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HUGO VAN DER MOLEN'S
Scripophily site
a collection of historic bonds and shares

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(Very) Decorative shares
(update: June 26th 2010)

Dr. Hugo H. van der Molen - Wederikweg 114 - 9753 AE Haren, The Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0)50 534 8795; Fax: +31 (0)50 534 0852; email: molen@worldonline.nl 

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The Netherlands
De Bary Netto Rentefonds N.V.
gev. te Amsterdam; zeldzame SPECIMEN uit het archief van drukkery De Bussy Ellerman Harms te Amsterdam (er zijn hooguit 5 ex. van elk type voor verzamelaars beschikbaar gekomen); afm. 21 bij 30 cm en 12 bij 4 cm afbeelding van het kantoor van De Bary aan de Herengracht in Amsterdam, waar nu de Deutsche Bank zetelt.
---------- Bewijs van 1 gewoon aandeel aan toonder groot 1 gulden geel-groene sierrand, UNC; prijs 50 Euro (zonder SPECIMEN opdrukken: € 95).
---------- Bewijs van 10 gewone aandelen aan toonder, elk groot 1 gulden, donker groene sierrand, UNC; prijs 50 Euro (zonder SPECIMEN opdrukken: € 95).
---------- Bewijs van 100 gewone aandelen aan toonder, elk groot 1 gulden, blauwe sierrand; UNC, prijs 50 Euro.
---------- Bewijs van 1000 gewone aandelen aan toonder, elk groot 1 gulden, paarse sierrand; UNC, prijs 50 Euro (zonder SPECIMEN opdrukken: € 95).
set van alle 4 typen (met SPECIMEN opdrukken): € 175.
set van 3 typen zonder SPECIMEN opdrukken: € 250.

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NV "De Nederlandsche", Maatschappij van Levensverzekering en Lijfrente.
in 1916 opgericht te Utrecht; Oprichtersaandeel, Utrecht 1916; 21 bij 17 cm., met gedrukt oranje belastingzegel en 2 bij 3 cm wapperende NL vlag in rood, wit en blauw; bruine sierrand en teksten,
----- no. 184, ongevouwen, maar in elke hoek 2 minieme nietjesgaatjes; los voll. couponblad; prijs € 185.
----- no. 116, 1 verticale middenvouw, die onderin die vouw iets aan inkt ontbreekt door het vouwen, voll. aanh. couponblad, achterkant van het hele stuk is rond de middenvouw sterk verweerd, wat vanwege de dikte van het papier echter niet aan de voorzijde zichtbaar is; prijs: € 95.

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NV "De Nederlandsche", Maatschappij van Verzekeringen.
in 1918 opgericht te Utrecht, Bewijs van Aandeel f 1000, no 33 t.n.v. dhr.P. Humfeld te Den Haag, waarop aanvankelijk 10% gestort, maar later tot 95 %. afm. ca. 18 x 26 cm., groene sierrand en afb. van de Nederlandse vlag, conditie VF: ongevouwen maar bovenrand gekreukt, aanhangend voll. couponblad, prijs 185 €.

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(maatschappij tot exploitatie van de) Drukkerij "Plantijn"
Leiden, opgericht 1918,
English: exploitation of  Plantijn Printers in Leiden; the company  (formerly called G.F. Théonville) was named after the very famous and ancient printing house Plantijn, originated in Antwerp and considered to be the follow up of  the early Gutenberg printers; (In Antwerp one can visit the Plantijn Museum); this is an extraordinary decorative piece in blue, gold and red, one of the nicest Duch stocks !  all pieces are signed by the director B.P.F.M. Geijer.
Bewijs van aandeel groot f 250; (certificate of one share of 250 Guilders).
-----------  reservestuk (zgn. blankette) van een bewijs van aandeel (unused piece), schitterende uitvoering in Blauw, Rood en Goud , EF, 50 Euro.
---------- gelopen stukken (used pieces), t.n.v. J.H.M. Spruijt, Den Haag,
---- conditie VF: middenvouw bruin geworden (midfold is brownish), alle coupons aanhangend, prijs 75 Euro.
---- condition EF: only one clean mid fold, with coupon sheet attached: price 125 €.

