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Antigua, ST JOHN’S, Hornal & Coltart, copper Farthing, 1836, similar, obv. countermarked with incuse 1, 22mm (Lyall 3; cf. Prid. 1). Coin worn with slight surface pitting, countermark very fine, rare £80-£100
Hammer Price: £240
Antigua, ST JOHN’S, Presbyterian Church, 1842, rectangular white metal with bevelled corners, legend both sides, 26 x 19mm (Lyall 6; Burz. 398). Extremely fine and extremely rare £200-£260
Ceylon, Ceylon Company Limited, coffee estate tokens (2), obv. CPC monogram, rev. beaded circle at the edge, task value 9d, brass, 28mm; similar, task value 4 1/2d, brass, 23mm (Prid. 20, 21; Ford 266; Colombo, The Colombo Commercial Co., obv. *THE COLOMBO COMMERCIAL CO LIMITED 1876 * around a tea bush; rev. SLAVE ISLAND MILLS, around a laurel wreath and a coffee bean (?), brass. edge grained, 30mm (Prid. 22; Ford 266) [3]. The first two near fine, the last good extremely fine with some...
Ivory Coast, 1 Franc, c. 1920, obv. EUG. SCHNIEDER / 1FR, rev. 1F, zinc, octagonal, 23mm; Society d’ Import de Boise Exdtiques, obv. S.I.B.E within a beaded circle, rev. ASSINIE / 1924 within a beaded circle, brass, 25mm; River Cavally, work ticket (Rubber Estate), obv. I.C.R.E. / CAVALLY / COTE D’IVOIRE, rev. JETON / DE / TRAVAIL, brass, pierced as issued, 31mm; obv. COMPAGNIE FRANCAISE DE L’AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE aroundFAO within a beaded circle, rev. Beaded star with F.A.O. in the...
South Africa, BECHUANNA-LAND, Border Police Canteen (3), 1 Shilling, obv. B.B.POLICS CANTEEN around 1893, rev. 1S., brass, 23mm; Six Pence, similar, rev. 6D., zinc, 23mm; Three Pence, similar, rev. 3D., zinc, 19mm [3]. First nearly very fine, others near fine, with some corrosion, rare £150-£200
Hammer Price: £260
Jamaica, United Fruit Company, fruit tally, brass, uniface, square, 20 x 20mm stamped UFC, an o within the C, and B (for Bowden), rev. large B; similar (19) each stamped both sides with a different letter: B, C, D, G, H, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, U, V, W, X, Y, Z (Lyall 415, 416; cf. Roehrs 1199) [20]. Generally fine, some rare £80-£100
South Georgia, Compania Argentina de Pesca, Whaling Station token, c. 1908-1914, 1 Krone, obv. Ornate CAP monogram, C.Y AF ROSSI (the token manufacturer), rev. 1 / KRONE, aluminium, shaped flan, 39 x 32mm. Nearly very fine, extremely rare £300-£400
Falkland Islands, Globe Hotel, Four Pence, obv. GLOBE HOTEL STANLEY, around 4D rev. beaded boarder, copper, 27mm (Relau EF 1). Nearly very fine, extremely rare, perhaps the only specimen in private hands £200-£300
British North Borneo, Labuk British North Borneo (3); One Dollar, obv. LABUK BRITISH NORTH BORNEO * around 1 / DOLLAR within a beaded circle, rev. Chinese charcaters, copper, 29mm; similar, 50 CENTS, minute KB on rev. (only on the 50 cent tokens) 27mm; similar, 20 CENTS, 25mm (Prid. 39, 40, 41; W. J. Noble coll., Lot 1423/4) [3]. Set good very fine perhaps better, some stains £80-£100
