Bulgaria, Kingdom of Bulgaria 1928 Stabilisation Loan, 7 x bonds for £100, vignette of allegorical female with rural scenes in background, black & red, with coupons, mostly
China, 10 certificates, Banque Industrial de Chine, 3 x certificates dated 1913, and 2 x certificates dated 1920, all very ornate with dragons, pagoda and town view, Société Belge d?Entreprises en Chine, 1924, Compagnie Générale de Chemins de Fer en Chine, unissued, Compagnie Financière Belgo-Chinoise, 1926, issued and unissued, also Compagnie Générale de Chemins de Fer et de Tramways en Chine, 1920, all with coupons, all VF or better. (10).
China, ChineseGovernment 23rd Year (1934) 6% Sterling Indemnity Loan, bond No.6062 for £1,000, vignette of Sun Yat Sen at top, black, red & blue, with coupons, VF. (1).
China, ChineseGovernmentTreasury Notes, dated 1919, (Vickers Loan), bond No.9937 for £1,000, vignette of river scene, black & brown, with coupons, AVF. (1).
China, ImperialChineseGovernment Hukuang Railways 1911 Gold Loan, 2 x bonds for £20, German issue and French issue, vignette of train, black & green, also Chinese Imperial Government 1898 Gold Loan, bond for £50, uncancelled German issue, orange, 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).
China, Republic of China Secured Sinking Fund Bonds of 1937, (also known as Pacific Development Loan), bond No.M4052 for $1,000, attractive vignette of pagoda, black & blue, with coupons, VF. (1)
China, Republic of China Two Year 1919 Gold LoanTreasury Notes, bond No.1756 for $1,000, attractive vignette of pagoda, black & orange, with coupons and scrip certificate, VF. (1).
Ethopia, Chemins de Fer Ethiopiens, certificate for 500 francs share, Paris 1899, large vignette of King and entourage awaiting approaching train, brown & yellow, with coupons, VF. (1).
Great Britain, 36 railway dividend counterfoils, dated 1857-1906, 11 different railways, no duplication of dates, titles include, North Eastern, LondonBrighton and South Coast, North British, London and South Western, Great Eastern, Buckinghamshire, Midland, Metropolitan, mostly VF. (36).
Great Britain, British & CommonwealthShipping Co. Ltd., certificate for preference shares, 1956, very attractive multicoloured border, incorporating flags, crown, anchor, thistles and roses, VF. (1).
Great Britain, English & French Bank Ltd., bearer share warrant for one share, 1881, vignette of allegorical figures with train and ship in background, black, UK revenue stamp, with coupons, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Grainger & Smith Ltd., 8 x certificates, three types, all 1898, all with vignette of Dudley Castle and ornate border incorporating coats of arms, various colours, all cancelled with red endorsement, otherwise all VF. (8).
Great Britain, Rank Organisation Ltd, 19 x certificates, dated 1960-1977, eight different types, four have the ink stamp signature of Lord Rank (J.Arthur Rank, founder of Rank Films), 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, F-VF. (19).
Great Britain, Rugby, Derby & ManchesterRailway, 4 x certificates for five shares, and 4 x certificates for ten shares, all 1845, ornate heading, blue and brown respectively, all have top right hand corner cut away to cancel, mostly F-AVF. (8).
Great Britain, Vickers Ltd., 3 x stock certificates, 1940-1954, two types, all with Vickers trade mark at left, black on green and black on pink, F-VF. (3).
Italy, Genoa and District Water Works Co. Ltd., £20 debenture, 1913, very attractive vignette of Genoa harbour with many ships, text in English and Italian, black & red, with coupons, VF. (1).
Mexico, City Council of Oaxaca, 3 x bonds for 1,000 pesos, all 1910, ornate with vignette of females head, black & orange, will coupons, also National Railways of Mexico, certificate dated 1910 and bond dated 1907, mostly VF. (5).
Palestine, Palestine-British Bank Ltd., 15 x bearer certificates for ten shares, all 1963, ornate border, black & green, all with UK revenue stamp, all with coupons, all AEF. (15).
Peru, Compania del Ferrocarril de la Oroya y Mineral de Pasco, certificate for £100 share, Lima 1878, very attractive with vignettes including, train, Indian, llamas, and miners, black & brown, red seal, AEF. (1)
Russia, Companie du Chemin de Fer de Moscou-Windau-Rybinsk, 5 x bonds for 500 francs, all 1903, ornate border, black & green, all with coupons, all VF. (5).
Russia, State Loan of 1906, 5 x bonds for 500 francs, 6 x bonds for 2,500 francs, and bond for 5,000 francs, ornate border, various colours, with coupons, mostly VF. (12).
Spain, Compania del Ferro-Carril Trasversal del Principado de Cataluna, 23 x titulo de fundacion al portador, all Barcelona 1883, very ornate design incorporates, figures, columns, town, train on bridge, black on yellow, with coupons, mostly VF or better. (23).
