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
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 (5) The Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company (3) 100 Shares 1930 Green (2), 100 Shares 1955 Blue, National Tea Company 1927 Yellow, all punch-hole cancelled, NVF to VF, all but one with staple or pinholes
GB and World bonds and shares (11) USA (5) Pan American World Airways, Inc. 1973, red and black, share certificate for 100 shares, with punched cancellation holed, NEF with some staple holes, UV Industries Inc. Share certificate for 100 shares, 1979, EF with punched cancellation holes, The Grand Union Company 1975, share certificate for 100 shares, blue and black, EF with punched cancellation holes, Bond Stores, Incorporated 1965 share certificate for 100 shares, blue and black, NEF with some ink marks, with punched cancellation holes, American Brands Inc. 1973, Share Certificate for 100 shares, orange and black, NEF with punched cancellation holes and some staple holes, Belgium (2) Transports Electricité et Gaz, 1929, bond for 250 Francs, Blue and black, VF with some coupons, Le Grand Bazaar de la Place Saint-Lambert, Liege, 1944, brown and green, GVF with coupons 70-80 attached, GB, (Russia, Azerbaijan) Baku Consolidated Oilfields Limited, share certificate for 'B' ordinary shares, green and black, unissued, GVF, France (2), Societe Des Petroles Milano, 1920 bond for 500 Francs, red on yellow/white, NEF with all coupons, Charles Laffitte & Company Limited, Share Certificate 1866, One share of £20, unissued, EF with holes at the left. The company was extremely short lived having been created during the investment boom of the mid 1860's, primarily to facilitate trade of cotton within the OttomanEmpire. Merged with the Ottoman Financial Association in 1866 and disappeared soon after. Charles Lafitte was a Nephew of French banker Jacques Lafitte, Colombia, The Colombian National Railway Company, 1903 Debenture for £100 pale blue and dark blue, NVF
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
Malaya, Galang Besar Rubber Plantations Ltd., bearer warrants (6) for twenty five shares of 2 Shillings each, 5 dated 1937 and one dated 1935, vignette of plantation being worked, text in English & French, black & green, with coupons, all VF
Australia and South Africa (3) Australia, TasmaniaGovernment debenture for £100 sterling, 1867, issued bond, blue/black with GB Royal seal, a rare early Australian document, some light creases, Good Fine, South Africa (2), English and FrenchGold Mines Syndicate Limited, 1895, bearer warrant for 5 Shares of £1 sterling, blue/green and pink, slight discolouration on the top edge otherwise NVF. Transvalia Land Exploration and MiningCompany Limited, Pretoria, 1889, bearer bond for one share, text in three languages, English, French and Afrikaans, Good Fine with minor pencil annotation at the top left
USA (8) USA National Union Bank, Philadelphia 1866 Share Certificate for 6 shares of $50 each, VF with some folds, USA Railway shares and scrip certificates (7) Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company Share Certificate 10 shares of $100 each 1890 Vignette of Cattle at watering hole at top, VF with two cancellation punch holes. Utica, Clinton and Binghamton Rail Road Co. 1927, Share Certificate for 36 shares, cancelled, small tears and pinholes otherwise around VF. The Cincinnati, Washington and BaltimoreRailroad Company 1883 Third Mortgage Bond Scrip Certificate for $105, small central hole, otherwise VF. Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad Company 1929 Share Certificate for 5 shares, orange, vignette of steam train at the top, VF with cancellation punch holes. Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad Company 1928 Share Certificate, preferred stock, Series A, 7 per cent, for 7 shares, brown, vignette of steam train at the top, cancelled with punch holes, Near VF with some foxing and a small pencil annotation at the top right corner. Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company, State of Iowa 185- (unissued) share certificate for $100 EF. Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway Company share certificate for 10 Shares, shares $100 each, green with round vignette of steam train at the right, signed but unissued 18-- (1899) GVF
Bonds and Shares 1930s to 1980s issues (11) a wide variety includes The Grand Union Company - 8 Shares, The New York Central Railroad Company (3) 100 Shares, 50 Shares and 10 Shares, The Penn Central Corporation - 400 Shares, The Leigh Coal and Navigation Company - 100 Shares, United Board & Carton Corporation - 10 Shares, Baker International Corporation - 100 Shares, Eurofund, Inc. - 100 Shares, and a Greece issue for 10 Shares. Debenture Certificate 9% Pennsylvania Company in mixed condition
