STOCKS, BONDS &
FISCAL PAPER
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
1938 CHINESE WAR
BONDS DEPICTS AIR AND SEA BATTLES
These 1938 Chinese War bonds include two wonderful vignettes.
One showing an aerial dogfight, the other depicting costal gun
emplacements blasting ships offshore. The bonds were issued
by Kwangtung Province of China in March 1938 to raise funds in a
desperate attempt to stop the Japanese invasion of China. By
the time the bonds were issued, Japan had already begun an naval and
aerial blockade of Canton (now Guangzhou), the capital of Kwangtung
Province (now Guangzhou). Beijing, Shanghai and the national
capital of Nanjing had already fallen to the Japanese. The
bonds were issued in low denominations in order to allow most Chinese
to purchase them. The defense of Canton failed and the city
fell to the Japanese in December 1938. The bonds are labeled in Chinese
"
27th year Kwangtung
Province National Defense Public Bond" and paid a
4% interest. Only the first three coupons on each bond have
been clipped. The bonds measure approximately 10.5"x12.5"
(26x31.5cm) The 5
Dollar bonds are blue, the 10 Dollar bonds are brown. It is
an important item issued during the Japanese invasion of China.
Item
BND-CN39-$5 KWANGTUNG CHINA, 1938 $5 DEFENSE
BOND, XF $39.95
Item
BND-CN39-$10 KWANGTUNG CHINA, 1938 $10
DEFENSE
BOND, XF out
UNUSUAL 1925
GERMAN REPLACEMENT "DOUBLE" BONDS
These unusual 1925 German 25 Reichsmark Replacement bonds are in effect two bonds in
one! Germans invested heavily in war bonds during
World War I. Following the war many Germans were forced to buy
government bonds in an effort by the German government to raise money
to pay the heavy war reparations forced on Germany by the
Allies. The 1922-1923 German hyperinflation completely wiped
out the value of the bonds and left Germans impoverished.
After the value of the Mark was stabilized in 1924 Germans were
partially compensated for their losses with these 1925 Replacement
Bonds. The conversion rate between the old bonds and
replacement bonds was between 2 1/2 and 15 percent, so the they still
lost a lot, but at least they got something to help quiet the unhappy
citizens. The Replacement bonds are in effect two bonds in
one. The left-hand side is a debenture that was not to be
repaid until after all the war reparations payment had been
made. The right-hand side had side was a lottery bond in
which a portion of the bonds would be drawn each year and redeemed for
five times the face value of the bond.
The large-size bonds measure 42 x 29.5cm (16.5" x 11.5") are folded in
the center. The bonds are almost Uncirculated. A
punch cancellation is in the border. It is an interesting
and unusual piece of German economic history.
Item
BND-DE-25-25 25 REICHSMARK GERMAN
1925 REPLACEMENT
"DOUBLE" BOND from above set AU-cancelled
$5.00
NAZI
GERMAN BONDS
These bonds were issued by Nazi Germany
between 1935 and
1942. The bonds had a lottery aspect, with a portion of the
bonds being drawn each year for repayment. The 1935
and 1936 bonds were issued by the Reich Debt Administration and carry a
nominal interest rate of 4 1/2%. The 1935 issue bear, the
Reich’s eagle from the Weimar Republic, the 1936 have the Nazi Eagle
& Swastika emblem. The 1942 bonds were issued by the
state of Thuringia with a nominal interest rate of 3 1/2%.
They have the embossed Nazi eagle & swastika
emblem. The bonds measure approximately 8.5" x
11.75" (21cm
x 29.5cm) and have been canceled by a single hole punch. The
bonds have a remarkable history. Having been stored in the
impenetrable safe of the Reichsbank in Berlin, they survived the Second
World War unscathed by bombings. Even during the years of the German
Democratic Republic they went largely untouched. In 2015 the
German Ministry of Finance had the bonds sold at auction, with the
proceeds going to the Nazi Crimes Compensation Fund. They are
remarkable and historic items of Nazi German economic history.
Item
BND-DE35-100 NAZI GERMANY 100 REICHSMARK BOND,
1935 AU $5.00
Item
BND-DE35-500 NAZI GERMANY 500 REICHSMARK BOND,
1935 AU $5.00
Item
BND-DE36-1000 NAZI GERMANY 1000 REICHSMARK
BOND,
1936 AU $8.00
Item
BND-DE42-500 NAZI GERMANY-THURINGIA 500
REICHSMARK
BOND, 1942 AU $8.00
Item
BND-DE42-1000 NAZI GERMANY-THURINGIA 1000
REICHSMARK BOND, 1942 AU $8.00
Item
BND-DE-ALL ALL 5 OF THE ABOVE NAZI GERMAN
BONDS,
AU $29.00
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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: 1
& 2
RUPEES, CANCELLED $4.50
SOVIET
UNION LOTTERY BOND
Opportunities for
savings or investment were severly 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. This 50 Ruble lottery bond was issued by the Soviet
Union in 1982. Monthly drawings were held over a
20-year period, with 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. It is an historic item
from the final decade of the Soviet Union.
