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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 7 | |||
| 301 | |||
| Hungarian Consolidated Municipal Loan, 7% secured sinking fund Gold Bond for $1000, 1926, no.M0849, attractive piece with ornate border, vignette at top depicting seated woman on throne surrounded by offerings, city and steam train in background, red and black, text in English and Hungarian, printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd, with coupons, extremely fine. £60-80 |
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| 302 | |||
| Budapest General Electricity Co., 200 Kronen bearer share, Budapest 1894, no.016998, female figure holding large lightbulb at left side, text in Hungarian and German, blue and black, two hand stamps to right side, with coupons (detached), good very fine. £100-120 |
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| 303 | |||
| Füszerkereskedök Áruforgalmi Részvénytársasága Pécs, 100 pengöröl share, 1925, allegorical figure with winged helmet at left, black/brown with green underprint, with coupons, together with Ville de Budapest – 4% bond, ornate border, vignettes of house in mirror image on either side, green and black, adhesive and hand stamps on face, with coupons, fine and very fine respectively. £60-80 |
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| 304 | |||
Hungary: Lloyd Bank AG, a group of 20 certificates for 1 share of 400 kronen, Budapest 1923, large and attractive pieces with cherubs around border, red and black, text in Hungarian and German, with coupons, mostly very fine to extremely fine. (20) £200-300Iceland |
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| 305 | |||
Hlutafjelagid Eimskipafjelag Islands (Iceland Steamship Co. Ltd.), 25 kroner share, series A, Reykjavik 1914, no.3926, large format piece with vignettes of steam trawler and figures from Icelandic history, including Leif Ericson (Leifur heppni), map of Iceland in underprint, blue, black, red and orange, yellow underpint, very fine. £80-100Italy |
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| 306 | |||
Genoa and District Water Works Co. Ltd., a group of 19 first mortgage debentures for £20, 1913, all signed by W.J.E. Binnie as director, large format piece with attractive vignette of Genoa harbour with lots of ships, red and black, text in English and Italian, printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., with coupons, about extremely fine. (19) £400-500Montenegro |
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| 307 | |||
Government of the Principality of Montenegro, certificate for 5% Loan bond for £20, 1909, no.5460, beautiful ornate border with scrollwork, vignette of woman wearing laurel wreath top centre, text in English and French, black and blue with pink underprint, printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd., with later coupons, extremely fine. £100-120Norway |
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| 308 | |||
| Ringnes Bryggeri, 2000 kroner share, Christiania 1899, no.983, ornate border, green and black, pink underprint, several endorsements re-valuing the shares, the last in 1970, with coupons, cancelled, good very fine. £60-80 |
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| 309 | |||
Telemarken Copper Mining & Smelting Company Ltd., a pair of bearer warrants for 1 and 5 shares of £1, 1906, no.99603 & 15747, very large format each with 3 photographic vignettes of the camp, buildings and offices, red and brown with pale green underprint, with coupons, tiny split at centre fold on the 5 share, very fine to about extremely fine. (2) £60-80Poland |
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| 310 | |||
Republic of Poland, 20-Year 6% Gold Loan of 1920, pair of bonds for $100 and $50, crowned eagle at top, ornate border, text in English and Polish, blue and green respectively, blue overprint of reduced interest and extended terms, 1938, with coupons, the second with some water damage at bottom, good very fine and about very fine. (2) £100-120Portugal |
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| 311 | |||
| Lisbon Royal Treasury, 6% loan, 1797, certificate for 52, 200 reis, n.19057, a printed document, holders name and amount inserted by hand, with Portuguese revenue stamp at top, black, 4 pages, handsigned, fine to very fine. £80-100 |
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| 312 | |||
| Compagnie des Chemins de Fer Portugals, 100 franc preference share, Lisbon 1932, no.00172, a series of steam trains at top with coat of arms in centre, border of railway signals, brown with pale green underprint, text in Portuguese and French, made out to bearer, numerous hand stamps at top, good very fine. £60-80 |
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| 313 | |||
