Catalogue
Wantsrow; 298; Wellington; 310, 310a (this piece) 311a (illus); Wells; 321; Weston; 323a (illus) suppl. this piece G.Mizen, 324, 325a Dolphin Inn, 326, 332, 334, 336b, 339b, 339c (illus)(this piece). Fine - very fine, several scarce or rare (14).
Estimate $370
SOLD $500
Wincanton; 346, 346a, 346c, 347, 348 (illus), 348a (illus), 348c (illus); Wrington; 353 (illus); Yatton; 354; Yeovil s.27 (this piece), s.29 (this piece), 356, 361, 369. Fine - extremely fine, several scarce (14).
Estimate $370
SOLD $500
Somersetshire, Bruton, Blue Ball Hotel 6d (MDG.149a) (illustrated); Castle Cary 1«d, 1850 (MDG.155); Frome, King's Head (MDG.194) (illustrated); Taunton, Royal Marine, W. Pyne (MDG.282b) Bath, Lamb and Lion (MDG.72), Swan Inn, Broad Street, countermarked T (MDG.114a), Theatre Tavern (MDG.115); Widcombe Hill, I. Hadden unpublished (illustrated); Williton, Railway Hotel 4d (illustrated) Wincanton, Greyhound Hotel (MDG.347 (3, one with blank (shaved reverse) Trooper Inn (MDG.348). Fine-extremely fine. (13)
Estimate $240
SOLD $480
Staffordshire, Bilston, Queens Arms, Waterloo Inn; Brockmoor, Commercial Hotel; Cinder Hill, Talbot Inn; Great Bridge Wagon and Horses Hotel; Silverdale, Lord Nelson; Star Inn (2); Stoke, Duke of Cornwall; Walsall, Newport Arms, Shakespeare, White Horse, Wednesbury Great Western Hotel; Wolverhampton, Hen and Chicken Inn. Fine-extremely fine. (14)
Estimate $270
SOLD $480
Birmingham Pub checks, the collection formed by the late Denis G. Vorley and was purchased from A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd in 1989, in this and the following 10 lots. Acorn Friston Street, S.J.Field 1 1/2 (illus), Wheeler Street, 2d; Adelaide Arms, Vauxhall Road 2 1/2d (illus); Albion, Digbeth (Jennings) 3d; Alma, Hemming 2d and 3d; American Bowling Alley, H.Brookbank 3d; Anchor, Islington 2«d, Dale End 2« (illus); Avenue Tavern, W.Foster, Aston 2 1/2d; Avon Packet Tavern W.J.Stowell 1 1/2d (illus). Very fine - nearly uncirculated, several scarve (11).
Estimate $200
SOLD $280
Birmingham, Bath, Mary St 2 1/2d; Bell, Suffolk St, Crainsford 2 1/2d, King Edwards Road 3d, London Prentice Street 3d; Belle Vue, Icknield Port Rd 2d; Bird in Hand, Henry Potts 2 1/2d; Black Lion, Roobooton, 1 1/2d; Brittania Sherbourne Rd, 2 1/2d; Well Street (illus); Broad St, W.Ryall 3d countermarked JR (illus); Brown Lion, Hall St 2 1/2d, Lodge Road Hockley 2d (illus) Balls Head, Wm. Haynes 3d, countermarked 96. The sixth holed otherwise fine - extremely fine (14).
Estimate $250
SOLD $360
Birmingham, Chapel, Medlicott 2 1/2d; Church, Tower St., 2 1/2d; Coach and Horses, Barton St, Bell St 3d, Irving St 3d, Thomas Barton 2 1/2d, A.Ayres 3d, Wm Acton Bordesley Green 2 1/2d (illus); Colmore Arms, Longmore St, J.Heath 1 1/2d, Grosvenor St 2d (illus); Commercial, Pershore St, Lawrence 2 1/2d; Corn Exchange Tavern, Catley 3d countermarked GRAY (illus); The Corner Stores, Edward Baker 1 1/2d (illus); Country Girl, Dowlers Bridge, J.Ilverton 2 1/2d, and unamed 1 1/2d (illus); Crown, Edgbarton St 3d and no value, Oldbury Rd 2 1/2d (octagonal) Edmund St 2 1/2d cmkd 1, New Hall Lane 1 1/2d (illus). Fine - uncirculated (20).
