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24 May 2022

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Lot

№ 219

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24 May 2022

Hammer Price:
£1,300

George V (1910-1936), Proof set, 1927, comprising Crown to Threepence [6]. Brilliant, as struck; in original red leather case of issue, a genuine one-owner set with contemporary history £500-£600

This set, which forms part of a legacy, is sold in the original Royal Mint brown cardboard box in which it was despatched to the recipient, Messrs. F.A. Davies & Co, Paris House, Fishguard, on 10 January 1928. The lot also includes a typed card, signed by J.R. Tuck on behalf of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, dated 9 January 1928, acknowledging receipt of the sum of £1 1s 9d in payment for the set.

Francis A. Davies, draper and clothier, Paris House, West street, Fishguard; his son, Donald, succeeded him in the business