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, 12 bonds, United Nationalist Loan of 1936, 2 x bonds, different types, Military Loan of 1917, bond for 100 yuan, Manchukuo Savings Society Bonds, 1930-36, two types, Ministry for Railways of Canton-Hankow, 1930, bonds for 40 yuan and 100 yuan, Kwang-Tung Public Loan of 1912, two types, and Nationalist GovernmentLottery Loan of 1926/7, three types, mostly VF. (12).
China, 15 bonds issued by the Lung-Tsing-U-Hai Railway, 1913 Gold Loan, 3 x bonds for £20, Loan of 1920, 1 x issued and 2 x unissued bonds for 500 francs, Loan of 1921, 2 x issued and 2 x unissued bonds for 500 francs, Loan of 1923, 1 x issued and 2 x unissued bonds for 500 francs, also Loan of 1925, 2 x bonds for 500 francs, various colours, one without coupons, mostly VF-EF. (15).
China, 3 bonds, Hukuang Railway 1911 Gold Loan, bond for £20, German issue, Province of Petchili 1913 Gold Loan, bond for £20, and Republique Chinoise 1925 Gold Loan, (Boxer Loan) bond for $50, lot also contains Petroles Milano, share certificate, 1920, all with coupons, all VF. (4).
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).
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, 6 bonds, Government of the Province of Petchili 1913 Gold Loan, bond for £ 20, Railway Equipment Loan of 1922, 3 x bonds for £20, and Emprunt Industriel du Gouvernment de la Republique Chinoise 1914 Gold Loan, 2 x bonds for 500 francs, all with vignettes, all with coupons, all VF. (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, ChineseGovernment 1912 Gold Loan, 2 x bonds for £20, and 1 x bond for £100, ornate design, black & blue and black & green respectively, with coupons, mostly VF. (3).
China, ChineseGovernment 1913 Reorganisation Gold Loan, 2 x bonds for £20, and bond for 189.40 roubles, all with vignette of Mercury and Chinese scenes, brown and green respectively, also Boxer Loan of 1925, bond for $50, all with coupons, all VF. (4).
China, ChineseGovernment 1913 Reorganisation Gold Loan, 2 x bonds for 505 francs and 1 x bond for £20, vignettes of Mercury and Chinese scenes, black & brown, with coupons, lot also includes ‘traunche Russe? receipt for coupons dated Paris 1922, F-VF. (4).
China, ChineseGovernment 1913 Reorganisation Gold Loan, 4 x bonds, different denominations, 409 marks, 505 francs, £20 and 189.40 roubles, Belgian issue, all with vignettes of Mercury and Chinese scenes, black & brown, with coupons, all VF. (4).
China, ChineseGovernment 1913 Reorganisation Gold Loan, 6 x bonds for 2045 marks, vignettes of Mercury and Chinese scenes, black & blue, with coupons, all have top blue binding either missing or damaged, otherwise, F-AVF. (6)
China, ChineseGovernment 23rd Year (1934) 6% Sterling Indemnity Loan, bond No.6693 for £1,000, vignette of Sun Yat Sen at top, black, red & blue, with coupons, AEF. (1).
China, ChineseGovernmentShanghai-Hanchow Ningpo Railway Completion Loan of 1936, bonds for £50 and £100, both large format with vignette of Sun Yat Sen at top right, various colours, with coupons, VF. (2).
China, ChineseGovernmentTreasury Notes, 1919 Vickers Loan, 4 x bonds for £100, all with vignette of river scene, black & green, all with coupons, mostly VF. (4).
China, ChineseGovernmentTreasury Notes, dated 1919, (Vickers Loan), 10 x bonds for £100, vignette of river scene, black & green, with coupons, mostly VF. (10).
China, ChineseGovernmentTreasury Notes, dated 1919, (Vickers Loan), bond No.10248 for £1,000, vignette of river scene, black & brown, with coupons, VF. (1).
