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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Bonds and Share Certificates of the World (Sale 14016) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Spink | Location: | 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066 | ||
| Date: | 30th May 2014 | Time: | 10:00AM |
| Details: | Viewing: Thursday 29 May 2014 10.00 am to 5.00 pm and during the sale |
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| Auction Lots - Page 6 | |||
| 251 | |||
| Compagnie des Claridges Hotels, a group of 3 certificates for 100 franc share, Paris 1921, classic design of steam train and steam ship, red, blue and yellow, with coupons, good very fine. £60-80 |
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| 252 | |||
| Compagnie des Claridges Hotels, a group of certificates for 100 franc shares, 19[14] and 19[19], capital 1,000,000 francs and 1921, capital 7,500,000 francs (4 examples), multicoloured piece with steamship at left and steam train at right, red and yellow, with coupons, one of the 1921 is badly damaged, the remainder very fine. (6) £60-80 |
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| 253 | |||
| Compagnie Générale Immobilière, 1250 franc share, Paris 1855, no.304, lovely ornate border of winged figures, cherubs, mermaids and town scenes, black, green and red, 'au porter' blocked out and name and details of owner stamped/hand written at bottom, small hole to left side, fine. £80-100 |
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| 254 | |||
| Compagnie Générale Francaise D'Assainissement des Villes et des Communes, a group of 73 founders shares, Paris 1896, numbers 6501 to 6573, ornate border, black and green, with coupons, all with revenue stamps but some have not been signed by the administrator, apart from the top piece they are extremely fine. (73) £80-100 |
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| 255 | |||
| Compagnie des Tramways Electriques de Limoges a Aixe (Haut-Vienne), a large group of approximately 180 certificates for shares of 100 francs, Paris 1899, ornate border, black, yellow underprint, with coupons, mostly extremely fine and better. (180) £200-250 |
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| 256 | |||
| Compagnie Maritime Valery Freres et Fils, a pair of certificates, bond for 500 francs and 500 franc share, Paris 1878 and Bastia 187[2], different designs but both with ornate borders including sailing ships, coastal scenes and decorative scrollwork, pink adhesive stamp on face, the first has numerous hand stamps also, black and green, and black on buff respectively, both fine to very fine. (2) £150-200 |
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| 257 | |||
| Consolidated Land Company of France Ltd., debenture for £20 or 500 francs, 186[8], no.A2002, large format, vignette of eagle on globe under title, grey/black printing, text in English and French, with coupons, good very fine. £60-80 |
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| 258 | |||
| Crédit de France, 500 franc bearer share, Paris 1880, no.72, attractive piece with extremely ornate border, cherubs in each corner, brown with pale green underprint, with coupons, very fine. £80-100 |
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| 259 | |||
| Crédit Rural de France S.A., 500 franc share, Paris 187[0], no.35970, attractive piece with border of vignettes depicting allegorical figures, crop harvesting and agricultural tools, grey/green, with coupons, about extremely fine. £80-100 |
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| 260 | |||
| Docks Bragards Alimentation Générale S.A., 10 founder shares of 100 francs each, Saint Dizier 192[2], no.2531-2540, decorative border with steam ship and palm tree in bottom corners, coat of arms top centre, brown and buff, very fine. £60-80 |
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| 261 | |||
| Etablissements Firmin-Didot et Cie, 6500 franc share, Oaris [1875], no.546, of only 740 issued, attractive gold and blue printing with beige underprint, of lovely quality, presumably by the company itself, good very fine and rare. £80-100 |
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| 262 | |||
| Forges et Fonderies D'Imphy S.A., 25,000 franc share, [1838], no.109, wavy left edge, black, liquidation details 1855-1857 attached to front, ink cancelled, very fine and scarce. £60-80 |
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| 263 | |||
| La Coopération, a pair of certificates, founders share and 100 franc share, Paris 190[1] and 190[3], no.12907 and no.03610, art nouveau style borders with mounted statue at top centre, black with green and black with blue respectively, both with coupons, very fine. £60-80 |
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| 264 | |||
