Auction Catalogue

19 March 2009

Starting at 10:30 AM

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British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Numismatic Books

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 243

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19 March 2009

Hammer Price:
£170

Unofficial Farthings, Lancashire, Bolton, Gas Co (UFS 1110); Liverpool, J. Carmichael & Co (UFS 2080), Grasshopper Tea Warehouse (UFS 3310 [Manchester]; Kennett, TCSB 6, vol. 3 [Liverpool]); Lanarkshire, Glasgow [and Blantyre], Henry Monteith & Co, 1853, white metal (UFS 7350; TCC p.131, this piece listed); Co Cork, Cork, George Beale, 1842 (UFS 5690); Mitchelstown, Dennis Mahony (UFS 6660); Co Limerick, Limerick, John Egan, 1832 (UFS 6530), John Unthank & Sons (UFS 6590) [8]. UFS 1110 fair but extremely rare, others very fine, UFS 7350 rare £60-80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Tokens formed by the Late David Pottinger.

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Provenance: UFS 1110 bt A. Judd January 1996; UFS 2080 bt J. Whitmore January 1977; UFS 3310 bt P.R. Davies February 1974; UFS 5690 bt J. Whitmore May 1977; UFS 6530 bt Winchester Coin Fair January 1978; UFS 6590 bt S.E. Schwer July 1982; UFS 6660 bt R. Gladdle November 1984; *UFS 7350 D.G. Vorley Collection, bt R. Hayes August 1996).

J. Carmichael & Co, Church street; Grasshopper Tea Warehouse, 21 London road, Manchester or Liverpool; Henry Monteith & Co, cotton spinners, Blantyre, fl. 1802-1904, bought out David Dale’s share of the Blantyre mill in 1792 and issued countermarked dollars; George S. Beale, grocer, Fish street and 14 Patrick street; Dennis Mahony, linen and woollen draper; John Egan, 6 Robert street; John Unthank & Sons, drapers, 34 William street