Estimate $400
SOLD $520
Birmingham, D.O.Connel 2 1/2d (illus); Dog, Alsester St 2 1/2d countermarked JF; Dog and Duck, Edmund St, Geo Ashley 1 1/2d; Dublin Arms 2 1/2d; Engine Tavern, Birmingham Heath 3d Gt Hampton Row 3d; Fish Inn, Horborne 3; Fountain Inn, Wrentham St., Alfred Allen 1 1/2d; Gas House 1d; Glenn Vaults 2d; General Havelock, Aston Rd 2d; George, Salty Rd 3d; George and Dragon, Thos Hands 2 1/2d; S.Stokes Steelhouse Lane (illus); Globe Inn Thomas St 2 1/2d; Golden Lion, Lionel St, J. Smith 1d (illus); Great Western, H.Hemming 3d (illus), Thor Ellery 3d (illus); Great Western House, Arms of GW Railway Allcock Street, Frederich Bromage 2 1/2d on copper flan (33m)(illus). Fine - uncirculated, the last damaged but rare. (19)
Estimate $350
SOLD $480
Birmingham, Green Lanes 1 1/2d (two types; Green Man, Harborne 2 1/2d, Deritend 3d, Sand St 3d (all three illus); Grey Horse, Bowling Green 2d; Greyhound, Navigation St; Guildford Arms, Farm St 3d, Goodby 3d; Gunmakers Arms, Gerard St 3d; Half Moon 3d; Highgate Tavern, Felton 2 1/2d; Hop Pole Inn, Sherlock St, H.Hudson 2 1/2d; Hope and Anchor, Ward St; Horse and Jockey, Tower St 2 1/2d; Hunters Vale 2 1/2d (illus); King's Arms, Deritend 3d; King's Inn, Suffolk St 1 1/2d (illus); King William the Fourth, Bradford St 3d, Colton St 2d (illus). Very fine - nearly uncirculated (20).
Estimate $400
SOLD $520
Birmingham, Ladywood House 2 1/2d; Lamp Inn, Cannon St, countermarked G ROTTON, 3d, (illus), Lamp Tavern, Vauxhall Rd, Stonier 1 1/2d; Leopard, Five Ways, A.Richards, 2 1/2d; Lion, Wharf St 3d (illus); Lord John Russell 1 1/2 d; Lord Nelson, Skinner Lane 2 1/2d, Lozells Inn 2 1/2d (illus); Malt Shovel, Barford St 2 1/2d (2); Nelson Inn, Brearley St 1 1/2d (illus); New Inn, Birchfield 3d, Lozells 2 1/2d (illus), Handsworth 2 1/2d (illus); New Peacock, Aston Rd 2 1/2d; New Vauxhall (Gardens) Bradshaw, 2 1/2d (D&W 51/57) (illus). Fine - extremely fine (16).
Estimate $350
SOLD $400
Birmingham, Odd Fellows Arms, Bread St 2d; Old Bull's Head, J.Pearsall 3d; Old College Inn 2 1/2d; Old Crown, Deritend 2 1/2d (illus), Old Engine, , Dale End 3d (illus); Old Green Man, Aston Rd 1 1/2d (illus), Coleshill St 1 1/2d (illus); Old House at Home F.Brownswood 2 1/2d; C.Terry 2 1/2d (illus); Pelican Tavern, Hospital St 2 1/2d; Pheastant Inn, Mill St 2d (illus); Plough, J. Hart 3d (two different maker's reverses (illus); Plume of Feathers J Pares, 3d two different reverses; Prince Arthur, 2 1/2d countermarked J.POTTER; Pump Tavern, Aston Rd 2 1/2d cottrill reverse; W.Thornton 3d (illus), Handsworth, I.Clements 1 1/2d. Very fine - uncirculated (20).
Estimate $400
SOLD $520
Birmingham; Queens Arms, Gt Homer St 2d; Macdonald St, Wm Burgess 2 1/2d (illus), Holiday St (illus); Queen's Head; Garrison St 2 1/2d (illus) Endington, James Haddon 3d, Lister St, Ed Turner 2 1/2d, Farm St, Ed Chilton 1 1/2d; Queen's Tavern, Aston 3d (illus); Rag Tavern 2 1/2d; Red Cow Gooch St 2 1/2d, Lichfield Rd, J.Evans, 2d brass plain edge, copper milled edge, Smallbrook St., J.Cookes 2d (illus); Reservior Inn, John Izon, 2 1/2d; Rodney Tavern, Hill Street (illus); Roe Buck, Woodcock St 2 1/2d; Rolling Mill Tavern, George Patrick 2d (illus), Royal Exchange, D.Cornish 1 1/2d (illus); T. Pearsall countermaked G.W. 3d (illus); Royal Oak Owen Radcliffe 2 1/2d (illus), S.Ottignon 2d (illus) W.Higham (illus); Ryland Arms, Ryland St 2 1/2d. Fine - nearly uncirculated, several rare (23).