| La Réparation, 500 franc share, Paris [1882], no.1366, ornate piece with border including fire fighters and fire fighting scenes, black and peach, several hand stamps on front, dividend coupons printed on reverse, very fine. £150-200 |
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| 265 | |||
| Lubrifiants Massilia-Avion, 100 franc bearer share, not dated but circa 1927, no.020772, ornate border with underprint vignette of aeroplane, blue and peach, together with Ecole Nationale Aviation, founders share, Lyon [1911], no.001261, very intricate border and underprint vignettes of various aircraft, black and pink, both with coupons, both extremely fine. £60-80 |
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| 266 | |||
| Mourier S.A., 100 franc 'B' share, not dated but circa 1927, no.019020, attractive piece with ornate border, underprint vignette depicting men with huskies and sledges, brown and green, stamp with increased capital to right, with coupons, extremely fine. £60-80 |
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| 267 | |||
| Paris-France S.A., 500 franc share, Paris 1920, no.18120, very large and attractive vignette of female figures with beehive, anvil and other tools with art nouveau border, designed by Mucha and signed by him at the lower left, blue and green, with coupons, hole cancelled, heavy centre fold and some edge tears, good fine. £200-300 |
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| 268 | |||
| Pharmacie Centrale de France, nominative share for 500 francs, Paris 18[82], no.9997, an ornate piece with allegorical females surrounded by pharmaceutical items and tools, cherubs beside plaque at bottom, bordered by archway with company seal in centre, black on buff underprint, split at folds, otherwise about very fine. £60-80 |
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| 269 | |||
| Raffinerie de Honfleur, 500 franc share, Honfleur 1872, no.440, lovely piece with very ornate border including cherubs and scrollwork, sailing ships on sides and bottom, coat of arms at top, black and buff, with coupons, slight discolouration to edges, good very fine. £60-80 |
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| 270 | |||
| Royat Palace Hotel, 500 franc share, 1910, no.1311, attractive piece with large hotel in centre, ornate border, pink and black, with coupons, extremely fine. £60-80 |
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| 271 | |||
| Société Angevine des Industries Foraines, 500 franc share, not dated but circa 1898, no.0546, large vignette with 'cast' appearance of female figure with torch, shield, river and town behind, ornate border, blue/green, with coupons, almost extremely fine. £60-80 |
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| 272 | |||
| S.A. André Citro'n, bearer share, circa 1927, no.104243, art deco style piece with chevrons and motor cars, blue and silver, with facsimile signature of Andre Citroen, together with 1 tenth 3 1/4% bond for 1000 francs, ornate border of chevrons and underprint of Citroen badge, red, both with coupons, very fine. £80-100 |
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| 273 | |||
| S.A. de L'Exposition Religieuse Internationale de 1900, bond for 20 francs, 1900, with the benefit of 20 admission tickets to the exhibition and drawing in the lottery for a 40 franc prize, a beautiful certificate designed by Alphonse Mucha with huge and haunting vignette of thousands of spectators looking down on St.Peter's church in Rome with winged angel rising from the ground, tickets and text to the left, black with blue underprint, small edge tear but almost extremely fine and rare. £200-300 |
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| 274 | |||
| S.A. Des Hydroglisseurs "De Lambert", 500 franc share, Nanterre [1920], no.1155, attractive piece with large vignette depicting hydrofoils (airboats) on backwaters at bottom, ornate border with rushes and scrollwork, brown and green on buff, signed by Charles de Lambert, with coupons, very fine. £150-200 |
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| 275 | |||
| Société des Eaux Minérales de Pardina, 500 franc share, Marseille [1889], no.16, attractive piece with female figure pouring water from vase at bottom left, ornate 'tiled' style border, black and brown, embossed seal bottom right, extremely fine. £80-100 |
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| 276 | |||
| S.A des Eaux Minérales et Établissements Thermaux de Martigny-les-Bains, 100 franc share, Martigny -les-Bains 189[8], no.19665, beautiful piece with individual vignettes depicting 'L'Hôtel International' at top, thermal springs at each side and interior of the hotel at bottom, extremely ornate border, brown/gold, with coupons, good very fine. £80-100 |
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| 277 | |||
| S.A. des Eaux Minérales Naturelles de Vichy-Cusset, 100 franc share, Paris 191[0], no.1450, lovely art nouveau design of classically dressed females gathering spring water, panorama of the 'Source des Fees' across top, blue and green, with coupons, extremely fine. £80-100 |