| Lisbon Electric Tramways Ltd., a pair of certificates for 10 and 25 shares of £1, 190[5], no.C0695 and 190[6], no.D8947, very large format pieces with vignettes of allegorical figures with tramways in background, yellow and blue respectively, printed by Waterlow & Sons, with coupons, hole cancelled, very fine. (2) £100-150 |
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| 314 | |||
| Aguas de Valle de Cavallos e Parede, one share of 50 reis, Lisbon 191[6], no.1347, large format, several vignettes of the water company's property, brown and yellow, 4 pages, very fine. £120-150 |
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| 315 | |||
| Associaçáo de Juventude Israelita "Hehaber" Centro Israelita de Portugal, 500 escudo share, Lisbon 19[48], no.26, unusual piece with bold graphic border and illustration of youths with large sign, brown blue and gold, without presidents signature, good very fine, and very rare. £200-250 |
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| 316 | |||
| Cia. Central Vinicola de Portugal, 100 escudo share, Lisbon 19[20], no.17, decorative border, shield to left of title, blue and yellow, printed and embossed seals at bottom, very slight discolouration at bottom and top edge, very fine. £60-80 |
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| 317 | |||
| Cia. De Seguros A Colonial, 100 escudo share, Lisbon 191[6], no.1387, beautiful scrolled border with inset vignettes of factory, steam train, steam ship and crops, black and blue, pale peach underprint, hand stamps at bottom, good very fine. £60-80 |
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| 318 | |||
| Companhia das Aguas de Lisboa, bond for 500 escudo, Lisbon 1937, no.002:410, attractive piece with vignette of river bridge at top, ornate floral border, blue, embossed seal at right, good very fine. £60-80 |
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| 319 | |||
| Companhia de Minas e Fundicao de Chumbo de Santa Eufemia e Outras, a group of 29 certificates for 54 reis shares, Lisbon 188[2], vignette of mine buildings and railway in centre, black with green underprint, some have ragged edges, paper a little brittle, mostly fine to very fine. (29) £250-300 |
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| 320 | |||
| Companhia Nacional de Viacão e Electricidade, 10 shares of 25 escudos each, Lisbon 19[20], no.01111-01120, very large and attractive vignette at top depicting female figure with light bulb beside sphinx, waterfall, tramway and factory in background, red and brown, very fine. £120-150 |
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| 321 | |||
| Fabrica de Faianças das Caldas da Rainha, certificate for one share of 20$000, Lisbon 1884, no.2078, a beautiful certificate designed by Raphael Bordallo Pinheiro depicting the company's art pottery, flowers and various animals, multicoloured but predominantly green, brown and pink, a little creased at top and bottom, good very fine. £600-800 |
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| 322 | |||
| Mipoli Minas de Ponte do Lima, 1000 escudo share, Ponte do Lima 19[48], no.0609, border of column and rope, coats of arms at top corners, seals at bottom, underprint vignette of the town, brown, very slight edge discolouration, almost extremely fine. £60-80 |
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| 323 | |||
| Sociedade Comercial Ultramarina, bond for 100 escudos, Lisbon 1924, no.4010, illustration of shields and towers at top, brown, printed seal bottom left, with coupons, about extremely fine. £60-80 |
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| 324 | |||
| Sociedade Uniáo Eborense, bond for 2 reis, 1895, no.48, unusual piece with illustration of three playing cards at top centre, border of roulette balls and cards, black, red, blue and yellow, printed on thick paper, embossed seal at bottom left corner, almost extremely fine. £200-250 |
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| 325 | |||
Triunfo Companhia de Seguros, 50 escudo share, Porto 19[17], no.625, figure with spear on horseback at top left, ornate border, black and gold, gold underprint, embossed seal bottom right, almost extremely fine. £60-80Roumania |
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| 326 | |||
| Kingdom of Roumania 4% Consolidation Loan 1922, bonds for £1000, £500 and £100 (3), vignettes of peasant driving oxen at top, ornate border, green, purple and brown respectively, text in English, French and Roumanian, with coupons, together with Kingdom of Roumania Monopolies Institute Stabilisation and Development Loan 1929, bond for £100, large format piece with vignette of Bran Castle (one of the several locations for the Count Dracula legend), blue and black, with coupons, not cancelled, generally about very fine, one of the £100 with very minor edge damage. Some scarce. (6) £150-180 |
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| 327 | |||
