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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
04/06/2023 Auction 181	Bonds and Shares	Lot 9	Great Britain (21) The Kinetic Company Limited, 1910 issue for £3500 First debentures, each for £10 (18) VF to GVF, East London Water Works Transfer certificate, No. 2170, dated 19th January 1822, printed on vellum, Fine with some light folds, Insurance Policy Provident Life Office , dated August 15th 1841, some folds, Good Fine, The Victoria Palace Limited, 1929, Share Certificate for 210 shares, red/brown with a picture of the Victoria Palace incorporated into the title heading. The Victoria Palace was situated in Victoria Street, London, was built for Sir Alfred Butt who introduced Pavlova to London, a statue of the ballerina was placed on top of the theatre, maroon, red ink cancellation and paper clip mark on the top edge, Good Fine More bonds and shares like this	£48
06/03/2022 Auction 176	Bonds and Shares	Lot 12	Great Britain, The Weymouth & Portland Railway Company Mortgage Deed unissued (18--), No.30 (will date around 1860), with counterfoil and coupons attached on the right, some edge staining otherwise VF or better More bonds and shares like this	£20
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
02/09/2018 Auction 162	Bonds and Shares	Lot 69	Great Britain, Celtic (plc.) Formerly The Celtic Football and Athletic Company Ltd., share certificates (2) dated 1999, background vintage photograph of team players GVF. (2). More bonds and shares like this	£20
01/06/2013 Auction 141	Bonds and Shares	Lot 12	Great Britain, East London Water Works share certificate 1808, on vellum with set company seal, together with a transfer certificate 1822, this stained. VF and better (2) More bonds and shares like this	£100
01/09/2012 Auction 138	Bonds and Shares	Lot 62	Great Britain, York City and County Banking Company, certificate for one share, 1869, attractive vignettes of York Cathedral and two of the City's medieval gates, black, AVF. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£135
01/09/2012 Auction 138	Bonds and Shares	Lot 52	Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance Company, fire policy, 1874, vignette of Neptune, Pan and beasts, black, VF. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£35
01/09/2012 Auction 138	Bonds and Shares	Lot 45	Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Alliance Marine Assurance Company, policy on ship ‘Emerald' sailed from London to St. Vincent, 1838, plain format, black, AVF. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£35
01/09/2012 Auction 138	Bonds and Shares	Lot 43	Great Britain, Insurance policies, collection of 7 policies, Licenses Insurance, 1894, Engine Boiler & Employers Liability Insurance Company, 1884, Royal Exchange Assurance, 1881, Northern Assurance Company, 1887, Guardian Plate Glass Insurance Company, 1881, Equitable Fire, 1891, and Yorkshire Boiler Insurance and Steam Users Company, 1892, mostly VF. More bonds and shares like this	£35
01/09/2012 Auction 138	Bonds and Shares	Lot 40	Great Britain (7) Bishops Waltham Water Co. Ltd. 1865, East London Water Works Co. transfer certs (2) 1842 & 1872, Fluid Meter Company 1870, Liverpool Sewage Utilization Co. 1868, London and Suburban Freehold Land Society 1854, . Pwllheli Gas Co.185-, unissued. VF or better (7). More bonds and shares like this	£35
01/09/2012 Auction 138	Bonds and Shares	Lot 54	Great Britain, Insurance Policy, North British Insurance Company, fire policy, 1841, large vignette of ST Andrew, beasts and arms, black, some discolouration, F. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£25
01/09/2012 Auction 138	Bonds and Shares	Lot 51	Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance Company, fire policy, 1874, vignette of Neptune, Pan and beasts, black, VF. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£25
01/09/2012 Auction 138	Bonds and Shares	Lot 50	Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Law Union Fire & Life Insurance Company, fire policy, 1892, vignette of coat of arms, black, VF. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£25
01/09/2012 Auction 138	Bonds and Shares	Lot 47	Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Imperial Insurance Company, unissued fire policy, printed 1858, very large vignette of coat of arms, crown and allegorical females, black, VF. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£20
