China, ChineseGovernment 1913 Reorganisation 5% Gold Loan, Bond for £100, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, London issue, black and blue with 43 coupons, Good Fine central fold, stamped and with pencil annotations at the top
China, ChineseGovernment 1913 Reorganisation 5% Gold Loan, Bond for £100, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, London issue, black and blue with 43 coupons, Good Fine with a pencil annotation and with several pinholes at the top,
China, ChineseGovernment 1913 Reorganisation 5% Gold Loan, Bond for £100, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, London issue, black and blue with 43 coupons, NVF with an ink mark at the top, the blue tape at the top loose on the right
China, ChineseGovernment 1913 Reorganisation 5% Gold Loan, Bond for £100, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, London issue, black and blue with 43 coupons, the edge lightly creased at the left, NVF with an ink mark at the top, and pinholes and staple holes at top left
China, ChineseGovernment 1913 Reorganisation 5% Gold Loan, Bond for £100, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, London issue, black and blue with 43 coupons, the last one loose, the edge lightly creased at the left, Good Fine with pinhole and staple hole
China, ChineseGovernment 1913 Reorganisation 5% Gold Loan, Bond for £100, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, London issue, black and blue with 43 coupons, the last one re-attached, Good Fine the coupon sheet with pinholes at the left
China, ChineseGovernment 1913 Reorganisation 5% Gold Loan, Bond for £100, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, London issue, black and blue with 43 coupons, the last one re-attached, Good Fine with central fold and some folds on the corners
China, ChineseGovernment 1913 Reorganisation 5% Gold Loan, Bond for £100, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, London issue, black and blue with 43 coupons, the last one re-attached, Good Fine with some pinholes and a small pencil annotation at the top
China, ChineseGovernment 1913 Reorganisation 5% Gold Loan, Bond for £100, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, London issue, black and blue with 43 coupons, the last one re-attached, NVF with a small pencil annotation at the top and some pinholes
China, ChineseGovernment 1913 Reorganisation 5% Gold Loan, Bond for £20, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, London issue, black and brown with 43 coupons, NVF, slightly creased on the left side, with a pencil annotation at the top, and some pinholes at the top of both sheets
Ephemera a varied group, comprising Share Certificates (2) Southern Spain - Islas Del Guadalquivir S.A, Vignette of allegorical man and woman with spider's web behind, farmers working in the background. Dated 25 October, 1926 with all 40 coupons both VF, a Train platform ticket from Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch from 1965, a banknote album, Stamps (8) Penny Reds (4) on a small envelope postmarked FE25 1855, 1½d 1937 with MOROCCO AGENCIES 15 CENTIMES Overprint (4) unused, Wireless telegraphy Receiving License certificates (14) 1926-1954, Cheques (8) a group from 1906-1954 Martins Bank Limited (5), Midland Bank Limited, Wilts & DorsetBankingCompany Limited and Union of London & Smith's Bank, all written, Overseas Club printed Certificates (7) 1915 Christmas Day Gifts (2), Empire Day 1915 (2), Empire Day 1916 (2), Empire Day 1941, these in excellent condition, a fascinating insight into the war effort in World War I and World War II, Receipts for the purchases of a piano (1913) and a Gramophone (1913), First Day Cover 1970 '892 Squadron Phantom Official Flown Cover' with 5p stamp on a commemorative envelope, imitation cheque 'Bank of Good Fortune' made out for 365 Happy days, A New Year card 1925 with photo of minister Robertson Ballard, signed, a gun licence certificate, date stamp worn, Photograph taken of Broadway, Worcestershire, in a folder with typewritten note containing details of radio transmissions and technical data, a written receipt with details of a holiday stay in 1938 (£3-19-8), Promotional leaflet introducing the New £10 Banknote with Charles Darwin design, and a handwritten letter with seal, in mixed condition, an interesting and varied group