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 5% Reorganisation Gold Loan 1913, bonds for 505 Francs or £20, vignettes of Mercury and Chinese Scenes, black and brown, all with coupons (5 bonds) Fine to Good Fine, Canada, Lake Superior Iron & Chemical Company 1911 (6) - Certificates for 10 Shares (2), green VF, Certificate for 5 Shares, orange (1), Certificates for 1 Share, orange (3) Good Fine to NVF, USA Monterey Railway 1909 (2) Certificates for 10 Shares, olive, Fine, and 5 Shares, green, Fine, Argentine Railway Company Share Certificates 1912 (4) comprising certificates for 10 Shares (3) and 1 Share (1) Fine to 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
Australia and South Africa (3) Australia, TasmaniaGovernment debenture for £100 sterling, 1867, issued bond, blue/black with GB Royal seal, a rare early Australian document, some light creases, Good Fine, South Africa (2), English and FrenchGold Mines Syndicate Limited, 1895, bearer warrant for 5 Shares of £1 sterling, blue/green and pink, slight discolouration on the top edge otherwise NVF. Transvalia Land Exploration and MiningCompany Limited, Pretoria, 1889, bearer bond for one share, text in three languages, English, French and Afrikaans, Good Fine with minor pencil annotation at the top left
Russia, The Russian General Oil Corporation bearer certificates for 25 shares of £1 each (2), dated April 1918, text in three languages, English, French and Russian, red/orange VF with coupons. China 5% Kaiserlich Chinesische Tientsin-Pukow-Staatseiosenbahn-Anleihe, 1908 Deutsche-Asiatische Bank issue bond for £20 lilac and blue/green, with coupons, Good Fine with central fold. Bulgaria 7% Settlement Loan 1926, bonds for £100 sterling (2), red with vignette of farming scene and haystacks, one with staple and pinholes, the other with a small pencil annotation at the top, each with coupons, VF
Bonds and Shares 1930s to 1980s issues (11) a wide variety includes The Grand Union Company - 8 Shares, The New York Central Railroad Company (3) 100 Shares, 50 Shares and 10 Shares, The Penn Central Corporation - 400 Shares, The Leigh Coal and Navigation Company - 100 Shares, United Board & Carton Corporation - 10 Shares, Baker International Corporation - 100 Shares, Eurofund, Inc. - 100 Shares, and a Greece issue for 10 Shares. Debenture Certificate 9% Pennsylvania Company in mixed condition
China - Shanghai Union Mobiliere Société Francoise De Banque Ed De Placements Cert. d 'Actions Nom. De $20 forming date 22nd February 1926 at the French Consulate-General in Shanghai. Average Fine to VF, strongly folded in 3/4 places and some with small marginal nicks/tears and still presentable and fairly clean and crisp. Uniface in black, orange and brown and all issued to a Mr Edwin Arthur of Nottingham with various issue dates including 160 shares on 1st July 1944 No. 1561 and 80 Shares (2) on 16th February 1935 No. 0864 and 15th October 1943 No. 1303. Issue dates and various signatures manuscript filled at bottom, company embossed stamps at lower centre and lower far left. Two liquidation hand stamps at upper left on the reverses of each and manuscript signed for liquidators, the first stamp dated 25th April 1946 for 160 US Dollars and the second dated 9th January 1947 for US 80 Dollars on the 160 Shares and 80 US Dollars and 40 US Dollars for the 80 Shares. Scarce and rarely seen
Great Britain, Sunderland, Sir James Laing and Sons Limited Preference Share Certificate for 100 shares at £10 (shares number 101 to 200) issued 21st January 1899, Number 2, red and orange, to Sir James Laing of Thorncliffe (son of the founder Phillip Laing 1770-1854), and Ordinary Share Certificate for 100 shares at £10 (numbered 1308-1407) 21st January 1899, green and yellow, to Mr. Arthur Laing, this cross cancelled by hand 9th September 1904. Both certificates About UNC and unique items. James Laing took over the business from his father Phillip Laing in 1843 aged just 20 . The business prospered and subsequently became the first shipyard on the Wear to build iron ships, the first the 'Amity' being launched in 1853. The most famous ship, built in Deptford, was the Torrens in 1875. The novelist Joseph Conrad sailed on this ship as the second mate between 1891 and 1893. James Laing went on the be knighted in 1897, the following year the company was renamed Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd. Comes with copies of images the shipyard and of Phillip Laing, the founder, and of Sir James Laing. A most interesting group of great interest to shipping enthusiasts.
