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
OLD PRE-1945
UNCANCELLED
GERMAN BONDS
We recently acquired an amazing hoard of old, uncancelled, German
bonds. The bonds date from about 1924 to 1943.
These were high quality bonds that were probably held as an investment
- until Germany lost the war. Most were issued by state or
municipal banks in denominations ranging from 100 Marks to 1000 Marks
or more. Many are Pfandbrief (secure mortgage bonds - which
supposedly have never defaulted in over 200 years).. Some include coupons - with all coupons after mid-1945
still remaining. Most are about 8.5" x 12" (21cm x
29cm). We have seen some similar bonds sell for $50 or more,
but we have far too many varieties to list them individually, so will
sell them by general type at a discounted price. Every lot is
different. All bonds are uncancelled and are in nice
condition.
Item
BND-DE-REICH
GERMAN REICHSMARK BOND 1926-1938 Uncancelled
$8.00
Item
BND-DE-REICHx3
3 DIFFERENTGERMAN REICHSMARK BOND 1926-1938
Uncancelled
$19.00
Item
BND-DE-WWII
GERMAN WORLD WAR II REICHSMARK
BOND, 1939-1944, Uncancelled
$7.00
Item
BND-DE-WWIIx5
5 DIFFERENT GERMAN WORLD WAR II REICHSMARK
BONDS, 1939-1944, Uncancelled
$25.00
HISTORIC
1930 YOUNG PLAN BONDS ATTEMPT TO PAY GERMAN WAR
REPARATIONS
After its defeat in World War I, Germany was saddled with heavy war
reparations, the repayment of which contributed to the 1923 German
hyperinflation and helped bring Hitler to power. An attempt
was made in 1924 to restructure the payments, however that quickly
failed. A second attempt was made in 1929. The
proposal was known as the Young Plan. It was named after its
chairman, American industrialist Owen D. Young, who founded the Radio
Corporation of America (RCA) and was Chairman of General
Electric. The Young Plan reduced payments by about
20%, stretched payment out over 58 years, and created the Bank of
International Settlements to facilitate the reparation
payments. One third of the annual reparations were to be paid
by Germany from general revenue, however that payment could be
postponed. Two thirds of the annual payments were to be financed by a
consortium of American banks and were "unconditional". In
1930 bonds were issued various currencies to help implement the
plan. The plan however quickly failed. The stock
market crash of 1929, the start of the Great Depression and the
collapse of international trade made the plan infeasible. As might be
expected, the plan was unpopular with most Germans and Hitler made
repudiation of the war reparations a major element of his
campaigns. He repudiated the debt after becoming Chancellor
in 1933. After Germany's defeat in World War II the payments were again
restructured, and Germany finally paid off the last of its reparation
debt and interest in 2020, 92 years after its defeat in World War
I. We offer ab historic `000 Swiss Francs 1930
Young Plan Bond. The bonds paid 5
1/2% interest. They have texts in German, English and
French. The large sized bonds measure
approximately 11.75" x 16.5" (300 x 420mm) and have been punch
canceled. The Swiss bonds
include a partial sheet of 41 coupons, dating from June 1, 1945 to June
1 1965. They are important but rarely seen financial
instruments.
Item
BND-YOUNG-SWISS 1000 SWISS FRANCS 1930 YOUNG
BOND
VF-cancelled
$7.00
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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 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
THE MIGHTY HAVE
FALLEN - BANKRUPT BLUE CHIP STOCKS
Pan American and General Motors were once considered some of the best
and safest stocks in America - yet both companies went bankrupt leaving
shareholders with virtually nothing.
Pan American World Airways, commonly known as Pan Am, was once the
world's largest airline. Its extensive network included two
around the world routes. By 1968 its fleet of 150 jets had
scheduled passenger service to 122 airports in 86 countries on every
continent except for Antarctica. The deregulation of the airline
industry in the United States in 1978 and the growing power of foreign
rivals cut into its once thriving business. U.S. government
policies that often favored its rivals, poor management decisions,
higher fuel prices and decreased travel caused by the First Gulf War
forced the company into bankruptcy in January 1991.
In the 1960's General Motors was the world's largest automobile company
and sold over half of the cars in the United States. They
also manufactured locomotives, farm tractors, truck and boat engines
and home appliances. The company filed for bankruptcy in 2009
and had to be bailed out by the United States government.
We offer cancelled, engraved stock certificates from both of these once
great companies. The Pan American World Airways certificate
is dated from the mid 1960's to early
1970's. The red certificate for 100 Shares and has the facsimile
signature of its founder Juan Tripp who was the Chairman from 1927
until 1968. Its beautiful vignette includes
an eagle over two allegorical men and globes of the
world. The General Motors stock certificate is
dated between the 1960's and the 1980's and has a vignette that includes a futuristic car,
truck and locomotive. Both serve as a reminder that hot stocks
sometimes turn ice cold.
Item
STK-PAN-AM PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS STOCK CERTIFICATE, 100 SHARES, Cancelled
$7.00
Item
STK-GM1 GENERAL MOTORS STOCK CERTIFICATE Cancelled
$5.00
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