China, ImperialChineseGovernment Hukuang Railways 1911 Gold Loan, bond for £100, issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, red and black with vignette of speeding train, (5) all with some coupons About Fine to Good Fine, some with tears, comes with additional documentation showing : Designation of bonds, Amount, Name of customer, Folio and Dividends Due, stamped HEATHFIELD 31339, two showing details of when drawn for payment
China, Chinese Government, Tientsin-Pukow Railway 1908 and 1910 (London Issues) 5% Loan 1938 Fractional Scrip certificates for one-third of a funding bond, £11-10-0, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the reverses with details of the announcements in 'The Times' by the Chinese ambassador on February 25th 1936, March 30th 1936, and September 6th 1938, blue (111) VF to GVF includes many consecutive issues, China, Chinese Government, Tientsin-Pukow Railway 1908 and 1910 (London Issues) 5% Loan 1938 Fractional Scrip certificates for one-third of a funding bond, £12-0-0, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the reverses with details of the announcements in 'The Times' by the Chinese ambassador on February 25th 1936, March 30th 1936, and September 6th 1938, red (30) VF to GVF includes many consecutive issues, along with Banking Ephemera items, most are Chinese bond and shares related, (15) Midland Bank Tonbridge branch (10), Walham Green branch (1), Heathfield Branch (1) comes with envelope with two red seals, with 2 1/2d blue stamps (2) and a 1d red stamp, in mixed condition
USA, of Historical Railway interest - Yosemite Short line Railway Company 40 Year First Mortgage Sinking Fund 4 1/2% Gold Bond, 1905, green, with coupons, GVF. Note: The Yosemite Short Line Railway was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge railway constructed in the Yosemite region of California. The plan was to construct a railway 60 miles long, serving logging interests and tourists visiting the Yosemite National Park. Construction commenced in 1905 but construction was abandoned due to the financial crisis caused by the 1906 San Franciscoearthquake, with only 8.5 miles (14 km) constructed. The railway was abandoned by 1917. Locomotive power was provided by two Porter 0-4-0T steam locomotives.
China (2) ChineseImperialRailwayShanghai-Nanking Railway 1904 5% Gold Loan, London 1904, red and black, with coupons, Fine, China 1913 Province of Petchili 5 1/2% Gold Loan bond, text in English and French, vignette of Chinese shipping scene, brown and black, with all but two coupons, Good Fine with small staple hole at the top
China, ChineseGovernment, Tientsin-Pukow Railway 1908 and 1910 (London Issues) 5% Loan 1938 Fractional Scrip certificates for one-third of a funding bond, £11-10-0, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the reverses with details of the announcements in 'The Times' by the Chinese ambassador on February 25th 1936, March 30th 1936, and September 6th 1938, ten have two of the blue Two Pence stamps on the right, blue (105) NVF to GVF includes some consecutive issues
China, ChineseGovernment, Tientsin-Pukow Railway 1908 and 1910 (London Issues) 5% Loan 1938 Fractional Scrip certificates for one-third of a funding bond, £11-10-0, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the reverses with details of the announcements in 'The Times' by the Chinese ambassador on February 25th 1936, March 30th 1936, and September 6th 1938, five have two of the blue Two Pence stamps on the right, blue (102) NVF to GVF includes some consecutive issues
