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Bonds and Share Certificates of the World
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 7th June 2013 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Viewing:
Thursday 6th June 10am to 5pm
and during the sale
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Auction Lots - Page 10
446
x British Aluminium Co. Ltd., a specimen 5% registered Prior Lien debenture for £100, 19- (annotation for 1910), from the Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. archive, vignette of Kinlochleven works at top, green and black, numbered 0000, small hole cancels over signature area, with coupons, American style, extremely fine. £80-100
Built between 1905-9, the Kinlochleven Aluminium works was the second smelter to be built by the company and included a hydro-electric power station, the largest of its kind at that time. The works closed in 2000.
447
x British Gas Light Company, £50 share, 18[25], no. 2924, ornate scrollwork at left, embellished heading with Gas Light 'illuminated', printed in black on vellum, conditions printed on the reverse, about extremely fine. £150-200
448
x British Gas Light Company, £50 share, 18[25], no. 2925, ornate scrollwork at left, embellished heading with Gas Light 'illuminated', printed in black on vellum, conditions printed on the reverse, about extremely fine. £150-200
449
British Mutoscope & Biograph Co. Ltd., £1 shares, 189[9], no. 1471, slate blue with red seal, small ink stain in centre, together with Wireless Pictures (1928) Ltd. 'The Fultograph', 4/- shares, 19[29], scrollwork left, black, both very fine. (2) £60-80
450
Cockermouth Golf Club Ltd., pair of certificates for 10 shilling ordinary shares, no. 68 and one 2/6d deferred share, no. 98, both dated 19[08], ornate borders, black and red respectively, good very fine. (2) £60-80
451
A good collection of Cotton Mill companies, mostly in the Manchester and Oldham area, comprising Athens Mill (1919) Ltd., 1928, number 1; Castle Spinning Co. Ltd., 1926, vignette of the mill building; Crawshawbooth Cotton Manufacturing Co. Ltd., 1857; Fine Cotton Spinners and Doublers Association Ltd., 2 types 1901 and 1911; Higginshaw Mills and Spinning Co. Ltd., 1884; Hollinwood Spinning Co. Ltd., 1920; John Chadwick & Co. Ltd., 1918; Longfield Cotton Spinning Co. Ltd., 1881; Middleton & Tonge Cotton Mill Co. Ltd., 1879, huge vignette of mill building; Minerva Spinning Co. Ltd., 1926; Mossley Spinning & Manufacturing Co. Ltd., 1875; Whitlands Twist Co. Ltd., 1920, vignette of mill building, and, Wren Mill Co. (1920) Ltd., 1927, mixed condition but mostly fine to very fine. (14) £120-150
452
Croydon Hotels Co. Ltd., certificate no. 1, 188[3], issued to Fredericke Rocke and signed by James Hobbs as Director, small vignette of greyhound, black, about very fine. £60-80
Owned the Greyhound Hotel in High Street, Croydon. Financed and built by Jabez Balfour and associates. Frederick Rocke was a director of 3 of the Balfour companies. Hobbs was the builder who also sat on the board of Balfour companies. He was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment (later reduced to 8) following the collapse of the Balfour empire
453
A very good collection of Gas companies, comprising Altrincham Gas Co., 2 types, 1846 and 1855; Ampthill Gas and Coke Co., 1849, on vellum; Appledore Gas Co Ltd., 2 types 1875 and 1889 plus a transfer certificate; Aspley Guise & Woburn Sands Gas Co. Ltd., 1869; Birmingham & Staffordshire Gas Light Co., 1845; Chester Gas Light Co., 1845; Cranbrook Gas Co., 1844; Derby Gas Light and Coke Co., 1915; Donington Gas Co. Ltd., 1857; Economic Gas and Coke Co. Ltd., 1891; Folkestone Gas & Coke Co., 1899; Folkingham Gas & Coke Co. Ltd., 1863; Gas Light & Coke Co., 1870; Longtown Gas & Coke Co., 1856; Middleton and Dinsdale Gas Co., Ltd., 1872; Middlewich Gas Light and Coke Co., 1855; Montgomery Gas Co. Ltd., 1857; Pewsey Gas Co. Ltd., 1863; Poulton Le Fylde Gas, Coal, Lime & Coke Co., proof, 18- (circa 1890); Settle Gas Co. Ltd., 2 types, 1856 and 1861, the first with corner torn away; South Luton District Gas Light & Coke Co. Ltd., 1907; Tattershall & Coningsby Gas & Coke Co Ltd., 2 types, 1860 and 1866; Warrington Gas-Light & Coke Co., 1848; Wath-Upon-Dearne Gas & Coke Co., 1844, and, Wymondham Gas Light & Coke Co., 1848, generally very fine and many better. (30) £300-350
454
Grand Junction Water Works, £50 'additional' share, 18[17], no. 3547, black printing on vellum, red paper seal at lower left, minor discolouration of vellum as is usual, good very fine. £100-120
455
Grand Junction Water Works, £50 'additional' share, 18[17], no. 3548, black printing on vellum, red paper seal at lower left, minor discolouration of vellum as is usual, good very fine. £100-120
456
x Grand Junction Water Works, one share, renewed certificate, 18[27], no. 1312, ornate scrollwork at left, printed in black on vellum, red paper seal attached, some slight toning, otherwise good very fine. £120-150
457
