Jamaica, KINGSTON, Louis Winkler & Son, Threepence, c. 1912, name and address, rev. value, octagonal, aluminium, 22mm (Lyall 215; cf. Prid. 156; Roehrs 1223). As struck, extremely rare £200-£300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector.

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Provenance: Bt. 1977

Louis Winkler (1849-1929) arrived in Jamaica in 1881 and earned a living repairing and tuning keyboards. In 1884 he opened the islands first music shop. In 1908 he was joined in the business by his son Lewis B. Winkler (1889-1955). The checks were manufactured by Quints &* Sons, Philadelphia, PA and were used between 1908 and 1920.