Gloucestershire 58, Brimscombe port (Dalton & Hamer, page 37)Denomination: halfpenny, scarcity: Extra rare (RRR)58. O: A barge, with striped sails. THAMES AND SEVERN CANAL. R: The entrance into a tunnel. E: PAYABLE AT BRIMSCOMBE PORT X No. 58, RRR. Engraver and manufacturer - Hancock. Proprietors - The Thames and Severn Canal Co. The reverse shows the entrance to the tunnel at Sapperton, which is two and a half miles in length. | |
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