World Coins, Medals & Banknotes

SHARE CERTIFICATES AND TRAVELLERS CHEQUES
689 Share Certificates relating to Hotels (36), several
with coupons still intact, France (24), including The
Royal Monceau Hotel (Paris), 1924; Compagnie des
Claridges Hotels (2), 1919, 1921; Maine Palace, 1918;
Hotel Baltimore (2), 1924; and Pera Palace Hotel
de Constantinople, 1922, very rare; United States
of America (6), including Hotel Martin Company
of Ultica, 1924; Walker Hotel Corporation, undated;
Other Countries (6), including Great Britain, Hanley
Hotel Company Ltd, 1864; Indo-China, Grands
Hotels Indochinois, undated. Generally good very
fine or better, a very attractive group. (36) £300-400
690 Share Certificates relating to Railways (23), some
with coupons still intact, United States of America
(17), including The Flint & Pere Marquette
Railway Company, 1864; The Baltimore and Ohio
Rail Road Company, 1880, these very rare and rare;
The Cincinnati and Springfield Railway Company,
1871; Michigan Central Railroad Company, 1902;
Choctaw Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad Company,
1896; Other Countries (6), including Great Britain,
The Great Northern Railway Company, 1846, very
rare, and France, Chemins de Garantis des Colonies
Françaises, 1921. Generally good very fine or better, a very
attractive group, several scarce to rare. (23) £200-300
691 Share Certificates from France relating to Aviation
(27), some with coupons still intact, including
École Nationale d’Aviation, 1911, rare; Le
Moteur Laviatoe, 1911, very rare; Société Anonyme
d’Applications Industrielles du Bois, 1919, rare;
together with other Share Certificates (10), some with
coupons still intact, including France, Taxis Citröen
SA, 1924, and USA, Mary Murphy Gold Mining Co,
1909. Generally good very fine or better, a very attractive
group, several scarce to rare. (37) £300-400
692 Share Certificates relating to Aviation (39), some with
coupons still intact, Germany (5), including Deutsche
Luftschiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft (Zeppelin), 1910,
very rare; United States (17), including Great Lakes
Aircraft Corp, undated, rare; Spain (4), including
Colon-Compania Transaerea Espanola, 1928,
rare; other countries (13), including Sweden, A B
Hässleholms Flyghamm, 1920, rare; China, Nationalist
China War Bond, c.1938, fighter plane, rare. Generally
good very fine or better, a very attractive group, several
scarce to rare. (39) £300-400
693 An Assortment of Share Certificates (39), some
with coupons still intact, including The Chinese
Government Loan Bond for £100, 1925, no.0016029;
Compagnie Financière Belgo-Chinoise, 1926; City
of St Petersburg 4½% Loan, 1913; USA, Colorado,
The Acacia Gold Mining Company, c.1908; USA,
Alberta, Great Northern Oil and Asphalt Co Ltd,
1915; Great Britain, The Liverpool Overhead
Railway Co (2), 1900, 1907; The Wakefield Sack Co
Ltd, 1873, no.60; The Bristol Paper Co Ltd, 1876,
no.514; The Rhyl Promenade Pier Co Ltd, 1866,
no.134; The Hull Botanic Garden Co Ltd, 1881.
Generally good very fine or better, a very attractive
group, several scarce to rare. (39) £300-500
694 Specimen Travellers’ Cheques, a collection of
approximately 170 pieces contained in the issuing
entities’ information folders, as issued to banks
and money changers, from many countries,
including United Kingdom, Australia, France,
Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Norway, South
Africa, Switzerland and the USA, and in various
currencies, including £, $, A$, HK $, Deutschmarks,
Ecus, French and Swiss Francs, Guilders, Lire,
Pesetas and Yen, c.1974-1985. Cheques generally as
issued, a couple damaged by punching for insertion in
a ring binder, some folders a little rubbed on corners, a
few folders with pin or staple holes, a fascinating group.
(lot) £150-250
MISCELLANEOUS
695 An Assortment of World Banknotes (approx 135),
various countries and denominations, including
Germany (some Notgeld), Portgual, USA, Russia,
Great Britain, Indonesia, Greece, France, Belgium,
Italy, and several wartime issues. Mixed grades,
should be viewed. (lot) £20-40
COIN CABINETS
696 Mahogany Coin Cabinet by Nicholls, 290mm wide
x 300mm deep x 170mm high, 14 trays pierced for
various mainly small sizes, plain double doors,
lock and key. Tidy used condition, some label residue
on trays, brassware dull. £60-80
697 Mahogany Coin Cabinet by Nicholls, 290mm wide
x 300mm deep x 170mm high, 14 trays pierced for
various mainly small sizes, plain double doors,
lock and key. Tidy used condition, some label residue
on trays, brassware dull. £60-80
698 Mahogany Coin Cabinet by Nicholls, 290mm wide
x 300mm deep x 170mm high, 14 trays pierced for
various mainly small sizes, plain double doors,
lock and key and 14 spare trays. Tidy used condition,
some label residue on trays, brassware dull. £80-100
699 Mahogany Coin Cabinet, 290mm wide x 320mm
deep x 260mm high, 10 trays pierced for crown
size, panel doors, lock, no key. Veneer chipped and
scratched, some beading missing. £60-80
700 Antique Oak Box, hinged lid (lock and key),
containing six trays, each squared for 40 coins, and
one plain tray. Trays a little warped otherwise quite
servicable. £40-60
701 Abafil Miniporter Coin Case, containing five red
plush trays, 165mm x 220mm, divisions of various
sizes. In good clean second-hand condition, with
keys. £60-80