Harrod's Stores Limited, £1 ordinary shares, 18[94], no. 5766, scrollwork at left, blue printing, has been removed from a frame, two small edge tears but about very fine and rare and the first time the cataloguer has seen shares of this company of this early date. £200-300
458
A collection of Hotel companies, comprising Agricultural Hotel Co. Ltd., 1900; Army and Navy Hotel Ltd., 1880; Dolphin Hotel & Restaurant Co. and Michael Nugent Ltd., 1949; Grand International Alliance Hotels Co. Ltd., 1864; Hanley Hotel Co. Ltd., 1864; Hotel Belgravia Ltd., 1893; Hotel Chatham Ltd., 1909; Hotel Metropole Bexhill-on-Sea Ltd., 1901; Kennan's Hotel (Cheapside) Ltd., 1893; Naval & Military Co-Operative Hotel Co. Ltd., 1910; New Hydropathic Hotel, west Kirby, Ltd., 1899; Tarbet (Loch Lomond) Hotel Co. Ltd., 1934, and Westminster Palace Hotel Co. Ltd., 1858, mixed condition but many are very fine. (13) £120-150
459
Hull Flax and Cotton Mill Company, a fine group of 3 certificates for £100 share, 1837, no. 208, £50 share, 18[46], no. 664 and £100 share, 185[3], no. 1142, all small format, scrollwork at left, printed in black on vellum, extremely fine. (3) £100-120
460
Hull Glass Company, certificate for [5] shares, 1846, numbers 11-15, scrollwork at left, black printing, on vellum, very fine and rare. £60-80
461
Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd., 7% preference shares, 19[36], no. 190155, ornate border, blue, scarce; together with Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle upon Tyne Junction Railway Co., £20 share, 1846; South Staffodshire Mines Drainage Commissioners, Tipton Dstrict, £100 bond, 1892, very attractive piece printed by Waterlow & Sons, Ltd; Barrow Salt Co. Ltd., 189[7]; Haswell, Shotton & Easington Coal & Coke Co. Ltd., two types, 18[65] and 18[82], and others (2), generally fine to very fine. (8) £100-120
462
x Irish Waste Land Improvement Society, £50 shares, London 18[39], no. 196, ornate scrollworkr at left, black printing, large green paper seal attached bottom right extending outside certificate borders, good very fine. £80-100
463
John Hunter, Morris & Elkan Ltd., a large group of certificates, 5 different types, 3 of which are ordinary shares with different capital structures, the remaining 2 are preference shares the last of which is after the company name had been changed to Hunters and W.K. Ltd in 1941, all brown with yellow underprint, stamped cancelled, generally very fine. (102) £150-200
Sole distributers of the famed Monte Christo brand of Cuban cigars in Great Britain. Merged in 1963 to become Frankau and Hunters, the largest importer and distributers of Cuban cigars in the country.
464
Labour Newspapers Ltd. (The Daily Citizen), £1 'D' shares, 5 shillings paid, 19[12], no. 670, signed by Edward Pease and Ramsay MacDonald as directors, scrollwork at left, black, good very fine. £120-150
Formed as the official daily paper of the Labour Party and the T.U.C. when their former paper the Daily Herald became rather too radical. Funds from members were not sufficient to keep the paper afloat and it closed in 1915. Edward Pease (1857-1955). Socialist founder of the Fabian Society and its long serving secretary. James Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937). First Labour Prime Minister, 1924 and 1929-35.
465
x London & Colonial Company Limited, £100 class B share, 18[65], no. 844, vignette at top of dockyard scene, purple with light green underprint, embossed seal bottom left, some fold marks, otherwise very fine. £60-80
466
Newspaper Companies: A collection, comprising Bradford & District Newspaper Co. Ltd., 2 types 1925 and 1928; Blackpoole Times Ltd., 1921; Derbyshire Courier Ltd., 1921; Durham County Advertiser and General Printing Co. Ltd., 1918 and 1920; Lancaster Guardian Ltd., 1920; Lincolnshire Chronicle Ltd., 1917; Oxford Times Ltd., 2 types, 1929 and 1932; Progressive Publications Ltd., 1924; Sheffield Independent Press Ltd., 1909 and 1920; Swindon Press Ltd., 1921; Westminster Gazette Ltd., 1913 and Westminster Press Ltd., 1921, many with interesting signatures such as Arnold Rowntree, Sir Charles Starmer, J.Brunner (ICI), Sir Charles Henry, J.B.Morell and James Hill, mixed condition, some cancelled, fine to very fine. (16) £150-200
467
x Ratcliff Gas Light & Coke Company, £100 share, London 18[24], no. 984, printed in black on vellum, pink paper seal attached at bottom left, tiny hole in centre but good very fine. £150-180
468
A collection of Water Works companies, comprising Bishops Waltham Water Co. Ltd., 1865; Chelsea Water Works, 1894; Dearne Valley Waterworks Co., 1883; East London Water-Works Co., 1904; Grand Junction Water Works Co., 1879; Kent Water Works Co., 1897; Lambeth Water Works, 1895; Matlock Bath Water-Works Co., 2 types, 1864 and 1867; New River Company, 1897; Saint Helens' Waterworks Co., 1844, on vellum; Southwark & Vauxhall Water Co., 1897, and West Middlesex Water Works, 1885, generally very fine, some better. (13) £120-150
469
x West Middlesex Water Works, £100 share, 1813, no. 3910 together with scrip receipt for one share, 1810, no. 1558, share printed in black on vellum with large red seal, scrip on paper, share good very fine, scrip split at folds fine. (2) £100-150