01/09/2012 Auction 138	Bonds and Shares	Lot 48	Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Kent Fire Insurance Company, fire policy, 1881, large vignette of horse and fire fighting implements, black, VF. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£20
01/09/2012 Auction 138	Bonds and Shares	Lot 60	Great Britain, Taylors (Cash Chemists) London, funding certificates 1934. Fair (5). Taylors Drug Company Ltd. Preference share certificates 19--, unissued.EF (12). More bonds and shares like this	£15
01/09/2012 Auction 138	Bonds and Shares	Lot 46	Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Atlas Assurance Company, fire policy, 1817, ornate heading, black, AVF. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£12
01/09/2012 Auction 138	Bonds and Shares	Lot 37	Great Britain, Insurance policies, collection of 12 policies, Lancashire Insurance Company, 1900, National Mutual, 1933, Royal Insurance, 1907, 4 x 1927, 1928, 1933, Lloyd's Fire policy, 2 x 1921, and Equity & Law, 1966, mostly VF. (12). More bonds and shares like this	£10
03/06/2012 Auction 137	Bonds and Shares	Lot 54	Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Pelican Life Insurance Company, life policy, 1809, large vignette of six Roman style allegorical figures, black, minor repairs to splits at edge of folds, AVF. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£80
03/06/2012 Auction 137	Bonds and Shares	Lot 41	Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Company of the Bristol Fire Office, fire policy, 1820, large coat of arms flanked by firemen, black, VF. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£45
03/06/2012 Auction 137	Bonds and Shares	Lot 40	Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Caledonian Fire Insurance Company, fire policy, 1818, vignette of allegorical female with spear and shield, black, AVF. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£40
03/06/2012 Auction 137	Bonds and Shares	Lot 35	Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Aberdeen Fire and Life Assurance Company, life annuity policy, 1838, vignette of allegorical female with children, black, repairs to weakness at folds, otherwise AVF. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£40
03/06/2012 Auction 137	Bonds and Shares	Lot 49	Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Imperial Insurance Company, fire policy, 1819, large vignette of Britannia with children, ship and burning building in background, black, VF. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£38
03/06/2012 Auction 137	Bonds and Shares	Lot 37	Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Boiler Insurance and Steam Power Company Ltd., insurance against explosions, 1883, very large vignette of damaged building flanked by coal mine and canal scene, black, VF. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£35
03/06/2012 Auction 137	Bonds and Shares	Lot 55	Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Protector Fire Insurance Company, fire policy, 1830, vignette of fireman tackling burning building, black, VF. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£30
03/06/2012 Auction 137	Bonds and Shares	Lot 38	Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Britannia Life Assurance Company, life policy, 1842, ornate heading, printed on vellum, black, VF. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£30
03/06/2012 Auction 137	Bonds and Shares	Lot 67	Great Britain, Insurance Policy, York & London Assurance Company, fire policy, 1840, very large vignette of Britannia with St. Paul?s Cathedral and York Minster in background, black, VF. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£25
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
03/06/2012 Auction 137	Bonds and Shares	Lot 36	Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Argus Life Assurance Company, life policy, 1853, ornate heading, black, VF. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£10
03/03/2012 Auction 136	Bonds and Shares	Lot 59	Great Britain, Insurance policies, collection of 11 fire policies, County Fire Office, 2 x 1864, West of England Fire and Life, 1865, Northern Assurance, 1849, 1859, 1862 and 1874, Anchor Assurance Company, 2 x 1853, Imperial Insurance Company, 1863 and Western Insurance Company, 1866, seven with vignettes, mostly VF. (11). More bonds and shares like this	£130
