Great Britain (21) The Kinetic Company Limited, 1910 issue for £3500 First debentures, each for £10 (18) VF to GVF, East LondonWater Works Transfer certificate, No. 2170, dated 19th January 1822, printed on vellum, Fine with some light folds, Insurance Policy Provident Life Office , dated August 15th 1841, some folds, Good Fine, The Victoria Palace Limited, 1929, Share Certificate for 210 shares, red/brown with a picture of the Victoria Palace incorporated into the title heading. The Victoria Palace was situated in Victoria Street, London, was built for Sir Alfred Butt who introduced Pavlova to London, a statue of the ballerina was placed on top of the theatre, maroon, red ink cancellation and paper clip mark on the top edge, Good Fine
USA, South and Central America (3) Cuba, Empresa del Ferro-Carril de Guantanamo, certificate for one share, 1882, vignettes of train at top, allegorical female at bottom, black, stamped cancelled, some tears in the centre from writing on the reverse, otherwise Good Fine. BrazilRailwayCompany 500 Francs or £19/17/5 60 Year Gold Bond 4 1/2%, black and green with ornate border, with vignette of train crossing a bridge. VF USA, Insurance Policy, The Social Insurance Company, for the cover of a schooner on a voyage from Manchester to Wilmington, North Carolina, Salem 1810, (date inked on the reverse, some folds, Good Fine, an interesting early document
Banking and Insurance Certificates (24) titles include Barclays D.C.O. 1968,Lombard 1960, London & South America 1944, Hambros 1959, Martins 1966, National Provincial 1954 & 1961. Romania, Bank of Romania 1903. Some duplication of titles, mixed grades.
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Scottish Union Insurance Co., fire policy, 1841, large decorative vignette & title with view of Edinburgh, black, GVF.(1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Sun Fire Office, fire policy, large vignette incorporating sun with human face, fire fighter and tradesman, black dated 1855. VF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, ManchesterFire & Life Assurance Co., Farming Sock Policy fire cover, large vignette of building with children in foreground, 1844, brown, GVF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Norwich Union Fire Insurance Office, fire policy, 1818, vignette includes Justice and cornucopia, black, some discolouration and weakness at folds, lot includes prospectus dated 1826, F. (2).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Union Fire Insurance Society, fire policy, 1815, large vignette of distressed family with burnt out building in background, black, some staining at edges, AVF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Atlas Assurance Co., 5 different policies from 1938, The London & Lancashire Insurance Co. Ltd. 2 different policies for 1926,These relate to the EastbourneConstitutional Club Ltd. together with some correspondence VF. (13).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Lloyds Marine Assurance, policy on ship ‘Emerald' sailed from London to Savannah, 1833, plain format, black, AVF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Alliance Marine Assurance Company, policy on ship ‘Emerald' sailed from London to St. Vincent, 1838, plain format, black, AVF. (1).
Great Britain (7) The Common Fund Co. share cert.1869. DundeePerth and LondonShipping Com 1876 & 1883 (black), 1890 (red), 1921 (blue). Great Ship Co. Ltd. £1 share 1859, Northern Maritime Insurance Co. 1869. VF or better (7).
Great Britain, Insurance Policies, United Kingdom Mutual War Risks Association Ltd., 5 x policies issued to Silver Line Ltd., covering their ships, Silveryew and Silverwillow, together with freight, 1935/36, plain format, all VF. (5).
U.S.A., Insurance Policy, The Washington County Mutual Insurance Co. fire policy on house in Bradford PA. 1854, large vignette of rural scene of insurance co. agent and female with children, black, VF. (1)
U.S.A., Insurance Policy, The ClintonFire Insurance Co. fire policy for cover of house and contents New York City, 1852, large vignette of Mr Clinton and city scene behind, pale blue, VF. (1)
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, The Fine Art & General Insurance Co. Ltd. 5 Policies (and proposal dated 1862) 1927-1929, vignette of The Monument, London, black, VF. (6).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, North British Insurance Company, fire policy, 1841, large vignette of ST Andrew, beasts and arms, black, some discolouration, F. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Imperial Insurance Company, unissued fire policy, printed 1858, very large vignette of coat of arms, crown and allegorical females, black, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance policies, collection of 12 policies, Lancashire Insurance Company, 1900, National Mutual, 1933, Royal Insurance, 1907, 4 x 1927, 1928, 1933, Lloyd's Fire policy, 2 x 1921, and Equity & Law, 1966, mostly VF. (12).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, New BristolFire Office, fire policy, 1779, large coat of arms flanked by firemen, black, small repair to top edge otherwise excellent condition for age, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Hand in Hand Office, fire policy, 1780, superb large vignette of two firemen and burning building, black, some weakness to folds, otherwise AVF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Pelican Life Insurance Company, life policy, 1809, large vignette of six Roman style allegorical figures, black, minor repairs to splits at edge of folds, AVF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Salamander Fire Office, fire policy, 1819, impressive vignette of salamander walking in flames, lot also includes proposal document, black, VF. (2).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Hand in Hand Office, fire policy, 1797, large vignette of handshake under a crown, black, repairs to weakness at all folds, also abstract of the deed of settlement, F. (2).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Westminster Insurance Office, fire policy, 1769, large vignette of portcullis with scrollwork, black, repairs to weakness at folds, F. