Catalogue
British Prisoners of War Camps, WWII, white celluloid tokens, halfpenny (25.5mm), penny (30mm), uniface, denomination in black (Yarwood MMT075, 076); 1st Leicestershire, canteen token in zinc (scalloped edge 31mm), threepence, obverse and reverse identical, denomination in centre, at top, "1st Leicestershire", at bottom, "Canteen" (Yarwood BMT100); 1 Coy. / Tea, aluminium (25mm), uniface, pierced hole at top (cf. Yarwood BMY077); NAAFI / 10 / Lire, aluminium (29mm), uniface (Yarwood NSL2). The last item has an edge bend at four o'clock, the rest fine - very fine, some very scarce. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Isle of Man, WWI, POW camp remembrance token in aluminium (24mm), obverse, triskeles with legend around, "Quocunque Jeceris Stabit", reverse, in the centre, "Isle of Man 1914/15" around flower, legend, "Erinnerung. Aus. Meiner. Kriegsgefangenschaft" (In memory of my imprisonment as prisoner of war 1914/15). Good very fine - extremely fine, and extremely rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $550
Isle of Man, Onchan Internment Camp, WWII, tokens in brass, halfpenny (20mm), penny (18mm) and sixpence (26mm), obverse, denomination, above, "Onchan Internment Camp", reverse, triskeles (Yarwood IOM01, 02, 03). First two items extremely fine, the last nearly uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $320
Isle of Man, Onchan Internment Camp, one penny in brass (18mm) (2), obverse, denomination in centre, at top, "Onchan Internment Camp", reverse, triskeles (Yarwood IOM02). Good very fine. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $110
Curragh Internment Camp, Ireland, WWII, tokens in brass (26mm), one penny and sixpence, in aluminium (26mm), one shilling and two shillings, uniface, obverse, raised central disc with denomination, around the top "Curragh", at the bottom, "1940" (Schwan & Boling # 211-214). Second item good extremely fine, the rest good very fine and rare. (4)
Estimate $400
SOLD $620
Tags, WWI dog tag in bakelite (35mm), pierced hole at top, uniface, "208979 / Wilson E / CE"; I.D. tag in brass (25mm), pierced hole at top, uniface, "R.S.Barker / Lea / Mount / Darwen"; dog tag on an Indian silver rupee of 1917, obverse, in centre "Born / 17", around, "Mrs E.A.Boulton. June.", all impressed, reverse, rupee reverse; unit souvenir on Egyptian forty para, obverse, impressed "Egypt" at top, "1916" at bottom, reverse, same at top and bottom, "Glam Yeomanry", impressed; another, uncertain origin in bronze (31mm), obverse, "CWT / FOC / B", in diamond shape at left, right and bottom, the initials "JM", reverse, "1918 / 18 PR / II", in diamond shape at left, right and bottom, the initials "JM"; French Napoleon III ten centimes, 1862 with crest of RAMC (Royal Army Medical Corps) engraved on reverse; English George V penny, magnificently engraved on reverse with crest of Royal Engineers. Very good - very fine. (7)
Estimate $150
SOLD $50
India, Madras, Royal Artillery, canteen token in bronze (31.7mm), eleven dubs, uniface, obverse, across centre, "11 Dubs", around, "Royal Artillery General Canteen" (Pridmore 344); similar token for ten dubs, struck on thinner planchet, cut in half (not recorded). Very fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $260
India, 18th (Victoria Mary Princess of Wales' Own) Hussars, canteen tokens in brass, one rupee (30mm), eight annas (28mm), four annas (24.5mm), two annas (23.5mm), obverse, unit badge, reverse, denomination in centre, around at top, "Coffee Shop", decorative scrolls at bottom (Yarwood IT04, 05, 06, 07). Very fine - good very fine and scarce. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
India, North Lancashire Regiment, token in brass (19mm), three pies, uniface, obverse, denomination in centre, "3 / Pies", at top, "Refreshment Room", at bottom, "North Lancashire Regt" (Yarwood IT030); Regimental Institutes, check in brass (24mm), two annas, obverse, in centre, "As.2", around top, "Regtl.Institutes", at bottom, "Credit Ticket", reverse, impressed in centre, "Army", around, "K.B.Abdul Gaffor.Contractor.", at top, "421" (Yarwood IT043); Ordnance Factory, food token in copper (32mm), pierced hole at top, obverse, in centre, Imperial crown above "Food Token", around, "Ordnance Factory Amritsar", reverse, plain except for impressed number, "5286" (Yarwood IT048). Very fine - good very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