Estimate $550
SOLD $620
Birmingham, St Vincents Arms, St Vincents St 2 1/2d; Saracen's Head, Edgbaston St, Geo Upton 2 1/2d (illus); Shakespear Inn, St Mark St 2 1/2d countermarked A.S. (illus); Shareholders Arms, Park Lane, Thomas Jay 1 1/2d; Sherborne Hotel, Balsall Heath 1 1/2d; Sir Charles Napier, John Brown Jr. 2 1/2d (illus); Sir John Falstaff Monument Road, Henry Williams 2 1/2d (illus); Sir Robert Peel, Caroline St, Alfred Horley (illus); Small Heath Tavern, J.Bennett, 2 1/2d; Smiths Arms, Winson Green Road, 2d; Sportman Inn, Willis St, C.E.Terry 2d; Star Inn, Dale End 3d; Station Hotel, Monument Rd, J.Barnes 2 1/2d; Swan, Bell Barn Rd, J.Webb 1 1/2d, Ingleby St 1 1/2d; Tamworth Arms 2 1/2d (illus); Three Crowns, Suffolk St 2 1/2d; Three Tuns, Digbeth, W.H.Westwood, Erdington, William Crisp 3d (illus); Travellers' Rest, Nursery Rd, 3d, Pershore St 2 1/2d (illus). Fine - good extremely fine, a few rare (21).
Estimate $450
SOLD $520
Birmingham; Unicorn, Digbeth Lines 2 1/2d, Joseph George 2 1/2d, New John St 2 1/2d, Bloomsbury St, G.S.Marshall 2 1/2d (illus); Vampyre Tavern, Gt Hampton Row 3d; Victoria Inn, Aston Rd, 3d; Villa Tavern, Nechells Park Rd, 2 1/2d; Vine Inn, Aston, Cremorne Gardens, J.Bandano 2d (illus), New Town Row, John Ryland 2 1/2d (illus); Warwick Arms Spring Hill 2 1/2d (illus); Wheel Tavern, Kenion St 2 1/2d; White Hart, Bagott St 3d (illus), Church St, Joseph Cobley 2d (illus), Cromwell St; White House, Vaughton St 3d; Why Not, Osler St 2 1/2d (illus); York(?) Hotel, Edgebaston St, George Farmery 3d large piercing (cancelled?) (illus). Very fine - good extremely fine (17).
Estimate $400
SOLD $480
Birmingham, without public house name, W.Freeman, Sheepoole St 1d; B.Hartley 3d; R.Jackson on Easy Row; Howard Marsh 3d; Edward Silk 2 1/2d; John Southwell 2d. Very fine - good extremely fine, all scarce or rare and not listed in Hawkins (6).
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Birmingham, public house checks, Aston Tavern, Mrs Wilson 2«d, Bee Hive, Sherbourne Road, H.S. Taylor 2d, Bell Inn, Ravenhurst Street 3d; Birmingham Arms Inn Smithfield, John Thurston 2d (illustrated) Broad Street, T. Kemp 1«d; Coach and Horses Irvine Street, E. King 1«d (illustrated), Charles Godfrey (Coal Hole); Commercial Inn, James Varie; Crown Inn Edgebaston Street (illustrated); Dew Drop, Hockey Hill 2«d; Eagle Inn, Oozel Street, Richard Taylor (untraced by Hawkins, see p.28) 2«d in copper, milled edge (illustrated); Flag Inn, Howe Street, E. Truemann; (illustrated) Fountain, Heneage Street, J. Nicholas; Fox and Dogs, Princip Street, C. Burn; Gate Tavern, Lister Street; George & Dragon, Barr Street, James White; Globe Tavern, Bromsgrove Street, W. Cartridge 1«d (not listed in H) (illustrated); Green Lanes; Gun Makers Arms, Hospital Street, Thomas Edge 3d (not listed in H) (illustrated). Fine-uncirculated. (19)
Estimate $350
SOLD $500
Birmingham, Goldsmiths and Jewellers Arms, Joseph Green 3d and 2«d; J. Langley 2d by Pope (not in H); Leopard Inn, Gt. Hampton Street, H. Keeten (illustrated); Manor Arms; Nag's Head, Charles Henry Street, J. Smart (not in H) (illustrated); Odd Fellows Arms, Charles Henry Street; Plough Inn, Rea Street; Queens Arms, Broad Street; (illustrated); Queens Head, Hockley Street James Bough; (illustrated); Red Cow, Dale End, T.A. Smith, countermarked T.S. (illustrated); Rodney Coleshill Street; Roe Buck Inn, Moor Street, Wm. Grove (not in H) (illustrated); Royal Exchange, Dale End, W.T. Blood (illustrated); Royal Exchange and Station, Dudley Street, H. Mitchell (not in H) (illustrated); (Old) Saracens Head, George Upton; Ship Inn, Charles Henry Street by Pope; Smith's Arms, Gt. Francis Street; Windsor Green Road; Soho (Soho Road) Burton Ale (illustrated). Fine-extremely fine, several rare. (20)
