Bank and Private Cheques, Bonds and Documents (46) GB, Scotland and USA (12) World (34) 19th and 20th Century includes Bonds (12) Compania Mexicana De Petroleo 'El Aguila' (2), the Gula-Kalumpog-Rubber Estates Limited 1925, Societe Miniere Anonyme Ottomane De Carassou 1910, Lindsay Consolidated Mines Limited, Anglo-Russian Trust Limited, Charles Laffite and Company Limited, plus others in mixed grades
BOOK: Bradshaw's Railway Manual, Shareholders Guide and Directory 1871, attractive red card covers, gilt embossed. Tear to first map otherwise good second hand condition & scarce.
Brazil, Brazil Railway Co., 3 x first mortgagegold bonds 1909 large vignette of train crossing bridge, black & blue, right margin uneven where coupons cut for payment, NVF. (3).
China, ChineseGovernment 1912 Gold Loan, bond for £20, and 3 x bonds for £100, ornate design, black & blue and black & green respectively, all with coupons, F-VF. (4).
China, ChineseGovernment 8% Skoda Loan II, dated 1925, bonds for £1,000, £100, £50 and £10, ornate border, various colours, all with coupons, VF-EF. (4).
China, ChineseGovernmentShanghai_Hanchow Ningpo Railway Completion Loan of 1936, bonds for £50 and £100, both large format with vignette of Sun Yat Sen at top right, various colours, with coupons, VF. (2).
China, ChineseGovernmentTreasury Notes, dated 1919, (Vickers Loan), 15 x bonds for £100, vignette of river scene, black & green, with coupons, mostly VF. (5)
China, ChineseGovernmentTreasury Notes, dated 1919, (Vickers Loan), 15 x bonds for £100, vignette of river scene, black & green, with coupons, mostly VF. (5)
China, ChineseGovernmentTreasury Notes, dated 1919, (Vickers Loan), 9 x bonds for £100, vignette of river scene, black & green, all with coupons, F-VF. (9).
China, ChineseGovernmentTreasury Notes, dated 1919, (Vickers Loan), bond No.9590 for £500, vignette of river scene, black & blue, this bond has the original coupons and as such is a scarce variety, the bond should have been submitted for stamping and then returned with a new coupon sheet, (Kuhlmann reference 501OC), VF. (1).
China, ChineseImperialGovernment 1898 Gold Loan, 2 x bonds for £25, 1 x bond for £50 and 1 x bond for £100, all Deutsch-Asiatische Bank issue, various colours, all with coupons, all uncancelled, these were large format working documents and as such show signs of usage, mostly F-VF. (4).
China, ChineseImperialRailwayGold Loan, Imperial Railways of North China, bond for £100, London 1899, large format, brown on pale blue, with coupons, better condition than that usually seen for this issue, VF. (1).
China, ImperialChineseGovernment 1908 Gold Loan, 3 bonds for £20, all Banque de L'Indo-Chinese issue, all with vignette of walled city, green and green, right and bottom margins uneven where coupons cut for payment, no coupons remain, mostly VF. (3).
China, ImperialChineseGovernment 1908 Gold Loan, bond for £20, French issue and bond for £100, British issue, both with vignette of walled city, green and mauve respectively, right and bottom margins uneven where coupons cut for payment, no coupons remain, both AVF. (2).
China, ImperialChineseGovernment Tientsin-Pukow RailwayLoan, 2 x bonds for £100, London 1908, ornate design, black & orange, both with fractional scrip certificates and coupon receipts, also Vickers Loan of 1919, bond for £100, all with coupons, all VF. (3).
China, Lung-Tsing-U-Hai Railway 1913 Gold Loan, 30 x unissued bonds for £20, ornate border, large format, black & blue, with full coupon sheet, all EF. (30).
