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Penang, Internatonal Bodega and Restaurant, 10 and 5 cents in brass (Pr 31, 32). Brilliant, nearly FDC and very rare (2).
Estimate $500
SOLD $820
Sarawak, James Brooke (1841- 1868) one keping in copper, issued in 1842 (Pr 30). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $2,600
Sarawak, Binatang District Council, ticket in copper (20mm) with central hole for water dispensers, B.C.D./ 4 Gall, issued circa 1963 at the rate of 10 tickets for 6 cents (Pridmore Sale lot 256). Sarawak Centenary 1941 in brass (28mmx35mm) thin shaped plate. Penang, Keng-Wak Jewellery Makers Advertising ticket 1934, imitating US double eagle in silver plated bronze (34mm) reverse wording above eagle Tang Kong/ Penang. Nearly very fine and rare (3).
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
Tokens Imitating Official Coinages. Island of Sumatra 1804 keping (Pr 1)(8), Pr 3 reverse date (1831)(2), Pr 4 reverse date (1990!) (1), Island of Sultana 1835 Pr 5 (6 plus a study group ex Wodak (21); Pr 8 (3 plus a study group ex Wodak (17); Pr 9 (2 die varieties rare); Pr 10 (2 die varieties, only 2 noted by Pridmore, very rare); Dutch ¬ stiver imitation 1826 (Pr 15). Very good to extremely fine (63).
Estimate $150
SOLD $360
The fighting cock, two kepings 1831, (Pr 18) also a bronzed proof (Pr 18a)(illus). Nearly extremely fine - FDC (2).
Estimate $150
SOLD $480
Fighting Cock, copper 'proof' keping with erroneous date A.H. 1411 = 1990/1 (Pr.22a). Attractive blue brown patina, FDC and rare.
Estimate $90
SOLD $320
One keping, dated 1831, Pr 21 (3, one in brass); Pr 22 (7 including a copper proof (?) ex Wodak, from Regal in 1969)(illus); 1804 Pr 24 (2); 1825 Pr 25 (1)(illus); 1831 Pr 26 (8)(illus), Pr 27 (1, with mint red ex Wodak, illus), Pr 28 (4); 1734 Pr 29 (illus); 1831 Pr 30 (7, one in brass), Pr 31 (4, one double struck obverse). Very good - nearly FDC, Pr 25 and Pr 29 both extremely rare, some others scarce (38).
Estimate $370
SOLD $640
C.R.Read Keping 1835, Pr 33 (6) 33a bronzed proof. Very fine - FDC (7).
Estimate $180
SOLD $400
Singapore, C.R.Read, one keping 1835, full reverse brockage (Pr.33). Very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $140
Fighting Cock kepings, various brockages, mis-strikes, (off-centre) double strikes plus three E.I.C. arms types, a joined double obverse for gambling obtained by Wodak in Singapore in 1954, a cock type overstruck by a Netherlands Indies 183 (?) 1 cent (?), includes a Brushfield ticket for an Ellis 3 ex Ferrari (lot 602 part)(Nobleman Sale). Fair - good fine (38).
Estimate $90
SOLD $170
Test Piece, keping (obverse G/ reverse III) struck on a George III penny 1806-7 (cf Pr 68). Very fine for piece and very rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $880
Tokens inscribed with names of Native States or struck for special areas. Sumatra; two keping, 1835 Pr 38(2), one keping 1838 Pr 39 (2); Acheen (Sumatra), two kepings 1831 Pr 40 (2); Tarumon (Sumatra), two kepings 1831 Pr 42 (3); Menangkabau (Sumatra) two kepings 1835 Pr 45, one keping 1835 Pr 46 (3); Dilli (Sumatra) one keping 1835, Pr 47 (4); Siak (Sumatra) one keping 1835, Pr 48 (3); The Land of the Malays (Sumatra) one keping 1835 Pr 49 (3); Perak (Malaya) one keping 1835, Pr 50 (3); Selangor (Malaya) one keping 1835, Pr 51 (3); Trengganu (Malaya) one keping 1835, Pr 52 (1); Celebes, one doit 1835 Pr 53 (3). Nearly fine - extremely fine, many scarce (33).
Estimate $750
SOLD $980
A similar but smaller group comprising Pr 38 (2, one extremely fine)(illus), 40 (5), 42 (only fine), 45 (2), 49 (3), 51, 53 (2). Fine - extremely fine (16).
Estimate $300
SOLD $500
Sumatra, bronzed proof one keping, 1835 (Pr 39a); Menangkabau (Sumatra) bronzed proof two kepings and keping 1835 (Pr 45a, 46a). Attractive chocolate toned brilliant FDC and rare (3).
Estimate $450
SOLD $660
Sumatra, bronzed proof keping, 1835 (Pr 39a). Menangkabau (Sumatra) bronzed proof keping, 1835 (Pr 41a). The Land of the Malays (Sumatra) bronzed proof keping, 1835 (Pr 49a). Attractive chocolate brown patinas FDC and rare (3).
Estimate $330
SOLD $580
Dilli (Sumatra) bronzed proof one keping, 1835 (Pr 47a). Siak (Sumatra) bronzed proof keping, 1835 (Pr 48a). Attractive Chocolate brown brilliant FDC and rare (2).
Estimate $220
SOLD $480
Dilli (Sumatra) uniface proof struck in silver of one keping 1835 (Pr - ,say 47b). Toned nearly FDC and excessively rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,850
The Land of the Malays (Sumatra) bronzed proof keping, 1835 (Pr 49a). Trengganu (Malaya) bronzed proof keping, 1835 (Pr 52a). Brilliant chocolate proofs, nearly FDC - FDC and rare (2).
Estimate $220
SOLD $480
Siam, no value stated (two keping size and weight) bronzed proof, 1835 (Pr 54a). Attractive chocolate brown patina, brilliant FDC and very rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,800
Siam, two keping size, lotus reverse type, 1835, currency issue in copper (Pr 55). Extremely fine and extremely rare as such.
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,500
Singapore, Singapore Harbour Board, half cent (1920-1) in tin (Pr 75) (bracteate style), one cent, half cent and quarter cent bracteate style in tin (1920-1) (Pr 76-8). Fine - very fine and very rare (4).
Estimate $180
SOLD $1,550
Singapore, Asiatic Petroleum Company, Pulau Bukom (British owned island 15 kilometres from Singapore), half cent tally in tinned iron (Pr 80). Nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $700
Singapore, Pulau Samboe (Dutch-owned island 20km from Singapore), one cent tally in tinned iron (Pr - , see Pr.S.S.& M.129). Good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $180
SOLD $300
Singapore, telephone tokens issued by the Japanese 1942-5, during the occupation in World War II, DENWA KYOKU enamelled in two lines on chrome steel uniface blanks, two varieties in positioning of words (Pr S.S. & M. 131). Medalet F.T. monogram, Mount Rosie Singapore/ wishing you a Happy New Year Jan 1927 in brass (24mm). Very fine - extremely fine (3).
Estimate $50
SOLD $580
Straits Settlements Johnson, Matthey and Co., advertising checks for refiners (for coinage), Hatton Garden, utilizing the official Royal Mint obverse dies for the 20 cents and 10 cents coins 1871-77, struck in aluminium (1.5 and 1.0 grams) at the Royal Mint and exhibited at the Paris Exhibition of 1878 (see Pridmore lot 192, Ford lots 650, 1). Brilliant uncirculated and rare (2).
Estimate $300
SOLD $440
Straits Settlements, uniface tin token 187-0 anticlockwise around Chinese character (26mm, 4.98 grams). Malaya, medalet in cupro-nickel (22mm) scalloped edge IPOH, PERAK. Very fine - good very fine, the first very rare (2).
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Locally minted or Cast Coins Imitating Official Coinages of the East India Company and Miscellaneous. Two keping, imitating the E.I.C. Sumatra issue of 1783 (Pr 56) a study group of 20 ex Wodak (lot 442) also Sumatra E.I.C. issues of 1783, 1786 (2, one with blank reverse) 1787 (3), Sumatra keping 1804, both weights (Pr 21, 22). Imitation Crowned E.I.C. Balemark/ Balance and Scales, letters under bar V V in brass (pierced)(illus) cf Pr 62 and attributed to Bandjarmasin Borneo by J.P.Moquette. Fair - very fine, the last very rare (30).
Estimate $80
SOLD $180
Sumatra, one keping 1804 struck on a Warwickshire, Birmingham Mining and Copper Company halfpenny token 1792. Birmingham, Redruth and Swansea edge some original colour, virtually as struck. Extremely fine or better and possibly unique.
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,300
Amsterdam - Borneo Tabak Mij (Marienburg, Borneo) fifty and ten cents in copper (Sch 1015, 1017) Red and brown brilliant uncirculated (2).
Estimate $180
SOLD $400
Amsterdam - Borneo Tabak Mij, 10 cents in copper (Sch 1017). Netherlands India Sumatra Tobacco Company, 50 and 10 cents in copper (Sch 1096, 1098). The first two uncirculated, the third good very fine (3).
Estimate $100
SOLD $200