Estimate $400
SOLD $540
Birmingham, Talbot Inn, J. Craddock; Three Tuns, Digbeth, W.H. Westwood; Vampyre Tavern, John Stagg (illustrated); Vine Inn, New Town Row, Taylor by Cottrill (illustrated); Vulcan Inn, Fazeley Street, (illustrated); White (Swan) Inn, Summer Row, E. Smith (not in H) (illustrated); Edmund Street; Woodman, Nechells Green (illustrated); Burton House, no address (illustrated); New Meeting Street, Ale and Wine Stores (illustrated); Sportsman Inn, Willis Street, Moses Owen (illustrated); Turks Head, Steelhouse Lane, T.L. Turner; Acorn, Navigation Street, G. Wilson (illustrated); Crown Inn, Oldbury Road, H. Mitchell (octagonal by J. Moore) (illustrated); Bricklayers Arms, Aston Park; Clock Dial, Caroline Street, J. Parkes. Very fine-good extremely fine. (16)
Estimate $350
SOLD $500
Worcestershire, Bromsgrove; Crab Mill Inn (W.1200) (illustrated), Golden Cross (W.1380) (2); Kidderminster, Talbot Hotel (W.2740); Malvern Link, Royal Oak (W.3090); Worcester, Reindeer Hotel, E.C. Cull (W.6580). Fine-extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $120
SOLD $200
Yorkshire, Bradford, The Flying Dutchman, Lamb Lane, stamped 2 on reverse; Beverley, Market Cross Tavern 3d (illustrated); Halifax, Royal Hotel and Oddfellows Hall 2d (illustrated); Leeds, White Boar, J.F. Hall; Whitby, First Whitby George IV, 3d in aluminium; Wigan, White Lion Railway Hotel 2d. Fine-good extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $120
SOLD $240
Wales, Brecknockshire, Brynmawr, Black Lion Inn, Thomas Thomas 3d by J. Bird West Birmingham (YCS.8) Caernarvonshire, Llanfairfechan, Queens Hotel (T.3), Carmarthen, Six Bells, William Conner (T.5) nearly full mint red (illustrated), Glamorgan, Aberafan, Red Lion, D. Jones 3d (YCS.89) Walnut Tree, John Jones (T.26), Tredegar Hotel, Wonacott 3d (YCS.239) Neath, St. Ives Inn, T. Roberts 3d in brass (23mm) unpublished (illustrated) (Gyfeillion) Glan Rhondda Hotel (YCS.295) (T.168) Pontypridel, Horse and Groom (T.170) Penarth, Plymouth Hotel (YCS.398) Swansea, Market Brewery (YCS.484) (illustrated), Wyndham Arms, 1855 (T.46) (2) (illustrated), Treherbert, Blaenrhondda Hotel (YCS.548) Monmouthshire, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire House (T.10) (Greyhound) Hotel (YCS.600) (Dinner Ticket) (illustrated). Fine-extremely fine, several rare. (16)
Estimate $370
SOLD $980
Monmouthshire continued; Blaina Castle Hotel (YCS.643) (illustrated), Lamb Inn (YCS.652, T.41); Royal Exchange (YCS.656) Tilers Arms (YCS.658-60) Garndiffaith, Hanbury Hotel (YCS.680) (illustrated); Newport, Caledonian Hotel (YCS.712); Isca Tavern (YCS.726) (illustrated); Nantyglo (Blaina) Bush Hotel W.H. Williams (T.33, YCS.709); Llanbradach, De Winton Hotel (YCS.689); Llanhilleth Hotel (YCS.690); Rhymney, Castle Hotel (YCS.786); Royal Arms (YCS.796). Fair fine-extremely fine. (13)
Estimate $330
SOLD $780
