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by riggy
Wed Dec 01, 2021 5:50 am
Forum: Middle East
Topic: Russian? Persian? Jewish?
Replies: 3
Views: 522

Re: Russian? Persian? Jewish?

My thanks AG 2012 and also apologies for the links but my attempts to post actual images proved fruitless. Great information.
by riggy
Wed Dec 01, 2021 3:28 am
Forum: Middle East
Topic: Russian? Persian? Jewish?
Replies: 3
Views: 522

Russian? Persian? Jewish?

Apologies if I am in the wrong group but there doesn't appear to be an Arabic(?) related group. Stumped on this one, a goblet bearing the star of David but with Russian/Persian(?) 84 silver grade, however the inscriptions around the cup bowl appear Hebrew? Many thanks in advance for any help. https:...
by riggy
Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:11 am
Forum: British Hallmarks - Single Image
Topic: Lion's head anomaly
Replies: 7
Views: 2949

Re: Lion's head anomaly

I think I answered this correctly for you in another forum ;) Regards John Thank you John, appreciated, but it didn't fully answer my question of the 'anomaly' of the 1837 leopard head (different from all other years) used in 1839 which in all later stamps used 1838 onwards is distinctly different....
by riggy
Mon Dec 07, 2020 3:34 am
Forum: British Hallmarks - Single Image
Topic: Lion's head anomaly
Replies: 7
Views: 2949

Lion's head anomaly

Hi, I haven't been here in a while as not usually flummoxed. A silver spoon bearing the London marks but 1837 or 1839? The lion's head in this instance appears unique to only one year, that of 1837 the year of death or King George and accession to the throne of Victoria. The Gothic upper case B or D...

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