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SHARECERTIFICATESANDBONDS

GreatBritain

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1099 County Durham, Stockton & Darlington Railway Company (1825-1863), Class “A” Preferential 5%ShareCertificatefor£25,27September1858,no.6600,madeoutto“AnnJobsonofBelvedereTerrace,Alnwick,Widow”(thismadeuppartof theThorpeDicksonEstate,SolicitorsBankersofAlnwick),vignette of an early locomotive crossing the Skerne bridge at centre, Pease’s Woolen Mill in thebackground,signedbyThomasMacNay. Extremely fine and rare. £350-450

1100 CountyDurham,DarlingtonIronCompanyLtd,ShareCertificatefor£20,1February1873,no.7246,signedbytwodirectors,onebeing“CJBackhouse”,embossedcompanysealfeaturingabearlowercentre, purple “PLEASE SEE ENDORSEMENT” on front, lengthy share alteration endorsement inpurpleontheback;TheDarlingtonSteel&IronCompanyLtd,ShareCertificatefor£10,16January1888,no.15527,embossedcompanyseal. First about extremely fine, the second with two hole punches at top small tear hole and a little graffiti, otherwise very fine, both rare. (2) £120-150

TheDarlingtonIronCompanybecametheDarlingtonSteel&IronCompany

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1101 Yorkshire,York,JamesBackhouse&SonsLtd,ShareCertificateforTwo5%CumulativePreferenceSharesat£10each,21January1910,no.271,red,madeouttothreepeoplefromHull,signedbytwodirectors:JamesBackhouseandCDoncaster(directrelationsoftheDarlingtonbankerJonathanBackhouse),redembossedcompanysealtoright.Pinholes top left, very fine, attractive and very rare. £200-250

soldwithextraresearchabouttheBackhousefamilyandcompany

1102 Durham,TheDurhamCountyAdvertiser&GeneralPrintingCoLtd(founded1812andbecametheDurham Chronicle in 1934), Share Certificates (2), £100 Share, 1873, Share Number 1 to John BrettEminson of Seaham, embossed company seal lower right; 600 Ordinary Shares, 15 December 1919,Number 1 issue for shares 1-600 toArnold Stephenson Rowntree (a company director), embossedcompanyseallowerleft.Both hand cancelled in pencil across front, second with 55mm horizontal tear along fold, otherwise about very fine, the first about extremely fine both very rare “No.1” Shares. (2) £150-200

TheRowntreefamilyarefamousQuakers

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1103 Yorkshire,YorkCityandCountyBankingCompany,ShareCertificatefor50Sharesat£20pershare(total£1000ofthe£500,000issueor1ofonly500share),1863,no.A41,toJohnDalton(aropemakerbytrade),vignetteofYorkMinstertopcentrewithaCityGatevieweitherside,printedbyPerkins,BaconandPetch.Very fine and scarce. £80-120

ThisbankboughttheBackhouseBranchbankinThirskin1873for£5000;in1883thebankboughttheDarlingtonDistrictJointStockBankfor£70,000afteraBedaleBranchManagerproducedashortfallof£22,000. In1909theywere takenoverbytheLondonJointStockBanktofinallybecomeMidlandbank(nowpartofHSBC)in1918.

1104 Northumberland and Durham District Banking Company (1836-1857), Newcastle Upon Tyne ShareCertificatefor100Shares,23May1856,forElizabethStampofAlnwick(widowofEdwardStamp),armstopcentre,threesmallvignettestoleft.Good very fine and very rare. £300-400

Thatthebankwasofaconsiderablesizecanbeseenbythebalancesheettotalin1856,theyearofthiscertificate,whichwas£4.2million.Despitethis,however,thebankmadeanalarmingstatementin1857to“closethedoors”!Theshareholderswerecalledthenextdayandlargebankloandebtswererevealed.Afinalliquidationdividendof19dinthepoundwaspaid.

