Exhibitions, London, Covent Garden, Low’s Hotel, copper ticket, frontal elevation of a building, rev. legend in wreath, 33mm (D & W 77/225; MG 800-1); together with countermarked issues (3), London, davis wine & brandy merchant 46 houndsditch london on rev. of a George III Penny, 1806 (Scott 22.12a), vickers hornyold & clough london on rev. of a George III Penny, 1797 (Scott –), Bristol, b hall glazier & glass bender bristol on rev. of George III Penny, 1797, obv. additionally countermarked with two bs, two ds and a central s (Scott 13.3); unofficial Farthings (2) [6]. First two very fine, third and fourth about fine, others about very fine (£50-60)

Provenance:
First bt Seaby 1978
Second bt Seaby 1979.

Low’s Hotel, King street, Covent Garden, was established by David Low in 1774 as the first family hotel in London; copper tickets were given to the gentry