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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
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651
Troitzk Railway Company, 4 1/2% Loan, 1913, bond for £500, no.C61191, of only 1400 issued, ornate border, red and black, with coupons, couple of small nicks in top edge, good very fine. £60-80
652
Wladikavkas Railway Company, 4% Loan, 1900, US$1000 bond, no.6528, ornate border, red and black, with coupons, couple of small edge splits at folds, about very fine and scarce. £60-80
653
Wladikawkas Railway Company, 4% Loan, 1900, bond for $1000 gold, no.1676, no coupons, together with a large collection/accumulation of Russian railway bonds including Railway Ministry, 4 1/2% Loan, 1917, 1000 roubles, some duplication, mixed condition but some are very fine and a useful starter collection. (176) £400-500

Banks, Commercial & Industrial
654
A group of Russian banks (51), with some duplication and including many issues of the Peasants Land Bank and the Imperial Land Bank for the Nobility, better pieces include Banque Fonciere du Gouvernement de Kherson, 1000 rouble bond; Banque Fonciere de la Nobless a Koutais; Banque Fonciere de Charkow; Banque Russe du Commerce et de L'Industrie; Banque Fonciere de Moscou, and 10 examples of the Banque de Commerce de Siberie, various dates and denominations including a 3 shares, 1909, mixed condition but many very fine. (51) £300-400
655
An interesting group of 68 Russian Company shares, mainly heavy engineering, metals and oil, a little duplication, better pieces noted are Production des Huiles Minérales Russes et Autres Produits Chimiques "S.M.Schibaieff & Cie", £20 bond, 1902; Russisch-Baltischen Waggon-Fabrik, 250 roubles, 1906; Fabrication de Tubes, 5 bonds of 500 francs, 1913; Usines de Construction de Machines Hartmann, 100 rouble shares, 1897 and 1899, and Soc, Metallurgique Dnieprovienne du Midi de la Russie, 5% bonds for 250 roubles, 1890 (2 examples), condition is mixed but many are very fine and better. (68) £400-500
656
Dobrolet, bearer certificate for 1 gold rouble share, Moscow 1925, aircraft top centre, ornate border, brown, extremely fine. £120-150
Footnote: The company was Russia's first Civil Aviation company, it's name was changed to Aeroflot in 1930.
657
"I. Got" Rope Factory, one share of 5000 roubles, St.Petersburg 1904, no.173 of only 360 issued, ornate border, mauve and black, with coupons, good very fine and rare. £300-400
658
"I. Got" Rope Factory, one share of 5000 roubles, St.Petersburg 1904, no.174, of only 360 issued, ornate border, mauve and black, with coupons, good very fine and rare. £300-400
659
"Kavkas and Mercury" Shipping and Trading Company, 250 rouble share, undated but circa 1879, no.16404, ornate border, blue and black, ragged right edge, fine and rare. £200-300
660
"Kavkas and Mercury" Trading Company, provisional registered certificate for 10 shares of 250 roubles, 1917, no.55981-55990, ornate border, orange and black, text all in Russian, tear at bottom edge, heavy folds, fine. £150-200
661
"Kavkas and Mercury" Trading Company, provisional registered certificate for 50 shares of 250 roubles, 1917, no.82201-82250, ornate border, red and black, text all in Russian, tear at top edge, about very fine. £150-200
662
