Catalogue
Middleburg, James Macneill, 1d in zinc (T.C71; M.467) circa 1865. Grafitti scatching in centre of reverse otherwise good very fine and rare, especially on this condition.
Estimate $120
SOLD $130
Montagu, Brink Brothers, store tickets, fibre tickets for £1 (red), 10/-, 1/-, 6d, 3d, 1d (all grey)(2 sets plus an unstamped penny (ie.no serial no) in brass 2/6, 2/- and 1/- (2 sets) all with three or four digit serial numbers on the reverses (T.C72)(M.470- 486 range) undated but circa 1944. Very fine - extremely fine (19).
Estimate $90
SOLD $100
Montagu, Divisional Council Montagu, workers pay checks or tallies, in brass, uniface, for 1, 1/2 and 1/4 DAG (Day)(2 sets) undated but circa 1920 (T.C73; M.491, 4, 7). Very fine - good very fine (6).
Estimate $90
SOLD $90
Orchard, Cape Orchard Co. Ltd., Fruit merchants workers checks in brass for 2/6 (illus), 2/-, and 1/- (2) (T.C74; M.500, 2, 4) undated but circa 1905. Good fine - very fine and rare (4).
Estimate $90
SOLD $170
Port Elizabeth, Guthrie and Co, cartage contractors to the railway and harbour, worker's tally in brass, uniface (C75; M.511) another but with stars instead of roses as dividers (M.512)(illus) undated but circa 1903. Fine - very fine (2).
Estimate $90
SOLD $160
Port Nolloth, J.Dembitzer, 1897, storekeepers checks in bronze for 2/- (2)(illus), 1/-, 6d(illus), 3d (2) (T.C76; M.514, 6, 8, 20). The shilling damaged and corroded otherwise fine - good very fine and rare (6).
Estimate $180
SOLD $320
Port Nolloth, F.W.Dreyer, store checks in pressed copper (bracteate style) for one shilling, 6d (2), 3d, (T.C77, the sixpence not published by Theron), 6d is 31.5mm; undated but circa 1897. Good very fine and very rare, especially as a set (4).
Estimate $330
SOLD $500
Somerset East, S E M , Municipality beer hall check for Bantus 'Kaffir Beer' in brown fibre for 3d, undated but issued 1938-56, (T.C80; M.524)(2); Victoria East, J.Parkes, wine merchant threepence in cupro-nickel (farthing size) H W on truncation, undated but circa 1872 (T.C83; M.596) (illus). Very fine, the second rare. (3)
Estimate $90
SOLD $160
Riverside, James Cole, 3d store check in brass, undated but circa 1890 (T.EG & T III p.66; M.575). Very fine.
Estimate $40
SOLD $90
Umzimkulu, Strachan and Co, complete series of sets I (uniface), II (MH) and III (both sides)(2) of store checks in brass. 2/-, 1/-, 6d and 3d, set II has MH as well as S& Co., M.H. stands for Mountain Home the location of Rupert Jackson's store, he was a cousin of the Strachans, undated but circa 1895 up till 1930's (T.E.G & T IX; M.582- 595). Very fine - nearly uncirculated, only a few sets known of set II, the MH set (16).
Estimate $300
SOLD $360
Another series as before but only one value of set II, the MH 2/- present, plus 6d with large central hole from Set I and III plus extra sixpence from sets I and III and threepence from set I. Fine - extremely fine (18).
Estimate $180
SOLD $180
Umzimkulu, (Mrs) F.C.Larkan, store checks in aluminium for 2/-, 1/-, 6d and 3d, all with plain reverses as used at the Bont Rand store (T.EG&T X; M-) undated but issued 1907. Central hole in the first two, higher up hole in the third otherwise very fine and rare (4).
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
Mozambique, Quelimane, Companhia Do Boror, 400 reis in copper scalloped edge, undated but issued 1915 (T.M1). Tete, Correia Da Silva, store checks for 20 and 10 reis in pressed brass (bracteate)(T.M2) undated but circa 1918. The first pierced as ususal, the others stained otherwise very fine or better (3).
Estimate $120
SOLD $210
Mozambique, Luabo, Sena Sugar Estate Limited, work tally in brass (32mm) with three holes pierced neatly for wear. Good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Mozambique, Banco Nacional Utramarino, work tallies in brass (40mm) Laurenco Marques 407; Beira 118 and in aluminium (39mm) with central hole Vila Pery 202. Fine - very fine (3).
