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 Tientsin-Pukow RailwayLoan, for £100, London 1908, large format, black & orange, (11) 9 bonds have all coupons, the remaining two have all but three coupons, Fine to Near VF, some with tears where staples and pins have been removed, one with additional documentation showing : Designation of bonds, Amount, Name of customer, Folio and Dividends Due, stamped HEATHFIELD 31339, and receipt of when drawn for payment, some others showing the receipt and details of when drawn
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
China (5), ImperialChineseGovernment 1911 Tientsin-Pukow Railway supplementary Loan, bond for £100 issued by Chinese Central Railways Ltd., London 1911, ornate design, large format, black & green (4) each with four coupons, Fine with some creases, one with some red ink staining, all with attached drawing receipts, China, Kaiserlich Chinesische Tientsin-Pukow Staatseisenbahn Erganzungs-Anleihe von 1910 Bond for £100 red and green with ornate border, with 5 coupons, Deutsche-Asiatische bank issue About Fine with some tears to the edges
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
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
USA, Bank of the United States of America certificate number 5972 of capital stock, 30 shares, Philadelphia 16th August 1937, issued to Baring Brothers, London, and signed by Nicholas Biddle as president, vignette of standing allegorical female, with shield and eagle, and ship sailing behind, VF with clear and bold signature, we note that a similar example is in the American Museum of Finance, we have seen no recent transactions of this item
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
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 (2), ImperialChineseGovernment Tientsin-Pukow RailwayLoan, Bond for £100, London 1908, large format, black & orange, GVF with coupons, China, Lung-Tsing-U-Hai Railway £20 Bond 1913 blue and black with coupons, NVF, USAKentucky and Great Eastern Railway Company 1872 $1000 7% Gold Bond certificate VF with coupons, with tape on edges from previous mounting
China, ChineseImperialRailway, Canton-Kowloon Railway, bond for £100 (4) London 1907, ornate design, black & red, each with all but the first two coupons, one with tears VG the others About Fine, three with pencil annotations
China, ChineseImperialRailwayGold Loan, Imperial Railways of North China, bond for £100, London 1899, large format, brown on pale blue, with five coupons, minor edge damage, otherwise approaching VF
China, ChineseGovernment 1913 Reorganisation Gold Loan, 1 x bonds for £20, Banque de l'Indo-Chine a Paris and 1 x bond for 189.40 Roubles, Russian issue, both with vignettes of Mercury and Chinese scenes, black and brown with coupons Fine to Good Fine, China, Chinese ImperialRailway, Canton-Kowloon Railway, bond for £100, London 1907, for the British and Chinese Corporation Limited, ornate design, black & red, with coupons, Fine, Banque Industrielle de Chine 500 Francs (6) Yellow and black, ornate Chinese-style borders, traditional Chinese rooftops, two dragons at topcentre, Temple of Heaven at centre in underprint, black Chinese and French text, Good VF,
Egypt (7), S.A. Building Lands of Egypt, £4 share certificates dated Alexandria 1905, green (5), Egyptian Estates Ltd certificates for 10 shares, dated London 1905, orange with vignettes of Khedive & camels (2). VF. (7)
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, East LondonWater Works share certificate 1808, on vellum with set company seal, together with a transfer certificate 1822, this stained. VF and better (2)
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).
Spain, (6) CadizWaterworks Co. £100 bond 1874, La Union Castellana Valladolid B series share cert. 1864, printed by Perkins Bacon, London. Spanish 5% bond, Madrid 1836, La Corona de Aragon 1858 share cert. , blue. The Valencia and Liria Railway Co. Ltd. £10 share 1888. Compania Del Ferro-Carril Trasversal de Cataluna 1883. GVF. (6).
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 (7) Bishops Waltham Water Co. Ltd. 1865, East London Water Works Co. transfer certs (2) 1842 & 1872, Fluid Meter Company 1870, Liverpool Sewage Utilization Co. 1868, London and Suburban Freehold Land Society 1854, . Pwllheli Gas Co.185-, unissued. VF or better (7).