Northern Wood Pulp and Paper Manufacturing (Joint Stock) Co. 'SOKOL', 5% gold bonds for £50 each, 1912, no.021, 022 and 023, ornate border, text in Russian, English and French, brown, edge tears otherwise very fine. (3) £80-100
663
Russische Aktiengesellschaft zur Entwickelung und Vergrösserung der Zahl der Verkehrsmittel und zur Exploitation derselben in Russland "Ssudowagon", 500 rouble share, 1st series, St.Petersburg 1910, no.1558, ornate borders, blue and black, text in Russian, German and French, with coupons, extremely fine. £60-80
664
S.A. De la Manufacture de Moscou pour le Tissage de Laine, 375 rouble share, Moscow 1898, no.0275, ornate border, blue and black, capital only 750,000 roubles, no coupons remain, extremely fine. £60-80
665
S.A. de la Manufacture de Moscou pour le Tissage de Laine, a group of 9 certificates for 375 rouble share, Moscow 1898, ornate border, blue and black, 2000 issued, no coupons remain, mixed condition, some with edge nicks and creases, some very fine. (9) £200-300
666
Soc.Commerciale et Industrielle de Naphte de St.Petersbourg-Sabuntchi, provisional certificate for 5 shares of 100 roubles, 1911, no.1910, ornate border, black with ornate green underprint, text in Russian and French, small piece missing from bottom left corner just into border and a few small edge tears, fine to very fine and scarce. £150-200
667
Soc. des Aciéries et Chantiers de Paratoff, 187.50 rouble share, Moscow 1901, together with other Russian companies (4) comprising Fabriques de Sucre D'Alexandrovsk, 250 rouble share, 1913; Miniere et Metallurgique Volga-Vichera, 125 rouble share, Moscow 1897; Produits de Tanneries "Charles Lapovitz", 125 rouble share, Moscow 1911, and, Northern Wood Pulp and Paper Manufacturing Co. "Sokol", £100 bond, Archangel 1912, all with coupons, the last with edge tears at right otherwise extremely fine and generally scarce. (5) £120-150
668
Sociéte des Conduits D'Eau a Kiew, 100 rouble share, Kiev 1906, no.15893, ornate border, green and black, with coupons, slight damp staining at bottom right, otherwise almost extremely fine. £80-100
669
Sociéte des Conduits D'Eau a Kiew, 100 rouble share, Kiev 1906, no.15898, ornate border, green and black, with coupons, damp staining at bottom right and split along fold, otherwise almost extremely fine. £60-80
670
Société des Fabriques de Soieries "C. Giraud Fils", 25 shares of 200 roubles, Moscow 1912, no.30251-30275, ornate border, blue with pink and green underprint, with coupons, about extremely fine and rare. £150-200
671
Soc. Russue de Construction de Locomotives et Mécaniques, 5 shares of 125 roubles, St.Petersburg 1895, 1907 replacement certificate, no.15911-15915, ornate border, blue and black, text in Russian and French, shares also expressed in francs, pounds, reichmarks and florins, with coupons, very fine. £60-80
672
Soc. Russo-Hollandaise de la Première Fabrique de Ciment Portland en Sibérie "Kamyschet", 500 rouble share, Warsaw 1897, no.2197, ornate border, blue and black, with coupons, about extremely fine. £200-300
673
Soc. St.Petersbourgeoise de Transmission Electrique de la Force des Chutes d'Eau, provisional certificate for 25 shares of 150 roubles, 1912, no.25126-25150, ornate border, mauve and black, text in Russian and French, almost extremely fine. £150-200