China, ChineseImperialGovernment 1898 Gold Loan, bond for £25, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank issue, red, large format, with coupons, scarce issue, this bond is in poor condition with large tear and repairs, Poor. (1).
China, ChineseImperialGovernment 1898 Gold Loan, bonds for £50 and £100, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank issue, orange and brown respectively, large format, both with coupons, the £50 bond is a scarce issue, minor edge damage to both, does not effect print, AVF. (2).
China, ChineseImperialGovernmentGold Loan of 1898, unissued bond for £25, also known as reserve stock of which only 45 are reported to exist, Deutsch-Asiatische Bank issue, ornate border, large format, red, with full coupons, AEF. (1).
China, ChineseImperialGovernmentGold Loan of 1898, unissued bond for £50, also known as reserve stock of which only 45 are reported to exist, Deutsch-Asiatische Bank issue, ornate border, large format, orange, with full coupons, AEF. (1).
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).
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, Compagnie Générale de Chemins de Fer et de Tramways en Chine, 25 x share certificates, all with vignettes of bridge and rural scenes, black & brown, all with coupons, single cancellation hole through each signature, VF-EF. (25).
China, Compagnie Générale de Chemins de Fer et de Tramways en Chine, 25 x share certificates, all with vignettes of bridge and rural scenes, black & brown, all with coupons, single cancellation hole through each signature, VF-EF. (25).
China, ImperialChineseGovernment 1908 Gold Loan, 5 x bonds for £20, all Banque de l?Indo-Chine issue, all with vignette of walled city, black & green, right and bottom margins uneven where coupons cut for payment, no coupons remain, F-AVF. (5).
China, ImperialChineseGovernment 1908 Gold Loan, bond for £20, French issue, and bond for £100, British issue, both with vignette of walled city, green and mauve respectively, right and bottom margins uneven where coupons cut for payment, no coupons remain, both AVF. (2).
China, ImperialChineseGovernment Hukuang Railways 1911 Gold Loan, 2 x bonds for £20, French issue, 2 x bonds for £20, German issue, 1 x bond for £100, French issue, 2 x bonds for £100, German issue, 1 x bond for £100 British issue, and 1 x bond for £100, American Banks issue, all with vignette of train, black & green and black & red respectively, all with coupons, mostly F-AVF. (9).
China, Lung-Tsing-U-Hai Railway Dutch issues, bond for 1,000 florins, 1920 and bond for 1,000 florins 1923, both with vignette of bridge at top, also 2 x bondholders certificates of 1928, all with coupons, all VF. (4).
China, Republic of China 6% Treasury Bills of 1912, bond for 1,000 Shanghai taels or 2,745 marks, issued by Deutsch-Asiatische Bank, Lit B, No.108, ornate border, black & brown on yellow, one coupon remains, AEF. (1). Only 75 bonds designated Lit B were issued. Kuhlmann reference 269B.
China, Republic of China Two Year 1919 Gold LoanTreasury Notes, bond No.4440 for $1,000, attractive vignette of pagoda, black & yellow, with coupons and scrip certificate, VF. (1).
China, Shanghai Power Company, registered debenture, 1934, vignette of waterfront scene which has been overprinted with an endorsement, black & orange, lot also include a 1925 ‘Boxer? bond for $50 gold, both VF. (2).
China, The 36th Year (1947) Short Term Treasury Note of the Republic of China, first issue, bond for $10, vignette of Chiang-Kai-Shek at top right and lorry at bottom right, text in Chinese with English on reverse, red, small format, no coupons remain, also Canton Citizen-Self-Governing LotteryLoan, bond for 1 yuan, central vignette of building, small format, red & blue, both VF. (2).
France, Societe Fermiere des Casinos de Nice, 5 x parts bénéficiaires, Nice 1910, very attractive design incorporates flowers, coat of arms and mask, large format, dark green on yellow, with coupons, mostly AVF. (5).
