Lot 856
Bury St. Edmunds Philip Deck (bookseller...
Baldwin's - The Deane Collection - Part II | 0110
Auction: 25 May 2023 at 10:00 BST
£480
Description
Bury St. Edmunds Philip Deck (bookseller and postmaster for the town) Halfpenny undated, Arms of the town, rev. His cypher over a crown in a wreath, edge PAYABLE AT P DECKS POST OFFICE BURY xxx, 28.25mm/10.40gm. (DH 26). Bury St. Edmunds, James Goer, (ironmonger) Halfpenny undated, Arms of the town, rev. 5-line legend, edge plain, 29mm/9.74gm. (DH 27). Bury St. Edmunds. Michael Apsey, (ironmonger and tinman) Halfpenny undated, Arms of the town, rev. kettle over fire‑grate, edge PAYABLE IN DUBLIN OR LONDON.+.+., 28.5mm/9.07gm. (DH 28a). Bury St. Edmunds and Harleston, John Rackham and Richard Leatherhead (bookseller & printer, and grocer) Halfpenny undated, View of abbey gate, rev. open library book, edge OR AT LEATHERHEAD’S .x. HARLESTON NORFOLK, 28mm/10.09gm. (DH 29). Bury St. Edmunds, Charles Guest (auctioneer) halfpenny 1795, arm with gavel crest, rev. Fame blowing trumpet left, edge diagonally milled, 28mm/8.54gm. (DH 30), all good extremely fine and all, more or less fully lustrous save DH 29which has traces of lustre and a couple of very small carbon spots on rev. [5]
DH 26 ex ‘an old Surrey Col.’ via Mark Rasmussen Sep. 2016; DH 27 and 30 ex F S Cokayne Col., his tickets, both bought Apr 1886 for 6d. each. Acquired AHB c. 1946.
