ROTHERHAM, County Borough of Rotherham Tramways, Twopence, dark blue Threehalfpence, yellow Penny (Smith 630AJ, BC, BD); Rotherham Transport Dept, 2 Pence (Smith 630DD); SHEFFIELD, Sheffield and Rotherham Railway, 1838, copper, omnibus check, stamped 889, 27mm (Smith 685A; D & W 330/50); John Shortridge, oval copper Threepence, 1852, 27 x 18mm (Smith 685C); Peter Collis, copper Threepence, 26mm (Smith 685D); Charles Thompson, brass Threepence, glossop road, 23mm (Smith –); Booth & Fisher, High Moor Colliery Line, white (Smith 685BL), Kiveton Park Line, red (Smith 685BO), Oxcroft Colliery Line, blue (Smith 685BQ), Renishaw Park Colliery Line, yellow (Smith 685BT), West Thorpe Line, grey (Smith 685BW); Sheffield Corporation Tramways, 10 Shillings, square brass, stamped 118, 30mm (Smith –), Twopence, Threehalfpence (2, grey and black), dark red Penny, Halfpence (2, different) (Smith 685AM, AP, AU, AV, AX), Blind Person Only, brass, stamped 368, 41 x 28mm (Smith –); Sheffield Corporation Tramways and Motors, openwork brass Merit badge; Sheffield Transport Dept, Free Pass, a rectangular silver ticket by Walker & Hall, Sheffield, stamped council member 79, hallmarked Sheffield 1961, 39 x 16mm (Smith –), Blind Person Only, brass, stamped 1272, 39mm (Smith –), 10 Shillings, brass, stamped 35, 31mm, Sixpences (2, different), Fivepence, Threepence-Halfpenny, Threepences (2, different), pink Twopence-Halfpenny, green Twopence, dark red Penny, 2 Pence, Penny (Smith 685CC, CG, CM, DB, DD, DE, DK, DL, DM, EA, ED); Waleswood Collieries Motor Bus, red Twopence (Smith 685BD); together with East Lindsey District Council, 20 Pence, blue [35]. Generally very fine, a few better, the Peter Collis, Charles Thompson, Sheffield Tramways 10 Shillings and the silver Pass very rare £250-300

Provenance: Collis bt S.H. Monks.

Charles Thompson, coach and omnibus proprietor, fl. 1870s