Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2019 ANA - Sess. A-C 14 & 16 Aug 2019
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A. Gibbs & Sons, a British company, received the charter for exclusive trading rights with all settlements on the east coast of Greenland from the Danish royal government in 1863. The firm conducted several expeditions along the coast in an attempt to locate the "lost East Greenland colony," which proved unsuccessful. Today, only a handful of A. Gibbs & Sons tokens exist to mark this fascinating episode of 19th century exploration the history of early Greenland.
Estimate: $1000.00- $2000.00