STOCKS, BONDS &
FISCAL PAPER
1876
AUSTRIAN EMPIRE GOLD BOND WITH A NAZI CONNECTION
In October 1876 the Austrian Empire issued these 200 and 1000 Florin
(Gulden) perpetual 4% gold bearer bond. According to its original terms
the 200 Florin bond paid a tax-free semi-annual interest payment of 4
Austrian or Hungarian Gold Florins or 10 gold French Francs or 8.1
German Mark. The 1000 Florin bond paid five times that amount. Though
the bond may have been perpetual, governments are not. After
the collapse of the Austrian Empire following World War I the terms of
the bonds were changed. Interest would only be paid annually and the
amount would depend on the amount of funds collected from the successor
nations of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. In March 1938 Nazi
Germany annexed Austria and redeemed the bonds. The bonds
were put into storage at the Reichsbank in Berlin where they were
forgotten for over 75 years. The large-sized bonds measure
approximately 9.5" x 15" (24 x 38 cm) Having been
actively traded for over 60 years the bonds show moderate
wear. They are written in both German and French. Included is
a full sheet of 24 coupons, due to be redeemed from 1937 to 1960. The
bond and coupon sheet are cancelled with a single punch.
Item
BND-AT-200FL
AUSTRIA 200 FLORIN GOLD BOND 1876,
VG-F
$9.00
Item
BND-AT-1000FL
AUSTRIA 1000 FLORIN GOLD BOND 1876,
VG-F
$10.00
Item
BND-AT-BOTH BOTH OF THE ABOVE AUSTRIAN 1876
GOLD BONDS
$15.00
OLD CHINESE
LOTTERY LOAN BOND
The Republic of China issued this 5 Dollar Second Nationalist
Government Lottery Loan bond in 1926 to raise money to finance
improvements in the Port of Whampoa in Canton, (now Pazou, a section of
Guangzhou). Rather than pay interest the bonds were
automatically entered into a tri-monthly lottery that paid prizes from
$1,000 to $50,000. This made the bonds popular with the Chinese, who
are natural gamblers. The front of the bond is in Chinese,
the reverse in English. Both the front and back are
underprinted with a map of the port. The bonds specify that they are
denominated as "5 Dollars Canton Currency". At the
time the bond was issued China was involved in a three-way civil war
between Northern China, Southern China and the Communists, each issuing
its own currency, so it was necessary to specify which exactly Chinese
currency. The bond measures about 7 1/4" x 5" (18cm
x 13cm).
Item
BND-CN26-5D CHINA 5
DOLLARS 1926 LOTTERY LOAN BOND, VF-XF
$10.00
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HUNDIS FROM INDIA
The Hundi is a financial instrument developed by the native bankers in
India. It can perform a variety of banking tasks.
Depending on how it is written it may act like a Bill of Exchange,
extension of credit, transfer of funds, or a travelers check. The
Indian government, seeing a lucrative source of revenue, required all
Hundis to be written on a special watermarked government form bearing a
tax imprint. We offer a set of two Hundi notes.
Included is a Hundi bearing a 2 Rupee tax imprint on a mostly blank
form that references another document, and a Hundi bearing a 1 Rupee
tax imprint that is on a pre-printed form for the Swadeshi Cotton Mills
Company Limited. The Hundis are approximately 220mm x 130mm (5.25” x
8.75”) and were issued in the 1970’s. It is an unusual financial
instrument that is rarely offered for sale.
Item
PM-HUNDI SET OF 2 INDIAN HUNDI NOTES:, CANCELLED $4.50
SOVIET
UNION LOTTERY BONDS
Opportunities for
savings or investment were severely limited in the Soviet
Union. One could put their money into the state bank which
paid 2% to 3% interest or one could buy government issued lottery
bonds. These 25 and 50 Ruble lottery bond was issued by the
Soviet
Union in 1982. Monthly drawings were held over a
20-year period. Prizes ranging from 100 Rubles to 10,000 Rubles
(or a new Volga automobile and 5000 Rubles. Over the 20-year period
approximately 32%
of the bonds would be drawn for a prize, the rest would get back their
principal. With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and
subsequent inflation, the bonds became virtually worthless.
The green bond measures 160 x 116mm. They are historic items
from the final decade of the Soviet Union.
Item
BND-USSR82-25R
USSR 25 RUBLES BOND, 1982 VF-XF
$3.75
Item
BND-USSR82-50R
USSR 50 RUBLES BOND, 1982 VF-XF
$4.50
Item
BND-USSR82-X2
BOTH OF THE ABOVE USSR 25 & 50 RUBLES BONDS, 1982
$7.00
OLD MINING COMPANY
STOCKS
Mining Companies were once the hottest, most speculative stocks around,
much like technology stocks are today. We have a collection of 8 old
mining stock certificates dating from the late 19th century to the
mid-20th century. The collection includes cancelled certificates from
Dayrock Mining Co., Goldfield Consolidated Mines Co., Marsh Mines
Consol-idated, Monitor Mining Co., Sherman Lead Co., Tamarack &
Custer Consolidated Mining Co., United States Mining Co. and an
unissued certificate of Hercules Mining Co.. The companies are all long
gone. The Goldfield, Monitor, and Tamarack certificates have
nice vignettes of miners at work. It is a fun and historic
collection that is worthy of framing.
Item
STK-MINE8 8 DIFFERENT OLD MINING CO. STOCK
CERTIFICATES
$15.00
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