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Auction T16 2 Oct 2019
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Jamaica, Atlantic Fruity Company (Ltd), fruit tallies, (8), A.F.CO with serifs and 3 lines above and below, brass, 19mm, blank reverse; rev. stamped DC; rev. stamped MB; rev. stamped M8; rev. blank with central punched hole; rev. blank with offset drilled hole; rev. stamped crude V; rev. stamped crude V and central punched hole (Lyall 220 to 227; cf. Roehrs 1179) [8]. Generally fine, the last two rare £30-£50
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The Atlantic Fruit Co., founded in 1905 by Joseph di Giorgio, went through a number of configurations and shareholders until it became a limited liability concern in 1923. the compnay was sold to the Banana Company of Jamaica Ltd., a subsidiary of Standard Fruit & Steamship Co., in 1931
Jamaica, Atlantic Fruity Company (Ltd), fruit tallies, (8), A.F.CO with serifs and 3 lines above and below, brass, 19mm, blank reverse; rev. stamped DC; rev. stamped MB; rev. stamped M8; rev. blank with central punched hole; rev. blank with offset drilled hole; rev. stamped crude V; rev. stamped crude V and central punched hole (Lyall 220 to 227; cf. Roehrs 1179) [8]. Generally fine, the last two rare £30-£50
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The Atlantic Fruit Co., founded in 1905 by Joseph di Giorgio, went through a number of configurations and shareholders until it became a limited liability concern in 1923. the compnay was sold to the Banana Company of Jamaica Ltd., a subsidiary of Standard Fruit & Steamship Co., in 1931