China, ChineseGovernment, Tientsin-Pukow Railway 1908 and 1910 (London Issues) 5% Loan 1938 Fractional Scrip certificates for one-third of a funding bond, £12-0-0, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the reverses with details of the announcements in 'The Times' by the Chinese ambassador on February 25th 1936, March 30th 1936, and September 6th 1938, red (100) VF to GVF includes many consecutive issues
China, ChineseGovernment, Tientsin-Pukow Railway 1908 and 1910 (London Issues) 5% Loan 1938 Fractional Scrip certificates for one-third of a funding bond, £12-0-0, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the reverses with details of the announcements in 'The Times' by the Chinese ambassador on February 25th 1936, March 30th 1936, and September 6th 1938, red (100) VF to GVF, a few with staple holes and pencil annotations, includes many consecutive issues
China, ChineseGovernment, Tientsin-Pukow Railway 1908 and 1910 (London Issues) 5% Loan 1938 Fractional Scrip certificates for one-third of a funding bond, £12-0-0, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the reverses with details of the announcements in 'The Times' by the Chinese ambassador on February 25th 1936, March 30th 1936, and September 6th 1938, red (100) VF to GVF, includes many consecutive issues
Bonds and Shares a small collection (8) comprising China (3) ChineseGovernment 5% Hukuang Railways Sinking Fund Gold Loan bond 1911 for £20,Deutsche-Asiatische issue, large format with steam train at top, printed by Waterlow's with 35 coupons, About VF, China, Lung-Tsing-U-Hai Railway 5% Gold Loan 1913, bond for £20, ornate border, blue & green, with all coupons, GVF, China, 6% Shanghai Hangchow Ningpo Completion Loan 1936, bond for £50, vignette of Sun Yat Sen, green, with 47 coupons, VF with light central fold, Ethiopia Chemins de Fer Ethiopians, 500 franc share, 1899, with large vignette of king on horseback waiting for a passing train VF with a full set of 48 coupons, German States - Saxony 6% Sterling Loan of 1927, bond for £20 (2000 issued), orange, VF with 15 coupons, USA (3) Colorado - The Acacia Gold MiningCompany 1899, certificate for 500 Shares, cancelled, NVF, Philadelphia - Loan of the City of Philadelphia 1866 6% Loan 1866 Fine with cancellation holes, The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company 1887 certificate for 100 shares, cancelled, Good Fine
China, ChineseGovernment, Tientsin-Pukow Railway 1908 and 1910 (London Issues) 5% Loan 1938 Fractional Scrip certificates for one-third of a funding bond, £12-0-0, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the reverses with details of the announcements in 'The Times' by the Chinese ambassador on February 25th 1936, March 30th 1936, and September 6th 1938, red (100) VF to GVF, a few with pinholes, includes many consecutive issues
China, ChineseGovernment, Tientsin-Pukow Railway 1908 and 1910 (London Issues) 5% Loan 1938 Fractional Scrip certificates for one-third of a funding bond, £12-0-0, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the reverses with details of the announcements in 'The Times' by the Chinese ambassador on February 25th 1936, March 30th 1938, and September 6th 1938, red (97) NVF to VF, many with pinholes, includes many consecutive issues
China, ChineseGovernment, Tientsin-Pukow Railway 1908 and 1910 (London Issues) 5% Loan 1938 Fractional Scrip certificates for one-third of a funding bond, £6-0-0 Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the reverses with details of the announcements in 'The Times' by the Chinese ambassador on February 25th 1936, March 30th 1936, and September 6th 1938, green (10) NVF to VF two with ink marks, includes some consecutive issues
China (12), Chinese Government 5% Hukuang Railways Sinking Fund Gold Loan bond 1911 for £100, American Banks issues (9), red/black, large format with steam train at top, printed by Waterlow's with coupons. All around Fine with some staples and pencil annotations, Chinese Government 5% Hukuamg Railways Sinking Gold Loan bond 1911 for £20, French Indo-China issues (3) green/black, large format with steam train at the top, Fine with coupons and pencil annotations, all with central folds
