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30 May 2024

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The Trevor Wilkin Collection of Siege Notes

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№ 1138 x

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30 May 2024

Hammer Price:
£2,200

Langrish’s General Store, Lichtenburg, a group of ‘good fors’ for 1 Penny, 1 Shilling and 2 Shillings, all dated 1901, the latter two with serial numbers 30 and 14, signed W.H.L (Langrish), all subsequently cancelled with ink across face, also including the remains of an envelope bearing the mark of the general store, and a letter from the nephew of W.H.Langrish, certifying that these notes are genuine, and that they were the only money circulating in the town during the war, notes fine to very fine, incredibly rare and a truly remarkable set of survivors (3 notes, plus papers)
Pick unlisted, Hern 219 £600-£800

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Trevor Wilkin Collection of Siege Notes.

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