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India, Bombay Presidency (1672 - c.1800) Bombay Mint, tin coinage, double pice, 1741 (Pr.233). A full round and virtually extremely fine specimen, very rare thus.
Estimate $200
SOLD $270
Another, as previous but for one pice, undated (Pr 246). Also Portuguese Goa, early eighteenth century token? in lead (22mm), head left/ star. The first chipped, the second broken otherwise fine and rare (2).
Estimate $40
SOLD $50
Postal ticket issued by the Patna Postmaster, 1774, two annas in copper (26.4mm; 137.9 grains) (P.363). Fine and very rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $1,150
Postal ticket, as prvious but for one anna (20.6mm; 71.5 grains)(P.364). Nearly extremely fine, nicely patinated and very rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $2,700
India, William IV, Bombay Mint, silver blank for proposed uniform coinage stamped « rupee (86.4 grains, 5.62 grams, 23.8mm). Toned very fine and excessively rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $500
India, Bombay Mint, a rupee blank neatly engraved on one side 'FIRST BLANK - NEW MINT - Jany 21st - 1864 - J.A.BALLARD, M.M' and roughly scratched on the other side New Bombay (Pr 1043). Nearly extremely fine and unique.
Estimate $200
SOLD $950
India, East India Company, uniform coinage, quarter anna, 1858, machine trial by J.Watt and co, obverse die defaced by crossed chisel marks (3) reverse N D A of India erased, J W & Co in relief around value (Pr 158). Extremely fine, interesting and very rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $250
India, Duncan Stratton and Co, Bombay, test pieces (4) for Rupee, « rupee and ¬ rupee and 2 - annas, by Greenwood and Batley Limited, Albion Works, Leeds, all with tiger on obverse and monogram with legend on reverse (Pr SNC Sep 1960, Nos 1-4) undated but circa 1904 (see lot (entry 1423). Attractive brown patinas just hints of mint red. Uncirculated and rare (4).
Estimate $240
SOLD $420
Another, as previous, a single piece for the « rupee. Brown and red uncirculated.
Estimate $80
SOLD $80
George V, rupee 1911 `pig' rupee Calcutta Mint, a gem in mint state, beautifully toned. Also Victoria rupee 1862 Bombay Mint, dot (six dots) dated to 1868/9 (Pr.86). Portuguese India one rupee 1912. Temple token in base silver (28mm). Good very fine - FDC (4).
Estimate $70
SOLD $70
India, R.Dawson and Co, Mangalore Malabar Coast in four lines/ Frontiersman standing with rifle and axe, in bronze (26mm) made in England circa 1860 (Pr 339). Even dark brown patina, very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $350
SOLD $540
India, Famine, Grain Token one rupee 1874 in gilt brass (26mm) with central hole (Pr.32). Southern India Coffee Company Limited in brass (26mm) VM/1B (1 bushell) (Pr 147). M.579. K(anon) D(evan) H(ills) P(roduce) Co. Ld. token for 2 annas in brass 27mm (Pr 50)M.574. Sagurnal Consolidated Tea and Lands Co. Ltd 6 pice in brass (29mm) (Pr 121). The New Sylhet Tea Estates Ld., Phooltullah for 3 pice and 12 pice in brass (25mm) and (29mm) the first with two holes, the second with three holes (Pr 99,98). An interesting series, nearly very fine - good extremely fine and a few rare (6).
Estimate $180
SOLD $1,400
India, HM's Mint Lahore, 4 annas/ (Canteen) token in copper (25mm)(Pr172). Government of India, Worker's tallies, Bombay Port Trust Docks, 74334 in copper, octagonal (32mm) holes at top, another Port of Cochin Labour 15775 in copper (30mm). Good very fine and rare. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $400
India, Canteen Tokens, Clubs and Mills, A F C 5, Kirkee, Amunition Factory canteen in cupro-nickel (20mm) circa 1955 (Pr.157). Soldiers Club, Shillong in brass with central hole, 1 (anna) octagonal (19mm) and 2 (annas) octagonal (25mm)(Pr.205, -). Baroda mill society/ Canteen Token « (anna) in brass square (17.5mm) with central hole (Pr 165). B(uckingham) and C(arnatic) Mills (2) both in cupro-nickel with central hole, round (21mm) and square (20.5mm) both with central hole, (Pr.176, 177). India United Mills Ltd with legends in Hindi brass (21mm) with central hole « (anna)(Pr 179)(2) Kohindor Mills Dadar in brass (20mm) with central hole, no value stated (one anna?) (P.183).Sayaji Mills Society Baroda, Canteen token 0.01 (Naye Paise) (post 1957) in brass (17mm) with central hole. (Pr.203). East India Tramways Co Ltd/ Token 9 pices in black plastic or celluloid (21mm) (Smith ) Automatic Machine Co. (INDIA) in cupro-nickel (19mm) 1 unit by J.H.Somerville. Fine - extremely fine. (13)
Estimate $200
SOLD $280
India Eastern Bengal Railway Company Pass in gold (23mm) large central hole (12mm) reverse inscribed Agent. Good fine and very rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $1,200
India, Free Passes to Robert Roberts, Chief auditor East Indian Railway; Eastern Bengal Railway in gold (22mm, with 12mm central hole), Great Indian Peninsula Railway, in gilt silver (24mmx29mm), Oude and Robilcund Railway, in silver (23mm) and Punjab Railway, in silver (23mm). All with integral suspension loops, nearly extremely fine or better, mostly rare and very rare as a group to one recipient (4).