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).
China, 3 bonds, Canton-KowloonRailway, bond for £100, London 1907, Hukuang Railways 1911 Gold Loan, bond for £20, French issue, and Vickers loan of 1919, bond for £100, all with coupons, mostly VF. (3).
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).
East LondonWater Works share certificate 1808 (slight damage to red seal) together with a transfer certificate 1822, both on vellum, VF. Together with a valuation of shares of Count Max Hollender, 1906 including over 42K of shares in Harrods. 9 pages. (2).
Great Britain, Victoria Palace Ltd., share certificate, 1929, ornate heading incorporates vignette of the theatre, 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, 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, London and North Western Railway, share certificate, arched heading, black, stamped cancelled, also large seal has been cut away from bottom left of certificate otherwise VF. (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, The Lyceum (1903) Ltd., 3 x second mortgage debentures for £100, 1905 with UK revenue stamp and with coupons attached signed by Charles Ellis, as secretary, of this London theatre. EF. (3).
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).
Obligation Bonds (2) of Sir Charles Mountagu of London to George Whitmore of London in £1200, 31. Jan. 1619/20. In latin and signed by Mountagu and two witnesses. AND from John Sansom of London to Thomas Walker of the Inner Temple in £100 , 27 August 1713, printed under the reign of Queen Anne with written insertions, signed by Sansom with red wax seal. (2).
China, ImperialChineseGovernment 1911 Tientsin-Pukow Railway supplementary Loan, bond for £100 issued by Chinese Central Railways Ltd., London 1911, ornate design, large format, black & green. AVF (1).
Great Britain, The Lyceum (1903) Ltd., 3 x second mortgage debentures for £100, 1905 with UK revenue stamp and with coupons attached signed by Charles Ellis, as secretary, of this London theatre. EF
South Africa, 3 certificates, County Down Ltd., Johannesburg 1916, Stienies Diamonds Syndicate Ltd., Johannesburg 1919, and Witpoort Gold Areas Ltd., London 1929, all VF. (3).
Great Britain (16) certificates, titles include Associated Greyhound Racecourses Ltd. 1928, Associated Newspapers Ltd.1954, Beecham Group Ltd. 1954, Becker and Co Ltd. 1923, BritishElectric Traction Co. Ltd. 1959, Components Ltd. 1911, Imperial Continental Gas 1974-76 (3), London Wollen Company Ltd. 1912, Nuera Art-Silk Company Ltd. 1928, Premier Oil Ltd. 1920, Santa Feland Co. 1910, Septimus Parsonage & Co. Ltd. 1900, H & G Simonds Ltd. 1939, Tustabnovice Petroleum Ltd. 1907, mostly F to VF.(16).
Great Britain (6) WaterCompany certificates Bishops Waltham Water Company Ltd. 1865, East London Water Works Co. 1872 transfer certificate (2), Norfolk Estuary Co. £50 share 1847 (2), mostly GVF. (6).
Great Britain, Direct London and ExeterRailway, with extension to Falmouth and Penzance, scrip certificate for twenty shares, 1845, green, some creasing to paper, otherwise AVF. (1).
Great Britain, 28 certificates and debentures, dated 1868-1962, all different, titles include, Hoover Ltd., 1960, Cotton Seed Co. Ltd., 1911, Lever Brothers Ltd., 1925, Astley Mills Co. Ltd., 1920, Nuera Art-Silk Co. Ltd., 1928, National Sporting Club Ltd., 1938, London Woollen Co. Ltd., 1925, Mutual Mills Ltd., 1943, Beecham Group Ltd., 1947, County Council of the West Riding of Yorkshire, 1906, mixed condition, but mostly F-VF. (28).