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1105 TheGreatNorthofEnglandRailwayCompany,ShareCertificatefor£100,7December1836,no.666,madeouttoWilliamAlexanderBrooksofRedcar(inthecountyofYork),signedbyWABrook(surveyoroftherailway),vignetteofNortherntownsincouplinglinkstoleft,oncompanywatermarkedpaperwithembossedseallowerright,printedbyWCollardofNewcastle. Good extremely fine and rare. £120-150

In1836thecompanywasauthorisedtobuildamainlinefromYorktoNewcastle.However,only44miles(YorktoDarlington)wereopenedby1841.ItwaslateramalgamatedwiththeDarlingtonandNewcastleJunctionCompany,laterTheNorthEasternRailway. Soldwithfurtherresearchaboutthecompany.

1106 Liverpool,ManchesterandNewcastle-Upon-TyneJunctionRailwayCompany,£20ShareCertificate,1August1846,no.8541,toAbramGartsideofLiverpool,coatofarmstopcentreforthethreecities,redembossedseal lowerleft,black10d“return”stamplowerright;TheTeesValleyRailwayCompany,£6PreferenceShare,19February1875,no.333,embossedcompanyseallowerright,signedbyRobertWickham.First about extremely fine the second uncirculated and rare. (2) £150-200

The Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Junction Railway Company formed a line joining the Manchester &LeedsRailwaytotheEastLancashireRailway.TheTeesValleyRailwayCompanyjoinedtheOldSouthDurhamRailwayatLartington,onemilewestofBarnardCastleStation,toMiddleton-in-Teesdale.

1107 The Newcastle & Berwick Railway Company, Share Certificate for £25, 10 September 1845 (yearof foundation), no.32,277, to Malcolm McSellan of Glasgow. Attractive extremely fine and very rare. £200-250

Averyshort-livedrailway,onlyoneyear.Soldwithphotocopyoforiginalact.

1108 Durham,TheNorthernCountiesUnionRailwayCompany(incorporated27July1846),ShareCertificate,for one share, 31 August 1846, no.55909, to James Atkinson West of Western Lodge (Durham), onwatermarkedpaperwithembossedcompanyseallowerleft,printedbyJones&CanstonofLondon;NorthEasternRailwayCompany,NorthumberlandCountyConstabulary,PoliceRailwayTicket,18August1890,no.2, forSergentGBeerwhowastravellingonpoliceservice intermsof“TheCheapTrainActof1883”,signedbySuperintendentJohnKennedy.Both with pinholes, otherwise good extremely fine to about uncirculated and very rare, the second an important social document. (2) £150-200

1109 Nothumberland,TheNorthSunderlandRailwayCompany,ShareCertificate for threesharesat£10each,18January1898,no.80,toJohnRobsonJohnsonofSlateHall,embossedcompanyseallowerleft,purplestampandsignatureoverprintonfront;togetherwithoriginalcompanyprospectus,unusedcompanyapplicationformforsharesandmaps(2)oftherailwayline.First extremely fine, the others clean, generally very fine, a unique group. (5) £500-600

Thecompanywasformedintheyear1898(dateofthecertificate)andopenedalinefromChathillonthemainNorthLinefromSeahouses.Thelinewasusedtotransportcoal,livestockandothercommodities.ThelasttrainraninOctober1951.

1110 Sunderland,SirJamesLaingandSonsLimited,PreferenceShareCertificatefor100sharesat£10(sharesnumbered101-200),21January1899,no.2,redandorange,toSirJamesLaingofThorncliffe(shipbuilderandsonofthefounderPhillipLaing,1770-1854),printedbyAndrewReidofNewcastle;OrdinaryShareCertificatefor100sharesat£10(sharesnumbered1308-1407),21January1899,no.21,greenandyellow,toMrArthurLaing(relationofSirJamesLaing),printedbyAndrewReidofNewcastle,cross-cancelledbyhand9September1904.Both about uncirculated and very attractive, unique items.(2) £200-250

JamesLaingtookoverthebusinessatthaageof20in1843.Underhisleadershipthebusinessprosperedandhewasknightedin1897.Thecompanybuilthighclasspassengerlinersandin1898becamealimitedliabilitycompany.TheybecameasubsidiaryofSunderlandShipbuildingDryDocksandEngineeringin1954.

