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
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
USA, South and Central America (3) Cuba, Empresa del Ferro-Carril de Guantanamo, certificate for one share, 1882, vignettes of train at top, allegorical female at bottom, black, stamped cancelled, some tears in the centre from writing on the reverse, otherwise Good Fine. BrazilRailwayCompany 500 Francs or £19/17/5 60 Year Gold Bond 4 1/2%, black and green with ornate border, with vignette of train crossing a bridge. VF USA, Insurance Policy, The Social Insurance Company, for the cover of a schooner on a voyage from Manchester to Wilmington, North Carolina, Salem 1810, (date inked on the reverse, some folds, Good Fine, an interesting early document
China (12), Chinese Government 5% Hukuang Railways Sinking Fund Gold Loan bond 1911 for £100, American Banks issues (9), red/black, large format with steam train at top, printed by Waterlow's with coupons. All around Fine with some staples and pencil annotations, Chinese Government 5% Hukuamg Railways Sinking Gold Loan bond 1911 for £20, French Indo-China issues (3) green/black, large format with steam train at the top, Fine with coupons and pencil annotations, all with central folds
USA Confederate States (4) Confederate States of America, Fourth Series, Section 6 of February 17,1864, $1000 6% Loan, black on brown/sepia with vignette of equestrian statue of Washington, edge with some creasing and small tears, Fine with coupons. Confederate States of America, Act of February 20 1863, $1000 8% Loan bond dated Richmond 2 March, 1863, (Ref. Ball 201), signed by Rose, printed by G. Wojciechowski, vignettes of President Jefferson Davis & view of Richmond, with coupons. Slight damage at top left edge VF. Confederate States of America, Act of August 19 1861 $500 8% Loan bond, dated 23rd Feb 1863, signed by Tyler&category=14&searchtype=1" rel="tag">Tyler, central fold, otherwise Good Fine with some coupons. Confederate States of America, Act of February 20 1863, $500 8% Loan bond, signed by Tyler, printed by Evans & Cogswell, central vignette of Memminger, with central fold VF, with some coupons
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 and World a wide ranging group (34) includes an American Express receipt Wells, Fargo and Butterrfield stage, to Grand Rapids, Michigan, Fine as part of a number of subjects such as Banking, Railways, Aircraft, Banknotes, Theatre, and more, mostly 1920s to 1950s, a few earlier, in mixed grades
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 (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
US, Confederate States of America, $1000 bond, Act of August 19 1861, 8%, vignettes of two females with warehouse, cotton bales & ships, white & black with coupons. VF..
US, Confederate States of America, $1000 bond, Act of February 20 1863, 7%, vignette of Stonewall Jackson, steamboat at bottom, pink & black with coupons. A few worm holes otherwise VF.
Banking and Insurance Certificates (24) titles include Barclays D.C.O. 1968,Lombard 1960, London & South America 1944, Hambros 1959, Martins 1966, National Provincial 1954 & 1961. Romania, Bank of Romania 1903. Some duplication of titles, mixed grades.
Confederate States of America, Act of August 19 1861, $1,000 bond dated Richmond 21 Nov. 1861, (Ref. Ball 44), signed by Taylor, printed by Hoyer & Ludwig, Richmond VA., cental vignette of Commerce and Ceres with British shield, with coupons. Tear at top with some damage to edges AVF. (1).
Confederate States of America, Act of August 19 1861, $500 bond dated Richmond 23 feb, 1863, (Ref. Ball 113), signed by Tyler&category=14&searchtype=1" rel="tag">Tyler, no imprint, cental vignette of A.H.Stephens, with coupons. VF. (1).
Confederate States of America, Act of February 20 1863, $1000 bond dated Richmond 2 March, 1863, (Ref. Ball 201), signed by Rose, printed by G. Wojciechowski, vignettes of President Jefferson Davis & view of Richmond, with coupons. Slight damage at top left edge VF. (1).
Confederate States of America, Act of February 20 1863, $500 bond dated Richmond 2 March, 1863, (Ref. Ball 191), signed by Tyler&category=14&searchtype=1" rel="tag">Tyler, printed by Evans& Cogswell, Columbia S,C., cental vignette of Memminger, with coupons. VF. (1).
U.S.A. Confederate States of America, State of North Carolina bond for $1000 dated 1st January 1863, Criswell Cr.62V, dated 1862, vignettes of allegorical figures at top, State Capitol at bottom, also beehives and gentlemen, black, with coupons. VF.
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).
U.S.A., Bank of America, certificate of capital stock, New York 1878, vignette of eagle with small ship and train in background, black, cancelled, some glue residue at left, otherwise AVF. (1).
Great Brirtain, assorted companies from 1857 (17), titles include European & American Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. 1857, Peninsular Co. Ltd. 1867, Grainger Smith 1898 Metropolitan Water Board 1911 (4), National Provincial Bank 1959. AVF and better. (17).
