Singapore, Singapore Harbour Board, coaling tallies (4), 2 cents ?, obv. SHB around central hole, countermarked incuse J 2, rev. retrograde incuse SHB, brass, 34mmm (Prid. - ); Half-Cent, blank octagonal flan, tinned Iron, 25mm (Prid. 73); One Cent, bracteate, SHB around 1 within a plain circle, tin, 34mm (Prid. 74); Half-Cent, similar, 1/2 within a plain circle, 24mm (Prid. 75); Asiatic Petroleum Co., Pulau Samboe Island, bracteate, P. SAMBOE. around 1 in a plain circle, tin, 29mm (cf. Prid. 79) [5]. Generally nearly very fine, second with corroded surface, rare £200-£300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector.

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bt. various sources, 1987 to 2006

Pulau Samboe is a Dutch owned island 20km from Singapore