03/03/2012 Auction 136	Bonds and Shares	Lot 2	Great Britain (16), titles include European and American Steam Co 1857, New Brewery Carlisle 1879, Peninsular Company 1864, Wallsend Slipway (x2) together with middle Witwatersrand 1936 and Klerksdopp Goldfields 1934 generally GVF More bonds and shares like this	£70
03/03/2012 Auction 136	Bonds and Shares	Lot 70	Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Phoenix Assurance Company of London, fire policy, 1817, large vignette of allegorical female with shield flanked by men fighting fire and building being reconstructed, black, VF. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£30
03/03/2012 Auction 136	Bonds and Shares	Lot 69	Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Phoenix Assurance Company of London, fire policy, 1810, large vignette of allegorical female with shield flanked by men fighting fire and building being reconstructed, black, VF. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£30
03/03/2012 Auction 136	Bonds and Shares	Lot 68	Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Phoenix Assurance Company of London, fire policy, 1800, large vignette of allegorical female with shield flanked by men fighting fire and building being reconstructed, black, VF. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£30
03/03/2012 Auction 136	Bonds and Shares	Lot 84	Great Britain, Rolls Razor Ltd., certificates for deferred and ordinary shares, 1962/64, different designs, the deferred certificate incorporates the company trade mark, both red, AVF. (2) More bonds and shares like this	£15
04/12/2011 Auction 135	Bonds and Shares	Lot 58	Great Britain, Mount's Bay Steam-Ship Co. Ltd., certificate No.303 for one share, 1881, company based at Penzance, Cornwall, black, very minor damage to left edge, folds, otherwise AVF. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£55
04/12/2011 Auction 135	Bonds and Shares	Lot 47	Great Britain, (24) titles include Darlington Iron Company 1873, Duffield Iron Company 1938, Norfolk Estury Co. Ltd. £50 share 1847 (11) Nuera Art-Silk Co. Ltd. 1928 (2), Bank Stock receipts (2) and Phoenix Fire Insurance Co. receipt 1836. Generally VF. More bonds and shares like this	£30
04/12/2011 Auction 135	Bonds and Shares	Lot 44	Great Britain (10) Bournemouth Steam Laundry co. Ltd. 1878, Midland Coal Coke & Iron Co. Ltd. debenture 1895, Grainger Smith Ltd. 1898, Metropolitan Water Board 1911, The Spies Petroleum Company 1912, Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co. Ltd. 1930, Mence Smith's Stores (Proprietors) Ltd. 1948, Sears Holdings Ltd. 1951, National Provincial Bank 1959, and Inveresk Paper Co. Ltd. 1960. Generally AVF or better. (10). More bonds and shares like this	£30
04/12/2011 Auction 135	Bonds and Shares	Lot 46	Great Britain (3), Great Northern Railway Company £25 share 1846 GVF, The Forcett Railway Company £20 share 1876, black on pink. Small tear at top left corner & creased, The Liverpool Overhead Railway Company share cert.1897, red, with cancelled stamp and ring binder holes.(3). More bonds and shares like this	£20
04/12/2011 Auction 135	Bonds and Shares	Lot 45	Great Britain (25), Charles Rowley & Company share certificates 1874, black with attractive title. Small holes top left otherwise AEF. Together with a Voluntary Liquidation letter dated 1910.	£15
04/09/2011 Auction 134	Bonds and Shares	Lot 31	Great Britain (16) certificates, titles include Associated Greyhound Racecourses Ltd. 1928, Associated Newspapers Ltd.1954, Beecham Group Ltd. 1954, Becker and Co Ltd. 1923, British Electric Traction Co. Ltd. 1959, Components Ltd. 1911, Imperial Continental Gas 1974-76 (3), London Wollen Company Ltd. 1912, Nuera Art-Silk Company Ltd. 1928, Premier Oil Ltd. 1920, Santa Feland Co. 1910, Septimus Parsonage & Co. Ltd. 1900, H & G Simonds Ltd. 1939, Tustabnovice Petroleum Ltd. 1907, mostly F to VF.(16). More bonds and shares like this	£35
04/09/2011 Auction 134	Bonds and Shares	Lot 35	Great Britain (6) Water Company certificates Bishops Waltham Water Company Ltd. 1865, East London Water Works Co. 1872 transfer certificate (2), Norfolk Estuary Co. £50 share 1847 (2), mostly GVF. (6). More bonds and shares like this	£30
04/09/2011 Auction 134	Bonds and Shares	Lot 40	Great Britain, Anglo Argentine Company Ltd. Share Warrant (Scrip)certificate for 5 x £1 shares 1868, a gold mining company at Gualilacn (San Juan) near the Chile border, stained otherwise Fair. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£30
