Confederate States of America 8% Loan Certificate for 100 Dollars dated January 1, 1868 with coupons, About Fine, mounted in a glass frame, Confederate States of America 8% Loan Certificate for 100 Dollars dated January 1 1861, to run until September 1 1871, vignette at top of two seated female figures with ships and factory in background (2), the first VG or better, folded with some foxing, with 14 coupons, the second Fine, both mounted in glass photo frames, Confederate States of America 8% Loan Certificate for 500 Dollars, with 13 coupons, 1 May 1861 VG, the paper with some signs of damp, mounted in a glass photo frame, Confederate States of America 8% Loan Certificate for 1000 Dollars dated July1, 1861, vignette at top of four boys, (Ball 47) around Fine with 5 coupons, mounted in a glass photoframe, Confederate State of America 8% Loan Certificate for 100 Dollars dated 1st May 1861 with 13 coupons, mounted in a glass photo frame, Confederate Sates of America 8% Loan Certificate for 500 Dollars March 2nd 1863, Large format, Fine, mounted on card in a glass photo frame, The National Avenue Company, State of Ohio, County of Montgomery, unissued share certificate 188-, mounted by the corners in a card surround, EF with some light foxing, possibly removable with care, collection from our offices only, NO POSTAL
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
GB - A Yorkshire-themed collection (33) includes pre-1900 (15) Leeds, Wakefield, Pontefract and GrimsbyRailway Junction Scrip certificate 1845 for Ten shares of £20 each, unissued VF with tear hole on left, The Bridlington Quay Public Rooms Association 1847 Share Certificate £3 and 10 Shillings, VF with staple holes at top left, Manchester and Leeds Railway Company 1846 share certificate for 6x £50 shares NVF with staple holes at top left, The Wharfedale Railway Company Share certificate for one £15 share, certificate number 20155 vignette of a large cow, the famous 'Craven Heifer' which made vast profits for its owner being exhibited around the country, black on pale blue, large red seal to lower right About VF with some spots and tape residue on the top edge. The Staithes Shipping Company Share Certificate for one share 1856 VF with small pinholes to the top left and tape residue at the top, The Whitby and Robin Hood's Steam Packet Company 1857 Share certificate for one share of £2 and 10 Shillings, GVF with tape residue on the top edge, Overend, Gurney and Company Limited 1865 share certificate for one share of £50 NVF with some foxing to the edges, Bray, Waddington and Company share certificate for one share of £50 EF, The Nidderdale Lead Mining Company Limited 1865 share certificate for 2 preference shares 7687 and 7688, vignette of Perseverance level, entrance to the mine, Pateley Bridge GVF with some tape residue to the top edge, The Drypool Workman's Club Company Limited 1878 share certificate for one share of £1 VF taped on the reverse at the top, The Leeds Mutual Supply Society Limited 1874 share certificate for one share of £1 Good Fine with some small pinholes and taped on the top edge, The Hull Botanic Garden Company Limited 1879 share certificate for one share of £5 VF, taped at the top edge, Reaney and Greaves Limited, Wine Merchants and Whisky blenders, 1899, Issue for 100 Mortgage Debentures of £100 each. The company became a subsidiary of the famous Tetley Brewers in 1904, the reverse with a typewritten label attached showing transfer of the debenture certificate to Francis Eric Tetley and Robert Francis Tetley in 1937 VF or near so with some small edge tears, an interesting document. The Macclesfield Brewery and Wine Company Limited share certificate 1867 NEF, The Leeds & County Unionist Club-House Co. Limited 1894 share certificate for 100 shares of £1 Fine with some folds and tape on the top edge. 1906-1971 issues (18) The Ravensthorpe Finishing Company Limited 1908 share certificate for 50 shares of £1 each, NVF with pencil annotations, The County Council of the West Riding of Yorkshire bond for £100 1906 NVF, Clarkson's Old Brewery Barmsley Limited Preference Share Certificate for 10 shares of £10 each NVF with some folds, The Effingham Steel Works Limited, Sheffield 1926 share certificate for 59 shares of £10 each VF with some pinholes, Dols & Co. Limited, Huddersfield 1928 share certificate for 3 shares of £1 each, GVF, Wallacve & Co. (Textiles) Limited 1932 share certificate for one share of £1 VF with some folds, Godfrey Sykes & Sons Limited 1940 share certificate for 100 shares of £1 each small pinhole at the top and two inked paragraphs written on the reverse, Fine. Wallace & Co.(Textiles) Limited 1947 share certificate for 2141 shares of £1 VF, General Refractories Limited 1936 share certificate for 32 shares of Ten Shillings each NEF with pencil annotation on the reverse, Timothy Whites & Taylors Limited (3) 1953, 1957 and 1960 VF, Thomas Ramsden & Son Limited (2) share certificates for 100 shares and 500 shares of 5 Shillings each VF both with pinholes at the top left, John Smith's Tadcaster Brewery Company, Limited share certificate for 128 shares of 5 Shillings each NVF with staple at top, John Smith's Tadcaster Brewery Company Limited certificate for 7.1% unsecured loan stock 1970 VF with staple at top, Kirkstall Forge Engineering Limited debenture certificate 1971 for 9 3/4% £800 stock VF with staple at top left
Collection (6) includes El Salvador, The Salvador Railway Co. Ltd. £100 5% mortgage debenture dated 1899, red with coupons, together with five other world certificates. GVF.
