Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks

Lot 1768    SESSION 6 (4.30pm Wednesday)    Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks

Estimate $290
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $140

PORT JACKSON & Manly Steamship Co Ltd, passes, all with pierced hole for suspension loop, all with impressed serial numbers and blank reverse; type 1, diamond shaped with decorative top point, in gilt brass, 'P.J.& M / S.S.Co' at top, 'OCT - DEC / 1958' at bottom, number 119 between over a straight line, at the right of the line is a very small punched C, probably a minting flaw; type 2, identical to previous but in copper and number 3, with voided letter C at 45% upwards at centre right; type 3, circular top with scroll below, in gilt brass, 'P.J.& M. / S.S.Co' at each side with '1959' at top and 'JAN. JUNE' at bottom, number 556 in centre; type 4, identical to previous but in copper and number 9, with voided letter C at bottom centre; type 5, irregular shape similar to artist's palette, in gilt brass, 'PJ & M / SS Co' at top with 'JAN 1959 MARCH' around bottom and number 122 in centre; type 6, long hexagonal shape, in gilt brass, opposing legends along uprights, left side, 'APRIL 1959 JUNE', right side, 'P.J.& M. S.S.Co' with number 051 sideways in centre; type 7, identical to previous but in gun metal plated copper and number 014, with voided letter A at top, (Seckold 480LP, 480LR, 480LS, 480LT, 480LU, 480LX, 480LY). Most of the plating is worn off the last two items otherwise, good fine - extremely fine, all scarce and the second and fourth items are rare. (7)