Lot 2299

Description

Ceylon, The Globe Club Colombo/blank, obverse stamped 8938 (Pr.40). D.V. Gunaratne, DVG/ 4«d (1869) native coffee dealer of Dam Street, Colombo, (Pr.41). G.R.P. & Co.,/fourpence halfpenny (Pr.42) (3). GA/S stamped on reverse (23.5 mm) (2.95 grams) (Pr.44 variety). J.P. Jayatillera, JPJ/19 cents (1876) Colombo dealer in Dam Street, (Pr.46) (2) J.A.R. & Co, Colombo/ 18 cents issued after 1870 (Pr.47) (2). J.H. & G.S./ Gona Adika in two lines in lead (Pr.48), another countermarked O on obverse, another large AD on obverse, another large AO over O on obverse, half unit (22 mm) (Pr.49). Fair - good extremely fine, some rare or very rare. (14)

Ex W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Sale 61 (lot 1524) and previously purchased as Pr.44 variety, 47, 48-9 all from M. Freehill 1967 (by exchange) Pr.41,2 ex J.G. Gartner Collection Pr.42 (2) and 46 ex Carnegie Museum of Natural History Collection (lot 879 part) Collection, the others ex R.J. Ford (lots 271, 273) Collection, the Pr.47 also ex F. Pridmore (lot 63) Collection.