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.
U.S.A., Insurance Policy, The Washington County Mutual Insurance Co. fire policy on house in Bradford PA. 1854, large vignette of rural scene of insurance co. agent and female with children, black, VF. (1)
Great Britain, South Staffordshire Mines Drainage Commissioners, £100 class ‘B? debenture, 1892, vignette of allegorical figure holding lamp for miner, black & blue, VF. (1).
Insurance Policy, Mechanics Insurance Company, ships policy, New Bedford 1835, covering the ship Richmond on a whaling voyage in the Pacific Ocean, plain format, black, F. (1).
Great Britain, Holt Fleet Bridge in the County of Worcester, proprietor?s certificate No.6 for one share, 1826, black printing on vellum, red wax seal, this was a single arch bridge built by Thomas Telford in 1828 crossing the River Severn, slight wrinkle to vellum, otherwise VF. (1).
Great Britain, South Staffordshire Mines Drainage Commissioners, £100 class ‘B‘ mortgage bond, 1892, very attractive Waterlow printed bond with vignette of allegorical figure with lamp and miner, black & blue, UK revenue stamp, VF. (1).
Ireland, 15 issued cheques, Provincial Bank of Ireland, Waterford, 1868, Munster & Leinster Bank, Waterford, 2 x 1920, and 2 x 1939, (different colour and revenue stamp), Ulster Bank, Naas, 2 x 1928, and Ulster Bank, Pembroke, Dublin, 8 x 1894, mostly VF. (15).
Ireland, 15 issued cheques on the Bank of Ireland, Waterford, 4 x 1880, 4 x 1886, 5 x 1897, and 2 x 1930, (different paper, sizes, or revenue stamps), mostly VF. (15).
U.S.A., Bedford & Stoystown Turnpike Road Co., (MA), certificate for one share, 1824, ornate border, small format, black, embossed seal, very clean condition for age, scarce, VF. (1).
U.S.A., Hartford Bridge Co., (CT), certificate No.541 for one share, 1809, scrollwork at left and top, small format, black, embossed seal clearly shows bridge, several endorsements on reverse, neatly marked cancelled in ink, scarce early item, VF. (1).
Great Britain, 17 certificates, dated 1864-1962, titles include, Herefordshire & South Wales Agricultural Manure and Cattle Food Co. Ltd., 1864, Wylie & Lochhead Ltd., 1883, New English Bank of the River Plate Ltd., 1892, United Stone Firms Ltd., 1912, Castle-Eden Steamship Co. Ltd., 1886, Royston Cement Co. Ltd., 1899, English Electro Metallurgical Co. Ltd., 1901, Peninsular Co. Ltd., 1866, County Council of the West Riding of Yorkshire, 1906, mostly VF. (17).
Ireland, 15 issued cheques, Bank of Ireland, Waterford, 4 x 1880, 4 x 1887, (different paper and revenue stamp), and 2 x 1930, also Ulster Bank, Pembroke Branch, 3 x 1894, and Naas Branch, 2 x 1928, mostly VF. (15).
US Ephemera - Texas Civil War Treasury Warrant for Military Service 1861 giving 10% per annum interest. Otsego County Bank, Coppertown cheque for $8.82 cents dated 1842 and signed by Fennimore Cooper (famous American writer). Three Pence note, Hartford 1777. Good very fine, all ex Stanley Gibbons auctions.
Great Britain, Staffordshire Joint Stock Bank Ltd., certificate for five shares, 1865, vignette of allegorical female with industrial scene in background, black, VF. (1)
U.S.A. Boston, Hartford and Erie Rail Road Co., bond No.4684 for $1,000, issued 1867, vignettes of train at top, Columbia at bottom, signed by John Eldridge, black & green, imprinted revenue stamps, with coupons, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Stratford-upon-Avon Canal Navigation, certificate for share No.1958, dated 1823 over 181-, small format, black, very clean condition, scarce, AEF. (1).