Collection, 7 bonds, Kingdom of Bulgaria 1928 Stabilisation Loan, 5 x bonds for £100, Kingdom of Roumania 1922 External Loan, bond for £100, and State of Oaxaca, Mexico, 1910 Loan, bond for 1,000 pesos, all with vignettes, all with coupons, mostly VF. (7).
Cuba, Empresa del Ferro-Carril de Guantanamo, certificate for one share, 1882, vignettes of train at top, allegorical female at bottom, black, stamped cancelled, AVF. (1).
Egypt, 4 certificates, Tramways d?Alexandrie (Egypte), 1899, Chemins de Fer de la Basse-Egypte, 1912, Alexandria & Ramleh Railway Co. Ltd., 1903, and Aboukir Land Co., 1961, mostly VF. (4).
Egypt, Jardins & Vignobles d?Egypt, bearer certificate for five shares, 1947, very attractive design with large borders incorporating grapes, palm trees and other fruits, black on bright blue, with coupons, VF. (1).
Germany, City of Dresden 1927 Sterling Loan, 5 x bonds for £100, ornate border, black on green, all with coupons, one bond damaged, otherwise F-VF. (5).
Germany, Conversion Office for German Foreign Debts, 5 x bonds for $1,000, dated 1936, vignette of figures representing agriculture and industry, black & orange, with coupons, all AEF. (5).
Germany, Conversion Office for German Foreign Debts, 5 x bonds for $100, dated 1936, vignette of figures representing agriculture and industry, black & blue, with coupons, all AEF. (5).
Great Britain, 12 certificates from the 1930s, 3 x Middle Witwatersrand (Western Areas) Ltd., all 1936, 5 x Ashanti Kotoko Mining Co. Ltd., all 1935, 4 x Klerksdorp Consolidated Goldfields Ltd, bearer option certificates, all 1934, mostly VF. (12).
Great Britain, 5 Victorian certificates, Liverpool Cold Storage and Ice Co. Ltd. 1897, LeedsYork and Park Place Warehouse Co. Ltd. transfer certificate 1896, Tocopilla Copper Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd. 1887, Benson and Co. Ltd. 1877, and Amalgamated Water-Gas Companies Ltd. 1895, mostly VF. (5).
Great Britain, bonds of DudleyNorth (1639-1668), politician & author. six, regarding money lending in the City of London. On vellum & paper, some suffering slight damage, dated 1639, 1640 & 1667. Sold with further details of the loans. A most interesting and early collection.
Great Britain, Church of England Life & Fire Assurance, Trust & Annuity Institution, 7 x certificates for five shares, all 1840, ornate design, black, F-AVF. (7)
Great Britain, Great Northern Railway Co., 5 x certificates for one share, all 1846, coat of arms at top, black on pink, two have very small piece missing from top right hand corner, otherwise VF. (5)
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, Northern Counties Union Railway Co., 3 x certificates for one share, all 1846, ornate heading, black, two are creased, otherwise VF. (3)
Great Britain, Rank Organisation Ltd., approximately 450 certificates, mostly either ordinary shares or ‘A? non voting shares, but a few certificates relate to other class of shares, dated 1962-77, 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, mostly VF. (450+)
Great Britain, Staffordshire Joint Stock Bank Ltd., certificate for five shares, 1865, vignette of allegorical female with industrial scene in background, black, VF. (1)
Great Britain, Stockton & DarlingtonRailway Co., certificate No.15396 for one class ‘A? preference share, 1858, large vignette of train crossing viaduct, black on pale lilac, a nice clean example of this classic certificate, VF. (1)
Great Britain, Vauxhall Bridge Co., certificate No.24 for five shares, 1809, printed on vellum, black, large copper seal at left depicting a Saxon warrior, as is usual, some foxing to vellum, otherwise VF. (1)
Great Britain, Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co. Ltd., 12 x ordinary shares, dated 1918-1935, and 11 x new preference shares, dated 1892-1908, black and red respectively, seal depicts ship, all cancelled, mostly VF. (23)
Great Britain, West Indian Exploration Co. Ltd., share certificate, 1893, ornate design, black, also, West Cowes Sea-Bathing Co. Ltd., share certificate, 1870, printed on vellum, black, and Bath College Co. Ltd., debenture, 1895, all VF. (3).