Collection (29) British 20th Century issues (22) including Peninsula & Oriental Steam Navigation 1951, World (7) mainly modern U.S.A. Mixed grades. (29).
Collection, 24 bonds and certificates, mostly relating to South American railways, dated 1886-1926, titles include, Chemin de Fer Sao-Paulo & Rio-Grande, 1895, Chemin de Fer de Goyaz, 1907, Chemin de Fer Nord de Sao Paulo, 1911, Brazil Great Southern Railway Co. Ltd., 1886, Chemin de Fer de Victoria a Minas, 1906, Brazil Railway Co., 1910, Buenos Ayres Lacroze Tramways Co., 1913, an interesting selection, mostly VF. (24).
Collection, includes Austria 200 Kroner 4% bond 1898 with coupons, GermanyTextile Trades Corporation, Berlin £100 bearer certificate 1926 with coupons, Rumania 5% bonds 1928 with coupons(4), South Africa Durban Roodepoort Deep 1938 & De Beers Consolidated mines 1902 &1912, F & better. Together with assorted brokers receipts with "contract note" stamps and two indentures for 1803 & 1824 (lot).
Collection (10), titles include China Banque Industrielle de Chine 1920 share cert. with coupons, Ireland South Down Metal, Chemical and Brick Co. Ltd £50 share 1888, Mexico, The California (Mexico) Land Company share for 10 Hectares 1888 (2), U.S. Le Nouveau Monde bearer certs. 1851 (2). Peru, Banco La Providencia 1871 share cert. Togerther with two Indian Cotton & Spinning Coys. and 6 Indian 3% stock certificates. Generally AVF or better.
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 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).
Collection (14), Africa Anglo American Corp. of South Africa 1918 (2), CanadaBritishColumbia Power Corp. 1954 (2), Congo, Etat Independent Du Congo 1888, Germany 100 R.mark 1925, G.B. Chalmers' Anti-Vibrator Co. Ltd. 1900, Panama, Panama Canal 1888. U.S.A., British Butte Mining Co. 1907 (3), Commonwealth & Southern Corp. 1936 (2), Victoria Belle Mining Co. 1913. Generally VF or better. (14).
Russia, ImperialRussianGovernment 5% Internal War Loan, collection of seven bonds, 1914 issue, bonds for 100, 200, 2 x 500 and 1,000 roubles, 1915 issue 2 x 100 roubles, all with vignette of woman with shield with Imperial double eagle and weapons, text in Russian and French, various colours, all with coupons, mostly VF. (7).
Collection, 16 bonds, Royal Hungarian 1881 Gold Loan, bond for 10,000 florins, German 1925 Schuldverfchreibung/Auslosungsschein, 7 x bonds, Russia, Nicolas Railroad 1867 issue, bonds for £20 and £100, 1869 issue, bond for £20, Consolidated Railroad Bonds of 1889, first series, 2 x 125 roubles, second series 2 x 125 roubles, also State Loan of 1909, bond for 2,500 francs, Poor-AVF. (16
Collection: (24) bonds and share certificates mainly South America and Mexico dated 1871-1952, titles include Bolivian GovernmentLoan of 1872, Peru Banco la Providencia 1871, Peru, Peruvian External Debt bond 1893, Cerdito Publico Deuda Consolidada 1875 (3), Bank de Londres y Mexico 1905, Esperanza Ltd. (2) 1922 & 1923, Victorine GoldMining Ltd. 1881, United Mexico Mining Association transfer certificate 1828, mostly very fine. (24).
Collection: 20 bonds and certificates, Antenior (Matabele) Gold Mines Ltd., 8 x certificates, capital £120,000, all 1899, and 2 x certificates, capital £150,000, 1902/3, Anleiheablosungsschuld des Deutschen Reichs, six pieces, various denominations, 1925, Lena Goldfields Ltd., 1939, Victoria Gramophones Ltd., 1928, Sabiwa Gold Mines Ltd., 1925, and Abbaye Consolidated Ltd., 1930, also 11 stock transfer forms, F-VF. (Lot).
Collection (48), China (7), six assorted railway bonds and 5% Government Loan bond 1914. Russia (41) including government & city bonds, bank & railway bonds, Gold Loans for 1889, 1891, 1896 and ElectricCompanies inc. Gas & Electric of Kazan 1896. With coupons attached and generally GVF or better.
Collection, 7 bonds and certificates from the 19th century, dated 1849-99, Grossherz Badisches Staats Anleihen, lotteryloan, 1849, Belgian Eastern Junction Railway, certificate, 1852, Nederlandsche Central Spoorweg, certificate, 1860, Ligne Internationale d?Italie, bond. 1868, Paleis voor Volksvlijt, certificate 1869, Canal Maritime de Corinthe, bond, 1887, and Ungarische Hypotheken Bank, bond 1899, mostly F-VF. (7).