Various pub checks; Abbey Bank one penny/plain in brass (27mm); Bricklayers Arms, John Penn, South Molton Street, Oxford Street (holed), Britannia, C.W. Temple 2d,London (Borough of Camden) 'Griffin' Clerkenwell Road 2d (RH.131a bis this value not listed) George and Blue Boar (RH.121a); Borough of Haringley, Fishmongers Arms (RH.21) Royal Rover Saloon/Refreshments sixpence in lead (35mm) (RH.-). Grapes Inn Shrewsbury 2d; St. George's Aberystwith 3d; Hill House, Wisbech, John Cockett; Duke of Monwith/pennyworth (MDG.S5) (2); Phoenix Tavern, Gravesend 3d; Green Hill Tavern, Robert Ramsbottom, 2d; King's Arms Hotel, Crewkerne threepence; Star Inn, T. Tranter 1d (illustrated); Rose and Crown Sick and Dividing Society (illustrated); Duke of Albany/one pint (16 x 11mm) thick; Prince of Waterloo bracteate style (3); White Swan, Swinton 2d obverse Queen Victoria, 1853 (illustrated) countermarked * both sides; (Birmingham) Trafalgar Inn David Timings; Bate's Seven Stars Inn Dartmouth 1«d; Octagonal flan 3d reverse blank in copper (30mm) (cf.Wales 754) Alexandra Trust 1900 3d; New Inn Charlton Kings 3d; 39 Cn. Street/3d; Farewell Inn, Bowling Green, Castleton 2d (illustrated); Mount Pleasant, Vochrew threepence; (illustrated); Hearts of Oak/Established Jany. 1845 2d (illustrated); Rising Sun, Charles Rowland 3d; Rose and Crown Inn Bowling Green Orrell 3d. Fine-extremely fine, some rare. (33)
Estimate $370
SOLD $740
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)
Estimate $370
SOLD $840
Various pub checks, Staff of Life, Bowling Green, Cutgate 2d countermarked W.A.S. and star in circle (illustrated) Old Dolphin 6 pence, another eight pence; Gun Club 2d; Olive Branch 2d; White Bear 1«d; Gt. Western Inn 3d countermarked W. Watts; Howard Arms Hotel/Whittle Springs; Shortland, Grapes Tavern Tooley Street; (illustrated) P.O.W. Feathers 1«d, Beach Hotel, S.E. Sprague 1«d, Queen Victoria, 1891 3d (illustrated); Heckmondwike 2d; Arthur Wilson, Lewerington 1«d; White Horse/one pint; Bell Inn, Frampton on Severn 3d; P.O.W. Feathers WCC/3d; The Comet, Madley, 1«d; Queen Victoria, 1852/Wilson's Hotel J.W. 2d; J. Salt Greenfield Tavern Harbourne 3d and 2«d; Britannia Inn, W. Young 3d (man running) (illustrated); Ship and Castle C.C. 2«d; Axons Pilot Inn/6 pence. Fine-extremely fine, several rare. (24)
Estimate $400
SOLD $640
Ireland, Tavern tokens (all for 2d), Dublin, The Abbey, 1 Clare Lane reverse countermarked J.S. (T.1), The Apollo 2 1/2d (T.6), M.O.Callaghan farthing size (T.42), W.C. (B.B.= Balls Bridge) octagonal (T.39). Another countermarked JD on obverse of T.38 (different reverse die) (T.61). Fine - very fine, the second very rare.(5)
Estimate $180
SOLD $250
Dublin, City of Dublin Working Man's Club (T.47); Coffee Palace, scrip one penny (T.49); J.D., farthing size (T.63); Edward Dunne, farthing size (T.85). Very fine - nearly extremely fine (4)
Estimate $180
SOLD $150
Dublin, G.F., farthing size (T.97); J. Flood, farthing size (T.109); Gaiety Restaurant (T.114); M.H. farthing size (T.122) (The last not illustrated). Fine-very fine. (4)
Estimate $120
SOLD $140
Dublin, D.O.H. 17 York Street (T.128); J.H, farthing size (T.129); M.H., farthing size (T.132); T. Moylan, Bagatell Rooms, farthing size in brass (T.-). Very fine-good extremely fine, the first and last rare. (4)
Estimate $160
SOLD $160
Dublin, J.H. farthing size (T.129); M.K. (Murtagh Kavanagh) farthing size (T.144); A.McN (Allman McNulty) farthing size (T.158); Marg Maher (T.164); M.McCann (T.168); W. Moran (T.181). Very fine and mostly rare. (6)
Estimate $280
SOLD $230