| Kingdom of Roumania Monopolies Institute, Stabilisation and Development Loan, 1929, a group of 6 bonds for £100 each, large format pieces with vignette of Bran Castle (one of the several locations for the Count Dracula legend), blue and black, with coupons, not cancelled, generally very fine and better. (6) £60-80 |
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| 328 | |||
| "Astra", 5000 lei share (10 shares of 500), Bucharest 1925, no.028651-028660, trio of vignettes depicting train passenger carriage at top, oil tanker carriage and bridge, ornate border, brown and green, hand stamps at top, with coupons, very fine. £60-80 |
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| 329 | |||
| Banca Centrala, certificate for 10 shares of 250 lei, Cluj 1920, no. 187221-187230, multicoloured borders, Cluj view at top centre and eagle with globe, very fine. £60-80 |
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| 330 | |||
Banca Comertului S.A., 2500 lei share, Craiova 1928, no.127636-127640, attractive piece with painterly border depicting female figures with children and cherubs, green/black, hand stamp bottom right, with coupons, very fine. £60-80Serbia |
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| 331 | |||
| A small group of Serbian certificates comprising, Homolje Investment Bank, certificates for 1 share and 10 shares of 100 dinara, 1928, very pretty multicoloured designs with vignettes in each corner; Pec Merchant-Industrial Bank, 10 shares of 250 dinara, 1924, panoramic vignette of the town, multicoloured, and, Ohrid Joint Stock Fishing Company, 750 dinara share, 1924, fish left and right, fishing boat at bottom and factory at top, all with coupons, good very fine to extremely fine and a colourful lot. (4) £60-80 |
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| 332 | |||
Serbian-American Bank, a pair of certificates for 1000 and 5000 dinar, 1922, both with ornate borders with silhouettes inset, intricate multicoloured underprints, blue and yellow, and peach and green (predominantly) respectively, the second in a larger format with hand stamps to top edge, both very fine. £80-100Spain |
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| 333 | |||
| Companhia del Pozo Rico, 100 peso share, circa 1768, no.2602, scrollwork at left, black, French style piece with certificate and 6 dividend coupons printed above, some wear and small holes at folds, fine to very fine. £3,000-4,000 Footnote: The company was formed in 1768 and financed by French capital, hence the design. The rich silver mines of Pozo Rico at Guadalcanal, Seville, were well known since the 16th century and rivalled some of the mines in the Spanish Colonies in South America. Owned at various times by different companies, this one lasting but 10 years even after employing an experienced mining engineer, Juan Martin Hoppensack in 1775. He was later to form yet another company in 1795 to exploit the mines. |
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| 334 | |||
| Carthagena & Herrerias Steam Tramways Co. Ltd., a group of 20 registered debentures of £100, 1907, numbered 519 to 538, ornate border, black, impressed red revenue stamp, very fine to extremely fine. (20) £100-120 |
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| 335 | |||
| A good pair of associated mining certificates, comprising Sociedad Minera titulado Desencano, Barcelona 1850, no.204 and Sociedad Minera titulada Dudosa, Barcelona 1850, no.130, both with attractive mining vignettes, attractive borders, all officials signatures are the same for both companies, black with yellow and orange underprints respectively, very fine to extremely fine. (2) £80-100 |
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| 336 | |||
| Cia. De las Minas y Fundiciones de Zubelzu, a pair of certificates, founder share and 50 peseta share, Zubelzu 1913, no.002857 and 004976, attractive pieces with two vignettes of factory workings, ornate border with factory building at top and landscape at bottom centre, brown and blue/green respectively, both with coupons, slight edge damage to latter, otherwise very fine. (2) £60-80 |
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| 337 | |||
| Compañia Barcelonesa de Electricidad, bond for 500 pesetas, Barcelona 1908, no.003856, illustrative border with electrical generator and street lamp at left, green and black with peach underprint, hole cancelled, very fine. £60-80 |
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| 338 | |||
| Compania Madrilena de Urbanizacion, 500 peseta share, Madrid 190[7], no.1359, signed by Arturo Soria, founder and director of the company, intricate border of fine scrollwork, red, yellow and black, with coupons, extremely fine. £50-60 Footnote: The company built and operated both steam and electric tramway lines. |
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| 339 | |||