Rhodesia, Charterland Goldfields Ltd., specimen bearer share warrant printed by Bradbury Wilkinson for five shares, London 189-, most attractive piece with many vignettes including, oxen wagon, train, ostriches, Matabele natives, shields and spears, also underprint of giraffes, black with full coupons, VF. (1).
Great Britain, financial ephemera (5) schedules of taxes (land & tax on servants) from Lincolnshire 1778 & 1779 on vellum. Letter from London bankers 1812 re. 470 doubloons shipped on HMS Hyperion and two annuities forms from 1840's.
Great Britain, Government £3:10s per cent War Loan, bearer bond for £100, London 1932, printed signature of N.V. Warren Fisher, also printed seal of ‘The Lords Commissioners of his Majesty?s Treasury?, ornate border, brown, with coupons, stamped cancelled, 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, 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.
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).
Great Britain, Cheques 15 issued Victorian English cheques, all different, dated 1859-1897, titles include, Fuller, Banbury, Nix & Mathieson, 1880, Tugwell, Brymer, Clutterbuck & Co., 1890, Union Bank of London, 1895, and London & County, 1868, all VF. (15).
Great Britain, 6 certificates all health related, Parke‘s Drug Stores Ltd., 1920, First Aid Services Ltd., 1937, London Stereoscopic Co. Ltd., 1920, Taylors (Cash Chemists) Trust Ltd., 1933, London Clinic & Nursing Home Ltd., 1929, and Hospital Enterprises Ltd., 1935, VF. (6).
Great Britain, London Cemetery Company's Cemetery of St James at Highgate, grave certificate 1928, vignette of Highgate graveyard, burial site of Karl Marx, only one known, pin hole, VF
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, 7 Victorian certificates, Felted Fabric Depot Ltd., 1874, Common Fund Co. Ltd., 1869, Gourock Confectionery Co. Ltd., 1894, Overend, Gurney and Co. Ltd., 1865, DundeePerth and LondonShipping Co., 1868, Rhos-Llantwit Coal Co. Ltd., 1865, and Bennett Park Art Club & Studio Co. Ltd., 1889, mostly VF. (7).
Great Britain, 6 certificates all health related, Parke?s Drug Stores Ltd., 1920, First Aid Services Ltd., 1937, London Stereoscopic Co. Ltd., 1920, Taylors (Cash Chemists) Trust Ltd., 1933, London Clinic & Nursing Home Ltd., 1929, and Hospital Enterprises Ltd., 1935, VF. (6).
Great Britain, London Cemetery Company's Cemetery of St James at Highgate, grave certificate 1928, vignette of Highgate graveyard, burial sithe of Karl marx, only one known, pin hole, VF
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, bonds of DudleyNorth (1639-1668), politician & author. six, regarding money lending in the City of London. On vellum & paper, some suffering slight damage, dated 1639, 1640 & 1667. Sold with further details of the loans. A most interesting and early collection.
China, ChineseImperialRailwayGold Loan, Imperial Railways of North China, bond for £100, London 1899, large format, brown on pale blue, with coupons, better condition than that usually seen for this issue, VF. (1).
China, ImperialChineseGovernment Tientsin-Pukow RailwayLoan, 2 x bonds for £100, London 1908, ornate design, black & orange, both with fractional scrip certificates and coupon receipts, also Vickers Loan of 1919, bond for £100, all with coupons, all VF. (3).
China, ChineseImperialRailwayGold Loan, Imperial Railways of North China, 2 x bonds for £100, both London 1899, large format, brown on pale blue, with coupons, minor edge damage, otherwise, AVF. (2).
Great Britain, London & BrightonRailway Co., certificate No.20001 for one share, 1837, ornate heading, black, embossed seal, stamped cancelled, scarce, pinholes at top left, paper slightly aged, otherwise AVF.
Australia, 3 certificates, London & Globe Deep Leads Assets Ltd., 1903, Loddon Valley Goldfields (1907) Ltd., and Lake Way Goldfield 1899 Ltd., Western Australia, 1899, mostly VF. (3).