USAMining Share Certificates, Cripple Creek Colorado (2) The Doctor Jack Pot Mining Company certificate for 2000 shares, issued September 11th 1905, The Anaconda Mining Company certificate for 1000 shares, issued November 12th 1900 both punch cancelled, both around VF with pencil annotations
Bonds and Shares a large group (5459), comprising Austria-Hungary Bank Mortgage 4% Bank Bond 5000 Gulden/5000 Forint 1889 (33), Austria-Hungary Bank Mortgage 4% Bank Bond 1000 Gulden/1000 Forint 1893 (89), Austria-Hungary Bank Mortgage 4% Bank Bond 100 Gulden/100 Forint 1899 (18), Austria 1892 4% Debenture Certificates 2000 Kronen (around 200), Austria 1892 4% Debenture Certificates 1000 Kronen (around 400), Austria 1892 4% Debenture Certificates 200 Kronen (around 1300), Austria 1892 4% Debenture Certificates 100 Kronen (134), generally in high grades some items with pencil marks or ink stamps, Reichsgau Salzburg, a group of around 1180 comprising 4% Schuldverschreibung 1000 Reichsmark, Salzburg 1 Jui 1940 Gruppe C (around 745), 500 Reichsmark, Gruppe B (around 215), 100 Reichsmark Gruppe A (around 220) VF to EF, The Reichsgau Salzburg (Gau Salzburg) was an administrative division of NaziGermany in Salzburg. It existed between 1938 and 1945. This bond of 11.2 million Reichmark was issued according to the ordonnance from 14. June 1940 on interest-reduction and the change of currency, and was replacing the loan of 1937. Quoted at the Vienna exchange. Print signature of NSDAP-Gauleiter Friedrich Rainer (1903-1947) as Reichsstatthalter of Salzburg. (In Yugoslavia, he was found guilty of crimes against the people and sentenced to death in 1947.) EBG Oberösterreichische Elektro-Bau (around 975) comprising a mix of Vorzugsaktien and Stammaktie types 25 Vorzugsaktien, 25 x 100 Schilling, 12 November 1937 (around 125), 1 x 100 Schilling a mix of Vorzugsaktien and Stammaktie types (around 850) VF to EF. This electrotechnical company was founded in 1922 in Linz. In 1937, capital was increased by 400,000 Schilling. Today VA Tech Elin EBG. Compagne Des Tramways Electriques, from Limoges to Aixe - Action of 100 Francs (around 100) EF all with the majority of coupons, France General Society for the Sanitation of Cities and Towns (around 60) EF most with the majority of coupons, General Motors Corporation Share Certificates, $1 2/3 blue, (around 100) around VF, The Arro Expansion Bolt Company 1963 Blue stock Certificates (40) About EF some with pencil marks, Spain - Minas Del Centenillo, Sociedad Share Certificates 500 Pesetas 1921 (36) with coupons Fine to VF, Spain - Electrade Viesgo , Bilbao Share Certificates 1000 Pesetas 1956 (11) VF to GVF, USA Ronson Corporation 100 Shares (4) VF to EF, American Brands Inc. Stock Certificates (2) 100 Shares 1977 and 1 Share 1979 $2.67 VF, USA Clevite Corporation Share Certificate 1965 NEF, USA Brandywine Sports Inc. Share Certificate 1977 Fine, USA General Computing Machines Corporation 100 Shares certificate 1953 (3) VF to EF, USA The Hobartt Manufacturing Company 100 Shares certificate 1971 Fine, USA The Glen Alden Corporation $1000 Debenture certificate 1971 VF, USA Columbia Technical Corporation 100 Share certificate 1975 VF (Large Lot, over 75 Kilos)