Eerste Haagsche Hulpbank (De),
's Gravenhage, 1908 , Bewijs van aandeel groot f 250, no 400 in een kapitaal van f 100.000; dus oplage # is 400; 18 bij 27 cm; 5 bij 7 cm gravure met een afbeelding van een gevleugeld engel, er omheen staande jonge en oude mensen en rokende fabrieken; 2 grote en 3 kleine liquidatiestempels; los couponblad; belastingstempel ad f 50 Noord Holland; prijs 225 Euro
English: First Aid Bank of The Hague; 1908, share of 250 Guilders in a capital of 100.000 Guilders; 400 shares issued; 18 bij 27 cm; engraving of winged angel surrounded by young and old people; price 225 Euro.

Hoornsche Crediet- en Effectenbank
gev. te Hoorn, opgericht in 1903; Lith. Lankhout, Den Haag; bruine sierrand, tekst en afbeeldingen (17 bij 6 cm) van een oud stadsgezicht en van landbouwmachines; originele handtekeningen. 19 bij 33 cm.
English: Credit and Stock Bank of the city of Hoorn (North Holland), one of the famous sea ports that formed one "Chamber" of the famous Dutch East Indies Company - VOC, in the 17th century. Decorated with beautiful picture of the old city of Hoorn and of agricultural equipment,size19 by 33 cm.
---------- 1920, Maatsch. Kapitaal f 600.000; Bewijs van aandeel aantoonder groot f 1000, met stempelopdruk f 600; 3e serie no. 552; links boven 2 kleine roestsporen, prijs 75 Euro.
Share to bearer, 1920, 1000 Guilders in capital of 600.000 Guilders. VF, some rusttraces, but a beauty to frame: price  75 Euro.
---------- 1944, Maatsch. kapitaal 1 miljoen (doorgestreept), nieuwdruk: f 1.200.000; Bewijs van aandeel aan toonder groot Duizend gulden (doorgestreept), nieuwdruk: f 600; 4e serie no. 784, Hoorn, 1944; , VF: div. nietjessporen en beschadigde rechter bovenhoek, prijs 75 Euro.
Share to bearer, 1944, 1000 Guilders,  VF, some minor staple and rust traces, but a beauty to frame, original signatures, price 75 Euro.

Maatschappij voor Landontginning
gev. te Apeldoorn; goedgekeurd bij Kon. Besl. in 1873; Obligatie van f 5 in een Premieleening groot f 300.000, de zgn. tweede jaarlijkse Loterij-Negotiatie krachtens Art. 7 der satuten; Apledoorn, 1 mei 1874; afm. 22 bij 17 cm.; 3 prachtige gravures met landbouwtaferelen (o.a. een stoomgedreven machine), boerderijen en een molen; 2 blauwe bel. stempels; de voorwaarden zijn afgedrukt op de achterzijde; conditie EF: practisch ongevouwen; prijs 150 €.

Mijnbouw Maatschappij "Suriname"
This gold mining company was founded in 's Gravenhage (The Hague) in 1903; Bewijs van aandeel f 100 (share certificate for DGL 100); 's Gravenhage, 1904; very decorative piece with beautiful red border, complete coupon sheet attached, embossed tax seal (gepreegd belastingstempel), condition EF: 3 neat folds and further printer fresh without any defects; price € 135.

Molens voor Milieu BV Gev. te Groningen; Niet overdraagbaar bewijs van inschrijving voor x converteerbare obligatie(s) (elk) groot vijfhonderd gulden, ten name van dhr. W. Muntinga. Genoemde obligatie(s) is / zijn d.d. 1 mei 1991 overeenkomstig het bepaalde in artikel II van de Trusteeovereenkomst in het register van op naam gestelde converteerbare obligaties Molens voor Milieu B.V. ingeschreven. Het betreft de 5% in niet royeerbare certificaten van gewone aandelen converteerbare obligatielening 1991 / 2006 groot nominaal f 5 miljoen. Rente en aflossing zijn gegarandeerd door N.V. Energiebedrijf voor Groningen en Drenthe. Druk: Joh. Enschede en zonen, Haarlem, A4-formaat, groene sierrand en blauwe afbeelding van een windmolen. Niet te koop.   klik 1 of 2 x op afbeelding voor vergroting -------->

Nederlandsche Staatslening-1943
3,5% bond fl.1000, with 3,5 x 4,5 cm. engraving of the most famous Dutch 17th century painter Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), with facsimile signature of the infamous mr. Rost van Tonningen as acting secretary general of the Finance Department in World War II. Issued in Deventer (O) in 1943; print Lankhout, The Hague; condition UNC: print fresh with loose coupons. Blue border. Price € 150.

