Great Britain (21) The Kinetic Company Limited, 1910 issue for £3500 First debentures, each for £10 (18) VF to GVF, East LondonWater 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
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.
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).
Great Britain, East LondonWater Works share certificate 1808, on vellum with set company seal, together with a transfer certificate 1822, this stained. VF and better (2)
Great Britain, York City and County BankingCompany, certificate for one share, 1869, attractive vignettes of York Cathedral and two of the City's medieval gates, black, AVF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Alliance Marine Assurance Company, policy on ship ‘Emerald' sailed from London to St. Vincent, 1838, plain format, black, AVF. (1).
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).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, North British Insurance Company, fire policy, 1841, large vignette of ST Andrew, beasts and arms, black, some discolouration, F. (1).
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).
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).
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).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Caledonian Fire Insurance Company, fire policy, 1818, vignette of allegorical female with spear and shield, black, AVF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, AberdeenFire and Life Assurance Company, life annuity policy, 1838, vignette of allegorical female with children, black, repairs to weakness at folds, otherwise AVF. (1).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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
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).
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).
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).
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)
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).
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 PhoenixFireInsurance Co. receipt 1836. Generally VF.
Great Britain (3), Great Northern RailwayCompany £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).
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.
Great Britain (16) certificates, titles include Associated Greyhound Racecourses Ltd. 1928, Associated Newspapers Ltd.1954, Beecham Group Ltd. 1954, Becker and Co Ltd. 1923, BritishElectric 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).
Great Britain (6) WaterCompany 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).
Great Britain, Anglo Argentine Company Ltd. Share Warrant (Scrip)certificate for 5 x £1 shares 1868, a goldmining company at Gualilacn (San Juan) near the Chile border, stained otherwise Fair. (1).
Great Britain, Great North of EnglandRailway 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).
Great Britain, 5 certificates, Bishops Waltham Water Co. Ltd., 1865, ChichesterOlympia 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).
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 ArthurGilliat, 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.
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
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).
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).
Great Britain, Forcett RailwayCompany, 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).
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).
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).
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).
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
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).
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)
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.
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).
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).
Great Britain, collection of 34 assorted certificates, titles include The Great Southern of SpainRailwaycompany 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.
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.
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