USA (2), New York Central PetroleumCompany, New York, 1866 Certificate for 200 Shares, red with mining scene vignette Fine with some small spots and holes along the line of the ink signature, The Volcanic Oil Coal Company, West Virginia 1865, 100 Shares, sepia with mining scene vignette, around Fine with some folds and small edge tears
Oil, Refining and Petroleum related (10) USATexas Duke Oil Company, Tarrant County, Fort Worth, Texas, 1919, for 100 Shares of $1, black and green with mining vignette, NVF, USA The United Crude Oil Company, Bakersfield, California, 1908, for 100 shares of $1, black and brown/green reverse, with mining vignettes, VF, USA Continental Asphalt and Petroleum Company Delaware, 15 Shares of $10, female portrait vignette About VF with two folds, Cuban-American Petroleum Company, Arizona, 200 Shares of $1, black and green with oilfield vignette, Fine, USA Palmer Union Oil Company, California 1911, for 625 shares of $1, Black and blue, Fine, USA Corona Oil and Refining Co., Inc. Delaware 1910, unissued, Black and brown, Fine, USA, Universal Oil Products Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1968 green and black, for 100 shares of $1, VF with pencil annotation on the top right, USA , Tribune Oil Company, 1963, Blue, for 100 shares of 50 Cents (2), Fine and VF, Canada, Calgary, Beaver Oils Limited, Calgary, Alberta, 1914, for 50 shares of 25 Cents each, two fols, otherwise better than Fine
USA Oil Creek and Cherry Run Oil Company, Pennsylvania 1865, Certificate for 100 shares of $1, Black with oil refining scene vignette, threelight folds, better than Fine
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
USA (3) Lewis American Airways Inc. Colorado, 1938, 100 Shares, VF, Chiapas Henequen Company, Kansas City, Missouri, 1905, One Quarter share of $100, with plant and horse rider vignette, VF, Escrow Certificate for the San Francisco Motion Pictire Corporation San Farncisco, California, one share of common stock, Fine, stapled at top right, and with other staple holes, with accompanying letter from 1925
Russian Bank for Foreign Trade, 1 share (20) and 10 shares (3), all 4th issue, 1902, with coupons; together with mostly Russian Railway bonds including Riasan-Koslow, 1886, 500 marks (27), 1000 marks (47) and 2000 marks (3), Sud-Ost, 1000 marks, 1901 (44) and Moskau-Rjasan, 1885, 500 marks (13) and 1000 marks (25), most with coupons, mixed condition, many VF (approx. 180) £250-350
Palestine, The Marine Trust Ltd., Certificate for 2 shares of 1 Palestine Pound each. 1937. Shipping in overprint, blue and olive printing, weak at folds. Relief & Consolidation Housing Co. Ltd., certificate for One 10 Palestine Pound share. 1947. View at top and in underprint of modern style housing estate, Text in Hebrew and English, fine green and blue printing. VF. (2).
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.
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)
Mexico, Compania Mexicana De Petroleo/The Mexican Eagle Oil Co. (4), certificates for 1, 5, 10 and 25 shares 1949. With coupons except certificate for 5 shares, GVF. U.S.A. Chicago and Eastern IllinoisRailroad Co. share certificates (3), two unissued. GVF.
Russia, RussianTobaccoCompany Ltd. bearer warrants for 50 brown (17) and 100 green (4) shares, dated 1915 &1916, with coupons, some creased generally VF. (21).
