Auction Catalogue

6 October 2010

Starting at 10:00 AM

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British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Numismatic Books including the David Griffiths Reference Library of Token Books

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 978

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6 October 2010

Hammer Price:
£290

Unofficial Farthings, NORFOLK, Norwich, Robert Alden, 1847 (3, BWS 3900, variants a, b and d); G. Bagshaw, 1851 (BWS 3910); John Barnard, 1852 (BWS 3920); Henry Chamberlin & Co (3), 1846 (BWS 3930), 1847 (BWS 3940), 1852 (BWS 3950); Henry Colman, 1848 (BWS 3960); T.J. & H. Coman (BWS 3970); James Creak (BWS 3980); J. Dawbarn (BWS 3990); Dye (BWS 4000); John Page (BWS 4020); Thomas Parker (BWS 4030); Snowdon & Sons (BWS 4040); Thomas Wilson & Son, 1839 (2, BWS 4050, normal and large dates) [18]. Very fine to extremely fine, some better and BWS 3920 and 4030 with much original colour, a very attractive city group £150-200

Provenance: BWS 3900 variants a and b, 3910 and 3950 A.B. Pardoe Collection duplicates [3900a from Baldwin December 1984, 3900b from G. Berry May 1983, 3910 from V.J. Newbury February 1984, 3950 from D.G. Vorley July 1983]