Tickets and Passes of London from the David Young Collection

Commerce, ST MARTIN’S LANE, Amicable Society, 1696, silver, crown above clasped hands, date below, rev. frontal elevation of building, amicable contribution ship around, un-named, 40mm, 25.34g (W 2324; D & W 102/7; MI II, 155/422; cf. DNW 37, 933). About extremely fine and toned, very rare £400-£500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tickets and Passes of London from the David Young Collection.

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Provenance: Bt Baldwin November 2017.

The Amicable, founded at Tom’s Coffee House in St Martin’s lane in 1696, was one of the first companies established for the insurance of houses against loss by fire. Commonly known as the ‘Hand in Hand’, it was acquired by Commercial Union in 1905