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| 278 | |||
| S.A. Petit Journal, a group of 27 certificates for one share of 500 francs, 1896, attractive border with printing press, allegorical figures, dockside views, ploughing etc., black, yellow underprint, with coupons, generally very fine and better. (27) £80-100 |
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| 279 | |||
| Société de Produits Céramiques de St.Henry, 100 franc founder share, Marseille 190[1], no.3241, very attractive piece with vignette of allegorical female with ceramic vase, factory buildings and site in background, scrollwork at corners, black, buff underprint, with coupons, extremely fine. £60-80 |
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| 280 | |||
| Société des Biscuits Olibet S.A., a pair of certificates, nominative certificate for 1 founders share, Suresnes [1899], no.08775, and 100 franc bearer share, Suresnes 1898, no.02541, very attractive pieces with vignettes of ploughing, cutting and gathering wheat, and factory producing biscuits, blue and brown respectively, both with coupons, about extremely fine and very fine. (2) £100-120 |
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| 281 | |||
| Société des Rizeries Parisiennes, a pair of certificates, 100 franc share and founders share, Paris 1917 and 1915, nos.12366 and 2456, attractive pieces with vignette of mill/factory buildings top centre, four further vignettes at bottom edge depicting mill workings, border of dragons, blue and green, and black and peach respectively, both with coupons, both very fine to extremely fine. £80-100 |
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| 282 | |||
| Société des Sucreries Françaises S.A., 100 franc bearer share, Paris 1918, no.007059, illustrative border with sugar refinery worker to left, crop gathering bottom right, and sugar beet, navy blue and green, with coupons, good very fine. £80-100 |
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| 283 | |||
| Société Générale des Automobiles Porthos, 100 franc share, Paris 1905, no.0619, very attractive piece with art nouveau style border including male and female figures, winged figure with wheel at top, further vignette of motor car at bottom, green/blue, stamps at top right corner, with coupons, extremely fine. £140-180 |
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| 284 | |||
| Société Générale des Automobiles Porthos, 100 franc share, 1907, no.04533, very attractive piece with art nouveau style border including male and female figures, winged figure with wheel at top, further vignette of motor car at bottom, green and yellow, stamp at top right corner, with coupons, extremely fine. £140-180 |
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| 285 | |||
| Societe Generale des Cinematographes Eclipse S.A., a group 7 certificates for founders share, Paris 1902, lovely design with London's Tower Bridge, Notre Dame, Sphinx, Indochine scene and allegorical female, orange & black, stamped endorsements on face, with coupons, generally extremely fine. (7) £80-100 |
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| 286 | |||
| Société du "Maréorama Hugo d'Alesi", 100 franc share, Paris 1899, no.1344, beautiful piece with classically dressed figures looking out over a Mediterranean scene, two flagpoles at left, blue and blue-green, with coupons, about extremely fine. £80-100 Footnote: Built for the Paris Exposition of 1900 this attraction was created by poster artist Hugo d'Alesi and simulated a sea voyage between Marseille and Yokohama. The set took up to '700' passengers on a moving platform with paintings on rollers on each side with views of Algiers, Naples and Istanbul amongst many others. |
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| 287 | |||
Société Phonographes & Cinématographes "Lux", a quantity of certificates for 100 franc shares, Paris 1908, 13 examples, very attractive piece with phonograph at bottom left, projector at bottom right and allegorical figures with script and mirror, Statue of Liberty bottom centre, brown, hand stamps on face, with coupons, about extremely fine. (13) £120-150Germany |
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| 288 | |||
| A small collection of mostly German certificates (37), including Neue Zoologische Gesellschaft Frankfurt, 1872, damaged at top right corner; Actien-Bauvereins Passage, 1870; Volksbade-Anstalt Neuss, 1895; Textilwerk vormals E. Matthes & Co. in Dusseldorf, 1896; Sachsische Bank zu dresden, 1870 and Deutscher Offizier Verein, 1884, some with missing coupons and some with condition problems, fine to very fine, some better. (37) £200-300 |
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| 289 | |||