China, 6 bonds, Canton-KowloonRailway, bond for £100, London 1907, Tientsin-Pukow Railway, bond for £100, London 1908, ChineseGovernment 1912 Gold Loan, bond for £20, and Lung-Tsing-U-Hai Railway 1913 Loan, 2 x bonds for £20, and 1921 issue, bond for 500 francs, all with coupons, mostly F-AVF. (6).
China, 7 bonds, Emprunt Chinois 5% Or 1903, 2 x bonds for 500 francs dated 1905 and bond for 500 francs dated 1907, Tientsin-Pukow RailwayLoan, bond for £100 dated London 1908, and bond for £100 dated Berlin 1908, Tientsin-Pukow Railway 1910 Supplementary Loan, bonds for £20 and £100, German issue, all with coupons, lot also includes £12 scrip certificate dated 1938, F-VF. (8).
China, 5 bonds and certificates, ChineseEngineering and Mining Co. Ltd., issued bearer warrant for ten shares, London 1912, and unissued bearer warrant for two shares, both with vignette of allegorical figure holding shield and lamp, standing over miner with pick, orange and brown respectively, Skoda Loan of 1925, bond for £10, Boxer Loan of 1925, bond for $50, and Emprunt Chinois 5% Or 1903, bond for 500 francs dated 1905, all with coupons, mostly VF. (5).
Great Britain, Channel Tubular Railway Preliminary Co. Ltd., certificate No.86,336-340 for five shares, London 1892, very attractive design incorporating train in tube under the channel and scenes of the English and French coasts, text in English and French, black & yellow, minor creasing to margins, does not effect print, otherwise 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).
China, 4 bonds, ChineseImperialRailwayGold Loan, (Imperial Railways of North China), bond for £100, London 1899, Tientsin-Pukow Railway Loan, bond for £100, London 1908, and Emprunt Chinois 5% Or 1903, 2 x bonds for 500 francs, dated 1905 and 1907, all with coupons, mostly VF. (4).
Great Britain, Caledonian Railway Co., certificate for preference stock, 1871, ornate heading, black, plus 12 financial papers relating to the railway, lot also includes Great Eastern Railway, certificate for ordinary stock, 1890, and London, Newbury and Bath Direct Railway in conjunction with the Kennet and Avon Canal, allotment letter for 4 shares, 1845, mostly VF. (Lot).
Spain, 6 certificates, Comp. de las Hulleras de Ujo-Mieres, 1904, Comp. Minera Mercadal, 1901, Comp. de las Minas de Hierro de Arditurri, 1905, S.A. Cros, 1972, Mines de la Betica, Paris 1910, and Oviedo Mercury Mines Ltd., London 1910, five with vignettes, all with coupons, mostly VF. (6).
South Africa, De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd., bearer certificate for onr preference share, London 1930, signed by Lord Bessborough, ornate design incorporating coat of arms at top, text in English and French, black & green, no coupons remain, stamped cancelled, VF. (1).
South Africa, De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd., bearer certificate for five preference shares, London 1902, signed by Francis Oats, ornate design incorporating coat of arms at top, text in English and French, black & green, with coupons, stamped cancelled, AVF. (1).
China, 6 bonds, Canton-KowloonRailway, bond for £100, London 1907, Tientsin-Pukow Railway, bond for £100, London 1908, ChineseGovernment 1912 Gold Loan, bond for £20, and Lung-Tsing-U-Hai Railway 1913 Loan, 2 x bonds for £20, and 1921 issue, bond for 500 francs, all with coupons, mostly F-AVF. (6).
