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British North Borneo, Steamship ticket c. 1910 (?), obv. B ..?.. LTD / 2 ND CLASS / NO. 22 / B.N.B, rev, incuse retrograde 22, brass, octagonal, 38mm. Fair with several knocks and dents and 2 later piercings £20-£30
Hammer Price: £120
Nyasaland, Kubula Stores Blantyre, 1 Shilling, obv. *AT KUBULA STORES BLANTYRE * AGAINST GOODS ONLY around 1sh within a plain circle, rev. E.CH.A.SHARRER SHIRE HIGHLANDS BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA around a shield with a saltire and an S in a diamond in the centre, red vulcanite, 28mm. Extremely fine, rare £100-£150
Jamaica, Fletcher & Co. Ltd. (Montego Bay), banana tallies (5), FLETCHER & CO. LTD. *MONTEGO BAY* around a large 1, rev. ONE/1928/STEM, aluminium, 27mm; similar but brass; similar, aluminium, dated 1932; similar but brass; similar but tin (Lyall 307 to 311; Roehrs 1188) [5]. Fine, some staining on the brass tallies and considerable tin pest on the last, the last rare £40-£60
Malta, Scotch Church, Communion Token, obv. SCOTCH CHURCH / MALTA / 1849, rev. THIS DO IN / REMEMBRANCE / OF ME / 1 COR. XI.24, white metal, rectangular with bevelled corners, 27 x 19mm (Lyall 1065). Very fine with some light surface staining, very rare £80-£120
Jamaica, Dingwall Estate (St. Mary), uniface, incuse SD, rectangular with bevelled corners, aluminium, 28 x 22mm (Lyall 302; cf. Roehrs 1187); Drax Hall Estate (3), all uniface, incuse DH, brass, 23mm (Lyall 303; cf. Roehrs 1187); incuse D, square with bevelled corners, copper 26mm (Lyall 304; cf. Roehrs 1187); incuse W, square with bevelled corners, copper, 28mm (Lyall 305; cf. Roehrs 1187); unknown issuer, incuse F, aluminium, 26mm (Lyall 306; cf. Roehrs 1187); unknown issuer (the...
Gibraltar, Robert Keeling, currency tokens (4), Two Quarts, obv. PAYABLE AT R KEELINGS / GIBRALTER around a depiction of the Rock, rev. VALUE TWO QUARTS 1802 around castle gateway under which is a suspended key, copper, 31mm (Lyall 1230; Prid. 17); One Quart, similar but VALUE ONE QUART, copper, 22mm (Lyall 1231; Prid. 20); Two Quartos, obv. PAYABLE AT ROBERT KEELING & SON’S GIBRALTAR around a lion holding a key, rev. VALUE TWO QUARTOS around castle gateway over 1810, copper, 28mm (Lyall...
Gibraltar, James Spittle, currency tokens, Two Quartos (2), obv. PAYABLE AT JAMES SPITTLES / GIBRALTAR around a lion holding a key, rev. VALUE TWO QUARTOS / 1818 around a castle copper, 28mm; obv. similar, rev. VALE DOS QUARTOS / 1820; One Quarto, obv. similar, rev. VALE UN QUARTO / 1820, copper, 20mm (Lyall 1255, 1256, 1257; Prid. 24, 25, 26; R.J. Ford 86) [3]. First and last good fine, second very fine, the 1818 rare £100-£150
Cayenne (French Guiana), Penitentiary token, uniface, incuse stamped BRUN OF 25 (25 Francs ?), c. 1936-46, copper, 28mm (Lyall-). Crudely made, very rare £80-£120
Jamaica, KINGSTON, Thomas Lundie & Co., advertising or fare tokens (2), legend THOMAS LUNDAY & Co. WATER STREET 1844 around IRONMONGERS, rev. EARL OF ELGIN JAMAICA around a three masted paddle steamer, different die to the previous lot, brass, left grained edge, 23mm (Lyall 196; Prid. 144; Roehrs 1217); THOMAS LUNDIE & Co. KINGSTON around 1844, rev. EARL OF ELGIN JAMAICA around a two masted paddle steamer, brass, left gained edge, 23mm (Lyall 197; Prid. 145; Roehrs 1217) [2]. First good very...