Estimate $70
SOLD $110
Daunhauser, Dan Duchen, D.N.C.(Durban Navigation Collieries) store checks in brass for 3/- (illus) and 6d (T.N3; M.12,13) undated but circa 1914. Duchen and Kleinman, store checks in brass for 5/- (illus), 3/-, 2/-, 1/- (2), 6d (illus) and 3d (T.N4; M.15-20) undated but circa 1915 Duchen Brothers, store checks for 6d and 3d in brass (circa 1920-36) (T.N5; M.26-27) and celluloid issued (post 1936)(2/-) indigo, (1/-) red, (3d) black (M.29, 30, 35). Kleinman and Finchem, set of brown uniface tokens 5/-, 3/-, 2/-, 1/- (2), 6d and F&K 3d (3)(T.N6). Fine - extremely fine, a few scarce (23).
Estimate $240
SOLD $250
Durban, Blackwood Couper and Co., one shilling 1861 in brass, edge faintly milled (T.N9; M44). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $250
Durban, Blackwood Couper and Co., 1861 shilling in brass as before, also threepence in copper (T.N9; M.44,46). Dull toned extremely fine and rare (2).
Estimate $360
SOLD $420
Durban, Durban Club, 1860, six pence in cupro-nickel, milled edge (T.N10; M.48). Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $270
SOLD $360
Durban, Durban Club, 1860, sixpence in white metal, plain edge, didivers now eight petalled- florettes (T.N10; M.51). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $290
Durban, A.H.Guy, Contractor, token in cupro-nickel (by Vaughton, Birmingham) for 5/-, 3/- and 6d, all three countermarked G. Undated but circa 1885 and probably used when he was in the Kimberley 1878-96 (T.N11; M.52, -, -). Fine - very fine and rare (3).
Estimate $370
SOLD $370
Durban, H.Guy, Contractor, 1 shilling in brass by W.Smith, Birmingham, circa 1885 (T.N12; M-). Very fine/ fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
Durban, McArthur Muirhead and Co., 3d in copper (T.N13; M.57) undated but issued in 1861. Good very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $210
Durban, Mc Arthur Muirhead and Co, set of one shilling (illus), 6d and 3d in copper except the 6d is in white metal (illus) (T.N13; M.55-7). Very fine or better and rare as a set (3).
Estimate $370
SOLD $380
The Durban Navigation Collieries Ltd, in bronze (33mm) by Wright & Son Edgware England uniface check, without serial or identity number or value (T-; M.-). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $40
SOLD $270
Glencoe, Mine Stores (Natal) Ltd, 1s in cu-nickel (illus) (4) 3d in brass with central hole, no value stated in cu-nickel (29mm)(2) in brass (29mm)(2) another two countermarked F (illus), in copper (illus) (29mm)(2), a similar set of metals but (24mm) cu-nickel (4) brass (illus) and copper (T.N22, 1, 3 - 10; M.60-6), undated but circa 1918-27, celluloid issues used 1927 -36, MS 28mm black, green (3) and red (2), MS 22mm green (2) and red (2), ZNC monogram red 28.5mm (T.N22 a, c, M.66-71 range incomplete) JNC monogram brown 28.5mm (T.N22d). Fine - uncirculated, a few scarce or rare (31).
Estimate $120
SOLD $150
Pietermaritzburg, M.Franklin, penny (not stated) 1876 in brass without countermark (T.N26; M.76). Slight stain otherwise nearly extremely fine and rare thus.
Estimate $120
SOLD $160
Pietermaritzburg, M.Franklin, 1876 penny, and halfpenny, with A CARD NO VALUE countermarked on reverses, another penny but without the countermark (T.N26; M.74, 78) Extremely fine; very fine; fair (verdigris )(3).
Estimate $180
SOLD $210
Port Shepstone, White House Discount check, 1/- in brass, undated but issued 1928. (T.N27; M.81) Fine and rare.
Estimate $70
SOLD $100
Bloemfontein, Daniel & Hyman, set of four tokens in cupro-nickel for 2/6, 2/-, 1/- and 6d all dated 1867, (T.O1;M.1,2-,8). Generally good very fine or better, extremely rare as a complete set, classics of the entire South African series. (4)
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,500