Great Britain, WestminsterTemperance Hall Society Co. Ltd., certificate for one class ‘B? share, 1874, small format, black, minor creasing to paper, otherwise AVF. (1).
Great Britain, Winchester Cemetery Co., certificate No.269 for one share, 1841, printed on vellum, black, red seal, a little discolouration to vellum at left, otherwise VF. (1)
Italy, Monferrato Railways Ltd., 6 x £100 mortgage debenture bonds, all 1887, black, UK revenue stamps, small cancel perforations through signatures, all VF. (6).
Russia, 13 railway bonds, Armavir-Touapse 1909 Loan, bond for £100, Kokand-Namangan 1910 Loan, bond for £20, and 7 x bonds for £100, Wolmar 1910 Loan, bond for £20, and Black-Sea-Kuban 1911 Loan, 3 x bonds for £20, all with coupons, mostly F-VF. (13).
Russia, 15 city and railroad bonds, City of Moscow 1908 Loan, 7 x bonds for £20, Nicolas Railroad 1867 issue, bond for £20, 1869 issue, 2 x bonds for £100, and Armavir-Touapse Railway 1909 Loan, 5 x bonds for £100, all with coupons, mostly F-VF. (15).
Russia, 23 State loans, 1906 State Loan, 8 x bonds for 500 francs, 5 x bonds for 2,500 francs and 1 x bond for 5,000 francs, 1909 State Loan, 7 x bonds for 500 francs, and 2 x bonds for 2,500 francs, all with coupons, mostly F-VF. (23).
Russia, 8 City bonds, City of St-Petersburg 1901 Loan, bond for 500 francs, 1908 Loan, bond for 500 francs, 1913 Loan, bonds for £20 and £100, City of Nikolaef 1912 Loan, first series, bonds for £20 and £100, second series, bond for £20, heavy damage, and City of Saratoff 1909 Loan, bond for 2,500 francs, all with coupons, Poor-VF. (8).
Russia, Black-Sea-Kuban Railway 1911 Loan, bonds for £20, £100 and £500, ornate border, orange, blue and green respectively, with coupons, the £500 bond has some minor edge damage to right margin, otherwise AVF. (3).
Russia, City of Kieff, (Municipal ElectricTramway) 5% Loan of 1914, scrip certificates for £500 (2) these rare, £100 (2) and £20 (15). Generally fine, however £500 issues better with pinholes AVF, each with interest endorsement stamps. (19)
Russia, City of Kieff, XXII Loan of 1914, bonds for £20, £100 and £500, all ornate design with coat of arms at top, various colours, all with coupons, AVF-VF. (3).
Russia, Russian 1822 RothschildLoan, bond No.21549 for £148 or 960 roubles, double headed eagle at top, hand signed by Nathan Meyer Rothschild as contractor in margin, black, with talon, usual weakness at folds, F. (1).
Russia, RussianCollieries Co. Ltd., share warrants to bearer for 5, 10, 25 and 50 shares, all 1902, very attractive Waterlow printed certificates with large vignette of allegorical female with train and mine in background, various colours, all with coupons, all VF or better, (4).
South Africa, British South Africa Co. Ltd., share certificate, 1926, ornate with large vignette of company?s coat of arms, black on pink, also certificate of rights, 1902, signed by Earl Grey, black on green, plus Cape Stock Farming Co. Ltd., share certificate, 1883, black, all VF. (3).
South Africa, Louriesfontein Syndicate Ltd., 8 x share certificates, 1896-97, ornate design, blue, all have two Cape of Good Hope adhesive revenue stamps, all VF. (8).