Jamaica, Atlantic Fruit Company (Ltd), fruit tallies (5), A.F.CO, large size letters, no serifs, brass, 21mm, both sides with beaded boarder; rev. blank; rev. stamped MB; rev. stamped M8; rev. blank with central punched hole; rev. blank with offset drilled hole (Lyall 252, 254, 255, 256, 257; cf. Roehrs 1180); fruit tallies (2), A.F.C, very large letters, no serifs, both sides with serrated boarder, brass, 21mm, rev. blank with punched central hole; rev. blank with offset drilled hole (Lyall...
Hammer Price: £130
Uganda, Uganda, Posts & Telecommunications Corp, Telephone Tokens (3), obv. UGANDA POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION around TELEPHONE / TOKEN, rev. NOT LEGAL TENDER 50 SHILLINGS, brass, 25mm; similar but 20 shillings, 23mm; similar, but 5 shillings, 21mm [3]. All good very fine or better £20-£30
Jamaica, Albion Estate (St. Mary), uniface oval, c. 1920, Albion, brass, 28 x 23mm (Lyall 219; Roehrs 1178). Pierced as issued, fine, rare (reportedly 3 or 4 known) £30-£50
Jamaica, Kingston Pumping Station, tool checks or employee identification tags (4); CANADA DRY GRAPE BEVERAGE, rev. stamped J.L. KENNEDY/98, brass, 25mm; GRAPE SODA ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR AND COLOR ADDED, rev. stamped 39/W, brass, 39mm; stamped KPS, rev. stamped 96/J.L. KENNEDY, brass, crude octagonal shape, 36mm; WATER COMMISSION KPS around 118, rev. stamped 24, brass, 29mm (none listed in Lyall; cf. Roehrs 1214); Dog Tax tickets (3), uniface, stamped 63 64 and crown; 66 67 and crown; 1979 / 379...
Ceylon, Colombo, Mathes Williams & Co., 4 1/2d, obv. M.W & Co., rev. 4 1/2d, copper, edge grained, 24.5mm (Prid. 111; Ford 293). Very fine, rare £80-£100
Ceylon, Countermarked Estate Tokens (2); U.S.A. cent, 1821, obv. countermarked incuse TC; Penang cent countermarked incuse TC (Prid. 115 varieties) [2]. First about fine, second poor £40-£60
Barbados, St James, Sir Philip Gibbes, First issue, copper Penny, 1788, by J. Milton, similar, edge plain, 33mm (Trudgen 1+B; Lyall 62, cf. Prid. 11). Very fine, rare £100-£150
Cayman Islands, GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman National Bank & Trust Co. Ltd., PIRATES WEEK, advertising tokens for 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, various designs featuring cross bones, palm trees, sail boats, map of Grand Cayman, pirate head and cross swords, aluminum (3 with natural finish, 4 gold anodized), 38mm (Lyall - ) [7]. All essentially as issued £30-£50
Trinidad, CUESA VALLEY, Tucker’s Valley Estate, One Rod, TUCKER’S VALLEY ESTATE 1 ROD, rev. incuse W.T (Wm. Tucker and only T visible) brass, milled edge, 24mm (Lyall 516). Fine with dull rev. surface, very rare £60-£80
Jamaica, Atlantic Fruity Company (Ltd), fruit tallies, (8), A.F.CO with serifs and 3 lines above and below, brass, 19mm, blank reverse; rev. stamped DC; rev. stamped MB; rev. stamped M8; rev. blank with central punched hole; rev. blank with offset drilled hole; rev. stamped crude V; rev. stamped crude V and central punched hole (Lyall 220 to 227; cf. Roehrs 1179) [8]. Generally fine, the last two rare £30-£50
Hammer Price: £140
Ceylon, Estate tokens, Keir Swan & Co., 4 1/2d, obv. K. S. & Co., rev. 4 1/2d, copper, edge grained, 24mm (Prid. 60; Ford 278); Lee Hedges & Co (2), task value 4 1/2d, obv. * LEE . HEDGES & Co. * 1867 around a tea bush, rev. COETTY / MILLS, brass, edge grained, 28mm; task value 18 1/2 cents, obv. similar, but 1876, rev. DEMATTAGODDE MILLS around a foliate star within a wreath of tea leaves, brass, edge grained, 29mm (Prid. 61, 62; Ford 278) [3]. First very fine, but a clip out of the edge,...
