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John Palmer mail coach token, 1797
- Title(s):
- John Palmer mail coach token.
- Published/Created:
- 1797.
- Physical Description:
- 1 token : copper ; diameter 27 mm, depth 1 mm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsFlat D 9fYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon FundView by request in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/14528261
- Classification:
- Three-Dimensional Artifacts
- Notes:
- Obverse: a mail coach pulled by four horses. Lettering: MAIL COACH HALFPENNY. TO TRADE EXPEDITION & TO PROPERTY PROTECTION. PAYABLE IN LONDON.
Reverse: text within a wreath pattern. Lettering: TO J. PALMER. ESQ. THIS IS INSCRIBED AS A TOKEN OF GRATITUDE FOR BENEFITS RECE'D FROM THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MAIL COACHES.
Edge: plain.
Dalton, R. Provincial token-coinage of the 18th century, Middlesex 364
Atkins, J. Tradesmen's tokens of the eighteenth century, 259
The token honors the theater proprietor and postal reformer, John Palmer (1742-1818). - Subject Terms:
- Palmer, John, 1742-1818.Postal service -- Great Britain.Stagecoaches.
- Form/Genre:
- Halfpennies.
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