| Lot No. | Description. |
Price Realised.
W = Withdrawn
NS = Not Sold
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1.* |
HAND-in-HAND Fire Office. Lead W2A, pol no 63612. Fair/good, no colour.
Split between crown and hands has left the two nearly separated & the cross of the
crown is missing.
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£180
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2.
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SUN Fire Office. Lead W 3B, pol no.137105. Good, no colour.
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£110
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3.
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SUN Fire Office. Lead W 3B, pol no. 181911. Good/fair, green house paint.
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£60
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4.
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SUN Fire Office. Lead W 3B, pol no. 394500. Good/fair, no colour.
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£55
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5.
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SUN Fire Office. Tinned iron W 3F. Good, most gilding & faded colour.
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£50
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6.
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SUN Fire Office. Copper W 3H. Good, no colour.
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£40
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7.
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SUN Fire Office. Copper W 3H. Fair, lugs part missing, split & creases, but not
a poor example. Much gilding, no colour.
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£20
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8.
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SUN Fire Office. Copper W 3 I. Good, 90% colour.
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£70
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9.
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SUN Fire Office. Tinned iron B551. Very good, 90% colour.
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£65
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10.
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SUN Fire Office. Modern cast iron reproduction issued by the office with certain household
policies. Full colour with company foundation date on policy panel.
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£17.50
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11.
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ROYAL EXCHANGE Assurance. Lead W 10J, policy no.169139. Good, no colour, but largely oversprayed
with gold paint.
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£25
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12.
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ROYAL EXCHANGE Assurance. As last, pol no 172476. Good, no colour.
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W
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13.
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ROYAL EXCHANGE Assurance. Lead W 10K. Good, 50% colour.
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£50
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14.
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ROYAL EXCHANGE Assurance. Tinned iron B633. Very good, 80% colour.
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£110
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15.
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SALOP Fire Office. Lead W 20A, policy no. 12423. Good, no colour. Would be very good, except
for rather more nail holes than usual.
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£230
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16.
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SALOP Fire Office. Copper W 20C. Fair/good, no colour, but some gold overspray.
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£80
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17.
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SHROPSHIRE & N. WALES Ass Co. W 89B. Good/fair, no colour. Some splitting, but less than
is often the case with this mark.
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£95
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18.*
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PHOENIX Ass Co. Lead W 23A, pol no. 14161. Very good, no colour.
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£470
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19.
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PHOENIX Ass Co. Tinned iron W 23H, pol no 457926. Fair/good, no colour.
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W
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20.
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PHOENIX Ass Co. Copper W 23J(i). Fair/good, some original gilt, but label oversprayed with
gold paint.
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£50
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21.
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PHOENIX Ass Co. Tinned copper W 23K. Fair/good, repainted & lugs missing.
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£45
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22.
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PHOENIX Ass Co. Tinned iron B687. Good, most colour with rust and some over-painting at edges.
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£40
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23.
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PHOENIX Ass Co. Modern reproduction of first known mark of this company, pol no 53, mounted
on GRP board with explanatory label.
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£20
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24.
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LONDON Assurance. Tinned iron W 9I. Good, 5% colour, some gilt.
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W
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25.
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NEWCASTLE-upon-TYNE Fire Office. Lead W 24B, pol no 1717. Very good, no colour.
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£410
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26.*
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As last, pol no 6606. Small break between nailing hole and outer edge, top centre.
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NS
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27.
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GLOBE Ins Co. Tinned copper W 38A, pol no 9274. Fair, most gilding and a little colour. A few
extensive splits make this mark a little fragile.
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£60
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28.
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IMPERIAL Fire Ins Co. Copper W 40C. Good, no colour.
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£45
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29.
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BIRMINGHAM Fire Office. Tinned iron W 42B. Very good, no colour.
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W
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30.
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BIRMINGHAM Fire Office. Copper W 42C. Good, no colour.
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£85
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31.
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BIRMINGHAM Fire Office. Copper W 42C. Poor/fair. Largely oversprayed with gold paint and
mounted on board.
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£40
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32.
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DISTRICT Fire Office. Copper W 83B. Good, no colour, small repair. Largely oversprayed with
gold paint.
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£70
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33.
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NEW BRISTOL Fire Office. Copper W 12C. Good, no colour, small parts of scrolls missing.
Partial shadow of painted policy number.
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£180
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34.
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BATH SUN Fire Office. Copper W 16B. Very good, traces of original gilding, but also partly
oversprayed with gold paint.
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£65
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35.*
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BRISTOL CROWN Fire Office. Lead W 6A(i), pol no 6728. Very good, traces of original gilding
& colour.
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NS
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36.
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CALEDONIAN Ins Co. Copper W 43A. Very good, no colour, but most gilding.
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W
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37.
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CALEDONIAN Ins Co. As last, but no colour.
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W
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38.
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CALEDONIAN Ins Co. Cast aluminium? Modern reproduction.
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£5
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39.*
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WESTMINSTER Fire Office. Lead W 5B, pol no 33787. Very good, no colour.
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£480
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40.
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WESTMINSTER Fire Office. Lead W 5C(iii), pol no 53252. Very good, most gilding remains, but
no other colour.
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£330
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41.
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WESTMINSTER Fire Office. Copper W 5D. Fair, no colour. Spoiled by being used, apparently, for
.22 target practice. Some original gilt, but also some gold overspray.
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£25
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42.
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COUNTY Fire Office. Copper W 45B. Good, 70% colour.
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£50
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43.
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WEST of ENGLAND Fire Ins Co. Copper W 48A, partial shadow of policy number visible. Good/fair,
some colour & gilding, minor splits and creases.
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£120
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44.