Bahamas, NEW PROVIDENCE, Lyford Cay Co Ltd, brass One Fare (2), legend around a cut-out l, rev. value, 23mm; similar, but legend around a cut-out w (Lyall 35, 36); Western Transportation, brass One Fare, legend around a cut-out w, rev. value, 23mm (Lyall 56) [3]. Extremely fine or better, all with original colour £20-£30
Jamaica, MONTEGO BAY, Casa Blanca Hotel, night club token or entrance ticket, ‘The Beachcomber’ and palm tree, rev. legend, brass, 32mm (Lyall 179); Margueritaville Sports Bar & Grill, legend both sides (reportedly good for U.S.$1.00), brass, 25mm (Lyall - ); Seawind Beach Resort, banana shaped tokens valued at U.S.$ 0.75 and used in the hotel shops and bar, yellow plastic (Lyall 208) [3]. All very fine or better £10-£20
Sierra Leone, Macaulay and Babington, One Penny, obv. European and African clasping hands with details of an African village and field hands working, inscription above WE ARE ALL BRETHREN, in exergue: SLAVE TRADE ABOLISHED BY GREAT BRITAIN 1807 G.F.P., rev. an Arabic translation of the English obverse, J. P. FECIT. at the bottom, copper, 36mm (Vice FT 1; Prid. Lot 727; R. J. Ford coll, Lot 184). Good very fine £80-£100
New Hebrides, Faureville, Louis Gabriel Frouin, estate token, 1 Shilling, obv. L. G. FROUIN FAUREVILLE around GF monogram, rev. NOUVELLES HEBRIDES around 1, white metal, 26mm. Very fine with some surface corrosion, rare £60-£80
British Guiana, Bookers Shipping (Demerara) Ltd., Stevedore Token, incuse SPW / 947, and would appear to be a employee identification or labour tally, it is thought the letters refer to tasks such as Ship or Shore, to Pier or Port, to Warehouse or Wharf, aluminium, 40mm (Lyall 113; Prid. -). Very fine, pierced near edge (presumably as issued), extremely rare, the only recorded example £80-£120
Ceylon, Coffee estate tokens (2); A.P, c. 1866, obv. A.P, rev. P / 1866, copper, 23mm (Prid. 6); Polwatty Mills, uniface, POLWATTY / MILLS, pewter, 33mm (Prid. 8; cf. Ford 264) [2]. First obv. fine, rev. fair; second near fine £40-£60
Jamaica, KINGSTON, Bruce’s Club, MEALS (5), obv. name, rev. value (2/6, 1/-, 7d, 6d, 3d), c. 1946-1970 aluminium, 22mm (Lyall 172-175, 177) [5]. Extremely fine or better £40-£60
British Honduras, BELIZE, George D. Emery, One Real (6 Pence), obv. legend, rev. value, brass, octagonal, brass, 25/27mm (Lyall -; Prid. -; see TAMS Journal, April 2004). Good very fine, rare £100-£120
Malaysia, Estate Tokens (3), Pataling Rubber Estates Syndicate Ltd., c. 1903-20, uniface, P.R.E.S / G / RICE, brass, central hole, 32mm; obv. A.E. / K., rev. 10 / CTS, lead, central hole, 32mm; Straits Settlements, obv. KLING / RICE, rev. ONE CANTONG, brass, central hole, 29mm [3]. Generally fine, rare £80-£120
Hammer Price: £150
Jamaica, KINGSTON, William Smith, Penny [1829], legend, rev. arms and supporters, copper, 29mm (Lyall 162; Prid. 132); Half-Penny [1829], legend, rev. value, copper, 22mm (Lyall 163; Prid. 133) [2]. Both very fine £80-£120