| Conversion Office for German Foreign Debts, 3% Dollar Loan, bonds for $100 and $1000, 1936, vignette at top, blue and orange respectively, with coupons, together with 1930 5 1/2% international loan, bond for 1000 Reichsmarks, ornate border, dark green, pink underprint, no coupons, all uncancelled, very fine to extremely fine. (3) £80-100 |
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| 290 | |||
| City of Munich 6% Sterling Loan, 1953, a group of 40 registered bonds for £100, countersigned by Lazard Brothers and also the authorised agent, large format with arms at top, ornate border, blue and black, printed by Waterlow & Sons, not cancelled, all extremely fine or nearly so. (40) £300-400 |
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| 291 | |||
Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-A-G (HamburgAmerika Line), 100 Reichsmark share, Hamburg 1932, no.422579, ornate border, blue and black with yellow underprint, with coupons, good very fine and scarce. £100-150Greece |
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| 292 | |||
| Greece, an interesting group of Government bonds, comprising 1884 5% Loan, £20 (2), 1914 5% Loan, 500 drachma bonds (2), 1924 7% Refugee Loan, £100 bonds (4, 2 endorsed with new plan of repayment), 1928 6% Stabilisation Loan, £100 bond, together with National Bank of Greece, 7% mortgage Loan, 1927, £100 bond, Piraeus Athens Peloponnesus Railway Co., 6% First Mortgage bonds for £100 and £500, and other bonds mostly from Eastern Europe and Russia (14), mixed condition, fine and very fine. (26) £150-200 |
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| 293 | |||
| Kingdom of Greece, 5% Loan, 1900, a group of 4 bonds for 100 drachma, dated Athens 1901, large format with Greek arms at top, architectural columns, head of Zeus in medallion at bottom, black, with coupons, extremely fine. (4) £60-80 |
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| 294 | |||
| Piraeus-Athens-Peloponnesus Railway Co., 4% Loan, 1912, a group of 7 bonds for 500 francs/£20, Athens 1912, very large format piece with vignette of steam engine and tender, ornate border, green, text in French, Greek and English, with coupons, a few edge nicks and ragged edges but the body almost extremely fine. (7) £80-100 Footnote: The company was declared insolvent in 1940 and its assets credited to the State. |
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| 295 | |||
| Suburban Railway Co., certificate for 5 shares of 100 drachma, Athens 1883, vignette of 0-6-0 locomotive and tender at top, blue and black, printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., with coupons, about extremely fine and scarce. £60-80 |
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| 296 | |||
| M & H. Klonaridis Ltd., a bearer certificate for 20 shares of £1, London 1909[1911], no.5267, a large format piece with attractive vignette of the Athens Brewery top centre, brown, text in English and Greek, with coupons, good very fine. £80-100 |
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| 297 | |||
| Soc. des Usines du Laurium, certificate for 1 share of 20 francs/200 drachma, 1873, no.80994, vignette of the town of Lavrio (Laurium) on the Greek coast, green with yellow underprint, printed by Waterlow & Sons, top right corner tip removed, good fine and rare. £60-80 |
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| 298 | |||
Soc. Hellenique de Vins et Spiritueux, 10 shares of 100 drachma, Athens 1924, no.120291-120295, ornate classical border with cherubs crushing grapes, vine leaves, pressing and distilling apparatus, black with yellow underprint, text in French and Greek, with coupons, centre fold otherwise extremely fine. £60-80Hungary |
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| 299 | |||
| Hungarian Consolidated Municipal Loan, 7 1/2% secured sinking fund Gold Bond for $1000, 1925, no.M5004, attractive piece with ornate border, vignette at top depicting seated woman on throne surrounded by offerings, city and steam train in background, green and black, text in English and Hungarian, printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd, with coupons, extremely fine. £60-80 |
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| 300 | |||
| Hungarian Consolidated Municipal Loan, 7% secured sinking fund Gold Bond for $500, 1926, no.D1170, attractive piece with ornate border, vignette at top depicting seated woman on throne surrounded by offerings, city and steam train in background, yellow and black, text in English and Hungarian, printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd, with coupons, better than very fine. £60-80 |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Bonds and Share Certificates of the World (Sale 14016) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Spink | Location: | 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066 | ||
| Date: | 30th May 2014 | Time: | 10:00AM |
| Details: | Viewing: Thursday 29 May 2014 10.00 am to 5.00 pm and during the sale |
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