Lot 564

Description

Various pub checks, Scotland, Dumfries Hotel, E.J. Wright 1«d; Edinburgh and Leith 1d (BPH Co. Ltd.). Another with street address (illustrated); Park Inn, Headless Cross, IMB 3d (2) small uniface 3d (3); Ship and Turtle 2/6 by B.&R. London (illustrated) (H. p.631, p1.23, 4). Willoughby Arms, Lammington 1«d; Albert Hotel, Linthorpe 4 pence, Talbot and Falcon, Wakefield; Windsor Castle Hockley threepence countermarked J. Ogden/J.A.G./otherside W.T.; Holly Bush, Grove Lane 3d, Hearts of Oak 1845 2d; New Inn Charles Kings threepence, Albion, Redman's Row 3d; Vulcan Hotel, E. Lewis 3d, Bear Hotel 29, Sunny Vale 2d (cupro-nickel); R&B./3d; Elmes Star Inn 1«d, P. Ingerson 1d, New Inn River Street; Welcome Inn, Wheeleys Lane 3d; T.P. 2«d; Royal Oak, W. Higham 3d, Golden Lion Lioned Street 2d, Saracens Head, Summer Lane 1d, the last five possibly Birmingham but not in H), Walsall, London Bar, R. Anslow 1«d (illustrated). Fine-very fine. (30)

The first few from Format, Schwer in 1984-5, the others mostly acquired in 1960's to 80's from Spink, Baldwin and London trade. The Ship and Turtle Tavern in Leadenhall Street E.C. built 1377 enlarged 1735, rebuilt 1884, closed 1919. It specialised in purveying turtles and turtle soup.