Bank and private checks, shares, bonds and documents (70) from GB, Scotland, USA and other world (40) including Mexicana de Petroleo Company 'EL-AGUILA' S.A 1949 (2) Improved Chilling and Transport Limited 1919, Texiana Petroleum Company 1923, The Anglo-Russian Trust Limited 1919, Alpha Petroleum Company limited 1911, the Gula-Kalumpog-Rubber Estates Ltd.1923 and many other bonds plus documents (17) mostly from the Constantine Oilfields Limited and General Certificates, in mixed grades
China, 6 bonds, Emprunt Industriel du Gouvernment de la Republique Chinoise, bond for 500 francs, also unissued provisional bond, both 1914, Railway Equipment Loan of 1922, bond for £20, and Tientsin?Pukow Railway, Deutsch-Asiatische issue, bond for £20 and £100 dated 1908 plus bond for £20 dated 1910, with coupons, F-VF. (6).
China, Chemin de Fer Lung-Tsing-U-Hai, 1920 Loan, 10 x bonds for 500 francs, and 1921 Loan, 10 x bonds for 500 francs, black & brown and black & green respectively, no coupons remain, mostly VF. (20).
China, Chinese Sugar Co. Ltd., certificate for ten shares, 1922, ornate design incorporates fields, train and ship, text in Chinese, mauve on pale green, folded, otherwise VF. (1).
China, Consolidated Bonds of the First Year National Loan, bond for $1,000, dated 1921, ornate border, text in Chinese on face, English on reverse, dull red on pale green, with coupons, VF. (1).
China, Dah Tung Cotton Manufacturing Co. Ltd., share certificate, 1948, vignette of strange looking machine, text in Chinese, seal in English, brown & yellow, VF. (1).
China, ImperialChineseGovernment 1908 Gold Loan, 6 x bonds for £20, all Banque de l?Indo-Chine issue, all with vignette of walled city, black & green, right and bottom margins uneven where coupons cut for payment, no coupons remain, mostly AVF. (6).
China, ImperialChineseGovernment Hukuang Railways 1911 Gold Loan, 3 x bonds for £100, all issued by the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank, vignette of speeding train, red & black, four coupons remain, mostly VF. (3).
China, Shanghai Land Investment Co. Ltd., certificate for shares of five taels, Shanghai 1941, company incorporated in Hong Kong, ornate design with vignette at left of workman painting a traditional house, brown, pinholes at top left, central fold, AVF. (1).
China, Shanghai Worsted Mill Ltd., share certificate, 1947, company incorporated in Hong Kong, ornate border incorporates two kittens at top, purple, VF. (1).
France, Association Phonique des Grands Artistes, certificate for one share, Paris 1906, very attractive certificate with many vignettes including, female with gramophone, cherub, records, violin and the Opera House, design by Paul Poncet, large format, brown & yellow, with coupons, AVF. (1).
France, Compagnie Internationale Phonique, founders share, Paris 1907, large vignettes of women, gramophone and records, large format, navy on green, with coupons, small repair to left margin, does not affect print, otherwise AVF. (1).
France, Groupement National de la Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel, certificate for one share, Paris 1926, very attractive Gothic style design incorporates views of Mont-Saint-Michel, blue and pale green, with coupons, AVF. (1).
France, S.A. Cinema National, Monopole Sud-Ouest des Films Pathe Freres, share certificate, Bordeaux 1907, attractive design incorporates views of several towns including Bordeaux and Toulouse, brown & green, with coupons, AVF. (1).
France, Venise a Paris S.A., certificate for one share, Paris 1899, large vignettes of landmarks in Venice, also gondolas, the company was incorporated for the Italian Pavilion at the great Paris exhibition of 1900, blue, with coupons, central fold, minor discolouration at fold, otherwise AVF. (1).
Great Britain, 9 bearer certificates, Cote d?Ivoire & Adulessa Co. Ltd., 1902, Paramatta Copper Mines Ltd., 1903, Sherrin and Partners Ltd., 1902, Swedish Iron Mines and Furnaces Ltd., 1911, Kokumbo (Ivory Coast) Co. Ltd., 1903, Carballino Gold and Arsenic Mines Ltd., 1907, Melincourt Collieries Ltd., 1903, Hendersonson?s Nigel Ltd., 1895, and Tirdonkin Collieries Ltd., 1903, all with text in English and French, all with UK revenue stamps, all with coupons, mostly F-VF. (9).
Great Britain, Anglican Smelting, Reduction & Coal Co. Ltd., book containing 100 certificates for twenty shares, all 1858, ornate heading, black on pink, mostly EF. (100).
Great Britain, Manchester Ship Canal Co., £100 registered redeemable debenture, 1927, very attractive design with vignette of ship at top, blue on buff, printed by Bradbury Wilkinson, UK revenue stamp, VF. (1).
Great Britain, SalopFire Office Ltd., certificate No.4 for one share, dated 1909, certificate made out to Nathaniel Charles Rothschild and signed by him as a director, manuscript certificate heading, black, red seal, perforated cancelled, pin holes at top left, otherwise VF. (1).
Japan, South ManchuriaRailway Co. Ltd., bond for 500 yuan, 1924, ornate design with underprint of oncoming train, text in Japanese, company name in English on front of train, brown, one coupon remains, AVF. (1).
Lebanon, S. A. Ottomane des Tramways Libanais Nord et Sud de Beyrouth, founders share dated 1896, and bond dated 1900, ornate design with small train at bottom, blue & pink, and black & pink respectively, one with coupons, both VF. (2).
Nigeria, Juga (Nigeria) Tin and Power Co. Ltd., 5 x bearer certificates for twenty-five shares, 1912-13, ornate border, text in English and French, black & green, with coupons, all VF. (5).
