Stockton and Darlington Railway centenary 1925, 77mm diameter in bronze, by G. Bayes, Obverse: Busts left, conjoined, between shields of Stockton and Darlington. EDWARD PEASE. GEORGE STEPHENSON Exergue: STOCKTON & DARLINGTON RAILWAY - INCLUDED IN LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY 1825-1925. Reverse: Vulcan, left, holding a model of an engine, LOCOMOTION No.1 1825 beyond, a 1925 PACIFIC type engine FIRST IN THE WORLD, BHM 4205, Eimer 2001, 252.12 grammes, GVF with some edge nicks, of particular interest to the railway enthusiast and historian
Provincials a small collection (6) as per Outing Darlington Bank Five Pounds 1887 Fine cut cancelled O629, Durham Bank Five Pounds Jonathan Backhouse 1891 Fine cut cancelled and with red cancellation stamps O729, Newcastle upon Tyne Five Pounds 1840 O1515 pleasing Fine, Stamford and SpaldingTen Pounds 1901 Fine triangular cancellation cut bottom right O2036, Tees Bank One Pound Hutchinson & Hutchinson Stockton O2048 Good large parts of the note missing, Wantage One Pound Matterly, Kent, Benj, Kent this seldom seen but only Good O2261
Numismatic and Medallic First Day Covers (73) The Railway Sesquicentennial - Stockton and Darlington Railway SilverCrown-sized medal FDC and set of 4x stamps, as issued on the commemorative envelope, in the green folder of issue, Day of the Concorde 21 January 1976 comprising Medal 1976 in silver by John Pinches, along with 2x stamps GB 20p and Bahrain 70 Dinars UNC in the wallet of issue, Presidential Inauguration Day 1977 Walter Mondlte (42nd Vice-President of the USA) 32mm diameter in sterling silver, with USA 13 Cent stamp, UNC, with matt finish, on the commemorative envelope, in the red wallet of issue, along with GB and World a collection in four albums, a wide selection of themes, includes The Royal Family, The British Isles, History of World War II, Sports themes, Year of the Three Kings, Henry VIII includes some Crown-sized silver issues, in mixed grades some UNC and Prooflike, along with a group of GB and World banknotes (14) these include GB One Pound Somerset, Ten Shillings J.S.Fforde, Scotland, Royal Bank of Scotland One Pound 1987 VF, USA One Dollar 1988 VG, Jamaica Two Dollars 1992 Fine, and British Armed Forces (9) One Pound 2nd Series, One Pound 4th Series (2), Fifty Pence 6th Series (2), Ten Pence 6th Series (4) UNC
LiverpoolShipwreck and Humane Society Medal Fire Medal in silver awarded to John Darlington, for Gallant Service 6/12/1927, for saving two children in a house fire at 7 Monk Street, Birkenhead. Reference: Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society Annual Report January 1928 (pages 41,42 and 43) Good Fine, with numerous edge knocks, comes with a handwritten account of the incident, also with a note stating that the medal was purchased from the family of John Darlington, whose children used the disc to play Hopscotch. The suspension survived and has been reunited with the medal with a repair to the clasp
Stamford, Spalding and Boston Banking Company £10 dated 1904, triangular cut cancelled, (Outing 2036h), VF along with Darlington Bank £5 dated 1886 for Jonathan Backhouse & Comp., signatures cut cancelled, Fine
Wales Llandudno (3) 10 Swilt, 5 Swilt and Un Punt VF - EF, Abergavenny Bank Sight Bill 7th June 1811 Fine, Darlington Bank Five Pounds 1892, Durham Bank Five Pounds 1882 these both Fine and Cut Cancelled
Alexander II, Visit to the City of London 1874, Eimer 1634/BHM 2981, Welch 14, A uniface reverse medal, Reverse: Londinia, attended by two cupids, welcomes the Czar standing opposite her. Peace, her wings outstretched, stands over the couple, To left, an altar decorated with the Russian eagle. SERVORUM EMNACIPATOR LIBERAE CIVITATIS HOSPES XVIII MAII MDCCCLXXIV. In Exergue: LONDINI VF, cleaned and lacquered, unusual. Joseph Fry Bicentenary 1928, 51mm diameter in bronze, by H.Youngman, Eimer 2013, BHM 4221, Obverse: Bust left, draped and wearing a hat, JOSEPH FRY 1728-1787, Reverse: A flourishing cocoa plant upon the globe, J.S.FRY & SONS Ltd BICENTENARY 1928, UNC boxed. Sinking of the S.S. Lusitania 1915 55mm diameter Eimer 1941A, BHM 4118 EF with some rust spots, boxed with newspaper cutting, the box lid detached. Replica Oliver CromwellDeath Medal, original by J.Dassier 37mm diameter in white metal EF. 150th Anniversary of the World's First Public Railway, by the Nordon Art Company, Obverse: Bust of George Stephenson facing, Father of the Railways, 1781-1848, Reverse: The 'Locomotion No.1' 1825 and British Rail High Speed Train 1975, WORLD'S FIRST PUBLIC RAILWAY. THEC STOCKTON & DARLINGTON , UNC and lustrous, boxed
Darlington Bank 1 Pound FIRST year for this type dated 6th September 1813 number A382 for Mowbray, Hollingsworth, Wetherell, Shields, Boulton & Co., Manuscript signatures Entered Plews and signed Hollingsworth (Outing 630c; Grant 927F), Fine Pinholes and Scarce featuring an Allegorical woman holding wheatsheaf at left and the manuscript calligraphy and signatures in beautiful cursive and embossed Revenue Stamp for Four Pence at centre left. The reverse features a monogram panel M.H.W.S.B & Co.