Collection, 10 bonds and certificates relating to South and Central American railways, dated 1906-32, all different, titles include, BrazilRailway Co., 1912, Buenos Ayres Lacroze Tramways Co., 1913, Colombian National Railway Co. Ltd., 1906, Colombia Railways & Navigation Co. Ltd., 1932, Company General of Central America, 2 types, both 1909, mostly VF. (10).
Collection, 29 bonds and certificates relating to South and Central America, dated 1864-1956, titles include, River Plate Pressure Meat-Preserving Co. Ltd., bond, 1876, BritishHonduras Co. Ltd., 4 x certificates 1860-64, Agua Santa Coffee Co. Ltd.,2 x certificates, 1924-7, Monte Video Telephone Co. Ltd.,1891, Compania Minera El Callao, 2 x certificates, 1887, mostly VF. (29).
Collection, 22 European bonds and certificates, dated 1900-50, titles include, Russian Bank for Foreign Trade, 1911, Imobiliara S.A. Romana, 1906, Etablissements Industriels de Berdiansk, 1900, La Pelleterie Russo-Americane, 1926, Petroles de Tcheecoslovaquie, 1930, a little duplication, mostly VF. (22).
France, 78 certificates from 21 different companies, dated 1890-1930, titles include, 20 x La Soie de Compiegne, 1927, Casino d?Allevard-les-Bains, 1910, Ch. Drecoll Ltd., 1910, La Continentale, 1890, 2 x Comp. Générale de Traction, 1897, Les Manufactures de Liancourt, 1898, 6 x L?Alimentation Economique, 1925, 2 x Les Affreteurs Reunis, 1919, all with coupons, an interesting collection, mostly VF. (78).
Great Britain, A Sears Holdings collection of 37 certificates, Sears Holdings was the vehicle of Sir Charles Clore (1904-79), parent company of Selfridges and British Shoe Corporation. Clore was a major benefactor of the arts, (Clore Gallery at Tate Britain, Turner collection) and of Jewish charities. Certificates in lot are, J Sears & Co. (True Form Boot Co.), Ltd., 6 x certificates, four types, 1929-53, Sears Holdings Ltd., 10 x certificates, five types, 1955-58, all except one with ink facsimile signature of Charles Clore, 12 x certificates, 3 types, 1959-62, all with printed facsimile signature of Charles Clore, 8 x certificates, three types, 1971-74, and British Shoe Corporation Ltd., loan stock certificate 1974, various colours, some cancelled, mostly VF. (37).
Collection (10) India, Bank of Bengal share certificates 1893 & 1903, Port of Para Green (4) & red (1) dated 1914. Rodez Coal Company Debenture 1912. Together with Huraki Gold Mines Application form for shares 1900 & BahiaRailway Interest voucher 1935.
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.
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).
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).
Collection, 5 bonds, ChineseGovernment 1912 Gold Loan, bond for £20, Lung-Tsing-U-Hai Railway 1925 Loan, bond for 500 francs, Tientsin Pukow Railway, German 1908 issue, bond for £100, Russian Riga Dvinsk Railway 1894 Loan, bond for 125 roubles, and Nicholas Railroad 1867 Loan, bond for £20, the first two with coupons, mostly VF. (5).
Collection, 6 bonds and certificates, Samos Electric Co. 1927, Transports Maritimes & Fluviaux de L?Indochine 1949, LouisianaBaby Bond act of 1880, Compagnie Générale des Tabacs 1927, Société Fermiere des Casinos de Nice 1910, Republica Mexicana bond for £250 or $1,250 Mexico 1885 small piece missing from bottom left corner, all with vignettes, all with coupons, F-VF. (6).
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, 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.
U.S.A., Standard Oil Company, collection of 10 issued and 3 unissued bonds and certificates, dated 1969-1983, three different designs, various colours, VF. (13)
Collection, 12 bearer certificates, all oil or petroleum related, Central European Oilfields Ltd., 1907, Petroleum Revenues Co. Ltd., 3 x certificates, 2 types, all 1914, Anglo-Belgian Petroleum Co. Ltd., 2 types, both 1918, Galician Oil Trust Ltd., 3 typ
Collection,10 certificates, all oil or petroleum related, Graham Island (BritishColumbia) Oilfields Ltd., 1922, Hungarian National Petroleum Co. Ltd., 2 x certificates, 1920 & 27, British Oilfields of Colombia Ltd., 1926, Newfoundland Oilfields Ltd., 192
Collection, 44 bonds and certificates, dated 1893-1991, titles include, Societe Miniere Anonyme Ottomane de Karassou, 2 types, both 1910, Shell Transport and Trading PLC., 1991, Westminster Bank Ltd., 1964, East Lancashire Paper Mill Co. Ltd., 1964, Flori
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