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The Collection of Unofficial Farthings formed by late John Whitmore

John Whitmore

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№ 390

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22 April 2026

Hammer Price:
£400

NORFOLK, East Dereham, Brewster & Co, 1851 (W 1540; Allen HP-C325); Great Yarmouth, Robert Bumpstead (2, W 5250, 5252; Eimer 264a, 264b), Samuel Lessy (2, W 5260, 5262), Frederick Mayston (W 5270); King’s Lynn, William Roberts (W 3180, the plate piece); Norwich, Robert Alden, 1847 (2, W 3900, 3906), George Bagshaw, 1851 (W 3910), John Barnard, 1852 (W 3920), Henry Chamberlin & Sons (3), 1846, 1847, 1852 (W 3930, 3940, 3950 the plate piece), Henry Colman, 1848 (W 3960), Thomas and Henry Coman (W 3970, the plate piece), James Creak (W 3980, the plate piece), James Dawbarn (W 3990), Charles Dye (W 4000), Robert Jeary, 1862 (W 4010, the plate piece; Allen SK-C010), John Page (W 4020; Eimer 268), Thomas Parker, 1852 (W 4030), Snowdon & Sons (W 4040), Thomas Wilson, 1839 (2, W 4050, the plate piece, 4055) [25]. W 3920, 3990, 4010, 4030 and 4050 extremely fine with original colour, others generally very fine, an excellent county group £200-£300