SAINT HELENA

British Territory in the Atlantic Ocean
470
Saint Helena Whale Fishery Company, one share, Saint Helena 1837, no. 62, signed by four members of the Committee of Management, plain black printing, a little creased but very fine and a rare subject and location. £300-400

Russia

Collections and Lots
471
A useful group of Russian bonds and share certificates (117), including St. Petersburg, scrip certificate for £500 bond, St. Petersburg £100 bonds 1913 (5), 1906 State loan, bonds for 5000 francs (4), 1864 Internal Loan, 100 roubles (7), Moscow 1908 £20 bonds (7) and £100 bonds (5), and 1890 State Loan, bonds for 3125 roubles (2), generally a good condition lot with many in extremely fine condition. (117) £400-500

Government Loans
472
1817/18 6% Perpetual Annuities, bearer certificate for 500 roubles, printed date1867, text in Russian and French, black, about extremely fine. £100-120
Certificates for this loan were issued continuously from 1820 until the Revolution in 1917, there are 3 distinct types of printing with varieties for most years. They were available in both registered, for any amount, and bearer, for 500 roubles only. This period is quite difficult to find.
473
1817/18 6% Perpetual Annuities, bearer certificate for 500 roubles, printed date1867, text in Russian and French, black, about extremely fine. £100-120
Certificates for this loan were issued continuously from 1820 until the Revolution in 1917, there are 3 distinct types of printing with varieties for most years. They were available in both registered, for any amount, and bearer, for 500 roubles only. This period is quite difficult to find.
474
1822 5% 'Rothschild' Loan, a pair of bonds for 720 roubles or £111, numbers 22872 and 34327, handsigned by Nathan Rothschild as Contractor, double headed eagle at top, black, on poor quality paper, with two handstamps for delivery of new coupon sheets in Amsterdam, both with talon, good fine and about fine for issue. (2) £150-200
475
1822 5% 'Rothschild' Loan, bond for 960 roubles or £148, no. 20369, handsigned by Nathan Rothschild as Contractor, double headed eagle at top, black, on poor quality paper, with handstamp for delivery of new coupon sheet in London, with talon, folds but no repairs and almost very fine. £100-120
476
1822 5% 'Rothschild' Loan, bond for 3360 roubles or £518, no. 05826, handsigned by Nathan Rothschild as Contractor, double headed eagle at top, black, on poor quality paper, with two handstamps for delivery of new coupon sheets in Amsterdam and Russia, with talon, folds, fine to very fine and a rare denomination. £200-300
477
x 1895 Chinese 4% Gold Loan, bond for 500 francs, no. 277477, issued in St. Petersburg, ornate border, brown, red and yellow, 5 large hole cancels as is usual, no coupons, fine to very fine. £400-500

