Borneo, Martins Cigar Shippers Ltd., 10% deposit Note for £100, dated 1925, very attractive with vignettes of tobacco growing, brown on blue, UK revenue stamp, VF. (1).
China, ChineseGovernment 5% Hukuang Railways Sinking Fund Gold Loan bond 1911 for £20, Banque de L'Indo-Chine issue, large format with steam train at top, printed by Waterlow's with coupons. 5% Reorganisation Gold Loan bond 1913 for £20, Mercury at top, brown, Banque de L'Indo-Chine issue, coupons present but detached. Skoda Loan, bond for £50, ornate border, with red "chop" in centre, with coupons. All three with signs of having been mounted. good F or better. (3).
China, Chefoo-Wei Fang Super Expressway Short Term Loan, issued by the Department of Communications, bond for 1 yuan, 1922, ornate design, text in Chinese, blue on pink, on coupons remain, VF. (1).
China, ChineseGovernment 5% Hukuang Railways Sinking Fund Gold Loan bond 1911 for £100, American Banks issue, large format with steam train at top, printed by Waterlow's with coupons. U.S. Tax Stamps at left, central tear at fold otherwise good fine.
China, ChineseGovernment 6% National Loan of the Third Year of the Republic of China, bond for 5 dollars, 1914, ornate design, text in Chinese on face, English on reverse, green on yellow, central fold, otherwise AVF. (1).
China, Glycine Milk Powder Co. Ltd., certificate for 500 shares, 1944, ornate border incorporates a small vignette of a child at top, text in Chinese, brown on yellow, VF. (1).
China, Jing Xin Spinning and Weaving Sweater Factory Ltd., share certificate, 1948, ornate border incorporates many small vignettes including horse and mouse, text in Chinese, red, VF. (1).
China, Mei Feng Bank of Szechuen, certificate for 100 shares, 1937, very ornate design with Bank?s logo in English at top, text in Chinese, brown on yellow, with coupons, adhesive revenue stamps, central fold otherwise VF. (1).
China, Mei Ya Weaving Mill Factory Co. Ltd., share certificate, 1948, very ornate border incorporating allegorical females, text in Chinese, green, VF. (1).
China, Taiwan Bank Co. Ltd., certificate for 10 shares, 1940, vignette of what appears to be a shrine, decorative border, text in Chinese, black & mauve, VF. (1).
China, The 17th Year (1928) Long Term Gold Loan of the National Government Ministry of Finance, bond for 100 yuan, ornate design with vignette of Sun Yat Sen at top, text in Chinese, black & green on yellow, with coupons, VF. (1).
China, The 23rd Year (1934) Ping Rui Railway Workers Loan, bond for 50 yuan, ornate design, text in Chinese, blue on yellow, with coupons, some discolouration to paper, otherwise AVF. (1).
China, The 23rd Year (1934) ReconstructionLoan of Hupeh Province, bond for 100 yuan, ornate design with vignette of Sun Yat Sen and flags at top, text in Chinese, mauve on pale green, with coupons, VF. (1).
China, Tsingtao Exchange Co. Ltd., certificate for ten shares, ornate design with vignette of building at bottom, text in Chinese, black & mauve, VF. (1).
China, Xin Jiang GovernmentConstructionLoan of 1941, bond for 1 yuan, small format design includes planes and tanks, red, main text in Chinese on reverse, VF. (1).
China, Xin Jiang GovernmentConstructionLoan of 1941, bond for 25 yuan, small format design includes planes and tanks, purple, main text in Chinese on reverse, VF. (1).
China, Yunan-Szechwan Feng Yue Railway Co. Ltd., certificate for one share, 1909-11, very ornate design incorporates dragons with train passing mountains at bottom, text in Chinese, green on yellow, VF. (1).
China, Yung Ziang Press Ltd., share certificate, 1947, very attractive design includes horse drawn carriages, text in Chinese, company logo in English, brown, VF. (1).
China, Zhong Fa Drugstore Co. Ltd., certificate for 5,000 shares, 1947, ornate border, text in Chinese, orange, adhesive revenue stamps on reverse, VF. (1).
China, Zhong Yuan Dyed Yarn Factory Co. Ltd., certificate for 500 shares.1944, very ornate design incorporates winged children with arrows, columns, and cloths, text in Chinese, brown, central fold, otherwise VF. (1).
Cuba, Cuba Railroad Co., certificate for ten shares capital stock, 1913, vignette of oncoming train, black & brown, hole and perforated cancelled, hand signed by William Cornelius Van Horne, 1843-1915, a famous American and Canadian railroad executive, was knighted in 1894, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Herred Estates Ltd., 10 x £500 Debenture certificates (from a total issue of 40) dated 1925, with revenue stamps. All in the name of Henry Philips Gregg a Cotton Merchant of Cheshire and two others.
