TICKETS & PASSES, London. Chelsea. The King’s Private Road. Struck CU Pass (30mm, 15.8 g, 12h). Type III. Issued by Thomas Ripley, Surveyor of the King’s Private Roads, 1737-1756. Dated 1737.Electronic Auction 473 British, Copper Sold For $ 325. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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TICKETS & PASSES, London. Chelsea. The King’s Private Road. Struck CU Pass (30mm, 15.8 g, 12h). Type III. Issued by Thomas Ripley, Surveyor of the King’s Private Roads, 1737-1756. Dated 1737. Crowned GR, stamped 895 / THE/ KINGS/ PRIUATE/ ROADS; below, TR monogram (Thomas Ripley) flanked by 17 37. S. Bendall, “The King’s Private Road Passes,” in NumCirc CIII.9 (November 1995), fig. 13 A/a (same dies); D&W 6; Mitchiner, Jetons 5663-65. Pierced for issue, some light marks. VF. |