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Caledonian Fire Insurance Company, fire policy, 1818, vignette of allegorical female with spear and shield, black, AVF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, AberdeenFire and Life Assurance Company, life annuity policy, 1838, vignette of allegorical female with children, black, repairs to weakness at folds, otherwise AVF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Imperial Insurance Company, fire policy, 1819, large vignette of Britannia with children, ship and burning building in background, black, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, West of EnglandFire Office, fire policy, 1832, large vignette of KingArthur with spear and shield, burning building in background, black, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, West of EnglandFire Office, fire policy, 1824, large vignette of KingArthur with spear and shield, burning building in background, black, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Union Society, fire policy, 1819, large vignette of four clasping hands flanked by two allegorical figures, black, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Norwich Union Society, fire policy, 1809, large vignette incorporates blind-folded female holding scales, clasping hands and buildings, black, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Boiler Insurance and Steam Power Company Ltd., insurance against explosions, 1883, very large vignette of damaged building flanked by coal mine and canal scene, black, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Union Fire Insurance Office, fire policy, 1811, large vignette of allegorical figures with burning building and trees in background, black, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Union Fire Insurance Office, fire policy, 1810, large vignette of allegorical figures with burning building and trees in background, black, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, York & London Assurance Company, fire policy, 1840, very large vignette of Britannia with St. Paul?s Cathedral and York Minster in background, black, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Society for Equitable Assurances on Lives, life policy, 1875, vignette of four children facing Father Time at left, black, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance policy, Forfarshire and Perthshire Fire Insurance Co., fire policy, 1841, vignette incorporating, female with shield and cherubs, black, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, East of England Mutual Life Assurance Society, life annuity policy, 1853, mostly manuscript, printed on vellum, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, National Loan Fund Life Assurance Society, life policy, 1842, vignette of allegorical figures, black, weakness at folds, otherwise AVF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, County Fire Office, fire policy, 1809, large vignette of allegorical female with spear and shield, lion in background, black, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, County Fire Office, fire policy, 1814, large vignette of allegorical female with spear and shield, lion in background, black, AVF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance policies, large folder containing a fine collection of 26 early fire insurance policies, West of England 1816, Royal Exchange, 1837 & 1861, Hants Sussex and Dorset, 1833, Atlas, 1852, Sun Fire, 1864, Caledonian, 1850, East of Scotland, 1853, County Fire, 1822, 1823, & 1865, Leeds and Yorkshire, 1832 & 1859, London Assurance, 1845, Queen Insurance, 1864, Norwich Union, 1836, Scottish Union, 1837, Suffolk and General Country, 1824, Union Society, 1845, Guardian, 1834 & 1854, European, 1861, Imperial, 1863, Church of England, 1863, Indemnity Mutual, 1837, Alliance Marine, 1837, most with vignettes, lot also includes Dutch policy dated 1817 and 13 pieces of ephemera relating to early insurance mainly proposal information, the policies are mostly VF. (26).
Great Britain, Insurance policies, collection of 11 fire policies, County Fire Office, 2 x 1864, West of England Fire and Life, 1865, Northern Assurance, 1849, 1859, 1862 and 1874, Anchor Assurance Company, 2 x 1853, Imperial Insurance Company, 1863 and Western Insurance Company, 1866, seven with vignettes, mostly VF. (11).
Great Britain, Insurance Policies, Sun Fire Office, 3 x fire policies, 1844, 1855, and 1856, all with vignette incorporating sun with human face, fire fighter, tradesman and fire fighting appliance, black, mostly VF. (3).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Sun Fire Office, fire policy, 1795, large vignette incorporating sun with human face, fire fighter, tradesman and fire fighting appliance, black, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Sun Fire Office, fire policy, 1829, large vignette incorporating sun with human face, fire fighter, tradesman and fire fighting appliance, black, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Royal Exchange Assurance, fire policy, 1834, large vignette incorporating Royal Exchange building, sailor, sinking ship, tradesman and house on fire, black, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Royal Exchange Assurance, fire policy, 1827, large vignette incorporating Royal Exchange building, sailor, sinking ship, tradesman and house on fire, black, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Phoenix Assurance Company of London, fire policy, 1817, large vignette of allegorical female with shield flanked by men fighting fire and building being reconstructed, black, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Phoenix Assurance Company of London, fire policy, 1810, large vignette of allegorical female with shield flanked by men fighting fire and building being reconstructed, black, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Phoenix Assurance Company of London, fire policy, 1800, large vignette of allegorical female with shield flanked by men fighting fire and building being reconstructed, black, VF. (1).
