Brazil, Port of Para 5%Gold Bond 1907, for £20 with coupons, green & black with attractive vignette of port. Printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd.small tear at left edge otherwise VF. (1).
Canada, Anglo-Canadian Timber Co. of BritishColumbia Ltd. mortgage debentures, 4 x £10 mauve, 4 x £20 green, 4 x £50 red and 4 x £100 brown. Unissued and undated, but circa 1911, ornate heading incorporates vignettes of horses pulling large log, large format, with coupons. GVF/EF. (16).
Canada, Anglo-Canadian Timber Co. of BritishColumbia Ltd. mortgage debentures, 4 x £10 mauve, 4 x £20 green, 4 x £50 red and 4 x £100 brown. Unissued and undated, but circa 1911, ornate heading incorporates vignettes of horses pulling large log, large format, with coupons. GVF/EF. (16).
Canada, Anglo-Canadian Timber Co. of BritishColumbia Ltd. mortgage debentures, 4 x £10 mauve, 4 x £20 green, 4 x £50 red and 4 x £100 brown. Unissued and undated, but circa 1911, ornate heading incorporates vignettes of horses pulling large log, large format, with coupons. GVF/EF. (16).
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).
China, Government of the Chinese Republic Treasury Bills, dated 1918 (MarconiLoan), bond no. 1367 for £100, red on pale yellow, with coupons, minor edge damage and fold, better condition than usually found for this issue, AVF. (1).
China, Government of the Chinese Republic Treasury Bills, dated 1918 (MarconiLoan), bond no. 1771 for £500, red on pale yellow, with coupons, minor edge damage and fold, better condition than usually found for this issue, AVF. (1).
China, ImperialChineseGovernmentGold Loan of 1898 bond for £50, Deutsch-Asiatische Bank issue, orange, large format, with punch cancellation holes, coupons attached. AVF. (1).
Russia (8) Russian State War Loan Bond 1916 for 100r, green. 1919 State bond for 5,00r. Russian State "Rente" Bonds1924 (6) for 100, 200, 500, 1,000, 5,000 & 2500 r, all with coupons attached. VF.
Russia, (15) Russia, 8 City bonds, Moscow 1908 Loan, bond for £20, Moscow 1912 Loan, 4 x bonds for £20, St-Petersburg 1913 Loan, 3 x bonds for £100, all with coupons and 7 Railway bonds, Armavir-Touapse 1909 Loan, bonds for £20 and £100, Russian South-Eastern 1914 Loan, 2 x bonds for £20, Kokand-Namangan 1910 Loan, bond for £20, and Troitzk 1910 Loan, 2 x bonds for £20, all with coupons, mostly F to VF. (15).
U.S.A. (6), Alaska Mexican Gold Mining Co. 1908 with coupons, British Bute Mining Co. 1901, Magma Copper Company 1925, New York, Chicago and St Louis Railroad Co. 1956, Western Maryland Railway Co. 1956 & 1959. GVF, some with punch cancellation holes. Together with a RussianGold Loan of 1891 for 500 francs, no coupons remain. (7).
U.S.A. The Mobile and Alabama Grand Trunk Railroad Co. 5 x gold bonds for $1000 dated 1874, with attractive vignettes,black & green with Coupons attached. EF. (5).
U.S.A. The Mobile and Alabama Grand Trunk Railroad Co. 5 x gold bonds for $1000 dated 1874, with attractive vignettes,black & green with Coupons attached. EF. (5).
U.S.A. The Mobile and Alabama Grand Trunk Railroad Co. 5 x gold bonds for $1000 dated 1874, with attractive vignettes,black & green with Coupons attached. EF. (5).
World (21) Canada, Inverness Railway & Coal CompanyGold bond 1902 & stock certificate 1902 both with coupons, France Les Affreteurs Reunis certificates for 100f 1902 (9), G.B. Associated Newspapers share certificates (6, three different types), The Stockton & Middlesborough Waterworks Co. share certificate no,. 494, 1860 black on pink. U,S.A. Maderia-Mamore Railway Company share certificates 1922 (3), VF or better (21).
World (6) Austria, Austrian Government International Loan 1930 bond for £100 , green & black, printed by Waterlow, with coupons. BelgiumMinerva Motors certificate 1931,with coupons blue. Brazil Companhia Brasileira de Exploracao de Portos 1924 (2) with vignette of ship at dock side, with coupons, brown. India, Dawsons Bank Ltd., debenture no. 0299 for 1000 rupees, with coupons Peru The National Pisco To Yca Railway Co. bond for £100 1869, pink & black, with coupons. VF. (6).
Collection (29) British 20th Century issues (22) including Peninsula & Oriental Steam Navigation 1951, World (7) mainly modern U.S.A. Mixed grades. (29).