China, 5 bonds and certificates, ChineseEngineering and Mining Co. Ltd., issued bearer warrant for ten shares, London 1912, and unissued bearer warrant for two shares, both with vignette of allegorical figure holding shield and lamp, standing over miner with pick, orange and brown respectively, Skoda Loan of 1925, bond for £10, Boxer Loan of 1925, bond for $50, and Emprunt Chinois 5% Or 1903, bond for 500 francs dated 1905, all with coupons, mostly VF. (5).
Great Britain, 5 railway share transfer certificates, North Midland Railway Co., 1839, London and North Eastern Railway Co., 1847, London, Chatham & Dover Railway Co., 1866, South Yorkshire Railway and River Dun Co., 1856, and South Yorkshire, Doncaster and Goole Railway Co., 1850, mostly VF. (5).
Great Britain, City of London Brokers Certificate, no.779 to Thomas Edward Newton, citizen & scrivener of London, dated Tuesday 11th December 1855. On vellum, scarce and gvf.
Great Britain, 5 cancelled railway certificates, Great Western Railway Co., 1881, Grand Junction Railway, date unclear, London and North Western Railway, date unclear, Waterford, Dungarvan and Lismore Railway Co., 1876, and Liverpool Overhead Railway Co., 1897, all cancelled by various methods, mostly F, some better. (5).
Great Britain, 10 pieces of railway ephemera including share certificates, West SomersetRailway Co., dividend warrant, 1895, Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock Co., unissued warrant, 1873, Cheltenham, Oxford and Brighton Junction Railway, unissued receipt for payment on shares, 184-, Mid Wales Railway Co., share certificate, 1863, repaired, Guernsey Railway Co. Ltd., share certificate, 1948, repaired, London & North Western Railway Co., stock certificate, 1869, cancelled, Bahia & San Francisco Railway Co. Ltd., transfer certificate, London 1863, Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours Co., stock certificate, 1911, Tamar, Kit Hill and Callington Railway Co. Ltd., transfer certificate, 1864, repaired, and Indenture dated 1835 which includes reference to the North Union Railway, on vellum, very large format, mostly F-VF. (10).
New Zealand, New Zealand Consolidated Gold Mines Ltd., bearer warrant for five shares, London 1905, very ornate design with vignettes of Maoris at left and bottom, black & green, with coupons, VF. (1).
Collection, 22 bonds and certificates, dated 1886-1968, titles include, Norfolk and Western Railroad Co., certificate, 1889, Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad Co., certificates, 1951 & 1963, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co., bond, 1912, Dundee, Perth and LondonShipping Co. Ltd., certificate, 1914, Credit National, bond, 1919, Chemins de Fer de la Basse-Egypt, certificates, 1896 & 1912, Chinese Tientsin-Pukow Railway, bond for £100 part repaid, with replacement coupons, 1908, (poor) Banque Industrielle de Chine, certificate, 1920, mostly F-VF. (22).
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).
Great Britain, Consolidated KentCollieries Corporation Ltd., bearer warrant for 50 shares, London 1901, very ornate with vignette of mine, coast and cliff, black & dull red, with coupons, folded, otherwise AVF. (1).
Great Britain, 3 railway certificates, LondonChatham & DoverRailway Co., City Lines Shares, certificate for preferred share, 1864, Rugby, Derby & Manchester Railway, certificate for five shares, 1845, and Great Northern Railway Co., certificate for one share, 1846, mostly VF. (3).
Great Britain, collection of 34 assorted certificates, titles include The Great Southern of SpainRailwaycompany 1926, British Cotton Growing Assoc. 1968 (4), London Transport 1947, I.C.I., House of Fraser 1973, Rank Organisation 1977, Gaumont-British Picture Corp. 1943, Calico Printers 1933, Enfield Furniture 1959, Whitehead Aircraft 1921 (this torn & fair), Greenhall Whitley 1961 (5), Uk Co-operative Investment 1935 & 1936,George Wimpey 1958. etc., mixed condition F to EF. Together with a stock book of 60 unissued Crawley, Russell & Co., certificates, circa 1936.
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