Barbados, Bridgetown, Moses Tolan(t)o, copper Halfpenny and Farthing, similar, but both with incuse cancellation marks, 29 and 22mm (Lyall 94, 96; cf. Prid. 27-8; Roehrs 1025-6) [2]. Halfpenny about fine, Farthing very fine and rare £100-£150
Montserrat, ST. PETER, Vue Pointe Hotel, uniface, incuse legend, used to operate the floodlights on the tennis court, brass, 23mm (Lyall - ). Very fine with some staining, very rare, apparently only two known £80-£120
Cocos-Keeling Islands, J. S. Clunies Ross, plastic ‘ivory’ token, obv, KEELING COCOS ISLANDS . 1910 ., rev. 2463 C.10 / J. S. CLUNIES ROSS / 1913, round, 25mm (Prid. 6; Ford 482). Extremely fine, rare £100-£120
Hammer Price: £280
Bermuda, IRELAND ISLAND, Ireland Island Co-Operative Society Ltd., uniface, 5 Pence, legend around 5d, brass, 29mm (Lyall 108). Nearly fine, with some staining and corrosion, very rare £150-£200
Cocos-Keeling Islands, J. S. Clunies Ross, plastic ‘ivory’ token, obv, KEELING COCOS ISLANDS . 1910 ., rev. 4906 C.5 / J. S. CLUNIES ROSS / 1913, oval, 32 x 26mm (Prid. 7; Ford 483). Extremely fine, rare £100-£120
Penang, Trengganu, Jokon [= 24 Keping] (2), Chop Hiap Chin, both sides with local and Chinese characters, white metal, with square central hole, 32mm; Teck Soon Company, issued by Sin Hee, both sides with local and Chinese characters, Sin Hee’s name painted out, countermarked ‘Wang’ to prevent forgery, white metal with square central hole, 32mm; Unknown issuer, both sides with local and Chinese characters, brass with square central hole, 30mm [3]. Generally nearly very fine £50-£80
Jamaica, United Fruit Company, fruit tallies (17), brass, U.F.Co., letters with serifs and 3 lines above and below, 19mm, rev. blank; rev. stamped S rev. stamped K; rev. crude F; rev. stamped with 3 dots; square, 19mm, rev. blank; octagonal, 19mm, rev. blank; oval, 24 x 16mm, rev. blank; larger letters, 19mm, rev. blank; no lines, 19mm, rev. blank; no serifs, 1912, scroll design above and below, 19mm; larger letters, no date, scroll design above and below, 19mm, rev. blank; octagonal, U.F.Co...
Guadeloupe, BASSE TERRE, coaling tokens (?) (2), Cie Generale Transatlantique around Controle and central hole, rev. company monogram, brass, 30mm; similar, no hole, aluminium, 30mm [2]. Extremely fine and apparently rare £80-£120
Congo, Head Tax Tags (16), Years: 1922, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, aluminium, various shapes and sizes all with a serial number, rev. various animals or objects; Head Tax Tag for second wife, 1935 (cost 2 Francs), aluminium, triangular; Congo, 10 Franc, obv, WEST CONGOLESE CORP LTD. around 10 Fc, rev. VALEUR / 10 Fc, brass, 21mm [18]. Generally fine, last two better £100-£120
Jamaica, Greenwood Estate (St. Mary), uniface, stamped MF, pierced as issued, aluminium, 23mm (Lyall 321; cf. Roehrs 1191); H.V. Lindo (St. Catherine), uniface, stamped H.V.L., pierced as issued, brass, 20mm (Lyall 346; cf. Roehrs 1193); Imperial Direct West India Mail Service Company, bracteate, IDWI, pierced as issued, square brass, 22mm (Lyall 326; cf. Roehrs 1191); Morris Part Estate, uniface, N, brass, 23mm (Lyall 350; cf. Roehrs 1193); Tropical Fruit Corp (2) legend around date 1923,...
