Auction Catalogue

7 October 2009

Starting at 10:00 AM

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British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Numismatic Books

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 144 x

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7 October 2009

Hammer Price:
£330

Gloucestershire, Badminton, Kempson’s mule Halfpence (7), ship, revs. beggar, 9.11g/6h (DH 31), legend, 9.56g/6h (DH 32), plough, 9.58g/12h (DH 33), wheatsheaf, 9.07g/6h (DH 34), scales, 9.98g/6h (DH 35), scales 1795-96, 9.99g/6h (DH 36), scales APRIL 1796, 9.46g/6h (DH 37) [7]. DH 32, 35 and 37 extremely fine with original colour but DH 35 lacquered, others generally about extremely fine, DH 33 with edge fault, DH 36 bronzed (cf. Spence 1244) £150-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Late Robinson S. Brown Jr Collection.

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Collection

Provenance: DH 31 T. McGoldrick Collection, Spink Auction 7, 5 December 1979, lot 140 (part), bt R. Gladdle August 1989; DH 32 J.A. Bobbe Collection [acquired December 1979], bt J.A.B. March 1987; DH 33 bt R. Gladdle August 1989; DH 34 bt M.Z. Gerson July 1978; *DH 35 J.R. Farnell Collection, Part I, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New York), 8 December 1981, lot 32 (part), P.C. Deane Collection, J.A. Bobbe Collection [from P.C.D. October 1983], bt J.A.B. March 1987; DH 36 bt M.Z. Gerson November 1981; DH 37 bt R. Gladdle August 1986