France, Sucrerie-Distillerie & Exploitation Agricole de la Nouvelle-France, certificate for 100 franc share, circa. 1880s, very ornate border incorporating harbour scene, trees, distillery and men shaking hands, black on green, with coupons, VF. (1).
Germany, Free State of Saxony 1927 Sterling Loan, bonds for £20, £100 and £500, all with large vignette of allegorical female holding sheaf of wheat, orange, blue and brown respectively, with coupons, only 350 bonds of the £500 denomination were issued, thus scarce, VF. (3).
Great Britain, 24 certificates, dated 1920-1929, titles include, Deanscales Mining Co. Ltd., 1923, South LeicestershireColliery Co. Ltd., 1926, United States Debenture Corporation Ltd., 1925, Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Co. Ltd., 1927, West Springs Ltd., 1924, Northumberland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., 3 x certificates, all 1920, Blue Bird Petrol (Foreign) Ltd., 1929, minor duplication, mostly VF. (24).
Great Britain, A.B.C. Motors (1920) Ltd., certificate for preference shares, 1920, this company originally made motor cycles and engines, in 1920 it completed its first motor car, factory was situated in Surrey, ornate border, blue, AVF. (1).
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).
Great Britain, International Pneumatic Tyre Co. Ltd., share certificate, 1894, vignette of factory at left, dull blue, lot also contains Persil Flexible Wheel Tyre Syndicate Ltd., share certificate, 1893, vignette of wheel at top, brown, 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.
Great Britain, Peninsular Co. Ltd., 2 x preference share certificates, 3 x ordinary share certificates, and 3 x deferred share certificates, 1864-67, different design for each class of share, black, mostly VF. (8).
Great Britain, States of the Island of Jersey, issued £5 interest bearing note together with an unissued note, both 1840, Jersey coat of arms at top, the issued note has ink cancellations through signatures, both VF. (2).
Great Britain, Stratford-upon-Avon Canal Navigation, certificate for share No.1958, dated 1823 over 181-, small format, black, very clean condition, scarce, AEF. (1).
Great Britain, Sunderland Towage Co. Ltd., archive of the companies share certificates, 135 x certificates for fully paid shares, including certificate No.1, all cancelled, plus book containing 7 x partially issued certificates and 46 x unissued certificates, also 50 x fully paid preference shares, all cancelled, plus book containing 2 x certificates with signatures removed and 45 x unissued certificates, all issued certificates dated 1900-1918, blue and red respectively, issued mostly VF, unissued mostly EF. (285).The Sunderland Towage Company was founded on 1st August 1900 to own and manage the tugs formerly owned by a Sunderland Collier Company Messrs Taylor and Sanderson. The initial capital was £2,400 in £1 shares, this was later increased to £10,000, made up of 5,000 ordinary shares and 5,000 preference shares. By March 1918 William France, Fenwick & Co. Ltd, a much larger tug owning company of Newcastle, had acquired a large proportion of the issued shares. It is believed that the remaining shareholders transferred their holdings into a new company, France, Fenwick Tyne and Wear Ltd.
Italy, Genoa and District Water Works Co. Ltd., £20 debenture, 1913, very attractive vignette of Genoa harbour with many ships, text in English and Italian, black & red, with coupons, VF. (1).
Russia, 5 City scrip certificates, St. Petersburg 1913 Loan, scrip certificates for £20 and £100, Kieff 1914 Loan, scrip certificates for £20 and £100, and Perm 1914 Loan, scrip certificate for £100, mostly VF. (5).
Russia, 8 bonds, ImperialRussian 3% 1859 Loan, 3 x bonds for £100, text in English on face and Russian on reverse, with coupons, Russian State Loan of 1902, bond for 1,000 marks, Chemins de Fer Secondaires, 1913 Loan, bond for 187.50 roubles, Nord-Donetz Railway, 1914 Loan, provisional bond for 500 francs, Embranchements de Chemins de Fer, 1913 Loan, bond for 187.50 roubles, no coupons, and City of Riga 1913 Loan, bond for £20, coat of arms at top, very poor condition, others F-VF. (8).