India, Assam, Retreat Club Canteen, tokens in brass, one (octagonal 19mm), two (octagonal 26mm), four (22mm), eight (25mm), obverse, around, "Retreat Club Canteen", at bottom, denomination, reverse, at top, "Silchar", at bottom, "Assam" (Yarwood IT035, 034, 036, 037). Very fine - good very fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
East India Company, recruiting tokens in bronze (25mm), obverse, rampant lion in centre, around, "Wanted Fine Young Men", reverse, "No.35 / Soho / Square / London" inside wreath, around, "East India Recruiting Departt"; (20mm), obverse, mounted dragoon, above, "Horse Artillery", reverse, "Apply / At No.35/ Soho Square / London" in the centre, around, "Wanted For The East Indies" (Yarwood TT036, 037). First item with a 10mm split but rare and nearly fine, second item good very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
India, Assam, Soldiers Club, tokens in brass, one shillong (octagonal 19mm), two shillong (octagonal 26mm), four shillong (22mm), obverse, around top, "Soldiers Club", at bottom, denomination, reverse, around bottom, "Shillong" (Yarwood IT039, 040, 041). Good very fine. (3)
Estimate $90
SOLD $380
India, Kirkee, Ammunition Factory, tokens in copper (20mm) (2), centre hole, obverse, around, "Ammunition Factory Canteen", reverse, at sides of centre hole, "AF / CS", scales above, around top, "Each For All - All For Each", at bottom, "Kirkee" (Yarwood IT045); Dockyard tokens in copper (21mm) (2), obverse, around, "H.M.I.Dockyard Co-operative Canteen", small unpunched circle at base, reverse, two hands clasped in greeting (Yarwood IT049); Victoria Depot, check in brass (19mm), obverse, goddess in centre, at top, "Wealth And Prosperity", at bottom, "Goddess Lakshmi", reverse, in centre, hands joined in prayer, below, "Vande Mataram", at top, "Victoria Depot", at bottom, Mylapore Madras". One of the Dockyard tokens has full mint red, fine - uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $50
SOLD $130
India, canteen token in copper (20mm) with centre hole, obverse, "AF / CS" at sides of centre hole, scales above, around, "Each For All - All For Each / Kirkee", reverse, around, "Ammunition Factory Canteen" (Yarwood IT045A); another in copper (21mm), obverse, around, "H.M.I. Dockyard Co-Operative Canteen", small unpunched circle at base, reverse, two hands clasped in greeting (Yarwood IT049); uncertain origin in brass (square, rounded corners, 27mm) possibly Indian Navy tool check, obverse, Imperial crown, reverse, "SUPS" in centre; uncertain origin in brass (31mm), obverse, stylised letters, "I.M" inside a beaded and bordered centre circle, reverse, fouled anchor inside an identical style of centre circle as on obverse (last two items not recorded). Very fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
St Helena, Royal Artillery Canteen, uniface farthing token in zinc (25mm), c.1902, obverse, "One Farthing" in centre, "R.A.Canteen" above, "St. Helena" below, edge plain. Trace of corrosion, but very fine, excessively rare.
Estimate $650
SOLD $500
South Africa, Soldiers Institute, tokens in dull white metal, penny (23.7mm), threepence (28mm), sixpence (22.3mm), uniface, obverse, denomination in centre, around, "Soldiers Institute / Pretoria" (Yarwood SAT01, 02, 03). Corrosion on second item, very good, the rest good very fine, scarce. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
South Africa, Pretoria Garrison Institute, tokens in bakelite (32mm), 1940-47, threepence (mottled dark red), one shilling (dark red), two shillings and sixpence (dark red) (split), ten shillings (dark green), obverse, "PGI", reverse, denomination (Theron 28) (Yarwood SAT05, 07, 09, 10); Government Printing Works Social Club, token in brass (31mm), one penny half penny, centre hole, obverse and reverse, "G.P.W. Social Club" around the top, denomination at bottom (Theron T.22); Post Office Tea Club, uniface brass token (23.5mm), centre hole, obverse, "P.O.T.C. Pretoria" around (Theron T.26); Soldiers Institute Pretoria, uniface token in white metal (28mm), threepence, obverse, denomination, name around; S.A.A. Canteen, in bronze (31mm), uniface, obverse, impressed, "S.A.A. / Canteen / 88". Soldier's Institute token with corrosion, good, the rest very fine - good very fine, the PGI token scarce. (8)
Estimate $120
SOLD $140
British Armed Forces, tokens in brass, one unit (25mm) (2), half unit (20mm), centre hole, obverse, crossed rose, thistle, shamrock and leek at base, around top, "British Armed Forces", reverse, same design but with denomination at top; English Canteen 6 D.C., token in brass (25mm), ten centimes, obverse, denomination in centre, around, "Cantines Anglaises 6 D.C.", reverse, plain; unnamed token in brass (21.5mm), centre hole,at top, "10", at bottom, "Centimes", reverse, "One" at top, "Penny" at bottom. Second last item with some edge creasing but rare, other items with some mint bloom, fine - extremely fine and scarce. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
