Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 55 17 Feb 2021
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Medals by Subject, Transport: Eastern Counties Railway, unissued bronze check for the Goods Department, c.1856-62, London, Griffon's wing motif, HL monogram below, rev centre blank for numbering, 31.5mm. (D&W.19; Withers 2814; Swan 10), very fine; Gloucestershire, Aust, Old Passage Ferry, uniface thin tin check, numeral 12 below ferryboat, 41mm. (D&W.- ), fine, some porosity, both rare (2)
Ex Baldwin's vault
The Eastern Counties Railway was incorporated in 1836 and initially intended to link London with Colchester and Ipswich. From the start of its construction in 1837 it had engineering and financial difficulties. The check's HL monogram is for Horatio Love, Chairman 1856-62, then first Chairman of the Great Eastern Railway, 1862-63, with which it merged.
Ex Baldwin's vault
The Eastern Counties Railway was incorporated in 1836 and initially intended to link London with Colchester and Ipswich. From the start of its construction in 1837 it had engineering and financial difficulties. The check's HL monogram is for Horatio Love, Chairman 1856-62, then first Chairman of the Great Eastern Railway, 1862-63, with which it merged.