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Tokens from the Collection of the late Ernest Danson

Ernest William Danson

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№ 641

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18 March 2015

Hammer Price:
£210

Transport tokens: DERBYSHIRE, Buxton, Buxton Corporation, blue Twopence-Halfpenny (Smith 155BA); Chesterfield, Chesterfield Corporation Tramways, dark blue Twopence, Threepence (Smith 170AE, AF); Chesterfield Corporation Transport, type 1, Penny, Threehalfpence (3, different), Twopence, Threepence (Smith 170BA-BF), type 2, Penny, Twopence-Halfpenny, Threepence-Halfpenny, Fourpences (2, different) (Smith 170BK-BN), type 3, Penny, Twopence and Threepence (Smith 170DA-DF); Flint Glap[ell] Colliery, green, yellow, blue and red (Smith 170CA-CD); Derby, Derby Corporation Tramways, Prepaid Penny and Threehalfpence (2) (Smith 240AA-AC), Employee (2), stamped B777 and 984 (Smith 240PB, PD); Derby Corporation Omnibuses, Prepaid metal Pennies (11, two in aluminium, including die variants), Prepaid metal Threehalfpence (10, five in aluminium, including die variants), Prepaid Twopences (3, two variants) and a blank for a Twopence, Prepaid Threepences (2), Prepaid plastic Penny and Threehalfpence (Smith 240BA-BJ); Derby Corporation Omnibus Employee, brass Twopences (6, one a decimal issue), four stamped 142, 271, 622, 2829 (Smith 240BL-BN, BQ); Derby Corporation Omnibus Dept, Prepaid Sixpence, Employees’ Threepences (2, one decimal), Prepaid Threepence and Twopence, and oval brass, stamped 586 (Smith 240BK, BO-BS, PS); Derby Transport, Twopence, Threepence and Tenpence (Smith 240BV); Ilkeston, Ilkeston Corporation Tramways, blue Pennies (2) (Smith –); Matlock, Matlock U.D.C., Twopence-Halfpenny (6, different) (Smith 510BA-BF); Wirksworth, Wirksworth U.D.C., Twopence-Halfpenny (Smith BB); LEICESTERSHIRE, Leicester, Leicester Tramways, brass Penny (Smith 450A); Leicestershire C.C., 20 Pence (Smith 450BL); NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, Nottingham, Nottingham Corporation Transport, for the use of blind person only, stamped 764 (Smith 560PA); STAFFORDSHIRE, Burton-upon-Trent, Burton-upon-Trent Corporation Transport, Threehalfpence, Twopence, Twopence-Halfpenny and Threepence (Smith 148BB-BE); together with other miscellaneous National Transport tokens, etc (8) [94]. A few fine, but mostly very fine or better, an excellent and comprehensive East Midlands group, several rare £250-350




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