N.A.A.F.I Austria, tokens in plastic, c.1946, (hexagonal 25mm x 28.5mm), ten groschen (yellow) (2), twenty groschen (red), obverse, N.A.A.F.I. crest, reverse, denomination in two lines (Yarwood NA1, 2). Two with purchase tickets, good very fine - uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
N.A.A.F.I, beer token in aluminium (27mm x 50mm), uniface, obverse, N.A.A.F.I. crest with words "Beer" and "Token" at sides (Yarwood NC1). Good very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $380
N.A.A.F.I. France, tokens in brown laminated plastic (octagonal 24mm), 1944, two sets of four, type 1, obverse, "1/2 / Franc / 19 44 / N.A.A.F.I / Token" incuse, reverse, "1/2 / Franc / In N.A.A.F.I / Only" incuse; type 2, obverse and reverse, repeating inscription, "HALFFRANCTOKENNAAFIONLY" in block capitals 5mm high; type 3, identical design to type 2 but 1.5mm high; type 4, obverse, "NAAFI / Token" repeating, reverse, "1/2 FR" repeating (Yarwood NF1, 2, 3, 4). Some with purchase tickets, fine - extremely fine. (8) && One set ex Pridmore Collection, Glendining & Co, auction 21-22 September 1981, lot 773.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
N.A.A.F.I. Egypt, tokens in plastic, 1952-55, quarter piastre (red) (22mm) (8, includes varieties, Institute not Institutes, no dot after Institutes (3), Inst tutes (2)); half piastre (green) (25mm) (3, varieties, no dot before Navy, scroll decorated with three lines, scrolls plain), obverse, (red) N.A.A.F.I. crest, reverse, denomination in centre, around, "Valid In N.A.A.F.I. Egypt Only", (green) obverse, N.A.A.F.I. crest, reverse, "Valid In / N.A.A.F.I. Egypt / Only" (Yarwood NE3, 2). Some with purchase tickets, very fine. (11)
Estimate $250
SOLD $160
NAAFI, Egypt, sample half piastre disc in green plastic (26mm), both sides plain, raised edge. Extremely fine and extremely rare, possibly unique.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
N.A.A.F.I. Egypt, token in brass, (octagonal 25mm), obverse, "N.A.A.F.I. / Egypt", reverse, "1 / Cup Of / Tea". Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $550
NAAFI, Egypt, sample token in black plastic (26mm), 1951, obverse, NAAFI crest, reverse, "Valid In / N.A.A.F.I. Egypt / Only". (Yarwood NE2). Uncirculated and rare, possibly unique. && Ex Pridmore Collection, Glendining & Co, auction 21-22 September 1981, lot 774.
Estimate $150
SOLD $260
Sudan, N.A.A.F.I. token in red plastic (22mm), c.1952, quarter piastre, obverse, N.A.A.F.I. crest, reverse, denomination in centre, at top, "Valid In N.A.A.F.I." at bottom, "Sudan Only" (Yarwood NE3). Uncirculated and extremely rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $550
N.A.A.F.I Sardinia, tokens in aluminium, 1975-1983, five lire (23mm), ten lire (29mm), uniface, obverse, "5 or 10" in centre, at top, "NAAFI", at bottom, "Lire" (Yarwood NSL1, 2). Nearly extremely fine, the five lire very scarce. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
N.A.A.F.I., tokens in laminated fibre, halfpenny (25mm) (2), penny (29mm) (2), obverse and reverse identical, repeating pattern of "British / Armed / Forces / (denomination)" (Yarwood BAF2, BAF1); No 1 Reserve M.T.Training Depot, Dinner token in white plastic (25.5mm), uniface (Yarwood Mystery #3); "Car / 10 / Mess", token in zinc (octagonal 28mm), uniface; bread token on same type of blank as early N.A.A.F.I. tokens (25mm), Frome Co-op Society Ltd, Half Quartern Loaf. Last item only good, the rest very fine - good very fine. (7)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
N.A.A.F.I., token in cardboard (25mm), c.1950s, obverse, N.A.A.F.I. crest printed blue on white, reverse, plain blue. Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
CPO Club Naples, brass (roughly scalloped 20mm), uniface (possibly Royal Navy); Royal Air Force Association, brass (26mm), obverse, "RAFA / Cockton Hill", reverse, "RAFA / 43", all lettering impressed; Airmens Bomb Wing, cupro nickel (21mm), threepence, obverse and reverse identical but 180 degrees upset, "3D / Airmens / Bomb Wing"; unidentified brass tokens (27mm), centre hole, obverse, type 1, "A.R / 1 (centre hole) 1 / B", type 2, identical but "3" and larger lettering, reverse, circle. Very fine - good extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0