Russia, The Russian General Oil Corporation (Societe Generale Naphthifere Russ) Ltd. bearer certificates for 25 shares 1913, red & black with coupons, printed by Waterlow, VF (2). Brazil, Brazil RailwayCompany 60 year Gold bond 1909, green & black with vignette of train crossing bridge. Large format, printed by Waterlow, no coupons remain. VF. (1)
Canada, British Controlled Oilfields Ltd Voting Trust Certificates for 1 share, green (10), 5 shares, red (14), 10 shares, blue (4), 20 shares, brown (4). Some damaged others VF. (32)
Canada, British Controlled Oilfields Ltd. Voting Trust Certificates 1931 for 20 shares, brown (4), for 10 shares, blue (4), for 5 shares, red (14), for 1 share, green (10). Some damaged otherwise generally VF. (Total 32).
South Africa, West Rand Consolidated Mines Ltd., bearer certificates for 1, 5, 10 & 25 shares, One 25 certificate with coupons, mixed colours, AVF. (20).
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.
U.S.A., Playboy Enterprises Inc., specimen certificate for 100 shares common stock, undated, attractive vignette of reclining lady at top, Playboy logo at bottom, black & olive, stamped specimen, hole cancelled through signatures, AEF. (1).
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).
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).
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).
Great Britain, Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co. Ltd.certificate for Ordinary shares 1930 & 1934, black and preference shares 1893 (2), red. AVF and better. (4).
U.S.A. American Express Co., capital 10,000 shares, certificate No.1365 for four shares, New York 1865, vignette of dog´s head at centre flanked by dockside scene, signed by Henry Wells, William Fargo and Alexander Holland, black, as is usual with this issue some discolouration to paper, otherwise VF. (1)
Australia, Land Company of Australasia Ltd., Head Office, Sydney, N.S.W., certificate for ordinary shares, 1891, very attractive circular vignette depicting building and commercial and agricultural scenes, black, VF. (1).
U.S.A., Gulf, Mobile and OhioRailroad Co., certificate for common stock, 5 x certificates for preferred stock and 16 x certificates for 100 shares common stock, 1940-49, all with vignette of speeding train flanked by allegorical females, brown, orange and blue respectively, perforated cancelled, all VF. (22).
RussianTobaccoCompany, bearer share warrants for, 1, 5, 10, 25, 50, and 100 shares, 1915, vignette of allegorical female and tobacco field, various colours, all with coupons, F-VF. (6).
Russia, Commercial Bank of Siberia, 5 x certificates for two shares and certificate for three shares, 1907-12, vignette of tradesmen at top, various colours, 2 with coupons, F-VF. (6).
Great Britain, Rolls Razor Ltd., certificates for deferred and ordinary shares, 1962/64, different designs, the deferred certificate incorporates the company trade mark, both red, AVF. (2)
Great Britain, British Motor Cab Co. Ltd., 6 x bearer certificates for one share and 4 x bearer certificates for five shares, 1910-14, ornate border, text in English and French, orange and blue respectively, bottom margin uneven where coupons cut for payment, lot also includes Car Trust Realisation Co. Ltd., £100 debenture, 1906, mostly VF. (11).
Russia, RussianTobaccoCompany, set of six bearer share warrants, for 1, 5, 10, 25, 50, and 100 shares, 1915-16, very attractive Waterlow printed certificates with vignette of allegorical female in tobacco field, various colours, all with coupons, all VF. (6).
Portugal, Lisbon ElectricTramways Ltd., bearer share warrant for ten shares, 1905, very attractive Waterlow printed certificate with three large allegorical females and street scenes, text in English and French, black & yellow, right margin uneven where original coupons cut for payment, with new coupon sheet, central fold, AVF. (1).
Portugal, Lisbon ElectricTramways Ltd., bearer share warrant for 25 shares, 1905, very attractive Waterlow printed certificate with three large allegorical females and street scenes, text in English and French, black & blue, right margin uneven where original coupons cut for payment, with new coupon sheet, central fold, AVF. (1).
Malaya, Galang Besar Rubber Plantations Ltd., 6 x bearer warrants for twenty five shares, all 1937, vignette of plantation being worked, text in English & French, black & green, with coupons, all VF. (6).
Greece, Piraeus-Athens and Peloponnesus Railways, unissued certificate for ten shares, 1906, plus bond for £20 dated 1912, both with large vignettes of steam locomotives, also Banque Nationale de Grece, 3 x bonds for 100 drachma, all with coupons, all VF. (5).
