A Fine Collection of Racing Tickets and Passes, the Property of a North Country Collector

Co DOWN, Lisburn, Maze Stand House, an ivory pass For Life, two racehorses passing winning-post, metam avide petunt in scroll below, rev. legend, No. 390, 42mm, 6.94g (W 1543; D & W 323/14; Woodside 14). Pierced for suspension, cracked in centre, otherwise very fine and very rare; with original green cord £300-400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of Racing Tickets and Passes, the Property of a North Country Collector.

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Racing has taken place at the Maze course, near Lisburn, now known as the Down Royal racecourse, since the early 18th century, on land donated by Arthur Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire