistrate, Sind, 1923-31, for which services he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire; and Commissioner in Sind, 1931-35, for which services he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Star of India. He married Mrs. Margaret Twiss (née Tate) in 1927, and retired in 1937. He died in Lymington, Hampshire, on 2 March 1969. Sold with the recipient’s riband bar. For the recipient’s wife’s medals, see Lot 41; and for the related miniature awards, see Lot 501.
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