Lot 1730

Description

North Africa, Egypt, advertising tickets as coin imitations, Spanish 8 reales Ferdinand VII dated 1920/ Cairo Saga Selim Levy 20 in brass (41mm), Austria Ducat Franz Joseph, Medal Lion For Egyptian Ladies W/ Nassi Erere Caire 1914 Sarafie Salna in gilt brass (22mm); A British Farthing, George VI head left The Egyptian Novelties/ Made In Egypt M.Habib bird with outstretched wings in flight in centre, in brass (23mm), other advertising tickets; Union paper, cigarettes in brass (27mm) holed at top, value 5; Maspero Freres Ltd, Caire- Egypte/ cigarettes Egyptiennes in brass (23mm)(2, one enammelled on obverse, other with sun countermark) milled edge, Tommy's Bar Cairo/ You Pay (arrow spinner) Cairo Sheraton half dollar Gaming Token, 1969. Medalets or souvenirs from Egypt, 1914-1915 in silver (28mm) by E.K. 'digger' under palm, sphinx and pyramids in background/ crossed flags A I F crudely scratched on tablet (illus), Xmas Stocking 1942 in bronze and brass (signed P N D I?)(26.4mm); Egypt, Sphinx/ Pharoah & queen in brass (31mm). Fair - extremely fine (12).

The fourth, ninth, eleventh and twelfth ex G.Patterson Collection in 1977, the others ex Simmons Sale 10 (lot 434 part) the first two ex R.J Ford (lot 461 part) Collection.