Framed .999 pure Gold L.K.O'Brien Ten Shilling and Five Pound notes, a limited edition number 114 of 1000 issued by the Royal Mint, also Framed .999 pure Gold National Bank of ScotlandOne Pound 1926 a limited edition number 266 of 7500 isued by the National Bank of Scotland, in glass fronted frame so room buyers or collection only unsuitable for posting, plus a small group of modern World banknotes (24) these UNC (12 pairs)
Bank of England (38) face value £170 includes Bradbury £1 T16 and Fisher 10/- T30, blue £1s, mauve 10/- (2), some replacements seen, also better GB military 1943 to 1946 issues (10), mostly Fine to VF, later issues better
Banknote Sets (2) LowtherTwenty Pounds, Ten Pounds and Five Pounds AA01, AA01 and HA01 prefixes all matching number 001614 UNC in the pack of issue, no outer sleeve, Five Pounds a 2-note set 2002 Elizabeth Fry Social Reformer comprising Five Pounds Lowther EJ90 999235 B380 and HA01 999235 B393 UNC in the wallet of issue, Coins and Banknote Set compring Twenty Pounds Lowther YR20 000404 UNC and Five Pound Crown 2000 Millennium in fine silver with gold highlighting on the reverse nFDC, in the wallet of issue
One pound Henry HasewhiteB201b dated 21st November 1815 series No.41950, no watermark visible, a well made forgery, pinholes & mounting paper traces on reverse, VG
Ten pounds PeppiattwhiteB241 German WW2 Bernhardforgery dated 27 October 1934, series 150/V 23903, a scarce LEEDS branch issue, rust stain at left & some edge wear, almost EF and scarce
Ten shillings BealeB266 series L23Z EF, £1 Beale B268 series Z75B (2) a consecutive pair about UNC to UNC plus assorted portrait 10/- (4) Fine to GEF and Newton £1s (5) series B13N, these UNC
Five pounds Gill (3) B353 issued 1988, 1st run RD01 644633 UNC, very last run SE90 821057, from circulated issues VF and B357 last official series N18 049727 GEF
ERROR £1 PageB320 (2) issued 1970 both notes have matching different serial numbers of T19H 849952 & T19H 849953, extremely faint inked number on one, barely visible, about UNC to UNC
British Military Authority (9) 1 shilling PickM2 (3), 2/6 shillings PickM3 (2) and 10 shillings PickM5 (4) mostly VF or better plus forged Treasury notes (3) 10/- T8 and T12 plus £1 T3-believed to be modern in origin
Bahamas $1 2001, $5 P52 Cyprus £1 1979 P46, Gambia 100 Dal. P24, Ghana 1,000 Cedis 1995 P29, Kuwait 1/2 D P18, 1 D P19, 5 D P20 Mauritius 100 R. P38, St. Helena £1 P6, Seychelles 5 Rp P14, 10 Rp P23, Tanzania 5,000 Shillingi P38, Uganda 20 Sh. P29, 5,000 Sh 1998 P37 & 2004 P44, 10,000 Sh 2004 P41 a high grade group Unc or near so
France (27) nearly all different, dates from 1915 to 1970s, includes 5 francs 1915, 50 francs 1923, 1000 francs 1926 (taped repair), 1927, 1933 and 1950, 100 francs 1926, some military and Chambre de Commerce, better dates noted, average Fine to VF
Germanynotgeld in original 1920s album (approx.590) many full sets and some larger size, mostly 1920s Serienschein but earlier dates notes, mostly UNC, viewing recommended
GermanyPrisoner of War WW1 (26) all different, includes a linen 1 mark 1915 from Bad Colberg gFine, Hesepe 5pfg to 10 mark, Hammerstein 5 mark and many other camps, various grades but many in UNC
Hedjaz, The Arabian National Bank of Hedjaz bank cheques (2) dated 1926 & 1929 in Arabic, one for Prince Habib Pacia Lottfalah & the other Prince Michel Lottfallah, punch cancelled, EF, historical interest and scarce
India1 rupeeKGV dated 1917 series X/3 276526 signed Gubbay, Pick1g, pinholes & edge nicks, uneven left edge, a few foxing spots and tiny edge nicks, GVF and scarce as an X prefix for this signature type
India100 rupeesKGVI issued 1943 series B/19 774484 signed Deshmukh, profile portrait watermark Pick20e, usual 2 tiny pinholes at left and a few small rust spots, GVF to EF
Jersey (16) includes £5 Clennet Pick9b aUNC, Clennet Specimen set £1, £5, £10 and £20, Baird £1, £5, £10 and £20 plus Isle of Man & Guernsey issues, some lower grades but many in UNC
Morocco State Bank of the Riff 1 riffan dated 10-10-23 series No.238444, PickR1, issued during the Berber uprising under Abd El-Krim, tiny pinhole at centre, about VF
Northern Ireland Allied Irish £1 1982 P1, £5 1.12.84, £10 1993 P7, B of I £1 P61, £5 1990 P70, 2008 P83, Northern Bank £1 1979 P87, £5 1990 P193, £10 1988 Provincial Bank £1 1979 P247 Ulster Bank £10 1990 P332 generally Unc or near so
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