Wales Llandudno (3) 10 Swilt, 5 Swilt and Un Punt VF - EF, Abergavenny Bank Sight Bill 7th June 1811 Fine, Darlington Bank Five Pounds 1892, Durham Bank Five Pounds 1882 these both Fine and Cut Cancelled in a quality banknote collectors album with a range of empty pages for differing sized notes
Darlington Bank £5 1850 VF cut cancelled, Stamford and SpaldingFive Pounds 1903 (2) both VF and with triangular shaped cut through the signature, South Africa £5 Barry & Nephews Swellendam "or at CAPE TOWN" 1850x unsigned remainder EF, USA $100 cheque Columbus Dec 1 1868 VF and a reproduction Bank of Scotland Five Pounds trial
Great Britain Provincial issues along with a Rent receipt (8) in mixed grades Good/VG to Fine comprising a cut left hand piece believed to be Andover Old Bank 10 Pounds with number J367 for Joseph, William & Robert Wakeford, showing entered manuscript signature Wm. Wakeford (Outing 36h). Darlington Bank (2) including 1 Pound 17th September 1813 number B732 for Mowbray, Hollingsworth, Wetherell, Shields, Boulton & Co. manuscript signatures entered Taylor & signed Hollingsworth (Outing 630e) along with 5 Pounds cut-cancelled number F/X 171 17th December 1879 for Jonathan Backhouse & Co. (Outing 629r), paper tape repaired on reverse with bank stamps. Derby Bank 1 Pound 27th June 1812 serial number W 562 for Bellairs, Sons & Co. manuscript signatures entered John Bromley & signed T. Bellairs, with bankruptcy exhibit stamp on reverse. Durham Bank 5 Pounds cut-cancelled 14th September 1882 number C/N 682 (Outing 722g). Stockton & Cleveland Bank 1 Pound 11th November 1812 number P2863 for Lumley, Wilkinson & Snondon manuscript signatures entered Marshall & signed Snondon (Outing 2046b), bankruptcy stamp on reverse. Stockton on Tees Bank 5 Pounds cut-cancelled 16th October 1882 number A/A 0095 for Jonathan Backhouse & Co. (Outing 2050c), paper tape repair & stamps on reverse. The Rent receipt from His Grace the Duke of Portland and signed by Ths. Benson for (?) of Blackwell in the sum of 1 Pound and 15 shillings and valid for one whole year dated 16th October 1764.
Stockton and Darlington Railway 1825 Stamp Replica (7 pence) in 22 carat gold (26.7 grams) BU by Hallmark Replicas LTD 1st July 1975, cased with certificate
Darlington Bank 1 Guinea dated 1st October 1814 number D29 for Mowbray, Hollingsworth, Wetherell, Shields, Boulton & Co., Manuscript signatures Entered Plews and signed Hollingsworth (Outing 630b), about VF Pinhole and Exceptionally Rare featuring an Allegorical woman holding wheatsheaf next to a shield at left, the manuscript calligraphy and signatures in beautiful cursive and an embossed Revenue Stamp for Four Pence. Uniface
Darlington Bank 1 Pound FIRST year for this type dated 6th September 1813 number A382 for Mowbray, Hollingsworth, Wetherell, Shields, Boulton & Co., Manuscript signatures Entered Plews and signed Hollingsworth (Outing 630c; Grant 927F), Fine Pinholes and Scarce featuring an Allegorical woman holding wheatsheaf at left and the manuscript calligraphy and signatures in beautiful cursive and embossed Revenue Stamp for Four Pence at centre left. The reverse features a monogram panel M.H.W.S.B & Co.
