Spink
Lance-Corporal ‘Gaz’ Bingley of 2 Para, whose posthumous Falklands (Goose Green) Military Medal group sold for £90,000 at Spink on April 25-26 to a private collector.
“Full steam ahead” is the battle cry of Marcus Budgen, the soon-to-be head of the medals department at Spink. He is due to replace David Erskine-Hill who is leaving that role following an ‘offer he can’t refuse’ – to be the curator of the best collection of Victoria Crosses in the world.