788 Siemens & Halske Corp. Specimen Bond.
Germany, 1930,
$10,000,000, Temporary Debenture, Participating Debenture,
Series A - Due January 15, 2930 (I guess they had long term plans).
Orange border and underprint, Specimen overprint, “0000” serial
numbers and POC’s. Printed in English. Siemens was founded by
Werner von Siemens on 12 October, 1847. Based on the telegraph,
his invention used a needle to point to the sequence of letters,
instead of using Morse code. The company; then called
Telegraphen-Bauanstalt von Siemens & Halske opened its first
workshop on October 12. In 1848, the company built the first long-
distance telegraph line in Europe; 500 km from Berlin to Frankfurt
am Main. In the 1850s, the company was involved in building long
distance telegraph networks in Russia. In 1855 a company subsidiary
opened in St Petersburg, Russia. In 1867, Siemens completed the
monumental Indo-European (Calcutta to London) telegraph line.
Preceding World War II Siemens was involved in funding the rise of
the Nazi Party and the secret rearmament of Germany. During the
Second World War, Siemens supported the Hitler regime, con-
tributed to the war effort and participated in the “Nazification” of
the economy. In the 1950s and from their new base in Bavaria, S&H
started to manufacture computers, semiconductor devices, wash-
ing machines, and pacemakers. Siemens AG was incorporated in
1966. The company’s first digital telephone exchange was produced
in 1980. Historic company that has played a major part in Germany’s
history over the last 150 Years. Extremely rare bond and one of 6
found in the archive and one of 2 being offered in the
auction.
(PH)
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Est. $250-500
789 United Steel Works Corp. 1927 Specimen 6 1/2%
Germany,
1927. (Vereinigte Stahlwerke Aktiengesellschaft). Specimen Bond.
$1,000. 20 year 6 1/2% Sinking Fund Debenture, Ser.A. Blue Border.
Red specimen overprints, “00000” serial numbers and POC’s.
Allegorical angel holding light or torch and winged railroad wheel.
Fine condition with minor separations at folds. Coupons and war-
rants included. ABNC.
(PH)
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Est. $120-240
788
789
790 Republic of Haiti - Compagnie Nationale Des Chemins De Fer
D’Haiti Specimen Bond
Haiti, 1911. 500 Francs = $96.53. 6% Gold
Sinking Fund Bond. Green border. Locomotive #6 speeds by old
building and palm trees. Coupons attached. Red specimen over-
prints, “00000” serial numbers and POC’s. XF condition. HBNC. Rare
bond.
(PH)
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Est. $600-1200
791 Angol-Magyar Bank Reszvenytarsasag
1927. $500. British and
Hungarian Bank 7.5% 35 year mortgage gold bond. Green border
with allegorical female vignette, cutout in center, flts. Security Bank
Note, Philadelphia, Fine..................................................
Est. $80-160
792 Interesting India Scripophily Assortment.
Lot of 25 stock certifi-
cates. Highlights include India Steam Navigation; A variety of dif-
ferent Tea Companies; Rifle Factory certificate and various other
interesting topics. VG to XF, some with small faults or edge
splits. .............................................................................
Est. $60-120
793 Princely States - Revenue Court Paper Assortment of 32
Pieces.
VG to VF condition. Interesting group................
Est. $50-100
794 Republic of Ireland, $10, 1920 Bond Certificate.
Ireland, 1920,
$10 Gold bond, I/U, Issued and redeemable after Ireland was freed
from British Military Control. VF.
(PH)
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Est. $250-500
790
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