The R C Bell Collection of British Trade Tokens

19th Century, London, Gibus; Hyams, 1847; O. Jones; Leath (3); Lewis; Oxford Clothing Co (3); Piesse & Lubin; J. Schlesinger & Co; L. Silberberg (2); A. Smith (2), 1859, 1860 (UFS 2560, 2612, 2620, 2650, 2660, 2670, 2680 [plain edge], 2730, 2740, – [2740 obv. with new rev.], 2750, 2770, 2790, 2800, 2810, 2820). [16]. UFS 2560, 2660 and 2800 fair to fine, remainder mostly very fine, some better, UFS 2670 and 2790 with small piercings, several rare (£60-80)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The R C Bell Collection of British Trade Tokens.

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UFS 2770 bt. Seaby 1971.

UFS 2620 = Bell, UF p.226; UFS 2650 = Bell, UF p.78; UFS 2660 = pl.16; UFS 2670 = pl.17; UFS 2680 = Bell, UF p.6; UFS 2730 and 2740 = pl.18; UFS – [2740 variety] = Bell, UF p.232; UFS 2750 and 2770 = Bell, UF p.79; UFS 2810 and 2820 = Bell, UF p.80.

The Oxford Clothing Co variant illustrated on p.232 of Unofficial Farthings, with first, second and last lines curved, was somehow omitted from the later UFS publication