Estimate $700
SOLD $3,400
India, Railway Free Pass in silver (25x35mm) Great Indian Peninsular Railway, inscribed 'Deputy Agent East Indian Railway, No 92'. Good very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $250
Another, as previous, inscibed '21' Agent E.B. Railway (Eastern Bengal). Rim nick on reverse at 6 o'clock otherwise good fine.
Estimate $90
SOLD $110
India, The Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Company Limited, Free Pass in silver (23mm) shield shaped inscribed 'Member, Railway Board No 132'. Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $240
India Bengal Nagpur Railway Coy. Ld., Free Pass in silver (22mm) inscribed '163'. Toned, very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
India, S.P.&D. Ry. Co. Free Pass, 1870 (Southern Punjab and Dehli Railway Company) in gold (20x31mm) anchor on oval shape, voided. Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $180
SOLD $1,200
Burma Railway Company, Free Pass, in copper (23mm) specimen striking. Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $180
SOLD $1,200
India, Major General Claud Martin, bust left, C.L.M. underneath/ Persian inscription, in copper (26mm) and bronzed copper (26mm) both struck like proofs; also bust right in copper (34mm) by McKenzie, yr.A.H. 1211 (1797)(M.559, 560 (2)). The last only fine, the others FDC (3).
Estimate $220
SOLD $500
India, Army Temperance Association Watch and be Sober medal, undated but circa 1880, diamond shape in silver (25mm) with clasp suspension; another In memory of Queen Victoria 1837- 1901 in silver (34mm) with integral loop mount. Commemorative medals in bronze, Victoria Empress (as the Ceylon five cents obverse die), Jubilee Commemoration Calcutta 16th February 1887 in copper (34mm)(illus). World War I Peace medals, conjoined busts right, Calcutta schools 1919 (31.5mm)(2), Bombay 23rd November 1918, 'To Our Sailors from the Citizens of Bombay', (31.5mm). For Freedom and Honour in brass (32.5mm) milled edge wounded soldier aiding wounded siekh soldier. White metal; Colonial and Indian Exhibition London May 4 1886 (40mm); Visit of Prince of Wales to India 1921, 1922, half length bust left (36mm). Winners, A British Tug of War/ Lucknow Assault at Arms, 1921 engraved on silver disc (27mm). Royal West India Turf Club Ltd 1945- 1946 (members pass) reverse Not Transferable, in silver (?) diamond shape (26mm) by S.M.& Co Ltd (?) Bombay. Nearly fine - extremely fine (11).
Estimate $180
SOLD $400
The Andaman Islands (Bay of Bengal) one rupee token, 1861, in copper (Pr 1). Good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $3,500
Abyssinia, Queen Victoria, proof or specimen striking of the campaign medal in bronzed copper (32.4mm) by J.S. & A.B.Wyon. Good extremely fine and rare as such.
Estimate $90
SOLD $110
Cape Colony, J.H.Cartwright, set of zinc tokens 20/-, 10/-, 2/6, 1/- and 6d (Theron C1)(M.9-14). Better than average set as most known survived a flood and were discovered in 1950. Fine to very fine and rare (5).
Estimate $250
SOLD $220
Another set, similar but lacking the 6d however extra one shilling. Very good to fine and rare (5).
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Cape Town, City of, Catering Department, a set of cupro nickel tokens for 2/6, 2/-, 1/-, 6d, 3d and 1d (large octagonal) (T.C; M.25, 28, 30, 34, 37, 39) used only at the old Cape Town Pier Restaurant from about 1911. Another three complete sets plus an extra shilling. Generally very fine - extremely fine (19).
Estimate $60
SOLD $50
Cape Town, Transport tokens for electric tram-cars, 1/2 pink (3) 1/2 countermarked on yellow (11, six different advertisements), red (13, 11 different advertisements), green (16, 12 different complete), aluminium (4) and cu-nickel (2), these tokens were in use from about 1915 till 1920 (T.C.4; M.a range between 42-116) a total of 32 different. Fine to extremely fine (49).
Estimate $150
SOLD $110