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07/06/2020 Auction 169	Bonds and Shares	Lot 1	China - Shanghai Union Mobiliere Société Francoise De Banque Ed De Placements Cert. d 'Actions Nom. De $20 forming date 22nd February 1926 at the French Consulate-General in Shanghai. Average Fine to VF, strongly folded in 3/4 places and some with small marginal nicks/tears and still presentable and fairly clean and crisp. Uniface in black, orange and brown and all issued to a Mr Edwin Arthur of Nottingham with various issue dates including 160 shares on 1st July 1944 No. 1561 and 80 Shares (2) on 16th February 1935 No. 0864 and 15th October 1943 No. 1303. Issue dates and various signatures manuscript filled at bottom, company embossed stamps at lower centre and lower far left. Two liquidation hand stamps at upper left on the reverses of each and manuscript signed for liquidators, the first stamp dated 25th April 1946 for 160 US Dollars and the second dated 9th January 1947 for US 80 Dollars on the 160 Shares and 80 US Dollars and 40 US Dollars for the 80 Shares. Scarce and rarely seen More bonds and shares like this	£130
07/06/2020 Auction 169	Bonds and Shares	Lot 10	Great Britain, Sunderland, Sir James Laing and Sons Limited Preference Share Certificate for 100 shares at £10 (shares number 101 to 200) issued 21st January 1899, Number 2, red and orange, to Sir James Laing of Thorncliffe (son of the founder Phillip Laing 1770-1854), and Ordinary Share Certificate for 100 shares at £10 (numbered 1308-1407) 21st January 1899, green and yellow, to Mr. Arthur Laing, this cross cancelled by hand 9th September 1904. Both certificates About UNC and unique items. James Laing took over the business from his father Phillip Laing in 1843 aged just 20 . The business prospered and subsequently became the first shipyard on the Wear to build iron ships, the first the 'Amity' being launched in 1853. The most famous ship, built in Deptford, was the Torrens in 1875. The novelist Joseph Conrad sailed on this ship as the second mate between 1891 and 1893. James Laing went on the be knighted in 1897, the following year the company was renamed Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd. Comes with copies of images the shipyard and of Phillip Laing, the founder, and of Sir James Laing. A most interesting group of great interest to shipping enthusiasts. More bonds and shares like this	£40
03/06/2012 Auction 137	Bonds and Shares	Lot 63	Great Britain, Insurance Policy, West of England Fire Office, fire policy, 1832, large vignette of King Arthur with spear and shield, burning building in background, black, VF. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£35
03/06/2012 Auction 137	Bonds and Shares	Lot 62	Great Britain, Insurance Policy, West of England Fire Office, fire policy, 1824, large vignette of King Arthur with spear and shield, burning building in background, black, VF. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£35
03/06/2012 Auction 137	Bonds and Shares	Lot 64	Great Britain, Insurance Policy, West of England Insurance Company, fire policy, 1846, large vignette of King Arthur with sword, burning building in background, black, VF. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£25
06/12/2010 Auction 131	Bonds and Shares	Lot 58	Great Britain, The Drummond Chemical Company shares & related ephemera. Certificates nos. 5 & 7, each for 300 x £1 shares, dated 1930, in the name of Arthur Gilliat, Chemical Merchant; black on white with attractive border. Summary of share capital & shares for 1929, Annual return for 1930, share transfer sheets and other company papers. Superb leather bound "Applications and Allotments, Register of Members and Share Ledger" etc. printed by A.H.Atkins Fetter Lane London. More bonds and shares like this	£30
09/06/2009 Auction 126	Bonds and Shares	Lot 52	Great Britain, Rank Organisation Ltd, 19 x certificates, dated 1960-1977, eight different types, four have the ink stamp signature of Lord Rank (J.Arthur Rank, founder of Rank Films), all have large underprint of the Rank trade mark of a wrestler in a loincloth striking a large gong as used in the opening frames to all Rank movies, various colours, F-VF. (19). More bonds and shares like this	£45

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