Countermarked (8) an interesting group comprising 'To Hanover' Token 1837 countermarked G (crown) R, Fine. Halfpenny-size on an octagonal copper flan Crowned Crescent-star-crescent with V within a heart shape on either side, reversed L countermarked in the field, Penny 1797 countermarked HH 29 Good Fine and bold, stated by the vendor to be colliery-related, Penny 1797 countermarked D.B, Halfpenny 1826 countermarked Crowned VR and other possibly MO this partially worn, Halfpenny 1799 countermarked T.R, Halfpenny 1831 countermarked LM above 5-lobed flower above VR, Halfpenny George II countermarked 3 1 on the obverse and with an additional countermark on the reverse R.C within a serrated heart-shape, with 1791 above a Sun below, in mixed grades VG to NVF, an eclectic mix of unusual types and worthy of further study
Railway, Colliery and Ferry tokens, tickets and passes (77), a wide variety of types, Collieries include Kellingley, Rossington, Littleton, Daw Mill, Birch Coppice, Markham, Celynen, Barrow, Manton, and Hatfield types, many are uniface types, also includes Street Railway Tokens, from Warwickshire, Leicestershire, and a bus token from Liverpool in mixed grades
Pennies19th Century (12) Cornwall 1811 Cornish Penny Withers 700 VF, Devon 1811 Tavistock - Devon Mines Withers 1130 VF or better with old lacquering, Somerset (2) Bath 1811 Withers 22 Good Fine, Bristol 1811 Bust of George III Withers 416 GVF with a few small spots, Gloucestershire - Cheltenham 1812 J.Bishop and Co. Withers 673 Good Fine, Northumberland - Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1811 Bewicke Main Colliery Withers 885 NVF, Worcestershire (2) Worcester 1811 T.Wood and Co. Withers 860 VF, Lye 1811 J.Forrest and Co. Obverse draped bust of George III Withers 855 GVF, Surrey - Weybridge 1812 Weybridge Mills, I.Bunn & Co. Withers 1200 EF stained on the obverse. Staffordshire - Walsall 1811 Fletcher & Sharratt Withers 1150 VF the reverse with scratches. Suffolk - Lowestoft 1811 I.Chaston Withers 850 NVF with some spots. Durham - Stockport 1813 Christopher & Jennett, Tees Bridge Withers 1115 GF/NVF, an interesting and varied group
Shillings 19th Century (3) Northumberland (2) Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1812 Obverse: Arms and supporters/Reverse: View of a CollieryDavis 8, NEF. Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1811 Obverse: Arms and supporters, IOHN ROBERTSON legend, Reverse: Female seated, left holding a spear, the spear points between the N and the D, Davis 11 NEF. Yorkshire - Sheffield 1811 No wreath to shield, Flat tops to 1's in the date Davies 39 VF
19th Century (28) a small collection comprising Eighteen Pence Northamptonshire - Peterborough 1811 Obverse: West front of Peterborough Cathedral, Reverse: Peterborough Bank Token GVF, Shillings (22) Yorkshire (6) Bridlington 1812 Cook and Harwood Davis 5 VF toned Leeds 1812 Reverse: Arms with owls as supporters Davis 30">Davis 30 NEF toned, Doncaster Mirfin and Parker 1812 Obverse: Lion holding a standard, Reverse: Seated female, D over the 1 in the date, with H on the bale, Davis 8 VF, York 1811 Cattle and Barber, Letter Y on last palm blade over the last digit of the date, Davis 62 GEF and lustrous, Bradford 1812 James Laycock Davis 3 VF, Yorkshire County - West Riding 1811 Davis 1 GVF toned, Norfolk (3) Diss 1811 Muskett & Sons Davis 7 NEF and nicely toned, Yarmouth (2) 1811 F.R.Reynolds Davis 15 NVF, 1811 J.Hunton's Davis 13, VF/GVF with a few tone spots, Warwickshire - Birmingham 1811 The Workhouse Davis 8 EF and lustrous, Staffordshire - Bilston 1811 Rushbury and Woolley Davis 2 GVF, Dorset (2) Poole 1812 W.B.Best