French and Belgian Companies
674
Russian tramways: A duplicated collection of Belgian companies (41), from Bialystok, Ekatherinoslaw, Kazan, Kharkoff, Kiev, Moscow, Odessa, Orel, Rostoff, Saratov, St.Petersburg and Tiflis, many different issues and varieties, mixed condition but many are very fine. (41) £150-200
675
French and Belgian Companies operating in Russia, a duplicated collection of 93 bonds and share certificates, some with vignettes, better pieces include Charbonnages de Varvaropol, 1896 and 1902; Ateliers de Constructions mecaniques de Soumy, 1897 (5 examples); Soc. d'Etudes des Entreprises Russes, 1913, only 500 issued; Cie Metallurgique d'Odessa, 1895 and 1897, and Krinitchnaia S.A. des Produits Refractaires et Ceramiques de Donetz, mixed condition but many are very fine and better. (93) £300-400

British Companies
676
A small group of British Companies operating in Russia (17), together with Dutch certificates and receipts for same (7), some duplication, includes St.Petersburg Land & Mortgage Co. Ltd., £20 debentures, 1912 (2), large vignette of the City, red and black; Tustanovice Petroleum Ltd., 5 shares of £1, 1907; Cheleken Oilfields Ltd., £1 share, 1913, and Russian (Smieloff) Chain, Anchor & Testing Works Ltd., 1 share of £10, 2 examples), mixed condition but several are very fine and better. (24) £150-200
677
Anglo-Russian Copper Mining Syndicate Ltd., a pair of certificates, ordinary shares of £1 each, 1899[1900], no.84, ornate border, red, and founders shares of £1 each, 1899[1900], no.44, as before but black, both with embossed seal bottom left, both very fine. (2) £120-150
678
Anglo Russian Maximoff Co. Ltd., £1 shares, 190[15], no.95, ornate border, red and black with text in both Russian and English, printed by Waterlow, Bros. & Layton, very fine and rare £150-200
679
Caucasus Copper Co. Ltd., a pair of certificates for 10 and 25 shares of £1, [1913], no. 348 and no.1024, ornate borders, mauve and blue respectively, text in English and French, with coupons, very fine to extremely fine. (2) £60-80
680
Chatma Oilfield Co. Ltd., 100 shares of £1, 19[03], no.5666, ornate border, orange and black, with coupons, together with other British companies operating in the Russian oilfields (2), Ferghana Oil Fields Ltd., 10 shares of £1, 19[15], 2 examples, ornate border, blue and black, with coupons, and, Gleboff Grosny Petroleum Co. Ltd., 4 shares of £1, 1920, ornate border, blue, with coupons, very fine to extremely fine. (4) £60-80
681
City of Moscow Gas Co. Ltd., 8% debenture for £20, London 1866, no.339, large format piece printed in both English and French, black, with coupons, almost extremely fine. £80-100
Footnote: Obtained the contract to light Moscow in 1865 and by 1867 over 4000 lights had been installed in the city.
682
Russia Copper Company Ltd., £10 shares, 187[6], no.1882, decorative scrollwork under title and at left side, lilac, embossed seal at bottom, very fine and scarce early date. £80-100
683
Russian Tobacco Co., a set of bearer certificates for 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 shares of £1 each, 19[15], allegorical figure at top, ornate borders, blue, mauve, red, green, brown and dark green respectively, printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd., with coupons, generally extremely fine or better. (6) £60-80
684
Russian Tobacco Co., a set of bearer certificates for 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 shares of £1 each, 19[15], allegorical figure at top, ornate borders, blue, mauve, red, green, brown and dark green respectively, printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd., with coupons, generally extremely fine or better. (6) £60-80
685
Russian Tobacco Co., a quantity of 27 certificates for 100 shares, 19[16], allegorical figure at top, ornate border, green, printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd., with coupons, generally extremely fine. (27) £120-150
686
St. Petersburg Land and Mortgage Company Ltd., certificate for £1 shares, 19[13], no.258, lovely ornate border with scrollwork at corners, printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd, black, very fine and scarce type. £80-100
687
St.Petersburg Land and Mortgage Co. Ltd., a pair of 5% debentures for £20, 19[12], no. A1965, and £100, 19[12], no.B2073, handsigned by H Jekyll and rubber stamp signature of Evelyn Hubbard (on the £20 only) as directors, lovely vignette of the city, maroon and blue respectively, printed by Waterlow & Sons, with coupons, very fine and extremely fine. (2) £100-120
688
Terek General Oil Company Ltd., certificate for £1 shares, 19[18], no.103, ornate border, black, other Russian Oil/Petroleum Company certificates comprising; Cheleken Oilfields Ltd, £1 shares, 19[25], no.5252, green; New Russia Company Ltd., deferred converted ordinary stock, 19[24], no.35, blue, and preferred converted ordinary stock, 19[24], no.35, red; Petroleum Options Ltd, allotment letter for 1 shilling shares; Spies Petroleum Company Ltd, 2 shilling shares, 19[33], 19[31] and 19[11]; Russo-Asiatic Consolidated Ltd, shares of 2s 6d each, 19[29]; Premier Oil & Finance Company Ltd, 5 shilling shares, 192[4] and 192[8]; Premier Globe Ltd, 5 shilling shares, 19[31]; Baku Consolidated Oilfields Ltd, 'B' ordinary shares of £1, 19[19], generally very fine, some better. (15) £80-100

Dutch Companies
689
Nederlandsch-Siberische Goudvelden-Maatschappij "Minoessinsk", 250 gulden share, Amsterdam 1899, ornate border, black and red with green underprint, text in Dutch, Russian and French, together with Hollandsche Maatschappij tot Zout-Exploitatie in Rusland, share of 500 silver roubles, Haag 1910, ornate border, orange brown and black, both good very fine. (2) £60-80