Chinese Government 5% Reorganisation Gold Loan 1913 Bond for £20 red/brown with coupons, Good Fine, Chinese Government Tientsin-Pukow 5% Railway Loan 1908 Bond for £100 Red-Orange Fine with coupons (2), Chinese Government 5% Gold Loan 1912 Bond for £100 Green with some coupons, Good Fine, Chinese Government 5% Gold Loan 1912 Bond for £500 brown with coupons, Chinese Government Gold Loan 1908 Bond for £100 mauve, Chinese Government Gold Loan 1908 Bond for £20 green, Near Fine, Chinese Imperial Government 4 1/2% Gold Loan 1898 Bonds for £100 (2) red/brown Fine with some coupons, Chinese Government Loan 1912 8% Bond for £100 mauve on green VF with coupons, Chinese Government Loan 1912 8% Bond for £50 green on blue VF with coupons, Chinese Government Loan 1912 8% Bond for £10 mauve on blue VF with coupons, Chinese Government 5 1/2% Gold Loan - Province of Petchili 1913 (2) Fine with coupons, Chinese Government Treasury Note 1925/1929 8% 10 Year Sterling Bond for £500 blue with coupons, Chinese Government Treasury Note 1925/1929 8% 10 Year Sterling Bond for £100 green with coupons, Chinese Imperial Railway 5% Gold Loan 1898 Fine with pencil annotations, with some coupons, Government of the Chinese Republic Treasury Bill 1918 8% Bond for £100 Sterling, About Fine with coupons, Republique Chinoise 5% Gold Bond 1925 brown,NVF with some coupons, Republique de Chine 5% Gold Loan 1914 Paris issue, Fine with coupons, Chinese Imperial Railway 5% Gold Loan Canton-Kowloon Railway Bond for £100 red Good Fine with coupons, Imperial Chinese Government 5% Sinking Fund Gold LOan Hukuang Railways Bond for £20 (2) green with coupons, Chinese Government 6% Shanghai-Hangchow-Ningpo Railway Completion Loan 1936 Good Fine with coupons, Chinese Imperial Railway 5% Gold Loan Shanghai-Nanking Railway Bond 1907 for £100 red Good Fine, Chinese Government Treasury 8% Bond 1921 Chemin de Fer Lung Tsing-U-Hai Brussels 500 Francs Green with coupons VF, Chinese Government Treasury Bond 8% Bond 1923 Chemin de Fer Lung Tsing-U-Hai Brussel 500 Francs brown, trimmed Fine with coupons, Government of the Chinese Republic Railway Equipment Loan of 1922 £20 Treasury Blue (2) Good Fine with coupons, Government of the Chinese Republic 8% LOan 1920 Chemin de Fer Lung Tsin-U-Hai red-orange VF with coupons, Gouvernement Imperial de Chine 1903 5% Gold Loan 500 Francs, red-orange Fine with 2 coupons, along with USA Share Certificates (11) BritishColumbia Goldfields, The DiamondMining Investment Company Limited, United States Corporation, The International Nickel Company, The Briggs National Bank and Trust Co. New York, Lisbon Valley Uranium Company, Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation, International Resistance Company, Bethlehem Steel Corporation, J.P.Clark Co.INC. Roger A. Halvorsen D.N.M. Ltd, Presidio Motrion Pictures Corporation, in mixed grades and Rhodesia - The Beatrice (Rhodesia) Company Limited, Fine
China (12) Chinese Government 1913 Reorganisation Gold Loan, bond for £100 Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank issue, vignettes of Mercury and Chinese scenes, black & blue, Good Fine with coupons and a small pencil annotation at the top. Banque Industrielle de Chine Action Ordinaire for 500 France Yellow and black. VF with coupons. Chinese Government Lung-Tsing-U-Hai Railway Bond for £20 1913 Blue and Black, GVF with coupons. Chinese Imperial Railway Gold Loan Bond for £100 sterling 5%, 1899, Brown and pale blue, Fine with 5 coupons with pencil annotation at the top, Chinese Government Province of Petchili Gold Loan, Bond for £20 sterling 1913 Brown and black with some coupons. VF. Chinese Government 8% Sterling Treasury Note (Vickers Loan) 1919 Dockside Vignette, Green and Black with coupons VF. Chinese Imperial Railway Bond Shanghai-Nanking Railway for £100 2 1/2% 1904, red and black with coupons, some pencil annotations, Good Fine. Chinese Government Loan £100 Sterling 1925, small format with ornate border, lilac and pale blue with green £100 adhesive stamp, Good Fine with