World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector

Trinidad, PORT OF SPAIN, The Carlisle Hotel, uniface, THE CARLISLE TRINIDAD around 72 c (= 3 Shillings), all incuse, cupro-nickel, 32mm (Lyall 499). Very fine, extremely rare, perhaps the only recorded specimen £300-£400

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. 1983

The Carlisle was located at 44 St. Vincent Street, Port of Spain. An advertisment in an 1897 publication shows it was a hotel offering “first class accommodation for single gentlemen.” The Carlisle had a restaurant, bar and billiard room and was owned by Croney & Co. who also owned the Ice House Hotel in 1903. The tokens are pre-purchase checks for services at the hotel