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World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector

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№ 170

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2 October 2019

Hammer Price:
£60

Gibraltar, Cafe Victoria, advertising check (?), c. 1910-1928, obv. CAFE VICTORIA GIBRALTAR, rev. CH monogram, brass, milled edge, 23.5mm (Lyall 1211). Good fine, rare £80-£100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector.

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bt. 1987

An advertisement in 1910 shows the Cafe Victoria to be on Waterport Street and from 1915 to 1928 to be at 28 Main Street. In 1929 the business was incorporated in the Victoria Hotel and Restaurant and the business was enlarged to take in 26 to 32 Main Street