Baldwin & Sons
Auction 74 9 May 2012
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THE A J LANSEN COLLECTION OF
PLANTATION TOKENS OF THE NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES AND BORNEO. Deli-Bedagei Tobacco Plantations Ltd, Tin 50-Cents, 33mm, (LaWe 62 RRR). Very fine, extremely rare.
Adrian Lansen is co-author of the standard work on these tokens, Plantage-, Handels-, en Mijngeld van Nederlands-Indie, Vriezenveen, 2001 (LaWe). He and his collaborator, Professor LT Wells jr., are working on a new definitive edition of the book, having located a number of previously unstudied collections to enable further research in this fascinating field. Many new tokens and varieties have come to light. Use of the abbreviation “var” in the references below indicates a previously unrecorded variety which will be listed in the new book. The LaWe rarity for each token is given after the reference number. It is unusal to give die axes for these tokens, but because Mr Lansen had recorded this information, we decided to include it in the catalogue..
Now retired and looking forward to his 70th birthday later this year, Mr Lansen worked for nearly 40 years as a municipal civil engineer, specialising in roads and waterways, laterly in managerial and supervisory roles. He has long been an active volunteer with various trade union and representation groups in Utrecht and Ijsselstein. He is a member of numerous numismatic groups and societies in the Netherlands and Belgium and has published many articles in a wide variety of numismatic journals. He has been in the forefront of the campaign to maintain numismatic expertise at the Geldmuseum in Utrecht. Having taken the decision to sell his main collection of plantation tokens, he says: “After more than 55 years of collecting plantation money, it is now the right moment to do other collectors wordwide a pleasure, by offering this part of my collection in this Baldwin’s auction. Sometimes newly discovered unknown plantation tokens come to the market. So collecting these very rare items does not have to stop for me with this auction. I also collect VOC and Netherlands East Indies coins and medals. Once a collector, forever a collector!”.
quite possibly unique, the first piece seen since it was described by van der Chijs in 1896
Estimate: £1200-1500
PLANTATION TOKENS OF THE NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES AND BORNEO. Deli-Bedagei Tobacco Plantations Ltd, Tin 50-Cents, 33mm, (LaWe 62 RRR). Very fine, extremely rare.
Adrian Lansen is co-author of the standard work on these tokens, Plantage-, Handels-, en Mijngeld van Nederlands-Indie, Vriezenveen, 2001 (LaWe). He and his collaborator, Professor LT Wells jr., are working on a new definitive edition of the book, having located a number of previously unstudied collections to enable further research in this fascinating field. Many new tokens and varieties have come to light. Use of the abbreviation “var” in the references below indicates a previously unrecorded variety which will be listed in the new book. The LaWe rarity for each token is given after the reference number. It is unusal to give die axes for these tokens, but because Mr Lansen had recorded this information, we decided to include it in the catalogue..
Now retired and looking forward to his 70th birthday later this year, Mr Lansen worked for nearly 40 years as a municipal civil engineer, specialising in roads and waterways, laterly in managerial and supervisory roles. He has long been an active volunteer with various trade union and representation groups in Utrecht and Ijsselstein. He is a member of numerous numismatic groups and societies in the Netherlands and Belgium and has published many articles in a wide variety of numismatic journals. He has been in the forefront of the campaign to maintain numismatic expertise at the Geldmuseum in Utrecht. Having taken the decision to sell his main collection of plantation tokens, he says: “After more than 55 years of collecting plantation money, it is now the right moment to do other collectors wordwide a pleasure, by offering this part of my collection in this Baldwin’s auction. Sometimes newly discovered unknown plantation tokens come to the market. So collecting these very rare items does not have to stop for me with this auction. I also collect VOC and Netherlands East Indies coins and medals. Once a collector, forever a collector!”.
quite possibly unique, the first piece seen since it was described by van der Chijs in 1896
Estimate: £1200-1500