Spain, Valencia and Liria Railway Co. Ltd., 11 x bearer warrants for one share, all 1888, attractive design with ornate border, text in English, French and Spanish, brown on cream, UK revenues stamp, with coupons, all VF. or better. (11).
U.S.A., 25 Philadelphia streetcar certificates, Continental Passenger Railway Co., of Philadelphia, 5 x certificates, 1890-91, all signed by William L Elkins, Philadelphia Rapid Traction Co., 5 x certificates, green 1905, Philadelphia Traction Co., 5 x certificates, 1898, Second & Third Street Passenger Railway Co., of Philadelphia, 5 x certificates, 1870-72, all issued and cancelled, plus Navy Yard, Broad St. and Fairmount Railway Co., 5 x unissued certificates. All certificates in lot with vignettes, mostly VF. (25). *William L Elkins. 1832-1903, oil promoter. Refined the first gasoline. With Widener, see previous lot, built a greater streetcar mileage than anyone else - in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Chicago.
U.S.A., American Express Co., capital 10,000 shares, certificate No.1365 for four shares, New York 1865, vignette of dog?s head at centre flanked by dockside scene, signed by Henry Wells, William Fargo and Alexander Holland, black, as is usual with this issue some discolouration to paper, otherwise VF. (1)
Collection, 5 bonds, Russian South-Eastern Railway 1914 issue, bond for £20, Troitzk Railway 1913 issue, bond for £100, City of Baku 1910 Loan, bond for £20, City of Moscow 1908 Loan, bond for £20, and Kingdom of Bulgaria 1926 Loan, bond for £100, all with coupons, mostly VF. (5).
Collection, 6 railway bonds and 4 railway certificates, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co., 3 x different certificates, 1899-1914, Rock Island Co., certificate, 1910, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co, 4 x bonds, two types, all 1893, and Colombian National Railway Co. Ltd., 2 x debentures, two types, 1903-1910, mostly VF. (10).
Collection, 8 bonds and certificates, Conversion of Spanish Passive Debt, certificate, 1869, Comp. Huanchaca de Bolivia, certificate, 1928, Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, certificate, 1915, Comp. General de Minas y Sondeos, certificate, 1901, Costa Rica Railway Co. Ltd., 2 x unissued bonds, different types, 188-, Comp. des Tramways Electriques de l?Ariege, certificate, 1908, and Municipality of Para (Belem), bond, 1916, cancelled, six with vignettes, mostly VF. (8).
Collection, Kingdom of Roumania 1922 External Loan, bond for £100, Roumanian 1913 Gold Loan, bond for 1,000 lei, Kingdom of Bulgaria 1926 Settlement Loan, 2 x bond for £100, all with vignettes, all with coupons, F-VF. (4).
Bank of England (4) includes mauve 10/- prefix E45D, about EF, Britannia £5 prefix D09 VF, Peppiatt blue £1, Beale £1 both gFine and USA $2 dated 1953A GVF
Bank of Englandcollection in album (187) Peppiatt 1934 £1 to Bailey £20 LL replacement (face value £444), selection includes various replacements, large group of QE2 10/-'s and £1's with duplication, blue wartime £1's, Lowther £5 experimental prefix XE44 in Fine, a good mix, mostly high grade, viewing recommended
Bank of Englandcollection in album with slip case (101) Mahon to Lowther (face value £391.50), selection includes better replacements, low number 1st series, last series, column sorts, Helmeted Britannia £5 (5), Catterns 10/- & £1, mauve 10/- (5), Hollom £10 (2), Fforde £5, Kentfield low number £50 prefix A01, many later issues in high grade, viewing well recommended
Bank of England in album (71) face value £69, Peppiatt 10/- mauve to Gill £5, a varied mix of mostly £1's and ten shillings with different signature types, a few British Military noted, average Fine to VF, some better
Bank of England on sleeves in file (75) face value £149.50, a good range from Catterns £1 to Somerset £1, includes Britannia £1 and 10/-, QE2 10/-, £1, £5 and £10's, some replacements, Jersey £1 Specimens (2), Lion & Key £5 (2) prefix A62 & H88, both Aunc, rest mostly high grade, viewing recommended
Fifty pounds whiteHarveyB209d dated 14 June 1923 serial 34/X 71095, MANCHESTER branch issue, small inked number top right & a few pinholes, about Fine and very scarce
Five Pounds Bank of England F. May London 5th July 1889 B206a an attractive note probably VF or better for wear and rare thus but has been skilfully re-joined at the centre, very collectable and with much eye appeal
Five pounds whiteHarveyB209a dated 25 October 1925 serial 75/U 72532, NEWCASTLE branch issue, washed & pressed, faded inked numbers & small paper splits, Fine but scarce
One PoundBealeB268 prefix L16C error with a mirror image of the obverse design overprinted on the reverse interesting and scarce Fine, along with an O'Brien 10/- and Page One pound from circulation and a quantity of British pre decimal coins from circulation
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