China, ChineseImperialGovernmentGold Loan of 1898, Deutsch-Asiatische issue, 5 x bonds for £25, 5 x bonds for £50, and 5 x bonds for £100, red, orange and brown respectively, with coupons, hole cancelled, these were large format working documents and as such show signs of usage, mostly F-AVF. (15).
China, Chekiang Province, Hang Zhon City Running WaterLoan, bond for 5 yuan, 1930, very ornate design, text in Chinese, red on pale green, with coupons, VF. (1).
China, Chinese ‘Develop Vigorously‘ Loan of 1944, (to vitalise the Chinese Nation), bond for 10,000 yuan, very ornate border incorporating flowers, text in Chinese, black, with pale blue underprint, with coupons, VF. (1).
China, ChineseGovernmentTreasury Notes, dated 1919, (Vickers Loan), bond No.10254 for £1,000, vignette of river scene, black & brown, with coupons, AVF. (1).
China, ChineseImperialGovernmentGold Loan of 1896, Deutsch-Asiatische issue, 5 x bonds for £25, and 5 x bonds for £50, blue and brown respectively, with coupons, hole cancelled, these were large format working documents and as such show signs of usage, mostly F-AVF. (10).
China, ChineseImperialGovernmentGold Loan of 1896, Deutsch-Asiatische issue, 5 x bonds for £25, and 5 x bonds for £50, blue and brown respectively, with coupons, hole cancelled, these were large format working documents and as such show signs of usage, mostly F-AVF. (10).
China, ChineseImperialGovernmentGold Loan of 1898, Deutsch-Asiatische issue, 5 x bonds for £25, 5 x bonds for £50, and 5 x bonds for £100, red, orange and brown respectively, with coupons, hole cancelled, these were large format working documents and as such show signs of usage, mostly F-AVF. (15).
China, Ckekiang Province ReconstructionLoan of 1936, bond for 100 yuan, very ornate design incorporates the bridge across the Chien Tang and agricultural scenes, text in Chinese, black, green & blue, with coupons, VF. (1).
China, Consolidated 1926 Bonds of Shantung, bond for 5 yuan, very ornate design with building on reverse, text in Chinese, dull green on orange, with coupons, 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, Hupei ReconstructionLoan of 1935, bond for 10 yuan, vignette of cars in countryside at bottom, Sun Yat Sen at top right, text in Chinese, black & green on yellow, with coupons, 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, 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, North China Develop Co., loan certificate for 100 yen, 3rd issue, 1944, vignette of temple at top left, text in Chinese, brown, with coupons, VF. (1).
China, North China Furnish Power Co., certificate for one share, 1943, very ornate border incorporates, Great Wall of China, flowers and pylon, text in Chinese, purple, VF. (1).
China, Republic of China Secured Sinking Fund Bonds of 1937, (also known as Pacific Development Loan), bond No.M2454 for $1,000, attractive vignette of pagoda, black & blue, with coupons, VF. (1).
China, 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, The 17th Year Long Term Loan of the National Government Ministry of Finance, (1928), bond for 10 yuan, central vignette of Sun Yat Sen, ornate design, text in Chinese, black & red, with coupons, VF. (1).
China, The 38th Year Short-Term Gold Bonds, (1949), first issue, bond for one half shih-liang gold, ornate border incorporates river scene at bottom, text in Chinese on face, English on reverse, black & orange, this was the last National Government issue in mainland China, the People‘s Republic of China was founded on 1st October 1949, the bond has stamp duty and signatures, but no serial number, so may not have been fully issued, rare, AEF. (1).
China, The 6th Year 6% Local Loan of the Republic of China, (1917), bond for one teal, divided into five mini bonds, ornate, text in Chinese, black & brown, with coupons, 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).
China,Chinese ‘Develop Vigorously‘ Loan of 1944, (to vitalise the Chinese Nation), bond for 50,000 yuan, very ornate border incorporating flowers, text in Chinese, black & green, with coupons, VF. (1).