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Railways
690
Alabama, New Orleans, Texas and Pacific Junction Railways Co. Ltd., 5% 'A' debenture for £100, 1891, no.3022, steam train at top, ornate border, black, pink underprint, with coupons, hole cancelled, fine to very fine and rare. £80-100
691
Alabama, New Orleans, Texas and Pacific Junction Railways Co. Ltd., 5% 'B' debenture for £100, 1891, no.725, steam train at top, ornate border, black, green underprint, with coupons, hole cancelled, about very fine and rare. £80-100
692
Alabama, New Orleans, Texas and Pacific Junction Railways Co. Ltd., a group of 3 x 5% 'B' debentures for £100, 1891, steam train at top, ornate border, black, green underprint, with coupons, all hole cancelled, one with cut and repair at bottom corner where coupon carelessly removed, fine to very fine and rare. (3) £200-250
693
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway Co., a group of certificates (7) for $100 shares, second preferred stock, Knoxville 18[86] and 18[87], allegorical figures at top, small steam train inset at left, ornate border, printed by Homer Lee Bank Note Co., orange and black, uncancelled, very fine or thereabouts. (7) £120-150
694
Kansas City, Wyandotte and Northwestern Railroad Co., First Mortgage 5% Gold Bond, $1000, 1888, no.104, speeding steam train at bottom, young girl at top, green and black, with coupons, British duty stamps, not cancelled, good very fine and rare. £100-150
Footnote: Jay Gould held a controlling interest in this company.
695
New Orleans and Southern Railroad Co., 5% prior lien gold bond for $100, 1892, no.814, steam train at top, brown and black, with coupons, together with two Confederate States of America, $100 bonds, 1863 and 1864, the first very fine, the rest fine to about very fine. (3) £80-100
696
Saint Paul and Northern Pacific Railway Co., Minnesota, $100 shares, New York 189[3], no.040, vignette at top left of steam train crossing stream, ornate border, green and black, hole cancelled, together with Northwest Equipment Company of Minnesota, $100 shares, New York 18[90], no.A142, vignette of steam train at station at top, brown and black, also hole cancelled, both with counterfoil reglued at left, very fine. (2) £80-100

Banks, Insurance and Finance
697
Baltimore Insurance Company, one share, [1796], no.198, issued to Robert Smith, scrollwork at left, black, attractive embossed seal at lower left, very fine and rare. £1,000-1,500
Footnote: This marine insurance company was incorporated in the state of Maryland with a capital of $300,000 on 26th December 1795, just two days after the state's first such company. The United States' only two other joint stock companies offering marine insurance at the time had been incorporated in Pennsylvania in the previous year.
698
Bank of the United States, 6% bond for £100 or 2530 francs, Paris 1859, no.748, signed in Paris by MM de Rothschild Freres, ornate border, black, with coupons, Dutch revenue stamp, fine to very fine. £60-80
699
Banque des Etats Unis (Bank of the United States), 6% bond, 1859, no.495, issued by Rothschilds in 1859 and hand signed by a member of the firm, ornate border, black, handstamps of interest, return of capital and distribution to 1871, folds but very fine and scarce. £60-80
Footnote: The second Bank of the United States to which this piece relates, suspended payments in 1839 and was in liquidation by 1841. Holders in Europe of original certificates were issued these bonds in exchange and the originals were shipped back to the United States.

Commercial & Industrial
700
Kennebeck Bridge, one share, [1897], no.86, issued to Edmund Bridge of Lincoln County, scrollwork at left, black, paper seal attached to upper left, second page with printed transfer dated 1828 and a further transfer on the reverse which looks to replicate that on the printed form, some remains of wax seal on the inside leaving the second page with some thinning, slight split at fold but about very fine and rare. £1,000-1,200
Footnote: Company incorporated in Maine on 8th February 1796 to build a toll-bridge across the Kennebec River at Fort Western (now preserved as the oldest log fort in the US) in Hallowell, Augusta. $19,800 was subscribed in $100 shares. The bridge was completed in November 1797 at a cost of $27,000, the resulting debts meaning that no dividend could be paid for eight years.
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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