coupons and a small pencil annotation. Imperial Chinese Government Hukuang Railways Sinking Fund Gold Loan 1911 Bond for £100, Fine with some coupons. Chinese Imperial Government Gold Loan 1898 Bond for £50 Deutsche-Asiatische Bank issue 4 1/2%, with ornate orange border, Fine with some coupons. Chinese Imperial Government Gold Loan 1898 Bond for £100 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank issue 4 1/2%, with ornate brown border, Fine with some coupons, plus China an additional 100 Yuan bond Small format, Brown and Green with red oval shaped ornate reverse all Chinese text other than issue number, Good Fine
Share Certificates a wide ranging group (14), as follows:- United Airlines, Quaker State Oil Refining Company, New York Central Railroad Company, J.J.Newberry Co.,Paramount Pictures Corporation, Chas. Pfizer & Co. Inc., King's Department Stores Inc.Admiral Corporation, The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Phillips Van Heusen Corporation, The New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company, Marquette Cement Manufacturing Company, Woodward Iron Company, and E.J.Korvette Inc.1920s to 1970 issues VF to EF
USA and World a wide ranging group (34) includes an American Express receipt Wells, Fargo and Butterrfield stage, to Grand Rapids, Michigan, Fine as part of a number of subjects such as Banking, Railways, Aircraft, Banknotes, Theatre, and more, mostly 1920s to 1950s, a few earlier, in mixed grades
USA (13) Homestake MiningCompany, Dakota, 1885, for 10 shares of $100, vignette of two Indians overlooking landscape, NVF with cancellation stamps and holes, as part of a group of 13 Mining and Related these mostly early 20th Century types includes Magma Copper Company 1950, Parrot Silver and Copper Company (3) 1909 (2), 1910 (1), Syndicate Hydraulic Mines Inc.1926, Tuolumne Copper Mining Company, Arizona 1922, High Divide Mining Company, Nevada 1919, the Golden Cycle Mining and Reduction Company, West Virginia 1915, in mixed grades Fine to NVF, along with 4 blank certificates
World & British bank cheques (800+), most modern UK, some older 19th Century noted, a large cheque book with some unused cheques Parr's Bank Limited, Charing Cross Branch, a few postal orders & lottery tickets, some other general bankingephemera, needs viewing
World (3) Russia, St. Petersburg Land and Mortgage Co. Ltd., £100 debenture, 1912, large panoramic view of St. Petersburg, ornate border, black & blue, with coupons, Fine or better, Estonia, Republic of Estonia 1927 Loan, bond for £100 type ‘A’, vignette of view of Tallinn at top, black & blue, with some coupons, VF, Roumania, Kingdom of Roumania Monopolies Institute Stabilisation and Development Loan 1929, £100 bond, view of Bran Castle, blue & black, with coupons, GVF
South Africa, The Rietkuil Gold Mines Ltd. certificate for five shares1895, Printers Proof by Blades East & Blades, red with vignette of child working in mine, with coupons, Punch cancelled. EF.
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)
China, 1898 Gold Loan, bond for £100, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp. issue, VF., and Deutsch-Asiatische issue, AVF with tears. Both with coupons. (2).
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.
Roumania, Kingdom of Roumania Monopolies Institute £100 Bond 1929 (numbered C9742-9749), black & blue with vignette of Bran Castle (Count Dracula legend), with coupons. VF. (8).
Roumania, Kingdom of Roumania Monopolies Institute £100 Bond 1929, black & blue with vignette of Bran Castle (Count Dracula legend), with coupons AVF, some with tears along left edge. (7).
Roumania, Kingdom of Roumania Monopolies Institute £100 Bond 1929 (numbered C9046-9050), black & blue with vignette of Bran Castle (Count Dracula legend), with coupons.VF (5).
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)
Great Britain, York City and County BankingCompany, certificate for one share, 1869, attractive vignettes of York Cathedral and two of the City's medieval gates, black, AVF. (1).
