Canada (168) titles include: British Controlled Oilfields 1931, Dominion Coal Co.1930's, International Nickel Co. 1930-1960, Swanson Bay Forests 1911, together with other land, mining, power and railroadcompanies. Some duplication. Generally GVF. (168).
China, 5% "Boxer" Loan (4) bonds for $50 US, brown & yellow, text in English & French, each with coupons, generally GVF. Belgium, "Societe Belge d'Entreprises en Chine" share for 500 francs, no.106., 1924, with coupons. Punch cancellation holes otherwise GVF. (5).
China, ChineseGovernment 1913 Reorganisation Gold Loan, 31 x bonds for £20 Hongkong & Shanghai Bank issues, vignettes of Mercury and Chinese scenes, black & brown, with coupons. Generally Fair or better, most with brown ribbon damaged or missing. (31).
China, City Government of Greater Shanghai, 1932 Rehabilitation Loan, bond for $100, no.C01671, large format, black text on green, with coupons. AEF and scarce.
China, City Government of Greater Shanghai, 1932 Rehabilitation Loan, bond for $1000, no.D3142, large format, black text on brown, with coupons. AEF and scarce.
China, City Government of Greater Shanghai, 1934 Silver Dollar bond for $100, no.A1539, large format, black text on green, with coupons. AEF and scarce.
China, City Government of Greater Shanghai, 1934 Silver Dollar bond for $1000, no.B0991, large format, black text on orange, with coupons. AEF and scarce.
China, Shanghai Municipal Council, $10,000 Loan of 1940, mauve & black with vignette of council building, printed by Waterlow's, rust mark damage at top left otherwise VF
Roumania, Kingdom of Roumania Monopolies Institute Stabilisation and Development Loan 1929, £100 bonds (10), view of Bran Castle, blue & black, not cancelled, with coupons. GVF. (10)
U.S.A., Boston and AlbanyRailwaycompany Terminal Bond for $1000 1901, unissued (7), Boston and Albany Railway company share certificates c1950's (11), Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul and PacificRailroad Co. share certificate c1930's (20), Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Co. 1950's (7), St Louis Alton and Terre Haute188- unissued stock certificates (67) assorted railway certificates. West Shore Railroad Co. $1000 bond 1917 (8). Together with 91 other assorted railway certificates (some duplication). Generally VF or better. (212)
U.S.A., Boston Terminal Co. $1000 gold bond 1896, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St Louis Railway Co. gold bond 1891 (11), Erie Railroad Co. bond 1945, Florida Railway Co. $100 gold bond 1909 (3), Kansas City Railways Co. $1000 gold bond 1915, mauve & orange (5), Mohawk and Malone Railway Co. $1000 gold bond 1892, Reading Co.$1000 bond 1945, Western Pacific Railroad Co. $1000 income bond 1946 (2), together with three other railway certificates. All large format, some with cancellation holes. GVF. (26)
U.S.A., City of Providence Sewer Loan £1,000 bond 1922, Lake Superior Corporation $1000 Gold Bond 1904 (3), State of Louisiana New Consols $500 bond 1892. VF. (5).
World (37) includes BrazilRailways 1911 (4), Cuba Railways 1927 & 1928 (2), Mexico (20) bank, mining, petroleum, tramways including 12 x The Mexican Eagle Oil Co. Ltd bearer certificates 1949, Netherlandstobacco1925, Peru mining & railway 1878, Russia 1917 bonds (5), small format, SpainBarcelona Traction, Light & Power 1932 and Islas del Guadalquivir 1926 (2), Zambia, Roan Antelope Copper Mines 1946 & 1948 (2). Generally VF or better. (37)
One Pound a collection in an album (114) Peppiatt Blue to Somerset, in mixed higher grades the majority EF to UNC, along with One Pound Peppiatt (2) Green and Blue issues in a photo frame with a short account of 'Banknotes of World War II'
Durham Bank £5 (3) dated 1882 for J.Backhouse, Grant 1071, signature cut-cancelled, inked name reverse & 2 tiny pinholes, VG with inked numbers and names
Bank of England group face value £242, includes Warren Fisher £1 T31, white £5 (2) Beale & O'Brien, Mahon £1 (3), Catterns 10 shillings & £1, various Peppiatt 10 shillings and £1s to modern issues, also some foreign and a few coins, Fine to VF average, some better
Treasuryone poundBradburyT3.2 issued 1914 series B/8 No.60741, (watermark has the vertical sideways word (P)OSTAG(E) visible), large tears on central crease and pinholes, about Fine
Box of old bank cheques and solicitors ephemera, mostly 19th century but some 20th century, majority are English cheques (70+) with some duplication, also Scotland and some foreign including Palestine Mercantile Bank Ltd issued in Haifa, viewing recommended
Bradbury Wilkinson 125 year promotional note, EF but water damage to reverse also De La Rue Currency promotional notes (2) Nelson portrait with numeral 200, both UNC
Ten pounds Mahonwhite German Bernhardforgery WW2 dated 24 December 1926 series 105/V 54546, BIRMINGHAM branch, pinholes, edge repairs & small piece missing at bottom, scarce type, gFine to VF
Five pounds CatternswhiteB228f dated 23rd June 1930 series 441-U 12468, a scarce MANCHESTER branch issue, Pick328d, (inked numbers, pinholes & edge wear), Fine