Daily Mail Silver Jubilee edition May 6 1935 printed on silver paper, folded in eight and with some tears, Council of Bombay Certificate of Competency 1860 both in About Fine condition and folded
Finance archive. An interesting selection of correspondence from 1738, transfer instructions, notices to shareholders (Queensland & New Zealand Stock etc.), dividend receipts and stockbrokers invoices
France, 23 bonds and certificates, all different, dated 1876-1932, titles include, Comptoirs Franco-Africains, 1925, Comp. Générale des Tabacs, 1927, Sultanats du Haut-Oubangui, 1927, Exploitation du Fumivore Orvis, 1882, and Automobiles de Livraison, 1913, all with coupons, an interesting selection, mostly VF-EF. (23).
Great Britain, 5 debentures, Youla Cottons (UK) Ltd., 1908, North Herts Property Development Ltd., 1929, Wolfsky and Co. Ltd., 1893, Hotel Metropole (Cromer) Ltd., 1913, and Chivers & Sons Ltd., 1904, all with UK revenue stamps, all VF. (5).
Great Britain, 5 transport related debentures, Commercial Cars Ltd., bonds for £50 and £100, both 1920, Carlisle Carriage Co. Ltd., 1897, and Car Realisation Co. Ltd., bonds for £10 and £100, both 1906, all with UK revenue stamps, all VF. (5).
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, Annuity Payment 1682, hand written on paper. Instruction from Jane Berkeley to Sir Thomas Vernon, teller of the Exchequer receipt, to pay £100 (half years annuity of £200) due 25th March 1676 to Mrs Katherine Crofts; 29th Aug. 1682.
Great Britain, Carbrook Steel Works Ltd., Sheffield, certificate for ordinary shares, 1899, ornate heading, scrollwork at left, black, red seal, VF. (1).
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, North Pier Steamship Co., Blackpool, Ltd., certificate for one share, 1895, ornate heading, black, taken over in 1905 by the Blackpool Passenger Steamboat Co., VF. (1).
Great Britain, South Staffordshire Mines Drainage Commissioners, £100 class ‘B‘ mortgage bond, 1892, very attractive Waterlow printed bond with vignette of allegorical figure with lamp and miner, black & blue, UK revenue stamp, VF. (1).
Mexico, Cuyutlan Gold Mines Co., incorporated in Maine, mines in Mexico, certificate of capital stock, 1913, large vignette of a portrait of Napoleon, black, VF. (1).
Ottoman, Ottoman Company Ltd., certificate for one share, 1865, very attractive certificate with large vignette at left of Arab gentleman, camel and palm tree, black, EF. (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).
Russia, ImperialRussianGovernment 1922 ‘Rothschild‘ Loan, bond for £111 or 720 roubles, signed by Nathan Meyer Rothschild as contractor in top right margin, double headed eagle at top, black on poor quality paper, repair to weakness at folds, with talon, F. (1).
Russia, ImperialRussianGovernment 1922 ‘Rothschild‘ Loan, bond for £148 or 960 roubles, signed by Nathan Meyer Rothschild as contractor in top right margin, double headed eagle at top, black on poor quality paper, weakness at folds, with talon, F. (1).
Russia, Nicolas Railroad 1867 Loan, 2 x bonds for £20 and 2 x Bonds for £100, 1869 Loan, bond for £20 and 2 x bonds for £100, ornate border with coat of arms at top, with coupons, mostly F-VF. (7).
Russia, St. Petersburg Land and Mortgage Co. Ltd., £20 debenture, 1912, large panoramic view of St. Petersburg, ornate border, black & dull red, with coupons, VF. (1)
U.S.A., Confederate States of America, 4% ‘on demand‘ notes, Act of 1864, unissued note for $500, Criswell Cr.162A, plain format, black on pink, minor damage to right margin, does not effect print, F. (1).