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)
Great Britain (16), titles include European and American Steam Co 1857, New Brewery Carlisle 1879, Peninsular Company 1864, Wallsend Slipway (x2) together with middle Witwatersrand 1936 and Klerksdopp Goldfields 1934 generally GVF
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, ImperialRussianGovernmentloan of 1916, bond for U.S. $1,000, vignette of two allegorical females with Czarist Russian coat of arms, printed by American Bank Note Co., black & green, with coupons, VF. (1).
U.S.A., Confederate States of America, bond for $100, Criswell Cr142, dated 1864, vignette of equestrian statue of George Washington, black on pink, with coupons, has been framed, also close cut at top margin, does not effect print, otherwise AVF. (1).
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).
U.S.A., Confederate States of America, bond for $100, Criswell Cr120, dated 1863 vignette of Officer leaning against a tree, a little discolouration to paper, also bond for $1,000, Criswell Cr144B, dated 1864, vignette of equestrian statue of George Washington, small piece missing from top right corner, does not effect print, both with coupons, AVF. (2).
Brazil, Madeira-Mamoré Railway Co., bearer bond for £20, dated 1910, vignette of American style train steaming through the jungle, text in English and French, black & mauve, with coupons, central fold, otherwise VF. (1).
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).
China, ChineseGovernment 5% Hukuang Railways Sinking Fund Gold Loan bond 1911 for £100, American Banks issue, large format with steam train at top, printed by Waterlow's with coupons. U.S. Tax Stamps at left, central tear at fold otherwise good fine.
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
US Ephemera - Texas Civil War Treasury Warrant for Military Service 1861 giving 10% per annum interest. Otsego County Bank, Coppertown cheque for $8.82 cents dated 1842 and signed by Fennimore Cooper (famous American writer). Three Pence note, Hartford 1777. Good very fine, all ex Stanley Gibbons auctions.
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)
U.S.A. 10 bonds, CantonAberdeen & Nashville Rail Road Co. 1884, Rome Watertown and Ogdensburgh Rail Road Co. 1874, Winona and Southwestern Railway Co. 1888, Utica and Black River Railroad Co. 1890, ClevelandCincinnatiChicago and St. Louis Railway Co. 1890-91 two types, American Tropical Planting Co. 1899, and West Shore Railroad Co. 1885, all with vignettes, 6 without coupons, F-VF. (10).
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).
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., American Express Co., certificate of capital stock, New York 1856, capital 7,500 shares, type 2 certificate, vignette of passenger train, signed by William Fargo as secretary, John Butterfield as vice president, and Alexander Holland as treasurer, black, as is usual discolouration to paper, otherwise VF. (1).
U.S.A., 28 insurance policies, dated 1872-1930, titles include, ConnecticutFire, 1895, Mutual Life, 1905, Niagara Fire, 1930, German American, 1884, Glens Falls Insurance, 1874, Transatlantic Fire, 1885, National Fire, 1899, New Hampshire, 1888, Merchants Insurance, 1872, City Insurance of Pittsburgh, 1888, many with vignettes, lot includes a few sundry related items, mostly F-VF. (28).
U.S.A., 7 insurance policies, all issued by Britishcompanies from their American offices, all amounts in dollars, Royal Insurance, 1895, North British and Mercantile, 1894, Scottish Commercial, 1876, ManchesterFire, 1892, Norwich Union, 1897, and Sun Insurance, 2 x policies, 1894 & 1895, all large format, all with vignettes, mostly F-VF. (7).
U.S.A., 10 insurance policies, American Insurance, 1895, American Fire Insurance, 1903, Traders Insurance, 1899, Connecticut Fire, 1895, Insurance Co. of the State of Illinois, 1895, Franklin Insurance of Columbus, 1899, Hanover Fire, 1896, National Fire of Hartford, 1896, Mechanics, 1894, and Merchants of New York, all large format, all with vignettes, mostly F-VF. (10).
Great Britain, European & American Steam Shipping Co. Ltd., 10 x certificates for one share of nine pounds each, all dated 1857, ornate heading, black, all VF. (10).
U.S.A., American Flag House and Betsy Ross Memorial Association, certificate of membership No. 80210, issued 1919, ornate design incorporates picture titled ‘Birth of our nation?s flag?, and vignettes of house and grave, some discolouration, also repair to 4 inch tear, otherwise F. (1).
China, American-Oriental Bank of Szechuen, certificate No.23 for five shares, 1929, ornate with ship and pagoda at top, text in Chinese, seal and title in English, blue & orange, AVF. (1).
U.S.A., Bank of the United States of America, Dutch certificate issued for stock deposited with three prominent firms, Hope & Co., Ketwich & Voombergh and Weduwe Willem Borski, dated Amsterdam 1843, ornate border, black, with coupons, VF. (1).
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