Provincial 5 Pound notes For Jonathan Backhouse & Co. (7) all cut-cancelled and all VG comprising Darlington Bank 5 Pounds (2) both dated 1887 (Outing 629t) numbers G/I 309 and G/H 919. Durham Bank 5 Pounds (3) dated 1886,1887 and 1888 (Outing 72g) numbers C/Q 823, C/Q 892 and C/R 454. And Stockton on Tees Bank 5 Pounds (2) dated 1887 and 1890 (Outing 2050c) numbers A/D 0531 and A/F 0069.
Five Pounds BealeWhite note B270 dated 15th August 1952 last series Y60 VG stained with inked and stamped numerals, along with Darlington Bank Five Pounds dated 30th October 1891 for Jonathan Backhouse & Comp., Grant 930C, signature cut-cancelled & bank stamps, VG
Jersey (8), scarce unsigned 1 Pound issued 1963, (Pick8c), good Fine, 10 Shillings issued 1963 signed Padgham, (Pick7a), VF, German occupationWW2 1 Pound, 2 Shillings & 6 Pence issued 1941 - 1942, about Fine to Fine, 20 PoundsSPECIMEN issued 1976 - 1988 signed May, (Pick14s), UNC, 10 Pounds SPECIMEN issued 1976 - 1988 signed May, (Pick13s), UNC, 50 Pounds SPECIMEN issued 1989 signed May, (Pick19s), UNC, also Stockton & Tees Bank 5 Pounds issued 1895, cut cancelled, good Fine and a Darlington Bank 5 Pounds, cut cancelled, dated 1895 VF
Five Pounds Durham Bank 1887, Five Pounds Darlington Bank 1889, Five Pounds Stockton on Tees Bank 1887, Jonathan Backhouse issues, all cut cancelled, around Fine, along with One Pound Christchurch and Wimborne Bank 1825 around Fine, cut cancelled
Durham Bank £5 dated 10th May 1886 for Jonathan Backhouse & Co. Grant 1071, Signature cut cancelled, Fair, Stockton on Tees £5 dated 17th October 1887 for Jonathan Backhouse & Co.Grant 2766, Darlington Bank £5 dated 16th march 1888 for Jonathan Backhouse & Co., all Fair with some holes and inked annotations
Ramsgate Old Bank One Pound, Nathaniel Austen & Son unissued (Outing 1766a) EF with some light foxing, Stockton on Tees Bank Five Pounds 1883 Jonathan Backhouse issue Fine, Darlington Bank £5 1889 , Jonathan Backhouse issue, cut cancelled, Fine
Darlington Bank £5 dated 1891, Durham Bank £5 (2) dated 1890 (split & rejoined) & 1891 about VF, Stockton on Tees Bank (2) both dated 1895 (one is split & rejoined) all for J. Backhouse and cut-cancelled, average Fine-VF
Great Britain, (24) titles include Darlington Iron Company 1873, Duffield Iron Company 1938, Norfolk Estury Co. Ltd. £50 share 1847 (11) Nuera Art-Silk Co. Ltd. 1928 (2), Bank Stock receipts (2) and PhoenixFireInsurance Co. receipt 1836. Generally VF.
Darlington Bank £5 (2) dated 1882 and 1887, Stockton on Tees Bank £5 (2) dated 1882 and 1890, for Jonathan Backhouse & Co., all signature cut-cancelled VG to Fine
Saddleworth Bank guinea 1805, Halifax Bank guinea 1803 for Brothers Swaine & Co (stuck on paper), Darlington Bank £1 for Mowbray, Hollingsworth, etc, Poor to Good
Sovereign 1976 Marsh 308 UNC or near so in a 9 carat mount (looks easily removable) comes in a blue folder with accompanying note 'Compliments of Bradshaw and Darlington of England'
Great Britain, Forcett RailwayCompany, certificate for £20 share, 1876, black on pink paper, the 5 1/2 mile Forcett Valley branch from the Darlington & Barnard Castle Railway kept its identity until merged into the LNER in 1921, creased, otherwise?AVF. (1).
Great Britain, Stockton & DarlingtonRailway Co., certificate No.15396 for one class ‘A? preference share, 1858, large vignette of train crossing viaduct, black on pale lilac, a nice clean example of this classic certificate, VF. (1)
Darlington Bank £5 dated 1895, Durham Bank £5 dated 1889 (repaired) & Stockton on Tees Bank dated 1887 (split & rejoined) all for J. Backhouse and cut-cancelled, average Fine
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