Five pounds O'Brien B277 (5) Helmeted Britannia issued 1957 a consecutively numbered last series with first prefix E01 536556 to E01 536560 (edge stains on last note only), about UNC to UNC
Five Pounds O'Brien B280 (2) Helmeted Britannia at right, Lion & Key reverse issued 1961, a consecutively numbered pair last series K40 694125 & K40 694126, almost EF
Ten shillings FfordeB310 (100) a consecutively numbered run series C30N 518001 to C30N 518100, light storage stains, about UNC to UNC and scarce to still see as an original "brick"
Error £1 PageB339 issued 1978 series 48H 138129, a striking error with most of the multicolour print missing on the face and transferred to the reverse right side cutting diagonally through Newton, Pick377a, GVF to EF and very unusual
Five Pounds LowtherB395 low number 1st series HA01 000026, with an official Bank of England envelope, on it headed "Charity auction of Friday 24th January 2003", crease in envelope but banknote is about UNC to UNC
Coin and Banknote Sets (6) 1996 Queen Elizabeth II 70th Birthday Ten Pounds Kentfield HM70 001803 UNC and Five Pound Crown 1996 Silver Proof FDC, 1998 Prince of Wales 50th Birthday Ten Pounds Kentfield PW50 000380 UNC and Five Pound Crown 1998 Silver Proof FDC, 1998 Prince of Wales 50th Birthday Ten Pounds Kentfield PW50 000314 UNC and Five Pound Crown 1998 Silver Proof FDC, 1998 Prince of Wales 50th Birthday Ten Pounds Kentfield PW50 000500 UNC and Five Pound Crown 1998 Silver Proof FDC, 1998 Prince of Wales 50th Birthday Ten Pounds Kentfield PW50 000311 UNC and Five Pound Crown 1998 Silver Proof FDC, 2000 Millennium Twenty Pounds Lowther YR20 000220 and Five Pound Crown 2000 Silver Proof the reverse with gold highlighting FDC, in the cases of issue with certificates
Ten Pounds (2) Kentfield 2000 YR20 000871 UNC with certificate (from the Millennium Year C150 set), Lowther 2003 Coronation 50th Anniversary QC50 000616 UNC (from the C173 set) along with Twenty Pounds Lowther DA01 999929 and Kentfield CL99 999929 UNC in the pack of issue
ERRORFive Pounds Kentfield. B364. Errors (2) consecutive numbers AL prefix both printed too far to the right so no border on the right hand edge and a larger one on the left AU-Unc
ERRORS (2) One PoundPage EX64 056458 with extra green strip to the left of the obverse and correspondingly to the right of the reverse NVF with some folds, Ten Shillings Fforde B48N 902530 diagonally off centre with the top right of the obverse too close to the edge Fine
British Provincial, Westmorland, Kirkby Stephen, Kirby (sic) Stephen Bank, One Guinea, 12 August 1807, no. 19/20, for John Dand, William Dand & Co, signed by John Dand (Outing 1081A; cf. Grant 1536) VG
Newcastle upon Tyne £5 Joint Stock Bank dated 1838 No.2919, ink Cancelled overprints, (Outing 1515b), VG mounted on card in a photo frame, Proof Sets 1970 (2) nFDC in the cases of issue, Royal Mint Year Set 1983 UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968/71 UC toned in the blue wallet of issue, Five Pound Crown 2008 UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, Guernsey Five Pound Crowns 2000 (2) Century of the Monarchy UNC in the wallets of issue
Whitby Old Bank 1 guinea proof on paper, William Congreve design c.1820s, initials at left SC&C (Simpson, Chapman & Co.) vignette at right, Hermes bust at centre, (Out.2340b), about UNC to UNC
Henley & Oxfordshire Bank £5 dated 1818 for George Hewett & John Cooper (Outing 928b) bankruptcy stamp on reverse exhibited at the Guildhall 1821, clipped edges & pinholes about VG, scarce
Belize (4) QE2 portrait, $1 1976 Pick33c VF, $1 1980 Pick38a UNC, $20 2012 Pick72 and $50 2010 Pick70d, these both have counting flicks only, about UNC to UNC
British group (59) face value £75.50 includes T26Warren Fisher 10/- toned, various £1s from Peppiatt to modern, a few older Scottish, some lower grades but many VF to EF or better
ChinaBank of Communications 1 yuan 1927 Weihaiwei Pick145Bg rust marks about Fine and 5 yuan 1927 Lungkow Pick146Cc cleaned & pressed, pinholes Fine, both have steam trains in the vignettes
EgyptCentral Bank £10 (19) all dated 1974, most have consecutive numbers, Pharaoh & pyramids on reverse, Pick46, a few with edge flicks but most are UNC
Egypt WW1 Prisoner of War Camp Maadi, a 1/2 piastre with manuscript signature lower right, used by Turkish prisoners, uniface, Fine+ and extremely scarce
France, a sight note for Dix Livres Sterling (£10 sterling) , Howard, Grand & Co., dated London 1st July 1843, Serie 1 No.361, a long list of French towns and companies on reverse, a small piece of bottom right corner missing, about EF and scarce
German East Africa 100 Rupien dated 1905, Kaiser Wilhelm portrait, series No.3195, Pick4a (Rosenberg 903a), a scarcer 4 digit serial number variety, small edge nick, Fine
India1 rupee dated 1917 series B/37 899806 with Gubbay signature, Pick1g, this series with the B prefix was the earlier type issued for Bombay, washed & pressed, small holes & rust marks, Fine
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