Papierindustrie Nestelroij-Trompenburg, N.V. Opgericht op 27-4-1921 te Amsterdam als voortzetting van de in 1893 te Ede door H.J. Nestelroij opgerichte papierfabrieken; Bewijs van gewoon aandeel aan toonder groot f 1000, Amsterdam, 1931; 1 hor. vouw en voll. aanh. couponblad; afm. ca. 26 x 39 cm.; druk: Orell Füssli, papiers-valeurs, Zürich; grote afbeelding van de fabriek (vroeger de fabrieken van Spyker auto's; lees hier meer over !), van de oprichter dhr. Nestelroij, graan oogstende boeren voor het dorp Ede, alsmede de wapens van de gemeenten Amsterdam en Ede; niet gelopen reservestuk (blankette), ZELDZAAM !; prijs € 995. Zie ook briefhoofden met illustratie van deze fabrieken. Ze zijn te koop voor € 25 à € 50, afhankelijk van conditie. English: Paper Industry Nestelroij-Trompenburg, N.V. Established on April 27th 1921 in Amsterdam as a continuation of the paper industry that was established in the small town of Ede in 1893 by mr. H.J. Nestelroy; Share certificate for 1000 Dutch Guilders, Amsterdam 1931; 1 horizontal fold, complete couipon sheet attached; printed by Orell Füssli, papiersvaleurs, Zürich; large picture of the factory (formerly the factory of Spyker cars ! read the story !), of the founder, mr. Nestelroij, harvesting farmers near the town of Ede and the coat of arms of Amsterdam and Ede. Non issued reserve piece (blankette), RARE !, price: 995,- Euro. See also letter heads with illustrations of the premises ! They can be bought for € 25 à € 50, depending on quality.

J.F. Scholten  & Zoon, N.V.
Handel en vervaardigen van garens en goederen.
----- bewijs van aandeel van f 1000 t.n.v. dhr. J.F. Scholten Jr., Enschede 1936, In de onderdruk een witte zwaan in een vijver. 50 Euro.
J.F. Scholten en Zonen.
Aan de Haaksbergerstraat staat op de plaats waar nu het nieuwe ziekenhuis Ziekenzorg staat werd in 1864 het bedsrijf van J.F. Scholten en Zonen gebouwd. Er verrees een door stoom aangedreven weverij met ongeveer 200 weefgetouwen. Een brand in het jaar 1898 richtte grote schade aan in het bedrijf. Door gebrek aan grondstoffen daalde tijdens de eerste wereldoorlog de produktie. In de zomer van 1918 kwam de fabriek zelfs stil te staan. Ook de Tweede Wereldoorlog berokkende het bedrijf grote schade. Bij het bombardement van 22 februari 1944 werd een belangrijk deel van de gebouwen met de daarin staande machines verwoest. In 1945 bracht men de "politieke delinquenten" in de gebouwen van het bedrijf onder, voordat deze berecht werden. Vlak voor de tweede wereldoorlog werkten er 812 arbeiders in de fabriek.
(bron: T. Wiegman, 1981).

J.F. Scholten & Zonen
Ontvangstbewijs, Enschede 1892, dat de Fabrieksschool in Enschede 4,5 % rente heeft betaald over een lening van f. 8000; getekend door J. G. van der Woude; blauw, afm. 22 x 10 cm., conditie VF+: 3 nette vouwen, prijs € 20.

Swart's Zuivelfabrieken, NV
Gev. te Leeuwarden, opgericht in 1905.
Aandeel, Serie B; zeer zeldzaam Specimen uit de archieven van drukkerij de Bussy, Amsterdam; met foto aan de voorkant der fabriek en een foto van de zijkant, genomen vanachter een weiland met koeien; prachtige sierrand; afm. ca. 20 bij 34 cm. Er bestaan slechts enkele exemplaren van dit Specimen aandeel, wellicht nog geen 5 stuks. Gelopen stukken (maximaal 100 uitgegeven) zijn niet bekend bij verzamelaars; conditie UNC = drukfris, prijs € 950.
English: Very decorative Specimen share of Swart's Dairy works in Leeuwarden, capital of Friesland, The Netherlands; very rare, price € 950.

