Lot 890

Sale 127 · Important Australian, British, World, and Ancient Coins, Banknotes, and Medals

Description

S S Flora tag, impressed on the smoothed reverse of a Great Britain young head Queen Victoria penny, holed at top edge for suspension. Very good and scarce.

The S S Flora, originally a livestock transport ship, was purchased by the Tasmanian Steam Navigation Company in 1883 to replace wrecked S S Tasman and was converted to a passenger ship for their Hobart-Sydney service.

With research.

Estimate
$100
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$110

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