Roumania, Kingdom of Roumania 1922 consolidation Loan, bonds for £50, £100, £500 and £1,000, vignette of peasant driving team of oxen, various colours, all with coupons, mostly VF. (4).
Roumania, Kingdom of Roumania Monopolies Institute 1929 Loan, bond for £100, vignette of castle, black & blue, also 1913 Loan, bonds for 500 and 1,000 lei, all with coupons, VF. (3).
Roumania, Kingdom of Roumania 1922 External Loan, bonds for £50 and £100, vignette of allegorical female, brown and green respectively, both with coupons, VF. (2).
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., Moulton Mining Co., certificate for 100 shares capital stock, 1885, vignette of miners working underground at top, miner at bottom, signed by William Andrew Clark, known as one of the three ‘copper kings', blue, hole cancellation through signatures, VF. (1).
China, 4 bonds, Shanghai-NankingRailway, £100 bond, London 1904, Hukuang Railways 1911 Gold Loan, bond for £100, British issue, Boxer loan of 1925, bond for $50, and Gold Loan of 1912, bond for £100, all with coupons, mostly VF. (4).
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).
Mexico, La Mexicana, Comp. Europea de Minas y Terrenos en Mexico, bearer certificate for five shares, 1888, very attractive with vignettes of Mexican eagle, miners working underground and allegorical female, black & blue, with coupons, VF. (1).
China, ChineseImperialGovernment 1898 Gold Loan, 2 x bonds for £100, both issued by Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, ornate, large format, brown, with coupons, some edge damage but does not affect print, AVF. (2).
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).
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, 12 bonds, Nationalist Government (Kwangtung) 1928 ReconstructionLoan, bonds for 1, 10 and 50 yuan, Peking-Suiyuan-Railway 1934 Employee Loan, bonds for 50 and 100 yuan, and National Defence Kwangtung Strategic-Point 1932 Loan, 7 x bonds for 10 yuan, all with text in Chinese, various colours, F-VF. (12).
Bulgaria, Kingdom of Bulgaria 1926 Settlement Loan, bond for £100, and Kingdom of Bulgaria 1928 Stabilisation Loan, bond for £100, both with vignettes, both red & black, both with coupons, VF. (2).
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).
Greece, Kingdom of Greece 1898 Gold Loan, 3 x bonds for £100, ornate design incorporates four classical figures, Greek arms at top, blue, with coupons, hole cancelled, all VF. (3).
U.S.A., Le Nouveau Monde for WorkingGold Mines in California, 14 x certificates for one share, and 7 x certificates for five shares, all 1851, ornate design, blue on white and black on white respectively, mostly VF. (21).
China, Peking Running Water Co. Ltd., loan of 1925, bond for 10 yuan, very ornate border, text in Chinese, brown on pale green, two coupons remains, central fold, otherwise VF. (1).
U.S.A., Le Nouveau Monde for WorkingGold Mines in California, 10 x certificates for one share, all 1851, ornate design, all with facsimile signature of John Taylor Jr., blue on white paper, all VF. (10).
U.S.A., Princeton and Kingston Branch Turnpike Company Reorganised, (NJ), company name hand written, certificate No.8 for capital stock made out to the Pennsylvaniarailroad 1895, vignette of train crossing bridge, black, embossed seal, hole and stamped cancelled, glued to counterfoil, AVF. (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, 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.
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).
China, ChineseImperialGovernmentGold Loan of 1898, Deutsch-Asiatische issue, 5 x bonds for £25, 5 x bonds for £50, and 5 x bonds for £100, red, orange and brown respectively, with coupons, hole cancelled, these were large format working documents and as such show signs of usage, mostly F-AVF. (15).
China, ChineseImperialGovernmentGold Loan of 1898, Deutsch-Asiatische issue, 5 x bonds for £25, 5 x bonds for £50, and 5 x bonds for £100, red, orange and brown respectively, with coupons, hole cancelled, these were large format working documents and as such show signs of usage, mostly F-AVF. (15).