04/09/2011 Auction 134	Bonds and Shares	Lot 53	Great Britain, River Thames Steam Boat Company Ltd. Certificate for Preference shares 1884, black on blue, tears at edges, Fair. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£20
06/03/2011 Auction 132	Bonds and Shares	Lot 68	Great Britain, Great North of England Railway Co., certificate for one share, 1836, ornate design with chain at left with links showing places on railway route, this certificate is made out to William Alexander Brooks who was the engineer of the Tees Navigation Company and involved with this railway, black, VF. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£200
06/03/2011 Auction 132	Bonds and Shares	Lot 59	Great Britain, 5 certificates, Bishops Waltham Water Co. Ltd., 1865, Chichester Olympia Ltd., 1912, New Brewery Company, Carlisle, Ltd., 1879, and Bournemouth Coffee Tavern Co. Ltd., 2 x transfer certificates, transferor and transferee, both 1885, VF. (5). More bonds and shares like this	£40
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
06/08/2010 Auction 129	Bonds and Shares	Lot 58	Great Britain, London Cemetery Company's Cemetery of St James at Highgate, grave certificate 1928, vignette of Highgate graveyard, burial site of Karl Marx, only one known, pin hole, VF More bonds and shares like this	£30
06/08/2010 Auction 129	Bonds and Shares	Lot 61	Great Britain, Plymouth, Devonport, and Stonehouse Cemetery Company, scrip certificate for four £25 shares, 1846, small format, brown on cream, scarce, only one known, AVF. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£25
03/07/2010 Auction 128	Bonds and Shares	Lot 48	Great Britain, A Sears Holdings collection of 37 certificates, Sears Holdings was the vehicle of Sir Charles Clore (1904-79), parent company of Selfridges and British Shoe Corporation. Clore was a major benefactor of the arts, (Clore Gallery at Tate Britain, Turner collection) and of Jewish charities. Certificates in lot are, J Sears & Co. (True Form Boot Co.), Ltd., 6 x certificates, four types, 1929-53, Sears Holdings Ltd., 10 x certificates, five types, 1955-58, all except one with ink facsimile signature of Charles Clore, 12 x certificates, 3 types, 1959-62, all with printed facsimile signature of Charles Clore, 8 x certificates, three types, 1971-74, and British Shoe Corporation Ltd., loan stock certificate 1974, various colours, some cancelled, mostly VF. (37). More bonds and shares like this	£90
03/07/2010 Auction 128	Bonds and Shares	Lot 54	Great Britain, Forcett Railway Company, certificate for £20 share, 1876, black on pink paper, the 5 1/2 mile Forcett Valley branch from the Darlington & Barnard Castle Railway kept its identity until merged into the LNER in 1921, creased, otherwise?AVF. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£55
03/07/2010 Auction 128	Bonds and Shares	Lot 42	Great Britain, 11 certificates of private investment companies, 8 titles, dated 1934-36, all company names either hand written or typed, certificates are numbered 2 to 6, all with embossed seals showing company name, mostly VF. (11). More bonds and shares like this	£22
07/12/2009 Auction 127	Bonds and Shares	Lot 56	Great Britain, Provident Institution for Life Insurance & Annuities 4 x share certificates 1807 &1810, large format, two ink cancelled through signatures, on heavy paper, Company acquired in 1906 by the?Rothschilds' Alliance Assurance Company, now Royal Sun Alliance, mostly VF.(4). More bonds and shares like this	£160
07/12/2009 Auction 127	Bonds and Shares	Lot 57	Great Britain, Provident Institution for Life Insurance & Annuities 5 x share certificates 1852 & 1857, on vellum, four with transfer certificates, black, Company acquired in 1906 by the?Rothschilds' Alliance Assurance Company, now Royal Sun Alliance, mostly VF. (5). More bonds and shares like this	£120
07/12/2009 Auction 127	Bonds and Shares	Lot 48	Great Britain, London Cemetery Company's Cemetery of St James at Highgate, grave certificate 1928, vignette of Highgate graveyard, burial sithe of Karl marx, only one known, pin hole, VF More bonds and shares like this	£36
07/12/2009 Auction 127	Bonds and Shares	Lot 55	Great Britain, Plymouth, Devonport, and Stonehouse Cemetery Company, scrip certificate for four £25 shares, 1846, small format, brown on cream, scarce, only one known, AVF. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£32