Great Britain, Anglo Argentine Company Ltd. Share Warrant (Scrip)certificate for 5 x £1 shares 1868, a goldmining company at Gualilacn (San Juan) near the Chile border, stained otherwise Fair. (1).
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, Whitehead Aircraft (1917) Ltd., certificate for participating ordinary shares, 1918, vignettes of aircraft and airfield, also underprint of bi-plane, black & green, heavy central fold and pin holes, AVF. (1).
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).
Brazil, Brazil Railway Co., 2 x bearer warrants for ordinary shares, both 1911, large vignette of train crossing bridge, black & mauve, with coupons, also Great Western Brazil Railway Co. Ltd., certificate for ordinary stock, 1944, green, all VF. (3).
China, Yi Li Coal Mine Co. Ltd., certificate for 50 shares, 1934, ornate border with flags at top, text in Chinese, multicoloured, adhesive revenue stamp, AVF. (1).
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, Mei Feng Bank of Szechuan, certificate for ten shares, 1947, very ornate design, text in Chinese, Bank?s logo in English at top, blue on pale yellow, with coupons, VF. (1).
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).
China, United Theatres, incorporated in the U.S.A., certificate for shares of five taels each, 1932, ornate border, text in English with Chinese heading at top, black & green, stamped cancelled, VF. (1).
Sweden, Kruger & Toll Co. share certificates 10 x 1 B share, green, 10 x 5 B shares, brown, 1 x 10 B shares, red. All for shares of 100 Swedisn Crowns each, all 1926/27 issues, coupons attached GVF or better (21).
China, Union Real Estate Company Ltd., certificate for 5,000 shares, 1947, very attractive design with many buildings at top, text in Chinese, heading and seal in English, black & blue, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Sir James Laing and Sons Ltd., certificate for preference shares, 1899, very attractive design with vignette at left of early wooden 74 gun war ship under construction, large format, orange on yellow, neat ink cancellation through signatures, VF. (1).
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, Grand Junction Water Works transfer Certificate no 1313 for transfer of seven shares, 1827, on vellum. Signed Thos Collier & Willm Parker
Sweden, Kruger & Toll Co. share certificates for 1,5,10 and 35 shares, 1928-29, all with underprint of building, various colours, all with Uk revenue stamp, all with coupons,all VF.
China, Tsingtao Exchange Co. Ltd., certificate for ten shares, ornate design with vignette of building at bottom, text in Chinese, black & mauve, VF. (1).
China, Mei Feng Bank of Szechuen, certificate for 100 shares, 1937, very ornate design with Bank?s logo in English at top, text in Chinese, brown on yellow, with coupons, adhesive revenue stamps, central fold otherwise VF. (1).
China, Taiwan Bank Co. Ltd., certificate for 10 shares, 1940, vignette of what appears to be a shrine, decorative border, text in Chinese, black & mauve, VF. (1).
China, Zhong Yuan Dyed Yarn Factory Co. Ltd., certificate for 500 shares.1944, very ornate design incorporates winged children with arrows, columns, and cloths, text in Chinese, brown, central fold, otherwise VF. (1).
China, Glycine Milk Powder Co. Ltd., certificate for 500 shares, 1944, ornate border incorporates a small vignette of a child at top, text in Chinese, brown on yellow, VF. (1).
China, Zhong Fa Drugstore Co. Ltd., certificate for 5,000 shares, 1947, ornate border, text in Chinese, orange, adhesive revenue stamps on reverse, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Morecambe Winter Gardens Co. Ltd., certificate for preference shares, 1897, very attractive with vignettes of the exterior and interior of the Winter Gardens, black on pink, 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.
Cuba, Cuba Railroad Co., certificate for ten shares capital stock, 1913, vignette of oncoming train, black & brown, hole and perforated cancelled, hand signed by William Cornelius Van Horne, 1843-1915, a famous American and Canadian railroad executive, was knighted in 1894, VF. (1).
China, Ji An Industry and Commerce Co., certificate for 1,000 shares, 1946, very ornate with views of railway, docks, industry and agriculture, text in Chinese, black & dull mauve, VF. (1).