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1111 Northumberland,ThePortofBlythSteamFishingandIceCompanyLtd,OrdinaryShareCertificatefor50sharesat£1each,25January1911,no.14,toJohnBalmbraofStMichael’sPlace,Alnwick,smallvignette(ofoneoftheirships?)toleft.Extremely fine, a rare certificate from this short-lived company. £60-80

ThecompanywasownedbyLordRidleyanddealtmainlywith the“white”fishtrade. Incorporated in1908, thecompanyceasedtradingbeofreWWI.

1112 TyneandWear,Gateshead,JohnAbbotandCompanyLtd,ShareCertificatefor£100,29August1881,no.597,toJamesspittallofDouglas(IsleofMan),embossedcompanysealwithanchoratlowerleft,printedbyAndrewReidofNewcastle;GatesheadParkWorks,TradeCardforJohnAbbot&Co,c.1840-1850, signed by their representative John Payne. First with pinholes top left, about extremely fine, the second good very fine, a very rare pair. (2) £200-250

Thecompanystartedinthelate18thcenturyasasmalllocalworkshop,by1889itemployed1500to2000workersandwasthesecondlargestengineeringfirmatParkWorks.Theymaderailwayengines,waterpipes,hydraulicpresses,safetylampsandmetaltacks.However,moreefficientproductionelsewhereforcedvoluntaryliquidationin1909. Soldwithfurtherdetailsaboutthecompany.

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1113 Stockton-on-Tees,TheNortonIronCompanyLtd,ShareCertificatefor£100,1December1865,no.245,toCBWarnerandJAshby(trusteesofthelateELucas).Small hole top left, good very fine and rare. £200-250

Thiscompanyisfamousforthefactthatitcast“BigBen”,thebellfortheclockofthePalaceofWestminsterinLondon,in1856whichweighed16tons.

1114 Newburn-on-Tyne,JohnSpencer&SonsLtd,SteelWorks,MortgageDebentureStockCertificatefor£1250,1January1908,no.306,toIsabellaWaltonofTiscallRectory(Stafford),embossedcompanyseallowerleft. Very fine, scarce. £100-150

ThecompanymadethesteelplateforthefamousCunardship“Mauretania”

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1115 Newcastle,WallsendSlipway&EngineeringCompanyLtd,ShareCertificatefor230sharesat£1each,13April 1918, no.833, to Sir George Hare Philipson of 7 Eldon Square (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne), redembossedcompanyseallowerleftwithship,signedbyAndrewLaing,twoCANCELLEDoverstamps. Heavily folded, a few pinholes and two hole punches to left, about very fine, scarce. £80-120

SirGeorgeHarePhilipsonwasasonofGeorgeHarePhilipson(1801-1876),afamouscoachbuildertoHRHPrinceofWalesandmembersofthenobility.

1116 Gateshead,TheNewcastleChilledShotCompanyLtd,£5ShareCertificate,14February1876,no.426,madeouttothefounderGerhardLampen,embossedcompanyseallowerleft;TheRodneySteamshipCompanyLtd,ShareCertificatefor25sharesof£1each,24November1937,no.8,red,toNevileCharlesGardiner(c/oGAGardiner(director)ofHillHouse,BirdsHillDrive,Surrey),embossedcompanyseallowerleft,purpleCANCELLEDoverprint.Second good very fine, the first extremely fine and rare. (2) £150-200

Foundedin1875,TheNewcastleChilledShotCompanymadeshotand“milledbuckshot”forusebysportsmen. TheRodneySteamshipCompanywasregisteredin1915,itpurchasedtwovessels,bothofwhichweretorpedoedin1917/18.

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1117 Howden-on-Tyne, The Northumberland Shipbuilding Company Ltd, Share Certificates (2), 1000PreferenceSharesof£1each,27January1925,no.15982,toPercyEdwardFowlerofSudbury,Suffolk;and 50 Preference Shares of £1 each, 19April 1920, no.2303, to William Reuben Henry Plaskett ofWestminsterHouse,Millbank,London,firstblack,thesecondred,bothwithelegantshipvignettetoleftandembossedcompanyseallowerleft. Very fine or nearly so, a nice pair. (2) £80-120