Item
BND-USSR82-50R
USSR 50 RUBLES BOND, 1982 VF-XF
$4.50
ATTRACTIVE
& HISTORIC STOCK & BOND CERTIFICATES 
Stock
Certificates: Food Fair Stores, International Telephone &
Telegraph, Rockwell-Standard, Consolidated Edison Corporations used to
issue attractive, beautifully engraved stock and bond certificates. Now
stocks are tracked electronically. Certificates are rarely issued
and some brokerage houses charge hundreds of dollars should you request
one. We have accumulated a wonderful selection of stock and
bond certificates from a wide range of well-known and not so well known
American companies. Most certificates date from the late 1950's
to the early 1980's. They measure about 12" x 8" (30.5 x 20cm),
though some may be smaller and bonds are often larger. All are genuine,
original certificates in nice condition. They look quite
impressive when framed. These are popular. We have
sold out every time we offer these selections.
The set of 10 Different include such famous companies as:
Food Fair Stores,
which features a wonderful vignette of a classical Greek maiden
carrying a bag of groceries,
International Telephone
and Telegraph was a conglomerate. Its
subisidaries supplied both the Allies and Axis
in World War II and was the largest sharholder in Focke-Wulf which
built many of the German fighter aircraft. In the 1970's it
help fund a coup d'etat that overthew the elected the elected
government Chile, Since then most of the
subsidaries have been sold off and the company broken up.
Rockwell-Standard
later became North American Rockwell. whose operations eventually
included aerospace, aviation, power tools, truck parts, printing
presses and electornic components. It built the B-1 Bomber and was
heavily involved in the Apollo and Space Shuttle projects.
It has since been broken up.
Consolidated
Edison and
Pennsylvania Power and
Light (now PPL Corp.) two major east coast
utilities
And others stock certificates as well.
Item
STKx1 SINGLE STOCK CERTIFICATE $4.00
Item
STKx10 10 DIFFERENT STOCK CERTIFICATES $9.95
BEAUTIFUL OLD
$1000 RAILROAD BOND
- PAYABLE IN 2361AD!
The Westshore Railroad Company was created to compete against the New
York Central. It operated over 488 miles of track from
Weehawken, New Jersey, which is across the Hudson River from New York
City, to Albany and Buffalo. In 1885 the New York Central drove it into
bankruptcy, then leased it back for 475 years starting January 1,
1886. The New York Central had the West Shore issue
$50,000,000 of these Registered bonds at 4% interest, with the
principal not due until the lease ran out in 2361AD. Talk
about thinking long term! The Westshore Railroad
and the New York Central are long gone. Much of the line is now part of
the CSX system. One side of this large size beautifully
engraved $1000 has wonderful old vignette of a river scene that
includes sailing ships, steam boats and a passanger train.
The other
side has an eagle vignette. These bonds are dated in the 1940's and
1950's and are punch cancelled.
Item
WESTSHORE WESTSHORE RAILROAD $1000
BOND DUE 2361AD VF-cancelled $10.00
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These bonds were issued by Nazi Germany
between 1935 and
1942. The bonds had a lottery aspect, with a portion of the
bonds being drawn each year for repayment. The 1935
and 1936 bonds were issued by the Reich Debt Administration and carry a
nominal interest rate of 4 1/2%. The 1935 issue bear, the
Reich’s eagle from the Weimar Republic, the 1936 have the Nazi Eagle
& Swastika emblem. The 1942 bonds were issued by the
state of Thuringia with a nominal interest rate of 3 1/2%.
They have the embossed Nazi eagle & swastika
emblem. The bonds measure approximately 8.5" x
11.75" (21cm
x 29.5cm) and have been canceled by a single hole punch. The
bonds have a remarkable history. Having been stored in the
impenetrable safe of the Reichsbank in Berlin, they survived the Second
World War unscathed by bombings. Even during the years of the German
Democratic Republic they went largely untouched. In 2015 the
German Ministry of Finance had the bonds sold at auction, with the
proceeds going to the Nazi Crimes Compensation Fund. They are
remarkable and historic items of Nazi German economic history.
Stock
Certificates: Food Fair Stores, International Telephone &
Telegraph, Rockwell-Standard, Consolidated Edison Corporations used to
issue attractive, beautifully engraved stock and bond certificates. Now
stocks are tracked electronically. Certificates are rarely issued
and some brokerage houses charge hundreds of dollars should you request
one. We have accumulated a wonderful selection of stock and
bond certificates from a wide range of well-known and not so well known
American companies. Most certificates date from the late 1950's
to the early 1980's. They measure about 12" x 8" (30.5 x 20cm),
though some may be smaller and bonds are often larger. All are genuine,
original certificates in nice condition. They look quite
impressive when framed. These are popular. We have
sold out every time we offer these selections.