Insurance Policy, Mechanics Insurance Company, ships policy, New Bedford 1835, covering the ship Richmond on a whaling voyage in the Pacific Ocean, plain format, black, F. (1).
Great Britain, (24) titles include Darlington Iron Company 1873, Duffield Iron Company 1938, Norfolk Estury Co. Ltd. £50 share 1847 (11) Nuera Art-Silk Co. Ltd. 1928 (2), Bank Stock receipts (2) and PhoenixFireInsurance Co. receipt 1836. Generally VF.
Great Britain, 9 certificates, dated 1864-79, all different, titles include, MerseyLoan & Discount Co. Ltd., 1873, Union Marine Insurance Co. Ltd., 1879, Common Fund Co. Ltd., 1869, Liverpool Marine Insurance Co. Ltd., 1869, Positive Government Security Life Assurance Co. Ltd., 1873, cancelled, Middle Class Dwellings Co. Ltd., unissued, lot also includes Ossett Gas Co., transfer certificate, 1879, and PhoenixFire Insurance Co., receipt for payment on shares, 1836, mostly F-VF. (11).
Great Britain, Provident Institution for Life Insurance and Annuities, certificate for two shares No.101-102, 1859, black on vellum, red ink cancellation through signatures, VF. (1).
Great Britain, First National Reinsurance Co. Ltd., share certificate, 1920, very attractive Waterlow printed certificate with impressive vignette of steam ship, black, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Provident Institution for Life Insurance and Annuities, London, certificate No.1823 for one share original capital stock, 1807, ornate heading, black, printed on thick paper, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Provident Institution for Life Insurance & Annuities 4 x share certificates 1807 &1810, large format, two ink cancelled through signatures, on heavy paper, Company acquired in 1906 by the?Rothschilds' Alliance Assurance Company, now Royal Sun Alliance, mostly VF.(4).
Great Britain, Provident Institution for Life Insurance & Annuities 5 x share certificates 1852 & 1857, on vellum, four with transfer certificates, black, Company acquired in 1906 by the?Rothschilds' Alliance Assurance Company, now Royal Sun Alliance, mostly VF. (5).
U.S.A., 28 insurance policies, dated 1872-1930, titles include, ConnecticutFire, 1895, Mutual Life, 1905, Niagara Fire, 1930, German American, 1884, Glens Falls Insurance, 1874, Transatlantic Fire, 1885, National Fire, 1899, New Hampshire, 1888, Merchants Insurance, 1872, City Insurance of Pittsburgh, 1888, many with vignettes, lot includes a few sundry related items, mostly F-VF. (28).
U.S.A., 7 insurance policies, all issued by Britishcompanies from their American offices, all amounts in dollars, Royal Insurance, 1895, North British and Mercantile, 1894, Scottish Commercial, 1876, ManchesterFire, 1892, Norwich Union, 1897, and Sun Insurance, 2 x policies, 1894 & 1895, all large format, all with vignettes, mostly F-VF. (7).
U.S.A., 10 insurance policies, American Insurance, 1895, American Fire Insurance, 1903, Traders Insurance, 1899, Connecticut Fire, 1895, Insurance Co. of the State of Illinois, 1895, Franklin Insurance of Columbus, 1899, Hanover Fire, 1896, National Fire of Hartford, 1896, Mechanics, 1894, and Merchants of New York, all large format, all with vignettes, mostly F-VF. (10).
Great Britain, 9 insurance policies, Law Union, 1888, Atlas, 1887, Sun Fire Office, 1842, Guardian, 1860, North British and Mercantile, 1907, Caledonian, 1903, Kent Fire, 1907, Union, 1888, and Royal Exchange, 1851, all with vignettes, also Sun Fire receipt 1845 and Prudential war bond policy certificate, 1919, mostly F-VF. (9).
Japan, Dai Ichi Kikwan Hoken Kabushiki Kwaisha, (The No.1 Engine and Boiler Insurance Co. Ltd.), certificate for ten shares, Tokyo 1931, central vignette of James Watt, ornate border, black on green, AVF. (1).
Great Britain, Insurance Policy, Society for Equitable Assurances on Lives and Survivorships, life policy dated 1809, vignette of elderly figure with four youths incorporated into first letter of policy, black, very clean condition for age, VF. (1).
Great Britain, 10 Insurance policies, Phoenix 1844, Guardian Fire 1856, Sun 1869, Universal Marine 1871, Imperial 1872, Royal Exchange 1874, Norwich Union 1875, Law 1886, London 1888, and Northern 1889, some with vignettes, all VF. (10).
China, Leun On Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd., share certificate, issued between 1930-40, company incorporated in Hong Kong, ornate heading showing flowers and leaves, text in Chinese with heading in English, black & green on pink, central fold, otherwi
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