Great Britain, Holt Fleet Bridge in the County of Worcester, proprietor?s certificate No.6 for one share, 1826, black printing on vellum, red wax seal, this was a single arch bridge built by Thomas Telford in 1828 crossing the River Severn, slight wrinkle to vellum, otherwise VF. (1).
Great Britain, London Meat Importation & Storage Co. Ltd., share certificate, 1879, central vignette of boats passing under a river bridge, two further vignettes in scrollwork at left, black, red seal, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Morecambe Winter Gardens Co. Ltd., certificate for preference shares, 1897, very attractive with vignettes of the exterior and interior of the Winter Gardens, black on pink, red seal, VF. (1).
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.
Indonesia, Deli-Bedagei Tobacco Plantations Ltd., £100 first debenture, 1891, black, UK revenue stamp, only 165 debentures of this denomination were issued, AVF. (1).
Roumania, Kingdom of Roumania Monopolies InstituteLoan of 1929 £100 bond with view of castle at top, blue & black, printed by Waterlow's, with coupons. Brazil, Brazil RailwayCompany £20 Gold bond, 1909, with steam train on bridge, green & black, printed by Waterlow's, no coupons remain, tear to bottom right VF. (2).
Russia (9), ImperialRussianGovernment £20 bond 1894, no coupons. Black Sea Kuban Railway bonds 1911, £20 & £100 with coupons. City of Kieff Loan 1914 bonds £20 (5) & £100 (1). Generally about VF or better, Two with signs of having been framed.
Russia, City of Windau 1908 Loan, bond for 100 roubles, coat of arms at top, black & brown, with coupons, very slight aging to paper, otherwise VF. (1).
U.S.A., State of Louisiana, act of 1880, 4 x uncut sheets of 4 notes of $5 each, Criswell Cr80A, all with vignette of child?s head, two of the strips have the serial numbers printed in red and two strips have numbers printed in green, all with coupons, all VF. (4 uncut strips).
Ten Pounds - The Royal Mint and Bank of England Ten Pounds and Silver Crown Set 1996, Ten Pounds with HM 70 Commemorative Cypher, Proof Silver Five Pounds 1996. In case of issue with certificate for set no.862 of 2000. Together with a Five Pound Set HM70 with nickel £5 Crown, in folder as issued, set no.108 of 5000.
Bank of England (3) all Gill signatures, £5 B353 prefix SE67 last series aUNC, £10 B354 prefix DR01 first run UNC and £20 B358 prefix A01 first run, about UNC to UNC
Bank of England (3) all Kentfield signatures, £10 B369 prefix DD01 official 1st run UNC, £20 B374 X01 001479 UNC and £50 B377 H99 999807 special last run, about UNC to UNC
Bank of England (3) all Kentfield signatures, £5 prefix HK97 from Hong Kong handover, £10 B366 prefix W44 and £20 B371 prefix H07, usual counting flicks only, about UNC to UNC
Bank of England (5) all Fforde signatures, 10 shillings (3) prefixes 62Z, C01N and last replacement M80, £1 prefix R91L and £5 last series prefix Z97, GEF to about UNC
Bank of England (5) all Lowther signatures, £5 (3) HA01 first run, LL75 replacement & DL05 column sort, £10 AA01 first run and £20 AA01 first run, counting flicks, about UNC to UNC
Bank of England (5) all O'Brien signatures, 10/- B271 prefix N06Y UNC, £1 B273 O53J UNC, £1 B282 28Z UNC & Britannia £5 (2) B277 prefix C92 aUNC and B280 last series prefix K41 UNC
Bank of England (6) all Bailey signatures, £5 B398 JE54, £10 (2) B400 DC04 & B401 LL06 replacement, £20 (3) B402 DK06 & Adam Smith types (2) prefixes AJ31 and replacement LL35, about UNC to UNC
ERROR £20 GillB358 issued 1991 prefix D14, fold with large piece of extra paper at lower left showing lower half of Queen's portrait from previous note and numerous colour bars, unusual shape, GEF to about UNC
ERROR £20 GillB358 issued 1991 prefix D41, folds with large piece of extra paper at left, Faraday portrait pulled out & split into 3 parts leaving blank sections, EF
ERROR £20 KentfieldB371 issued 1991, major error missing top section & has a full set of colour bars at bottom, only part of previous note's serial number visible at left, GEF and unusual
Treasuryone poundBradburyT14 serial P/56 91719, WW1 Dardanelle Arabic overprint, collectable and pleasant with some small damage at the corners and minor edge tears, a key note to GB treasury collection, about Fine and very scarce in any grade
Reading Bank £5 dated 1883 for Stephens, Blandy & Barnet, signature cut-cancelled, various bank & postal ink stamps, (Out.1769d, Grant2367B) about Fine and scarce
British Armed Forces (12) a set with 6th series notes, varying prefixes but all with matching number 000732, comes with Coincraft certificate of Authenticity, UNC
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