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WEST of ENGLAND Fire Ins Co. Copper W 48C, Fair/good, much original gilt, but also gold
overspray.
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£60
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45.
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ATLAS Ass Co. Copper W 50A. Good, no colour, but largely oversprayed with gold.
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£50
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46.
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As last, black house paint with glimpses of gilt beneath.
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£60
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47.
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NORWICH GENERAL Ass Co. Lead W 28A, pol no 3420. Very good, traces of gilding over most of the
mark.
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£460
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48.
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NORWICH GENERAL Ass Co. Lead W 28A, pol no 6604. Good/fair, no colour. Small part of policy
panel missing, small area of cracking lower part of badge and into 'NORWICH'.
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NS
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49.*
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NORWICH UNION Fire Ins Socy. Lead W 29A. Very good, no colour, but evidence of house paint,
largely removed.
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NS
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50.
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NORWICH UNION Fire Ins Socy. Copper W 29P. Good, some original gilt otherwise partly
oversprayed with gold paint.
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£35
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51.
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MANCHESTER Fire & Life Ass Co. Copper W 71A. Good, 90% colour.
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£150
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52.
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YORKSHIRE Fire & Life Ins Co. Copper W 77B. Good, no colour, but largely oversprayed with
gold paint.
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£75
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53.
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YORKSHIRE Fire & Life Ins Co. Tinned iron B 858. Good, 100% colour.
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£65
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54.
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As last, but slightly darker colouring.
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£45
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55.
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Withdrawn.
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W
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56.
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BEACON Fire Ins Co. Copper W 56B. Good, some gilding, but no colour.
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£100
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57.
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GUARDIAN Fire & Life Ass Co. Copper W 57A. Good, repainted.
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W
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58.
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GUARDIAN Fire & Life Ass Co. Copper W 57B. Fair/good, some original gilding, but partly
oversprayed with gold paint.
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£25
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59.
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GUARDIAN Fire & Life Ass Co. Tinned iron B797. Near mint, some wear to paint.
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£65
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60.
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As last, not seen, paint may be less worn.
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£50
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61.
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NORTH BRITISH Ins Co. Tinned iron W 53A. Poor/fair, no colour, but partly oversprayed with
gold paint and mounted on board. Surface rusting overall.
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£50
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62.
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NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE Ins Co. Tinned iron B932. Good, 99% intact, but surface rusting
overall and no colour.
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£60
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63.
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Ins Co of SCOTLAND. Copper W 58A. Very good, 4% colour.
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W
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64.*
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KENT Ins Co. Lead W 36A(iv). Very good, no colour. Shadow of 'KENT' visible.
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£500
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65.
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KENT Ins Co. Lead W 36A(iv). Not genuine, obverse looks quite good , but reverse is less
convincing and the mark weighs approx 50% more than the real thing.
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£30
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66.
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PROTECTOR Fire Ins Co. Copper W 80B. Good with minor repairs, no colour and largely
oversprayed with gold paint.
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£65
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67.
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NORTHERN Ass Co. Copper W 88A. Good, no colour.
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£40
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68.
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FARMERS & GENERAL Fire & Life Ins. Copper W 92A. Good, small areas top centre and left of
label missing. 100% colour.
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£160
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69.
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FARMERS & GENERAL Fire & Life Ins. Copper W 92B. Good/fair, no colour, but largely
oversprayed with gold paint.
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£30
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70.*
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STAR Life & Fire Ass Socy. Copper W 94A. Good, slight damage at centre, most original gilding
and some traces of colour.
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£380
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71.
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ROYAL Ins Co. Copper W 95B. Good, no colour and largely oversprayed with gold paint.
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£20
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72.
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As last. Good, repainted.
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W
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73.
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Exactly as last.
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£35
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74.
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ROYAL Ins Co. Copper W 95E. Good, except part of crown missing. Some evidence of colour
under house paint.
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£40
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75.
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BRITANNIA Fire Ass. Copper W 108A. Good/fair, no colour, traces of gilt.
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£180
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76.
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EQUITABLE Fire Ins Co. Copper W 110C. Good, no colour, but a little gilding.
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£80
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77.
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LONDON & LANCASHIRE Fire Ins Co. Copper W 101D. Good, no colour.
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£100
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78.
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LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE Ins Co. Copper W 105B. Good, no colour, but partly oversprayed
with gold paint.
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£30
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79.
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As last. Fair/good, 60% colour, a lot of minor creasing.
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£65
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80.
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ETNA Fire Ins Co. Tinned iron W 107A. Fair/poor, no colour, but the gilding of 'ETNA'
remains visible.
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£45
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81.
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ALLIANCE Ass Co. Copper B 819. Good, near 100% colour.
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£120
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82.
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UNION Fire Office. Tinned iron B 569. Good, 70% colour.
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£120
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83.
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STATE Ass Co. Tinned iron B 983. Near mint, but slightly worn.
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£120
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84.
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KING Ins Co. Tinned iron B 999. Good, 95% colour.
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£90
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85.
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PROVINCIAL Ins Co. Tinned iron B 1004. Good, 80% colour.
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£130
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86.
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CENTRAL Ins Co. Tinned iron B 1002. Near mint, minor wear.
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£95
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87.
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CORNHILL Ins Co. Tinned iron B 1007. Good/fair, no colour. Surface rusting overall.
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£120
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88.
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A mixed lot including a 1977 calendar with fire mark and appliance motifs, a booklet
concerning the Devizes Mutual Insurance Society by Nugent Linaker, 'The Early Days
of the Sun Fire Office' by Edward Baumer & 'The London Assurance Fire Marks' by
Bernard Drew'.
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£30
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