1118 Thornaby-on-Tees, Richardson Duck and Company Ltd, Share Certificate for 117 Preference Sharesof£1each,13July1920,no.810,toJohnSankey,draperofTeignmouth(Devon),embossedcompanyseal lowerright,printedbyAppleyardsofMiddlesbrough;Stockton-on-TeesCorporation,unissuedShareCertificatefor5¾%redeemablestock,1974/1975,red,printedbyWaterlow&SonsLtd(London,DunstableandHyde).First with several pinholes, the second with some adhesion marks on edges and back, otherwise both good very fine, scarce. (2) £80-120

1119 Newcastle,WAFalconar&CompanyLtd,DebentureStockShareCertificatefor£1000,28June1893,registerno.3,certificateno.17,toDorothyAlderFalconarofShortleyLodge(founderofthecompany),geometricdesignandcyphertoright,embossedcompanysealwithbeer-barreldesignlowerleft,printedbyWaterlowBros&LaytonLtd.Pinhole top left, two light folds, otherwise extremely fine and very rare. £200-250

Incorporatedin1893,thecompanywaswellestablishedasbrewers,blenders,wineandspiritmerchants.IthadalsoactedasanagentforEdinburghbrewrsBlair&Co

1120 Newcastle-Upon-Tyne,TheGraingerPermanentBuildingSociety(established1863),PreferenceShareCertificatefor£100bearinginterestat3½%,24December1932,no.E7023,forThomasAlderThorpofBondgateHill,Alnwick,andMinnieTelfordandJosephErnestArcher(thethirdmarkedas“deceasedseeendorsement”withredtype-writtenoverprint),detailsofthedeathsofallthreeonthebackwithendorsementnotes,superbvignetteofRichardGrainger(localbuilderwhorebuiltthecentreofNewcastleinthe1830s)toleft,engravedbyARitchieofEdinburgh,embossedcompanyseallowerright.Two staple rust marks on lower edge, small tear and hole, otherwise about extremely fine, attractive and very rare.£80-120

Bearinginmindthedateonthecertificate,thiscouldhavebeengiventothethreeasaChristmaspresent.

Russia1121 Bonds(2),fortheRussian5%Loanfor1922,onefor960-Roubles/£148,theotherfor720-Roubles/£111,

thiswithoneloosecoupon.Twice folded with ragged left margins, very fine.(2) £150-200

UnitedStatesofAmerica1122 TheConfederateStatesofAmerica,7%CottonLoan,Bonds(5),for£500/12,500-Francsor20,000pounds

ofcotton,SeriesB,1863,nos.655,873,881,882,1119;7%CottonLoan,Bonds(5),for£200/5000-Francsor8,000poundsofcotton,SeriesC,1863,nos.834,1162,1163,1268,1465,allwithvignetteofLibertyincentre,textinEnglishandFrench,withthemajorityoftheoriginal40couponsremainingateitherside,good very fine to extremely fine and scarce; togetherwithConfederateStatesofAmericanLoanBondsfor$1000(18),and$500(2),1863-1864,threevarieties,generally very fine or better. (10) £1000-1500

1123 TheConfederateStatesofAmerica,7%CottonLoan,Bonds(12),for£100/2500-Francsor4,000poundsofcotton,SeriesD,1863,nos.37,112,246,317,251,1388,1486,1559,1656,1775,1803,1917,vignetteofLibertyincentre,textinEnglishandFrench,withthemajorityoftheoriginal40couponsremainingateitherside;Ecuador,ExternalConsolidatedDebtCertificatefor£400Bonds(2),brown,£100Bonds(14),blue,and£40Bonds(8),red,at4½%perannum,1892.Good very fine to extremely fine. (36) £700-900

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COINCABINETS

1124 Mahogany Coin Cabinet, by Swann, 400mm wide x 340mm deep x 360mm high, plain solid doorswithbrassmeetingbead,earlystylewithexposeddovetails,containing29doublepiercedtrays(of30),mixedsizeapertures,brasspulls,somebrasslabelholders,lock(nokey).In good order, but trays do not match. £500-600

Swann’straysweredesignedtobeinterchangeablebetweencabinets,soitisnotunusualfortraystobeswappedaroundanumberofcabinetsofdifferentperiods