Spain, Banco Regional de Igualada, 5 x certificates for one share, series ‘A?, and 3 x certificates for five shares, series ‘B?, all 1881, very attractive border incorporating symbols of trade and coat of arms, black & brown and black & green respectively, with coupons, all VF. (8).
Spain, Valencia and Liria Railway Co. Ltd., 13 x bearer warrants for one share, all 1888, attractive design with ornate border, text in English, French and Spanish, brown on cream, UK revenue stamp, with coupons, all VF or better, (13).
U.S.A. 10 bonds, CantonAberdeen & Nashville Rail Road Co. 1884, Rome Watertown and Ogdensburgh Rail Road Co. 1874, Winona and Southwestern Railway Co. 1888, Utica and Black River Railroad Co. 1890, ClevelandCincinnatiChicago and St. Louis Railway Co. 1890-91 two types, American Tropical Planting Co. 1899, and West Shore Railroad Co. 1885, all with vignettes, 6 without coupons, F-VF. (10).
U.S.A. 3 railroad bonds and 16 certificates, Utica and Black River Railroad Co., 3 x bonds, 1890, large vignette of passenger train, right margin uneven where coupons cut for payment, Boston and Albany Rail Road Co., 4 x certificates, 1915-37, West Jersey and Seashore Railroad Co., 4 x certificates, 1933-58, Chicago, Rock Island and PacificRailway Co., 2 x certificates, 1915, and Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co., 6 x certificates, two types, 1931-58, all with railway vignettes, all VF or better, (19).
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).
U.S.A. Canton, Aberdeen & Nashville Rail Road Co., 3 x $1,000 gold bonds, 1884, vignette of train at top, cotton ball at bottom, signed on reverse by Stuyvesant Fish as trustee, black, hole cancelled, with coupons, all VF or better. (3).
U.S.A. Wabash Railroad Co., 5 x certificates for ten shares, 1910, vignettes of horses heads and eagle, black & blue, UK revenue stamp, uncancelled, VF. (5).
Treasury forgeries (3) all thicker paper, they look contemporary but possibly later, 10 shillings T8 prefix T/30 overstamped FORGED and T15 prefix Z/7 and £1 T14 prefix J/44, last two with Arabic Dardanelle overprint, all Fine or better
A collection in three albums with value in Bank of England material with a £50 Somerset A16 prefix, £20 Fforde A01 prefix these EF others including £5s and accompanied by a box of mostly GB 20th century coinage including a few in silver
Bank of England (13) includes Gill £5 prefix A01 1st run UNC, £10 Hollom A11 aUNC blue wartime £1 aUNC various 10/- (4) & £1 (6) includes Beale prefix L18J about UNC plus assorted commemorative GB and Cyprus coins including GB 1986 UNC set
Bank of England accumulation (10) face value £44.50 includes Page £20 B328 & £10 B326 both GEF, Britannia £5 good Fine, O'BRIEN 10/- B271 prefix Y06X EF, most have small mount marks reverse
Bank of England accumulation (11) in Lindner album, face value £47.50 includes Britannia £5 B277 prefix D19 EF+, Page £10 B326 prefix C74 VF+, Gill £20 B355 prefix 01U about EF, also foreign (5) in Rothmans collector folder
Bank of England accumulation (19) face value £32, includes Britannia £5 prefix A30 good Fine, Page £10 Prefix B67 VF, Page £1 B337 prefix A01 UNC, O'Brien £1 consecutive run prefix L98J (3) about EF
Bank of England accumulation (45) face value £86.50, a good range from Catterns to Page includes Britannia £5 (2) Page £10 M06 replacement, mauve 10/- (2), etc, average good Fine to VF, later issues in higher grades
Bank of England matching low number set Gill £5 B357, Kentfield £10 B366, Gill £20 B358 plus Kentfield £50 B377 all with serial number A01 001263, counting flick only, about UNC to UNC
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