09/06/2009 Auction 126	Bonds and Shares	Lot 56	Great Britain, White Star Line Ltd., certificate for preference shares, 1928, ornate design with company?s flag at left, red, VF. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£65
07/06/2009 Auction 125	Bonds and Shares	Lot 78	Great Britain, Intercontinental Railway Co. Ltd., bearer certificates for five and ten shares, both 1905, was formed to take over the Channel Bridge and Railway Company and planned to use ferryboats between Calais and Dover, ornate design, text in English and French, black & blue and black & red respectively, UK revenue stamps, both VF. (2) More bonds and shares like this	£15
01/03/2009 Auction 124	Bonds and Shares	Lot 102	Great Britain, Sunderland Towage Co. Ltd., archive of the companies share certificates, 135 x certificates for fully paid shares, including certificate No.1, all cancelled, plus book containing 7 x partially issued certificates and 46 x unissued certificates, also 50 x fully paid preference shares, all cancelled, plus book containing 2 x certificates with signatures removed and 45 x unissued certificates, all issued certificates dated 1900-1918, blue and red respectively, issued mostly VF, unissued mostly EF. (285).The Sunderland Towage Company was founded on 1st August 1900 to own and manage the tugs formerly owned by a Sunderland Collier Company Messrs Taylor and Sanderson. The initial capital was £2,400 in £1 shares, this was later increased to £10,000, made up of 5,000 ordinary shares and 5,000 preference shares. By March 1918 William France, Fenwick & Co. Ltd, a much larger tug owning company of Newcastle, had acquired a large proportion of the issued shares. It is believed that the remaining shareholders transferred their holdings into a new company, France, Fenwick Tyne and Wear Ltd. More bonds and shares like this	£480
01/03/2009 Auction 124	Bonds and Shares	Lot 82	Great Britain, A.B.C. Motors (1920) Ltd., certificate for preference shares, 1920, this company originally made motor cycles and engines, in 1920 it completed its first motor car, factory was situated in Surrey, ornate border, blue, AVF. (1). More bonds and shares like this	£40
07/12/2008 Auction 123	Bonds and Shares	Lot 83	Great Britain, Cunard Steam Ship Company Ltd., Mortgage Debenture for £100 dated 1909 and signed by Thomas Royden, blue on white. Very fine. More bonds and shares like this	£110
07/12/2008 Auction 123	Bonds and Shares	Lot 91	Great Britain, Marine & General Acoustic Co.Ltd.,certificate for 50 £1 shares,1937, green. Creased at folds. Together with a prospectus stating company's intention to acquire Watamps Company (concerned with the development of an advanced system of Wireless Control and Relay capable of meeting the special requirements of the British Admiralty). More bonds and shares like this	£30
07/06/2008 Auction 121	Bonds and Shares	Lot 1136	Great Britain, collection of 34 assorted certificates, titles include The Great Southern of Spain Railway company 1926, British Cotton Growing Assoc. 1968 (4), London Transport 1947, I.C.I., House of Fraser 1973, Rank Organisation 1977, Gaumont-British Picture Corp. 1943, Calico Printers 1933, Enfield Furniture 1959, Whitehead Aircraft 1921 (this torn & fair), Greenhall Whitley 1961 (5), Uk Co-operative Investment 1935 & 1936,George Wimpey 1958. etc., mixed condition F to EF. Together with a stock book of 60 unissued Crawley, Russell & Co., certificates, circa 1936. More bonds and shares like this	£30
01/03/2008 Auction 120	Bonds and Shares	Lot 24	Great Britain, 12 certificates, Pattisons Ltd., 1899, Glasgow Tramway & Omnibus Co. Ltd., 1894, Bridport Railway Co., 1898, cancelled, Tay Oil and Paint Company Dundee Ltd., 1915, Belgian-Dutch Bituminous Rock Paving Co. Ltd., 2 x certificates, both 1871, More bonds and shares like this	£60
01/03/2008 Auction 120	Bonds and Shares	Lot 27	Great Britain, 4 unissued certificates, all oil related, Reesoils Ltd., 191-, Scottish Oils Ltd., 19--, Burmah Oil Company (Pipe Lines) Ltd., 19--, and Burmah Oil Company (Tankers) Ltd., 19--, all AEF. (4) More bonds and shares like this	£50
01/03/2008 Auction 120	Bonds and Shares	Lot 30	Great Britain, Aircraft Disposal Co. Ltd., registered debenture for £145, dated 1923, ornate border, black on green. The company was formed in 1920 to dispose of surplus aircraft from the R.A.F.. after WW1, the aircraft were stored at Croydon Aerodrome.	£20

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