U.S.A., 10 insurance policies, American Insurance, 1895, American Fire Insurance, 1903, Traders Insurance, 1899, Connecticut Fire, 1895, Insurance Co. of the State of Illinois, 1895, Franklin Insurance of Columbus, 1899, Hanover Fire, 1896, National Fire of Hartford, 1896, Mechanics, 1894, and Merchants of New York, all large format, all with vignettes, mostly F-VF. (10).
Ireland, Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow and Dublin Railway Co.certificateno. 35110 for one share of £20 to Sir John Doveton of Sussex Square, Hyde Park, K.C.B., dated 30th Jan. 1847, black, very attractive design with large coat of arms at top, black, with green seal, very fine.
Ireland, Waterford and Limerick RailwayCompany Share Certificate for one share of £50 to John Pullien of Dublin dated 19th November 1845.Extremely fine.
Great Britain, Shrewsbury and HerefordRailway Co., certificate No.24744 for one share, 1846, vignette of rural scene with castle in background, black, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Manchester and SalfordWater Works, memorial No.196 in respect of a transfer of ten shares, dated 1819, printed on vellum, black, VF. (1).
Great Britain, 13 unissued certificates, Jewish Times Ltd., 2 x certificates, Consett Waterworks Co., 4 x certificates, Disley Golf Club Ltd., Edouard Boughton Robert Smith & Co. Ltd., William Doxford and Sons Ltd., 2 types, 4 x certificates, and South-Eastern GoldMining Co. Ltd., all VF. (13).
Great Britain, 5 cancelled railway certificates, Great Western Railway Co., 1881, Grand Junction Railway, date unclear, London and North Western Railway, date unclear, Waterford, Dungarvan and Lismore Railway Co., 1876, and Liverpool Overhead Railway Co., 1897, all cancelled by various methods, mostly F, some better. (5).
Great Britain, 10 pieces of railway ephemera including share certificates, West SomersetRailway Co., dividend warrant, 1895, Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock Co., unissued warrant, 1873, Cheltenham, Oxford and Brighton Junction Railway, unissued receipt for payment on shares, 184-, Mid Wales Railway Co., share certificate, 1863, repaired, Guernsey Railway Co. Ltd., share certificate, 1948, repaired, London & North Western Railway Co., stock certificate, 1869, cancelled, Bahia & San Francisco Railway Co. Ltd., transfer certificate, London 1863, Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours Co., stock certificate, 1911, Tamar, Kit Hill and Callington Railway Co. Ltd., transfer certificate, 1864, repaired, and Indenture dated 1835 which includes reference to the North Union Railway, on vellum, very large format, mostly F-VF. (10).
Collection, 22 bonds and certificates, dated 1886-1968, titles include, Norfolk and Western Railroad Co., certificate, 1889, Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad Co., certificates, 1951 & 1963, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co., bond, 1912, Dundee, Perth and LondonShipping Co. Ltd., certificate, 1914, Credit National, bond, 1919, Chemins de Fer de la Basse-Egypt, certificates, 1896 & 1912, Chinese Tientsin-Pukow Railway, bond for £100 part repaid, with replacement coupons, 1908, (poor) Banque Industrielle de Chine, certificate, 1920, mostly F-VF. (22).
Great Britain, 8 certificates, Ensbury Park (Bournemouth) Racecourse Co. Ltd., 1925, Southampton Hard Courts Ltd., 1922, Bournemouth & District Constitutional Club Co. Ltd., 1903, Isle of Purbeck Club Ltd., 1900, Halcyon Club Ltd., 1911, Prestbury and Upton Golf Club Ltd., 1945, Fordingbridge Town Hall Co. Ltd., 1913, and Dorset Glass Co. Ltd., 1919, mostly VF. (8).
Great Britain, Staffordshire & Shropshire Junction Railway Co., certificate for ten shares of £50 on which £2-15/- has been paid, 1845, ornate heading, black, VF. (1).
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