Davis 8 Toned VF, Blandford 1811 H.Ward Davis 2, VF, Gloucester 1811 Arms of Gloucester between two sprigs of olive, crest a cap of maintenance Davis 5 VF or better, toned, Devon County - undated, Obverse: Arms, Reverse: Devon Silver Token, Davis 2 Fine, Somerset (2) Bristol 1811 Obverse: Arms without supporters, Reverse: BRISTOL SILVER TOKEN 12, Davis 18 GVF toned, Bath 1812 Davis 17, C.Culverhouse, I.Orchard and J.Phipps, no Periods after C,I, and J Davis 17 VF toned, Rare, Northumberland - Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1812 Obverse: Arms PAYABLE BY ALEXr KELTY NEWCASTLE ON TYNE Reverse: View of a colliery Davis 7 EF and lustrous, Hampshire - Andover 1812 Seven Acorns inside left of wreath, Davis 17 VF, Buckinghamshire - High Wycombe 1811 Town Hall-James Gomme Davis 1 VF Toned, Lancashire - Liverpool Shilling 1812 Obverse: The Arms of Liverpool. Thos. Wilson, Reverse: A female seated on a bale, Davis 2 Near VF, nicely toned, Non-Local undated Bees and Beehive/Britannia Davis 7 VF, Cheshire - Stockport 1812 G.&R. Ferns and T.Cartwright, Bees and Beehive/Female seated, 15 bees, No H on the bale Davis 5 VF, Penny Birmingham and Swansea 1811 Rose Copper Company Davis 95 GVF, Halfpennies (3) Non Local, Trade and Navigation 1813 Davis 43 NEF, Non Local 1815 Genuine British Copper, Britannia left, 4 Leaves in the olive branch Davis 73 VF, Penny Countermarked on a 1797 Penny ROBINSON CUTLER, AVERY ROW, LOWER GROSVENOR STREET LONDON undated, Near Fine, USA Hard Times Token 1837 Executive Experiment GVF
Tokens and medals , includes Duke of Cumberland (3) Battle of Culloden 1746 Eimer 605 36mm diameter in bronze, Reverse: Battle Scene, Fine, Carlisle Recaptured Eimer 600 Reverse: Lion subdues a Wolf, Fine, Carlisle Recaptured 1745 Obverse Bust right, draped, WILL DUKE CUMB BRITISH HERO (as Eimer 599), Reverse the Duke, as a Warrior, attacks a hydra, in the distance a city, Fine also includes France Silver Jetton 1818 Octagonal, Agricultural Society of Cher Obverse: Agricultural tools and Wheat, Reverse :SOCIÉTÉ D'AGRICULTURE DU CHER / FONDÉEÀ BOURGES EN 1818 EF and attractively toned, also 18th and 19th Century types, Spitalfields and StratfordMarket tokens and others (220, all different), in mixed grades, along with Colliery Tokens a small group (5) Hensingham 26mm diameter in copperundated (c.1760) Fine, Curwen Unicorn 1750 Reversed C's monogram 24mm diameter in brass About Fine, Land Shipping Colliery Pembrokeshire, Lowther Arms/monogram/Dragon left VG, Clifton 1735 Crest of the Lowther family, a dragon, Countermarked ÅÂÂ on either side VF, Essex 1736 IK Walton with the date countermarked on either side 22mm diameter in copper, Fine
Engraved Halfcrown 1885 EF nicely toned and with loop mount at the top, engraved with 'Sir W.T.Lewis' on the obverse, Note: William Thomas Lewis was the First Baron of Merthyr' a coal mining magnate, and was created Baronet of Nantgwyne in 1896, and in 1911 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Merthyr of Senghenydd in the County of Glamorgan. One of the pits owned by Lewis was the Senghenydd Colliery. Following a failure to implement a safety plan in early 1913, an explosion in the mine on 14 October of that year killed 439 miners and one rescuer. This remains the worst mining accident in the United Kingdom
A mixed group 18th and 19th Century (9) comprising Yorkshire 1813 Phoenix Ironworks EF, Halfpenny Yorkshire Sheffield 1812 Nelson/Victory VF, Staffordshire 1812 Job Wilkes Darleston Lustrous EF, Warwickshire 1796 Union Mills/Cornucopia F scarce, Suffolk Bury 1794 Bust of Cornwallis EF, also Pennies 19th Century New Zealand (2) S.Hague Smith Ironmonger Auckland undated KM#Tn63 VF, 1858 Professor Holloway KM#Tn278 Good Fine, Colliery Mine and Lime Kiln Tickets (2) Hensingham Crest of the Lawson and Brayton family, two arms supporting the sun, VF the first in copper, the second in brass with hole