Bank of England (15) face value £67 includes Kentfield £10 KJ05 aUNC & £5 Kentfield CH77 aUNC, Peppiatt blue £1 (3) Beale £1 N08C GEF, remainder average Fine VF some better plus Portugal 1000 escudos 1967 & Spain 1000 ptas 1992, both Fine
Five pounds BealewhiteB270 dated 9 May 1950 serial R46 011132 (slight corner damage bottom right where note is marginally longer than usual probably due to not being guillotined correctly), almost UNC
Five pounds FfordeB312 issued 1967 last series prefix Z69 UNC, Five pounds Fforde B312 issued 1967 prefix S21 in UNC, Five pounds Fforde B312 issued 1967 prefix U52 in UNC, Five pounds Fforde B314 (5) issued 1967 prefixes 96B aUNC, 01C GEF, 56D GEF, 41E EF+ and 36H Fine, Five pounds GillB353 (5) issued 1988 prefixes RE45 UNC, RH25 UNC, RJ83 UNC, RK01 GEF and RL01 UNC, Five pounds Gill B353 (5) issued 1988 prefixes SA84 UNC, SB81 UNC, SC06 GEF, SD02 GEF and last series SE52 UNC, Five pounds Gill B357 (3) issued 1990 first run prefix A01, first series A15 and L05, Stephenson reverse, counting flick only, about UNC to UNC
Five pounds KentfieldB364 (3) issued 1993 first run serial AC01 693277 UNC (scarce when from circulation), mid-run DA90 about UNC and last series DC29 about UNC
Five pounds LowtherB393 (2) full halo type first run HA01 AND column sort DL31, Elizabeth Fry reverse, counting flick, about UNC to UNC, Five pounds Lowther B395 (2) cut halo type column sorts DL28 & EL26, Elizabeth Fry reverse, counting flick, about UNC to UNC, Five pounds SomersetB343 (2) issued 1980 prefixes NB03 and NC01, Wellington reverse, both UNC, Five pounds KentfieldB363 (2) issued 1991 first run prefix AA01and last series AB17, Stephenson reverse, both UNC, Five pounds PageB324 issued 1971 prefix 03E UNC, Five pounds Page B324 issued 1971 prefix 58D UNC, Five pounds Page B332 (2) issued 1971 first series A02 and mid-run K17, Wellington on reverse, GEF to about UNC, Five pounds Page B336 (2) issued 1971 first series AN05 and mid-run BW15, Wellington on reverse, GEF and UNC
One poundBealeB268 (9) issued 1950 prefixes A79J, B60J, C25J, D31J, E99J, H78J, J81J, K55J and last series L18J, mostly EF to UNC, One pound PageB320 (16) QE2 portrait issued 1970 mostly all different prefix letters from T41H to last series Z06L, a few GVF to EF but most are UNC, One pound Page B339 (17) issued 1978, Newton on reverse, different letter prefixes include 10U & 01W, mostly UNC condition
One poundFforde (4) B306 (2) QE2 portrait issued 1967 replacement prefixes R41M in UNC and S10M in GEF plus B303 (2) E83Y & K45Z "G" reverse EF or better
One poundHollomB288 (13) QE2 portrait issued 1963 various prefixes from C60N to A48Y, some lower grades, many aUNC or better, One pound Hollom B293 QE2 portrait issued 1963 replacement prefix M08N, UNC, One pound O'BrienB273 (7) issued 1955 prefixes A75L, B14L, C26L, D37L, E28L, H03L and J95L, average GVF-EF, a few aUNC
One poundHollomB290 QE2 portrait issued 1963 replacement prefix 38M, GEF, One pound Hollom B292 (3) QE2 portrait issued 1963 prefixes A13N first series GVF, D99T UNC and L22X last series about UNC, Five pounds LowtherB362 issued 2000 serial QM10 000092 (from C152 presentation set), Queen Mother commemorative, UNC, One pound FfordeB301 (6) QE2 portrait issued 1967 prefixes D45Y, H85Y, A11Z, D01Z, J96Z and last series L23Z, mostly EF to about UNC, One pound PageB340 (5) issued 1978, Newton on reverse, different letter prefixes, first series A13N UNC, B78N UNC, C02N aU-UNC, D34N UNC and last series E79N in UNC Ten shillings Fforde B310 (4) issued 1967, prefixes A44N UNC, C42N GEF, D01N UNC and D02N UNC
One poundO'BrienB273 (12) issued 1955 prefixes L73J first series, M94J, N97J, O53J, R48J, S25J, T20J, U45J, W31J, X33J, Y48J and Z42J, a few lower grades but mostly EF to UNC
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