Barbados, Uncertain issuer, Second issue, copper Penny, 1788, by J.G. Hancock, similar, edge plain, 32mm (Trudgen 5+H; Lyall 72; Prid. 14). About very fine £100-£150
Barbados, Bridgetown, Young Men’s Christian Association, brass Penny, legend, rev. value, 32mm (Lyall 97; Prid. –; Roehrs 1027). Extremely fine but tarnished, rare £80-£100
Nigeria, Alexander Miller, Brother and Co, silver token, lion rampant left holding cross, alex miller brother & co in cartouche below, rev. glasgow liverpool london around wreath, 29mm. About extremely fine, extremely rare, perhaps only two other specimens recorded (one in the Liverpool Museum) £300-£400
Trinidad, LA CARRIERE, Trinidad Leaseholds. Ltd., uniface rectangular, employee identification tag, legend and incuse 4839 (the employee number), brass, 51 x 27mm (Lyall 511). Fine, pierced as issued, extremely rare, the only recorded specimen £200-£300
British Guiana, PICKERSGILL, Pickersgill Saw Mills Ltd, brass, 25 Cents c. 1900, obv. legend, rev. value, 27mm (Lyall 119; Prid. -). Nearly fine, rare £100-£150
Turks & Caicos Islands, J.N. Reynolds, Six-and-a-Quarter Cents, DELIVER BEARER 6 1/4 IN VALUE both sides, cast brass, 19.5mm (Lyall 519; Prid. -). Fair, with corroded surface, later lacquered, and some edge damage, extremely rare (perhaps only 2 others known) £500-£600
Hammer Price: £300
British North Borneo, Tenom Rubber Co. (4), One Dollar, uniface, TENOM RUBBER CO. LD. * around 1 / DOLLAR / M (M = Menggatal Estate), octagonal, cupro-nickel, 30mm; similar, 50 CENTS, 26mm; similar, 50 CENTS, no M (Padas Valley Estate), 25mm; 5 CENTS, round, brass, 25mm (Prid. lists only the 5 Cent, 71, others unlisted; cf. W. J. Noble coll., Lot 1434) [4]. Generally good fine £100-£150
Washington & Fanning Islands, Washington & Fanning Islands, 12 1/2 cents check, c. 1910, obv. WASHINGTON & FANNING ISLANDS around CHECK, rev. GOOD FOR 12 1/2 CENTS, aluminium, 20mm. About very fine with some surface staining, extremely rare, perhaps only 3 specimens recorded £300-£400
British North Borneo, Borneo Labuk Tobacco Co. Ltd., 20 Cents, obv. BORNEO LABUK TOBACCO COMPANY LIMITED * around 20 CENTS within a beaded circle, rev. Chinese characters (different to those on Prid. 37), tin, 19mm (cf. Prid. 37). Nearly very fine, some surface corrosion, very rare £100-£150
Trinidad, CUESA VALLEY, Tucker’s Valley Estate, One Task, TUCKER’S VALLEY ESTATE 1 TASK, rev. incuse W.T (Wm. Tucker) brass, milled edge, 34mm (Lyall 514). Very fine with some obv. distortion due to countermark on the rev., very rare £150-£200
Trinidad, CUESA VALLEY, Tucker’s Valley Estate, One Rod, uniface, TUCKER’S VALLEY ESTATE 1 ROD, brass, milled edge, 24mm (Lyall 515). Very fine with dull surface, very rare £100-£150
Ceylon, AKB’DA, coffee estate tokens (2), uniface, incuse AKH’DA / 25 / CENTS, zinc, 32 x 39mm (Prid. 4); similar but 10 CENTS, 33 x 39mm (Prid. 5 [ cf. Ford 261 for both pieces] ) [2]. Both fine or better, but heavily corroded, rare £150-£200
British Guiana, PICKERSGILL, Pickersgill Saw Mills Ltd, brass, 50 Cents c. 1900, obv. legend, rev. value, 30mm (Lyall 118; Prid. -). Nearly very fine, rare £100-£150
Curaçao, WILLEMSTAD, Curacao Trading Co, uniface coaling token, c. 1900, incuse initials, zinc, 19mm (Scholten 1412); Jesurun & Co, 1 Stuiver [1874], JxCo, rev. value, German-Silver, 15mm (Scholten 1408); Leyba & Co. c.1880, LxC, rev. value, German-Silver, 15mm (Scholten 1410); J.J. Naar, 1 Stuiver [1874], J.J.N, rev. value, German-Silver, 15mm (Scholten 1409); S.E.L. Maduro & Sons, coaling token, a Lebya & Co 1 Stuiver, obv. countermarked incuse C, German-Silver, 15mm (Scholten 1410b);...