Tokens a wide variety includes Tradesman, Transport, Colliery, Alonzo Mills, Stage, Factory, Gaming etc. (60) mostly 19th to 20th Century in mixed grades
Great Britain, Grand Junction Water Works transfer Certificate no 1313 for transfer of seven shares, 1827, on vellum. Signed Thos Collier & Willm Parker
Russia, RussianCollieries Co. Ltd., share warrants to bearer for 5, 10, 25 and 50 shares, all 1902, very attractive Waterlow printed certificates with large vignette of allegorical female with train and mine in background, various colours, all with coupons, all VF or better, (4).
Great Britain, Sunderland Towage Co. Ltd., archive of the companies share certificates, 135 x certificates for fully paid shares, including certificate No.1, all cancelled, plus book containing 7 x partially issued certificates and 46 x unissued certificates, also 50 x fully paid preference shares, all cancelled, plus book containing 2 x certificates with signatures removed and 45 x unissued certificates, all issued certificates dated 1900-1918, blue and red respectively, issued mostly VF, unissued mostly EF. (285).The Sunderland Towage Company was founded on 1st August 1900 to own and manage the tugs formerly owned by a Sunderland Collier Company Messrs Taylor and Sanderson. The initial capital was £2,400 in £1 shares, this was later increased to £10,000, made up of 5,000 ordinary shares and 5,000 preference shares. By March 1918 William France, Fenwick & Co. Ltd, a much larger tug owning company of Newcastle, had acquired a large proportion of the issued shares. It is believed that the remaining shareholders transferred their holdings into a new company, France, Fenwick Tyne and Wear Ltd.
Great Britain, 24 certificates, dated 1920-1929, titles include, Deanscales Mining Co. Ltd., 1923, South LeicestershireColliery Co. Ltd., 1926, United States Debenture Corporation Ltd., 1925, Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Co. Ltd., 1927, West Springs Ltd., 1924, Northumberland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., 3 x certificates, all 1920, Blue Bird Petrol (Foreign) Ltd., 1929, minor duplication, mostly VF. (24).
Great Britain, 3 colliery certificates, Brynlloi Colliery Co. Ltd., certificate for one share 1874 black with coupons, Bettws Llantwit Colliery Ltd. certificate for one share 1873 black with coupons, also Snowdown Colliery Ltd. Kent certificate for preferred ordinary shares 1912 vignette of colliery, red, all VF. (3).
Great Britain, 9 bearer certificates, Cote d?Ivoire & Adulessa Co. Ltd., 1902, Paramatta Copper Mines Ltd., 1903, Sherrin and Partners Ltd., 1902, Swedish Iron Mines and Furnaces Ltd., 1911, Kokumbo (Ivory Coast) Co. Ltd., 1903, Carballino Gold and Arsenic Mines Ltd., 1907, Melincourt Collieries Ltd., 1903, Hendersonson?s Nigel Ltd., 1895, and Tirdonkin Collieries Ltd., 1903, all with text in English and French, all with UK revenue stamps, all with coupons, mostly F-VF. (9).
Great Britain, Consolidated KentCollieries Corporation Ltd., bearer warrant for 50 shares, London 1901, very ornate with vignette of mine, coast and cliff, black & dull red, with coupons, folded, otherwise AVF. (1).
Colliery Tokens (25) in brass, various shapes and inscriptions, plus badges (7) all Colliery and Union-related including NUM Miners strike 1984/5, in mixed grades
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