China, Republic of China Secured Sinking Fund Bonds of 1937, (also known as Pacific Development Loan), bond No.M2454 for $1,000, attractive vignette of pagoda, black & blue, with coupons, VF. (1).
China, ChineseImperialGovernmentGold Loan of 1896, Deutsch-Asiatische issue, 5 x bonds for £25, and 5 x bonds for £50, blue and brown respectively, with coupons, hole cancelled, these were large format working documents and as such show signs of usage, mostly F-AVF. (10).
China, ChineseImperialGovernmentGold Loan of 1896, Deutsch-Asiatische issue, 5 x bonds for £25, and 5 x bonds for £50, blue and brown respectively, with coupons, hole cancelled, these were large format working documents and as such show signs of usage, mostly F-AVF. (10).
Great Britain, 6 share certificates, Chontales Co. Ltd., 1881, Spencer, Santo & Co. Ltd., 1906, Walker, Maynard and Co. Ltd., 1911, London and Western Syndicate Ltd., 1891, Mexican Association Ltd., 1891, and Tadworth and Lower Kingswood Public Utility Society Ltd., 1920, F-VF. (6).
China, Peking-Hankow RailwayGold Loan of 1911, bond for 1,000 yen, issued by Yokohama Specie Bank, ornate design with dragons at top, black & yellow, with coupons, weakness at central fold, F. (1).
China, Republic of China Secured Sinking Fund Bonds of 1937, (also known as Pacific Development Loan), bond No.M4053 for $1,000, attractive vignette of pagoda, black & blue, with coupons, VF. (1).
U.S.A., Princeton and Kingston Branch Turnpike Company, Reorganized, company name is hand written, certificate No.7 for capital stock, 1895, vignette of train crossing bridge, black, embossed seal, hole cancelled through signatures, glued to counterfoil, VF. (1).
China, Republic of China Secured Sinking Fund Bonds of 1937, (also known as Pacific Development Loan, bond No.M4051 for $1,000, attractive vignette of pagoda, black & blue, with coupons, VF. (1).
Italy, Société Anonyme for the Sale of State Domains of the Kingdom of Italy, coupons de jouissance to bearer, series K and series D, both 1865, both ornate with Italian arms at top, also S.p.A. Silos di Genova, 2 x certificates, both 1953, and Societa della Ferrovia Sicula Occidentale Palermo-Marsala-Trapani, unissued, Rome 1930, all VF. (5).
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)
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).
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
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).
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, 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+)
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).
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).
France, Sucrerie-Distillerie & Exploitation Agricole de la Nouvelle-France, certificate for 100 franc share, circa. 1880s, very ornate border incorporating harbour scene, trees, distillery and men shaking hands, black on green, with coupons, VF. (1).
China, ChineseImperialRailwayGold Loan, Shanghai-Nanking Railway, 3 x bonds for £100 dated London 1904, and bond for £100 dated London 1907, large format, black & red, all with coupons, lot also includes 4 x net profit sub-certificates, F-AVF. (8).
U.S.A., Le Nouveau Monde Company for WorkingGold Mines, certificate for five shares, 1851, signed by John Taylor, text in English and French, AVF. (1).
China, ChineseImperialGovernmentGold Loan of 1898, Deutsch-Asiatische issue, 10 x bonds for £50, and 10 x bonds for £100, orange and brown respectively, with coupons, hole cancelled, these were large format working documents and as such show signs of usage, mostly VF. (20).
China, ChineseImperialRailwayGold Loan, Shanghai-Nanking Railway, 2 x bonds for £100, dated 1904, and bond for £100, dated 1907, large format, black & pink, all with coupons, also 5 x net profit sub-certificates, mostly VF. (8).
U.S.A., 21 railway bonds and certificates, dated 1851-1956, titles include, Baltimore & OhioRailroad Co., 1853, Georgia Rail Road & Banking Co., Augusta 1851, Union Passenger Railway Co., 1890, New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Co., 4 types, 1945-50, Consolidated Railway Co., 2 types, unissued, Lehigh Valley Railroad Co., 4 types, 1931-44, all with vignettes, mostly VF. (21).