China, San Yi Printing Co., certificate for 50 shares, Shanghai 1933, very ornate border with dragons, underprint of machinery, text in Chinese, brown, adhesive revenue stamps, central fold, otherwise VF. (1).
China, North China Develop Co., certificate for 10 shares, 1938, ornate border with vignette of Great Wall of China across bottom, text in Chinese, dull maroon, VF. (1).
China, Gen Yue Land Co., certificate for 500 shares, 1944, ornate border with underprint of building, text in Chinese, seal in English, black & green, VF. (1).
China, Tunway Realty Corporation, certificate for 500 shares, 1944, vignette of building at top, ornate border, text in Chinese, heading in English, brown, VF. (1).
Palestine, Palestine-British Bank Ltd., 3 x bearer certificates for ten shares, all 1963, ornate border, black & green, UK revenue stamps, with coupons, all VF. (3).
Great Britain, Carbrook Steel Works Ltd., Sheffield, certificate for ordinary shares, 1899, ornate heading, scrollwork at left, black, red seal, VF. (1).
China, American-Oriental Bank of Szechuen, certificate No.24 for five shares, 1929, ornate border incorporates vignette of ship and pagoda at top, text in Chinese, embossed seal in English, black & blue on pale orange, cancelled, VF. (1).
China, Chinese National Sugar Co. Ltd., certificate for ten shares, 1922, very attractive design incorporates, factory, fields, train and ship, text in Chinese, mauve on pale green, adhesive revenue stamp, VF. (1).
China, Central Bank of Manchukuo, certificate No.031 for 1,000 shares, 1932, very ornate border incorporates dragons, underprint of building, black & red, VF. (1).
China, Central China Mining Industry Co. Ltd., certificate for 1,000 shares, 1940, ornate border with logo at top, black & red, two punch holes in top margin, VF. (1).
China, China Tobacco Co. Ltd., certificate for 100 shares, Shanghai 1942, ornate border incorporating flowers, text in Chinese, black & blue, two punch holes in top margin, VF. (1).
China, Jin Feng Flour Co. Ltd., certificate for five shares, 1934, very ornate design incorporating, sun, moon, deer and grain, text in Chinese, brown, adhesive revenue stamps, VF. (1).
China, Shanghai Worsted Mill Ltd., incorporated in Hong Kong, certificate No.505 for ordinary shares of five Hong Kong dollars, 1947, ornate border incorporating kittens, black & purple, VF. (1).
South Africa, De beers Consolidated Mines Ltd., bearer warrant for one preference share, 1927, also Durban Roodeport Deep Ltd., bearer warrants for one and five shares, both 1938, all with text in English and French, all with coupons, all cancelled, F-AVF. (3).
U.S.A., Capitol Freehold Land & Investment Co. Ltd., UK certificate for ordinary shares, 1893, attractive design with vignettes, black with pink underprint, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Plymouth, Devonport, and Stonehouse Cemetery Company, scrip certificate for four £25 shares, 1846, small format, brown on cream, scarce, only one known, AVF. (1).
U.S.A., Missouri, Kansas and TexasRailway Co., certificates for 10 shares, 1890, and 100 shares, 1879, capital stock, both with vignette of cattle, black & mauve and black & green respectively, hole and stamped cancelled, VF. (2).
China, Bank of China Co. Ltd., certificate No.16 for ten shares, 1915, very ornate design, text in Chinese, seal in English, was formed in 1912 and is the oldest bank in China, red, VF. (1)
China, Birt?s Wharf Hide-Curing and Wool-Cleaning Co., certificate for ten shares of 50 taels each, Shanghai 1888, certificate in English, scrollwork at left, black on blue, blue pencil cancellation through signature, very early date for certificate issued in Shanghai, VF. (1)
China, Chinese Cigarette Company Ltd., certificate for 100 shares, Shanghai 1941, ornate border incorporates, tobacco plants, ship and factory, text in Chinese, black & blue, has been folded at some stage, otherwise VF. (1).
