United States of America, Military Order of the Dragon, China 1900 (Capt. David McCay Indian Mail Service No.173), with original silk riband and ‘pagoda’ type top bar, marked ‘B.B.&B. Phila. Bronze’, with reverse pin for wear, extremely fine, and scarce An officer of the same name, serving with the Indian Medical Service, is confirmed in ‘The Military Order of the Dragon, 1900-1911’ under the category of ‘British Forces’. If this is indeed the same recipient, but with his unit incorrectly engraved on this medal, then his other British medals (China 1900, clasp Pekin, and British War Medal) were sold at D.N.W. on 10 May, 2017.Ex Spink, 20 April, 2006, lot 270

Estimate: GBP 1000 - 1500