1125 AVictorianmahoganycollector’scabinet,suitableformedals,withsingleglazedpaneldoor,lock(nokey),containing18plaintrays,woodenpulls,332mmwidex300mmdeepx410mmhigh.In excellent condition. £300-400

1126 AnAttractiveMahoganyCoinCabinet,bySpink,double-panelleddoorswithmarquetryinlaiddesignofurns,280mmwidex230mmdeepx170mmhigh,containingdouble-piercedtrays,foureachof24mm,29.5mm, 37mm and 41mm, three of 50mm and one double-depth plain tray, brass pulls, brass sidehandles,lock(nokey).In excellent orderapart from minor shrinkage of top. £200-250

1127 LargeDouble-bankCoinCabinet,690mmwidex305mmdeepx470mmhigh,ofstainedfruitwoodandpine,containing50singlepiercedfeltlinedtraysoflaminatedconstructionofvariouswoodsincludingpine,cedarandplywood,mixedaperturesizesonmosttrays,andtwodeepplaindrawers,fruitwoodfronts,whiteknobs,brasssidehandles,lockandkey.Exterior attractive, a capacious working cabinet, though trays lack finesse. £400-500

cautionshouldbeexercisedwhenusingthecedartraysasthiswoodcanadverselyeffectsomecoins

1128 EdwardianMahoganyCoinCabinet,drop-frontand lifting top,Lincolnstyle,250mmwidex255mmdeepx250mmhigh,containingonedividedplaintrayand11double-piercedtraysonrunners,toholdcoinsfrom25mmto48mm,brasspulls,brasssidehandles,lockandkey.A most useful size and in good order. £150-200

1129 SmallMahoganyCoinCabinet,plainstylewithbevelledcorners,178mmwidex123mmdeepx128mmhigh,plainliftupdoor,containing14trayson“V”runners,withshallowsinglepiercingsforhammeredcoins,insetbrasstophandle.In good condition. £200-250

1130 PairofSmallMahoganyCoinBoxes,plainstylewithbevelledcorners,152mmwidex152mmdeepx80mmhigh,plainliftuptops,eachcontainingsixdeepdouble-piercedtrayswithassortedapertures,locks(nokeys),onewithSpinklabel.In good condition. (2) £200-250

1131 SmallMahoganyCoinCabinet,plainstylewithbevelledcorners,170mmwidex168mmdeepx100mmhigh,plaindropdoor,containingsixdouble-pierced trays,varioussizes includinga traywith20mmpiercings,brasspulls,Spinklabel,lockandkey.In good condition. £200-250

1132 SmallLacqueredOakCoinCabinet,plainstylewithbevelledcorners,170mmwidex168mmdeepx100mmhigh,plaindropdoor,containingsixdouble-piercedmahoganytrays,varioussizes,brasspulls,Spinklabel,lockandkey.In excellent condition. £150-200

1133 SmallMahoganyCoinCabinet,plainstylewithmouldedtopandplinthbeads,220mmwidex205mmdeep x 220mm high, plain double doors, containing 16 double-pierced trays, various sizes includinga tray with 20mm piercings, brass pulls, lock (no key). One bead partly detached, otherwise in good condition. £250-300

1134 Anearly20thCenturyplaincubestyleMahoganyCoinCabinet,250mmwidex260mmdeepx235mmhigh,plaindoubledoors,containing16double-piercedtrays,varioussizesincludingatraywith20mmpiercings,whitepulls,ornatebrasssidehandles,labelofWCWeightofBrighton,lockandkey.In excellent condition. £400-500

1135 SmallMahoganyCoinCabinet,plainstylewithplaintopandplinthbeads,258mmwidex242mmdeepx134mmhigh,plaindropdoor, containingninedouble-pierced trays,varioussizesbrasspulls,Spink label, lock (no key). Side beads partly detached, minor damage around lock, otherwise in good condition. £250-300

1136 SmallMahoganyCoinCabinet,plainstyle,262mmwidex211mmdeepx109mmhigh,plaindropdoor,containingfivedouble-piercedtrays,varioussizes,andadeepplaintray,brasspulls,Spinklabel,lock(nokey).Minor damage around lock, otherwise in good condition. £250-300

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