Municipal and City Loans
478
City of Kieff, 5% 22nd Loan, 1914, a group of bonds for £20 (5) and £100 (6), ornate borders, green and brown & mauve and green, text in Russian, English and French, with coupons, generally extremely fine. (11) £120-150
479
City of Moscow, 1912 4 1/2% Loan, bond for £500, no. 880, large format, coat of arms at top, mauve and black, text in Russian, English and French, with coupons, extremely fine and scarce thus. £60-80
480
City of Moscow, 1912 4 1/2% Loan, bond for £1000, no. 244, large format, coat of arms at top, red and black, text in Russian, English and French, with coupons, extremely fine. £120-150
481
City of Odessa, 4 1/2% Loan, 1896, bond for 5000 roubles, no. 127, coat of arms at top, ornate border, mauve and black, lacks coupons, small split at fold, fine and scarce. £200-300
482
City of Vilna, 5% Loan, 1912, a group of 50 bonds for £20, large format, coat of arms at top, ornate border, red and black with yellow underprint, with coupons, mostly extremely fine and scarce and the last offering from this old source. (50) £600-800

Railways
483
Kahetian Railway Company, 4 1/2% Loan, 1912, bond for £500, no. C28549, of only 300 issued, ornate border, red and black, with coupons, very fine to extremely fine. £100-120
484
Kahetian Railway Company, 4 1/2% Loan, 1912, bond for £500, no. C28550, of only 300 issued, ornate border, red and black, with coupons, very fine to extremely fine. £100-120
485
Kahetian Railway Company, 4 1/2% Loan, 1912, bond for £500, no. C28551, of only 300 issued, ornate border, red and black, with coupons, very fine to extremely fine. £100-120
486
Kahetian Railway Company, 4 1/2% Loan, 1912, bond for £500, no. C28757, of only 300 issued, ornate border, red and black, with coupons, very fine to extremely fine. £100-120
487
x Kokand-Namangan Railway Co., 4 1/2% Loan, 1910, bond for £500, no. C8566, of only 80 issued, ornate border, red and black, with coupons, couple of closed tears at right edge, fine to very fine and very rare. £500-600
488
x Moscow Windau Rybinsk Railway Company, 4% Loan, 1899, bond for £500, no. 00870, of only 1000 issued, ornate border, red and black, text in Russian, English and German, lacks coupons, old strengthening tape over revenue stamp but very fine. £100-120
489
Riazan - Uralsk Railway Company, 4 1/2% Loan, 1892, bond for 1000 roubles, no. 28827, ornate border, red and black, lacks coupons, almost extremely fine and scarce. £100-120
490
Wladikawkas Railway Company, 4% Loan, 1900, bond for $1000, ornate border, red and black, no coupons; together with other Russian railway bonds (20), the first about extremely fine, the remainder in varied condition with many fine and very fine. (21) £150-200

Banks
491
Banque Internationale de Commerce á St. Petersbourg, certificate for 5 shares of 250 roubles, 1878 issue, ornate border, arms in centre, brown and blue, with coupons, with Danish revenue stamps attached, trimmed at right, near very fine. £60-80
492
Banque Internationale de Commerce á St. Petersbourg, pair of certificates for 5 shares and 10 shares of 250 roubles, 1878 issue, ornate border, arms in centre, brown and blue and mauve and grey respectively, with coupons, the first with Danish revenue stamps, the first trimmed at right, both fine to very fine. (2) £100-120
493
Banque Internationale de Commerce á St. Petersbourg, certificate for 5 shares of 250 roubles, 1895 issue, ornate border, arms in centre, brown and blue, with coupons, good very fine. £40-50
494
Banque Internationale de Commerce á St. Petersbourg, certificate for 5 shares of 250 roubles, 1895 issue, ornate border, arms in centre, brown and blue, with coupons, good very fine. £40-50
495
Banque Internationale de Commerce á St. Petersbourg, pair of certificates for 5 shares and 10 shares of 250 roubles, 1914 issue, ornate border, arms in centre, brown and blue and mauve and grey respectively, with coupons, small ink mark at top, very fine and near extremely fine. (2) £80-100
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Bonds and Share Certificates of the World
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 7th June 2013 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Viewing:
Thursday 6th June 10am to 5pm
and during the sale
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