Ceylon, Kandy; Keir Dunas & Co. (3), task value 4 1/2d, obv. KD & Co monogram, rev. full rig sailing ship, brass, 27mm; obv. similar, rev. a elephant facing left; obv. similar, rev. a tortoise facing left (Prid. 52, 53, 54; cf. Ford 277) [3]. First and last good extremely fine with some original colour, second nearly extremely fine, all with some minor stains, the last two pierced near the edge as issued £100-£150
Hammer Price: £320
West Indies, Slave Badge, perhaps a travel pass or permit to work on a hired out basis, a uniface copper sheet, 43 x 42mm, with a naive hand engraved African head. As made with some creases and pierced as issued, presumed to be extremely rare £200-£300
Ceylon, Estate tokens, M.D.D. & Co, 4 1/2d, obv. M.D.D.&Co., rev. 41/2d, copper, 24mm (Prid. 72; cf. Ford 282); obv. MG, rev. FULL, brass, 34mm; obv. MG, rev. HALF and stamped incuse O, 28mm (Prid. 73, 74; cf. Ford 282); D. P. Perera, 19 cents, obv. D.P.P. & Co., rev. 19 / CENTS, brass, 23mm (Prid. 78; cf. Ford 282) [4]. First and last very fine, others nearly fine, with surface corrosion £100-£150
Malta, Card Tokens used during World War II, Captain A. Caruana, obv. I. O. U. / 3d. / CAPT. A CARUANA (initialled by hand GC by Guido Caruana), rev. Capt. A. Caruana / 12 Kindsway / Valetta (Lyall 1075); Charles Grech, obv. CHARLES GRECH / 10, KINGSWAY-VALETTA /3D within a circle / IOU, rev. similar but no IOU (Layall 1081); Monico Bar, uniface, MONICO BAR / I.O.U. / 3d / p.p. Buttigieg Bros. & Co. the last line applied with a rubber stamp (Lyall 1084); White Star Cabaret, obv. White Star...
Falkland Islands, Globe Hotel, Three Pence, obv. GLOBE HOTEL STANLEY, rev. 3D within a laurel wreath, copper, 27mm (Relau EF 2). Nearly very fine, extremely rare, perhaps only 3 or 4 specimens known £200-£300
Ceylon, Various tokens (6); obv. PANAWATTEE ESTATES around SHOP, rev. 50 CTS, brass, 29mm; Ceylon Co. Ltd. (Prid. 17) pierced and rev. countermarked incuse 142; Ceylon Co. Ltd. (Prid. 18) pierced and rev. countermarked incuse 90; M.A.M.Co. both sides, brass, 21mm; Ceylon Geo. VI, 1 cent. rev. plained smooth and engraved ornate 2, pierced [5]. First extremely fine, forth about fine and rare, others generally very fine £60-£80
British North Borneo, Labuk Planting Co. Ltd. (3), 50 Cents, THE LABUK PLANTING COMPANY LIMITED *, rev. Chinese characters, minute KB near the edge, nickel, thick flan, 27mm (Prid. 46); similar, appears to be nickel plated brass (Prid. - ); similar, minute KB on obv., 25.5mm (Prid. 48) [3]. All nearly extremely fine or better, rare £100-£150
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