Jamaica, Gray’s Inn (Jamaica) Central Factory Ltd., employee identification (3), GRAY’S INN CENTRAL, brass, uniface, holed as issued, 39mm (Lyall 185); GRAY’S INN (JAMAICA) CENTRAL FACTORY, around incuse 27, brass, uniface, holed as issued; similar but incuse F (Forman ?), Lyall 186, 187); Jamaica Government Railway, perhaps an employee identification tag or a pass, brass, uniface, holed as issued, 39mm (Lyall 188) [4]. Fine or better, all rare £40-£60
Jamaica, L.D. Baker / Boston Fruit Company (Port Antonio), uniface, incuse B, brass, square 18mm (Lyall 281; Roehrs 1202 ). Pierced as issued at 9 o’clock and additional piercing at 3 o’clock, fine, very rare (reportedly 2 known) £100-£150
Jamaica, Employee Pay or Identification tags (8), all uniface, brass, some holed as issued; PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT BOARD around DRIVER/255, 38mm; PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT BOARD around CONDUCTOR/352, 38mm; West Indies Sugar Co, WISCO/1853/FROME, 38mm; United Motors, c. 1933, UNIMOTORS/106, 29mm; Kingston Industrial Works, KINGSTON INDUSTRIAL WKS around 179, 28mm (cf. Roehrs 1215); A. C. of Jamaica, 250/A C OF J, 29mm; REEMA 296, 38mm; 17 M.T. Co., 38mm (none listed in Lyall) [8]....
Barbados, Bridgetown, Moses Tolan(t)o, copper Halfpenny and Farthing, legend around bale, revs. legend around cask, 29 and 22mm (Lyall 93, 95; Prid. 27- 8; Roehrs 1025-6) [2]. Good very fine, Farthing with a small dig on obverse, this rare £100-£150
Ceylon, Boyd & Co. coffee estate token, c. 1865, obv. PERENDATYE No. 1, rev. 1 BUSHEL, brass, edge grained, 24.5mm (Prid. --). About fine, rare £40-£60
St Lucia, CASTRIES, The Peter Coaling Company Ltd., coaling token, uniface, oval, One Shilling, PETER COALING COMPANY Co. Ld. around value and star, brass, 44 x 23mm (Lyall 489; Devaux Type 28). Fine with dark toning £40-£60
New Guinea, The Papuan Industries Ltd, 3 Pence, c. 1906, obv. THE PAPUAN INDUSTRIES LIMITED around Maltise cross under a round badge FAITH AND WORKS and a sun rising over the sea, rev. 3 in a circle, aluminium, 32mm. Very fine, very rare £200-£300
British Honduras, COROZAL, Jones & Young, Three-Halfpence, 1875, obv. legend, rev. value, tall numbers in fraction, copper, 20mm (Lyall 131; Prid. -). Extremely fine with some original colour, very rare £100-£150
Dahomey, Charles Ungebauer, Three Pence, both sides * CHARLES UNGEBAUER * PORTO NOVO, around GOOD FOR / 3d, nickel plated zinc, 25mm (R. J. Ford, lot 129). Extremely fine with slight traces of corrosion, extremely rare £200-£300
Aruba, SAN NICOLAS, Victoria Bottling Co, cupro-nickel, vbc aruba, rev. good for one drink, 20mm (Lyall –). Extremely fine, scarce £40-£60
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