Russia, 5 bonds and 2 certificates, Tchoodovsky Cement Works Co. Ltd., 2 x certificates for five shares, both 1915, City of Nikolaef 1912 Loan, 4 x bonds for £100, and Chemin de Fer de la Mer Noire 1913 issue, bond for 500 francs, all bonds with coupons, mostly F-VF. (7).
Mexico, Mexico Tramways Co., 8 x certificates for ten shares, 2 dated 1906, 1 dated 1908, 3 dated 1909, and 2 dated 1936, also 2 x certificates for hundred shares, both 1953, all with same vignette of electric tram in street scene, orange and brown respectively, cancelled, mostly VF. (10).
U.S.A., American Express Co., capital 10,000 shares, certificate No.537 for ten shares, New York, 1866, vignette of dogs head at centre flanked by dockside scene, signed by Henry Wells, William Fargo and Alexander Holland, black with blue border, a nice clean example, VF. (1).
Mexico, 60 x National Railways of Mexico certificates for 10 shares, 1909-1913, green. Together with a torn Panama Canal Cartificate and Polberro Tin Mine certificate 1939.
U.S.A.,American Express Co., capital 2,000 shares, certificate No.657 for five shares, New York, 1860, vignette of dogs head at centre flanked by dockside scene, signed by Henry Wells, William Fargo and Alexander Holland, black, as is usual with this issue, discolouration to paper, otherwise AVF. (1).
Great Britain, Macclesfield Canal Navigation, manuscript transfer for two shares, 1826, bottom right corner has been cut away, (perhaps to remove duty stamp), folded, otherwise AVF. (1).
Brazil, Brazil Railway Co., bonds for £100, £200, and 500 francs, all 1909, and 2 x warrants for preference shares, 1910-12, all with same vignette of train crossing bridge, also bond for 500 francs, 1909, with different vignette of train crossing brick built bridge, various colours, mostly VF. (6).
Great Britain, Plymouth, Devonport, and Stonehouse Cemetery Company, scrip certificate for four £25 shares, 1846, small format, brown on cream, scarce, only one known, AVF. (1).
Canada, NewfoundlandRailway Co., uncancelled certificate for ten shares capital stock, 1886, attractive vignette of train approaching busy station, black & brown, VF. (1).
Great Britain, Nidderdale Lead Mining Co. Ltd., certificate for two preference shares, 1865, vignette of entrance to mine at Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, black on pink, minor damage to right edge, otherwise VF. (1).
South Africa, Mashonaland Consolidated (1912) Ltd., 2 x certificates for ordinary shares and 2 x certificates for deferred shares, all 1919, ornate design, green and brown respectively, all VF. (4).
Great Britain, Fellows Magneto Co. Ltd., 2 x certificates for ordinary shares and 3 x certificates for preferred shares, 1918-19, ornate design, various colours, mostly VF. (5).
Norway, Dunderland Iron Ore Co. Ltd., 2 x certificates for ordinary shares and 2 x certificates for preference shares, 1902-22, ornate design, black and green respectively, mostly VF. (4).
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.
Chile, Compania Salitrera de Tarapaga y Antofagasta, 10 x certificates for one share, and 8 x certificates for ten shares, 1934-52, vignette of man sewing seeds, blue and mauve respectively, all with UK revenue stamp, all with coupons, all VF or better. (18).
U.S.A., American Express Co., capital 10,000 shares, certificate No.1365 for four shares, New York 1865, vignette of dog?s head at centre flanked by dockside scene, signed by Henry Wells, William Fargo and Alexander Holland, black, as is usual with this issue some discolouration to paper, otherwise VF. (1)
Palestine, Palestine-British Bank Ltd., 15 x bearer certificates for ten shares, all 1963, ornate border, black & green, all with UK revenue stamp, all with coupons, all AEF. (15).
Great Britain, Rugby, Derby & ManchesterRailway, 4 x certificates for five shares, and 4 x certificates for ten shares, all 1845, ornate heading, blue and brown respectively, all have top right hand corner cut away to cancel, mostly F-AVF. (8).
Great Britain, British & CommonwealthShipping Co. Ltd., certificate for preference shares, 1956, very attractive multicoloured border, incorporating flags, crown, anchor, thistles and roses, VF. (1).
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