China, ChineseImperialGovernmentGold Loan of 1898, Deutsch-Asiatische issue, 5 x bonds for £50, and 5 x bonds for £100, orange and brown respectively, with coupons, hole cancelled, these were large format working documents and as such show signs of usage, mostly VF. (10).
China, ChineseImperialGovernmentGold Loan of 1898, Deutsch-Asiatische issue, 5 x bonds for £50, and 5 x bonds for £100, orange and brown respectively, with coupons, hole cancelled, these were large format working documents and as such show signs of usage, F-VF. (10).
Collection, 49 bonds and certificates, dated 1887-1956, titles include, Colombian National Railway Co. Ltd. 1903, S.A. Bulgare de Carrieres 1924, Cairo Electric Railways and Heliopolis Oases Co. 1907, Comp. General de Minas y Sondeos 1901, Mines de Balia-Karaidin 1925, Daggafontein Mines Ltd. 1936, Armavir-Touapse Railway 1909 Loan, Costa Rica Railway Co. Ltd. 1887, copies of unissued bonds bearing the portrait of King Farouk of Egypt 6 types, Electricity and Ice Supply Co. 1929, mostly European, a little duplication, F-VF. (49).
Great Britain, 7 certificates, St. Leonards-on-Sea Grand Hotel Co. Ltd., 1883, Land Securities Ltd., 2 x certificates, 1867 & 1871, Navan & Kingscourt Railway Co., 1871, Great Northern Railway Co., 1846, Common Fund Co. Ltd., scrip, 1869, and Metcalfe?s Hydropathic Establishment Hastings Ltd., mostly VF. (7).
Italy, Société Anonyme for the Sale of State Domains of the Kingdom of Italy, coupons de jouissance to bearer, series K and series D, both 1865, both ornate with Italian arms at top, also S.p.A. Silos di Genova, 2 x certificates, both 1953, and Societa della Ferrovia Sicula Occidentale Palermo-Marsala-Trapani, unissued, Rome 1930, all VF. (5).
China, Dah Tung Cotton Manufacturing Co. Ltd., share certificate, 1948, vignette of strange looking machine, text in Chinese, seal in English, brown & yellow, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Paisley Cemetery Co. Ltd., certificate dated 1937 for ?10 Lairs? within cemetery, originally purchased 1846, very decorative piece with religious looking figures and vignette of cemetery, multicoloured, lot also includes Masonic Royal Arch certificate, 1935, F, Cemetery VF. (2).
Greece, 4 Government bonds, Kingdom of Greece 1884 Loan, bond for £20, Kingdom of Greece 1887 Loan, bond for £20, Royaume de Grece 1898 Loan, bond for 100 drachmas, plus Hellenic Government 1914 Loan, bond for 500 francs, only one with coupons, some tape repairs to bonds, condition is generally Poor. (4).
Ethiopia, Compagnie Imperiale des Chemins de Fer Ethiopiens, share certificate, Paris 1899, superb vignette of King and entourage waiting for a steam train, large format, yellow & brown, with coupons, VF. (1).
Panama, Compagnie Univeraelle du Canal Interoceanique de Panama, 14 x bonds, all Paris 1884, very attractive with vignette at bottom of allegorical figures shaking hands across the canal, green, all with coupons, VF. (14)
Panama, Compagnie Univeraelle du Canal Interoceanique de Panama, 10 x bonds, all Paris 1884, very attractive with vignette at bottom of allegorical figures shaking hands across the canal, green, all with coupons, VF. (10)
U.S.A., 22 bonds and certificates, all oil or petroleum related, dated 1919-1978, titles include, Royal Dutch Co. for the Working of Petroleum Wells in Netherlands-India, 1938, Mission Development Co., 2 types, 1953 & 1955, both with facsimile signature o
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