EARLY BRITISH WAR MEDALS 105 How to arrange a collection of medals--Factors which influence the value of a medal--The earliest medals--The first English medal--The first English military medal--The Forlorn Hope medal--The Dunbar medal--The Culloden medal--Medals granted by the Honourable East India Company--The Pope's medal, 1793--The Emperor Francis II of Germany's medal, 1794--The Seringapatam medal--The Egyptian medal, 1801--The Rodriguez medal--The Nepaul medal--The Maida medal--The Peninsular Officers' medal CHAPTER VIII MILITARY MEDALS STRUCK BY THE MINT 135 Campaign medals considered--Waterloo--Burmah--China-- Cabul--Jellalabad--Scinde--Meanee--Sobroan--The men's Peninsular medal--Punjab--Indian General Service medals-- South Africa, 1850-3; also 1877-9--Baltic--Crimea--Indian Mutiny--Abyssinia--New Zealand--Later awards CHAPTER IX MILITARY DECORATIONS AWARDED FOR SPECIAL SERVICES 163 The necessity for special awards--The Victoria Cross--The Order of Merit--The "Distinguished Conduct in the Field" award--The Distinguished Service Order--The Meritorious Service award--The Long Service and Good Conduct award--The "Best Shot" medal--Volunteer decorations--Other decorations CHAPTER X MILITARY MEDALLIONS 181 General considerations--The "lost wax" process--Hadrian's medallions--Renaissance examples--Simon, the medallist--Wyon's work--Public collections--Some noted medallions described CHAPTER XI MILITARY PRINTS 195 The period 1750-1860--Works including military prints--Where to search for bargains--The kind of print most sought after--Works including fine military prints--Bunbury-- Gillray CHAPTER XII MEMORIAL BRASSES OF MILITARY INTEREST 209 Classes of military brasses--Rubbings and how to make them--Floor brasses, their characteristics--Palimpsest brasses--What may be learnt from brasses--Mural tablets CHAPTER XIII AUTOGRAPHS OF GREAT SOLDIERS 221 The fascination of autograph collecting--Points which influence the value of an autograph--Autographs classified--A "Schomberg" letter--The notes scribbled by Airey at Balaclava--General hints--Prices of autographs CHAPTER XIV WAR POSTAGE STAMPS 241