| Editorial La Nacion S.A., nominative share for 1000 pesetas, series A, Madrid 1925, no.125, huge vignette designed by A. Sauri Sires in Art Nouveau style, brown, about extremely fine. £80-100 |
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| 340 | |||
| Higinio Blanco Bañeres S.A., 1000 peseta 'series A' share, Barcelona 1951, no.006762, very bold illustrative border with carpet weaving at top centre, black and brown, hand stamp in bottom right corner, with coupons, extremely fine. £60-80 |
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| 341 | |||
| Hilaturas Navarro - Cabedo S.A., 5000 peseta share, Valenci 1927, no.0699, fabulous large design by Marco Perez of various scantily clad figures by giant spider's web, bull and tree, printed in gold and black, the remainder brown with yellow underprint, with coupons, has been lightly trimmed but otherwise about extremely fine and scarce. £200-300 |
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| 342 | |||
| Minas y Ferrocarril Utrillas S.A., 500 peseta share, Zaragoza 1902, no.003809, vignette in centre with winged wheel, shields, miner's lamp and steam engine, ornate border, embossed seal bottom centre, black and red with olive underprint, with coupons, very fine. £60-80 |
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| 343 | |||
| Parques y Edificaciones S.A., 500 peseta share, series B, Barcelona 1919, no.000623, signed by the artist Josep Obiols (1894 - 1967) in 1919, attractive design of reclining females and cherubs with potted plants, brown and buff, with coupons, near extremely fine. £60-80 |
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| 344 | |||
| S.A. Bodegas Bilbainas, 500 peseta share, Bilbao 1970, no.111411, attractive piece with border of grapevines and classically dressed woman with wine bottle and glass, black and green, with coupons, together with Eléctrica de los Pontones, 500 peseta share, Albacete 19[21], no.1720, decorative title with winged female and light bulbs, blue/grey, with coupons, both about extremely fine. (2) £60-80 |
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| 345 | |||
| Sociedad de Aguas y Mejoras de Alcácer, 500 peseta share, Valencia 1929, no.147, lovely illustration of female figure with plans and cherub pouring water, grey and orange, together with Aguas Potables de Alcazar de San Juan, 50 peseta share, Alcazar de San Juan 1932, no.002421, decorative title including vignette of armoured man and caged lion, ornate border, dark blue and green, with coupons, extremely fine and about very fine respectively. (2) £80-100 |
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| 346 | |||
| Sociedad de Minas La Estrangera, certificate for one share, Murcia 1854, no.62, 3rd quarter, attractive and somewhat typical design with ornate scrollwork border, mining tools at top, windlass at bottom, black, 4 pages, about extremely fine. £60-80 |
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| 347 | |||
| Sociedad Espanola de Combustibles Liquidos y sus Derivados S.A., 500 peseta preference share, 1927, no.02060, vignette at top depicting female figures with oil derrick, ships, aeroplanes and motor vehicles behind, brown, together with 11 more Spanish certificates comprising; La Carbonera Metalurgica Española, 1873; Sociedad Inmobiliaria del Nuevo Barrio De Atocha en Madrid, 1963; Sociedad de los Ferro-Carriles Madrid a Cáceres y a Portugal, 1881; Spanish Minerals Development Ltd., [1906] and [1905]; Tranvia ó Ferrocarril Económico de Manresa á Berga, 1902; Banco Regional de Igualada, 1881; Barcelona Traction, Light and Power Co. Ltd., 19[23]; Compañia de Construcciones Hidraulicas y Civiles S.A.; Compañia General de Coches y Automoviles S.A., 1910; and Islas del Guadalquivir S.A., 1926, generally very fine, some better. (12) £80-100 |
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| 348 | |||
| Sociedad Española de Azufres, 250 peseta share, 4th issue, Barcelona 1883, no.6100, very attractive piece with detailed vignette of steam engine, various tools and presumably the Queen of Spain. An ornate flag spreads across the whole width of the piece and bears the title of the company, black, pink underprint, with coupons, very fine. £60-80 |
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| 349 | |||
Sociedad Minera La Amistad, certificate for one share, Madrid 1852, no.17 - 3rd quarter, typical early Spanish design with ornate border with mining tools and windlass, several company articles are also reproduced within the border, black, 4 pages, good very fine. £60-80Sweden |
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| 350 | |||
| A-B Hassleholms Flyghamn, 100 kroner share, Hassleholm 1920, no.391, attractive and unusual piece with vignettes of early bi-plane, airship and seaplane, ornate border, mauve, with coupons, extremely fine. £80-100 |
| 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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