Russia, Banque Fonciere de la Noblesse a Tiflis, bond for 100 roubles, dated 1903, bond for 500 roubles, dated 1901, and bond for 1,000 roubles dated 1902, also Charkower Agrar-Bank, 2 x bonds for 100 roubles, dated 1898 and 1900, bond for 500 roubles, dated 1898, and 2 x bonds for 1,000 roubles, dated 1897 and1909, various colours, one bond without coupons, mostly VF. (8).
Russia, City of Baku 1910 Loan, bonds for £20, £100 and £500, all with coat of arms at top, various colours, all with coupons, the £500 bond is damaged with piece missing from right margin and edge splits, Fair-AVF. (3).
Russia, City of Kieff, 23rd Loan dated 1914, bond for £100, ornate design with coat of arms at top, black & red on pink, with coupons, the 23rd issue bonds are scarce, this example has a Russian printed revenue stamp and a UK imprinted stamp, which appears to have been cancelled by the UK stamping office, neat repair to small split at central fold, otherwise VF. (1).
Russia, City of Moscow, 5 bonds, 1908 Loan, bonds for £20, £100 and 500 francs, 1909 Loan, bond for 500 francs, and 1910 Loan, bond for 1,000 roubles, all ornate with coat of arms at top, various colours, all with coupons, mostly F-VF. (5).
Russia, City of Nikolaef 1912 Loan, second series, bond for £500, coat of arms at top, red with coupons, only 14 bonds of this denomination were issued, small piece is missing from right margin and small hole in embossed revenue stamp, otherwise AVF. (1).
Russia, ImperialRussian Cotton & Jute Factory Ltd., 7 x bearer certificates, 1889-1902, all different, either denomination or capital, very ornate, text in English and French, various colours, all with UK revenue stamps, all with coupons, all VF. (7).
Russia, Russian 1822 RothschildLoan, bond No.15797 for £148 or 960 roubles, double headed eagle at top, hand signed by Nathan Meyer Rothschild in margin as contractor, black, no coupons remain, usual weakness at folds, AVF. (1).
Russia, Russian 1822 RothschildLoan, bond No.3341 for £111 or 720 roubles, double headed eagle at top, hand signed by Nathan Meyer Rothschild in margin as contractor, black, with talon, usual weakness at folds, however in better condition than that usually seen for this issue, about AVF. (1).
U.S.A., 11 railroad bonds, Kentucky and Great Eastern Railway Co., bond for $1,000, 1872, vignette of ‘Boone rescued by Kenton?, unissued, Tennessee North Eastern Railroad Co., 2 x bonds for $1,000, 1909, uncancelled, no vignette, and Lehigh Valley Railroad Co., 7 x registered bonds for $1,000, 1938-48, three colour types, and registered bond for $5,000, 1934, vignette of train approaching workmen, cancelled, mostly VF. (11).
U.S.A., American Express Co., capital 7,500 shares, unissued certificate, 185-, vignette of train, black, minor discolouration to paper, otherwise VF. (1).
U.S.A., Camp Floyd SilverMining Co. Ltd., certificates for one share and five shares, both 1871, ornate design, black on pale olive, embossed seal, lot also contains two transfer certificates dated 1873, all VF. (4).
U.S.A., Le Nouveau Monde Company for WorkingGold Mines, certificate for five shares, 1851, signed by John Taylor, text in English and French, AVF. (1).
U.S.A., New Orleans and North Eastern Railroad Co., certificate No.4 for capital stock, 1882, vignette of train at left, signed by John Scott, black, hole and ink cancelled, AF. (1).
Crown 1934 ESC 374 Sharp and lustrous UNC with some very light cabinet friction, and a few light contact marks on the obverse, a most attractive example
Double Florin 1887 Roman 1 in date ESC 394 Lustrous UNC with some light contact marks on the obverse as often on this series, nevertheless a most attractive example
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