Peru, Republic del Peru, 7% GovernmentLoan for 100 soles, Lima 1871, loan used for various construction projects in the port of Arica, vignettes of Peruvian arms and seated Liberty, black & green, with coupons, minor aging to paper, otherwise VF. (1).
Russia, 7 bonds and certificates, Société Métallurgique de l?Oural-Volga, 1896, Société Générale de l?Industrie Miniere & Métallurgique en Russie, 1897, S.A. des Manufactures de Lin et de Coton de Kostroma, 1899, S.A. des Forges et Acieries d?Ekaterinoslaw, 1895, Société Cotonniere Russo-Francaise, 1910, Compagnie Houillere et Métallurgique Novo?Pavlovka, 1898, and Tramways et Enterprises Electriques de la Banlieue de St. Petersbourg, all with coupons, F-VF. (7).
Russia, Riasan Koslov Railway 1886 Loan, bonds for 500 marks (A), 500 marks (B), 1,000 marks and 2,000 marks, (DH 1104 a, b, c, & d), ornate border, various colours, all with talons, all VF. (4).
South Africa, De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd., bearer certificate for five preference shares, London 1902, signed by Francis Oats, ornate design incorporating coat of arms at top, text in English and French, black & green, with coupons, stamped cancelled, AVF. (1).
South Africa, De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd., bearer certificate for onr preference share, London 1930, signed by Lord Bessborough, ornate design incorporating coat of arms at top, text in English and French, black & green, no coupons remain, stamped cancelled, VF. (1).
Switzerland, Société Immobiliere des Bains de Mer de San Stefano, certificate for one share, Geneva 1910, ornate border, blue on yellow, with coupons, VF. (1).
U.S.A., 8 certificates, all oil or petroleum related, Thos. A. HendricksPetroleum and Mineral Co., 1889, Higgins-Mexia Oil Co., 1922, Calumet Petroleum Co., 1918, Tuxpam Star Oil Corp., 1918, Sedalia and California Oil Co., 1902, Altoona Midway Oil Co., 1902, Young Oil Co., 1917, and Becky Sharp Oil Co., 1902, all with vignettes of oil wells, mostly VF. (8).
U.S.A., Indiana Southern Railway Co., $1,000 first mortgage bond, 1866, several vignettes including train and allegorical figures, signed on the reverse by Samuel Tilden as trustee, black & green, with coupons, VF. (1).
U.S.A., Kentucky and Great Eastern Railway Co., unissued bond for $1,000, dated 1875, attractive vignette of Boone being rescued by Kenton, black & green, with coupons, AVF. (1).
U.S.A., Town of Sodus, County of Wayne, bond for $500, dated 1870, three vignettes including train and farmer, cancelled, bottom edge slightly uneven where coupons cut for payment, no coupons remain, AVF. (1).
Treasuryone poundWarren Fisher (10) T31 prefixes C1/49, E1/97, E1/100, F1/62, F1/67, G1/36, K1/37, L1/50, L1/72 & Z1/49 control note issued 1923, Pick359a, average VG to Fine+, also some assorted GB and world
Bank of England accumulation (11) mixed grade lot, face value £12-50, includes blue £1 (2), Britannia £5 J61, a few O'Brien Britannia 10/- (3) and various QE2 £1 and ten shillings including Fforde M75 replacement GEF
Bank of England accumulation (32) face value £418 includes Fforde £10 (2), some 10/- & £1 replacements, mostly high grade high value modern issues, viewing recommended
Bank of England accumulation (49) mixed grade face value £115 includes portrait £10 (6) Hollom, Fforde & Page, rest mainly portrait £1's and some later issues, & some Bulgarian 1951 issues (7)
Bank of England accumulation in album with slipcase, circa £60 face value includes Fforde 10/- (18) mostly UNC, consecutive pair portrait Page £10 EF, Britannia O'Brien £5 almost UNC, rest various grades
Error £20 BaileyB402 prefix DH52 issued 2004, a major error on face, all of Queens head & most of script missing, only underprint, serial numbers & signature visible, very striking, almost UNC
Error £20 LowtherB386 prefix AC40, 1/4 right side missing, extra paper at top with colour bars, central tear from when issued, striking error in EF and comes as a pair with its consecutive normally issued note which is UNC
Five Pounds CatternsHull 2nd March 1933 practically Mint State and unheard of in such a high grade, serial T/124 10570 DugglebyB228 exceptional and desirable
Five Pounds whiteBealeB270London dated 17 March 1951 prefix U16 VG folded into four and with small hole in the centre marked in red pencil left of 'Bank' and ink stamped on the reverse
Five Pounds whiteO'BrienB275London dated 19 February 1955 prefix Z01 VG folded into four and with an inked figure and holed in the centre, stamped on reverse
Five Pounds whiteO'BrienB275London dated 19 February 1955 Z01 008096 VG folded into four and with an inked figure and holed in the centre, stamped on reverse
One pound Henry HasewhiteB201a dated 13th October 1808, very faint watermark, multiple tears with paper repairs on reverse (in old frame), Poor but scarce
One pounds (16) 1st & last series issues, Peppiatt (4) prefixes H17B, S02A (2) and S23A, Beale (9) prefixes H39J (3), H42J (3), H81B, L28J & L52J, O'Brien (3) prefixes K53K and replacements S72S & S76S, some consecutives, average EF or better
One pounds (3) all with Chief Cashier autographed signatures of J.B.Page, B320 prefix X28A about EF, B322 prefix EY60 and B339 prefix 53A, these both UNC
Ten pounds & Five pounds white low quality Italian WW2 forgeries dated 1938 (origin Naples area) with printed watermark, both about EF plus low grade Bernhard £5 dated 1937 repaired with backing paper
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