Austria
Wolford A.G.
Bregenz, Austria (Österreich / Oostenrijk), 1995; Lady Aktie über 100 Shilling; with multicoloured and gold printed painting by the famous Austrian Jugendstil painter Gustav Klimt; without coupons: 21 x 15 cm.; with coupons no. 7-19: 21 x 35 cm. The bonds are listed on the bourses of Vienna (Wien) and Paris. Condition: UNC = printer fresh; a beauty to frame ! Uncancelled, Price € 250.
The women in armour depicted on the left is the Greek Goddess Palas Athene. Read more about her in our Mythology Section under "Athene" .

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Wolford AG was established in 1949 in Bregenz am Bodensee, Austria.
The Company is a marketer and manufacturer of hosiery, lingerie and women's fashion.
It operates a large number of fashion shops world wide: read more !

Heliopolis Palace Hotel du Caire
Established in 1909 in Brussels; Action de Dividende au porteur, with coupons; green; 22 by 5,5 cm engraving of this beautiful hotel. Heliopolis (Greek for Sun City), is located in lower Egypt, famous for the temple of the Sun God Ra (source: FHW July 2002). On CNN one sees nowadays still the advertisements for what is now called the Mövenpick Heliopolis Hotel Cairo; VF+: 1 cm tear in upper border (hardly visible), no fold through picture; a beauty to frame !; 200 Euro.

L'Ikelemba SA, established 29-10-1898, Action de dividende, issued 1898, siege social: Congo Belge; siege administratif: Bruxelles, Capital Social 500.000 Fr., didvided in 5000 actions de capital de 100 Fr and 5000 actions de dividende (with similar certificate designs), # = 5000 + 5000 = 10.000; action de dividende, UNC, 26 * 35 cm, exceptionally decorative and a beauty to frame ! Designed by V. de Coen; f 375 = 170 Euro.
Illustrations: in the top: armour, flags and text "travail et progres"; bottom: Mercury helmet and staff and some spears; left: African womancarrying a basket with fruit on her head and a man, squatting with another basket,; right: palm tree; lower half: freight train and steam/sail ship in harbour. See lower part / see top part
The company owned an estate of 1000 hectares in the Ikelemba valley and planted rubber, cocoa and coffee. A collapse in rubber prices in 1908/9 appears to have killed the company. Facsimile signature of the Comte de la Barre d'Erquelinnes (Source: Boone, auction catalogue June 1998).

Belgium
L'Africaine, Banque d'Etudes et d'Entreprises Coloniales, SA, Bruxelles, established in 1898, Action de Capital de 100 Fr au porteur, Extraordinary beautiful Jugendstil design: in blue colour, graceful woman standing on globe, waving Belgian flag, god Mercury of the trade as a young black man, elephant teeth lying around, landscape and sea. VF/EF, no folds, few wrinkles, a beauty to frame !, price 98 Euro.

Chantiers Navals "L'escaut" a Rupelmonde-Steendorp-lez-Anvers, established 3-2-1923. Beautiful stock with a 15 cm by 15cm picture of a ship being built in a ship yard. Also a beautiful border with in the top a small pictures of the Greek god of the trade Hermes and the god-blacksmith Hephaestus. A beauty to frame !
Seee picture. Small red and small black tax stamp, but not through picture.
1) Action de capital de 500 Fr., dark blue, EF/UNC, 68 Euro.
2) Part de fondateur, light blue, EF/UNC, 68 Euro.

Compagnie des Eaux d'Utrecht, S.A.
constitue en 1881; Action au porteur de 250 Fr; Liege, Belgium, 1934; Impr. Industr. et Fin., Bruxelles; brown pictures and texts; Very decorative share, 25 by 39 cm. with beautiful views of Utrecht (als of the famous Dom towr), with 2 borders with statues and waterfalls, see top half, see bottom half, a beauty to frame !, VF, 250 Euro.

Compagnie des Installations Maritimes de Bruges, Action privilegie de 500 Fr au porteur (= preferred share to bearer), Bruges 1904, multicolored / veelkleurig, # = 9000.
The tiny shield above the bear can be blue or brown. Brown shields I have seen on series beginning with 1000, 2000, 4000, 5000 and 6000; blue shields on series beginning with 7000 and 8000. Therefore I presume that the colour of the shield changed from brown to blue at a number near 7000, making the shares with blue shields the rarer type of the two.
According to the text on the shares, another 9000 ordinary shares must also have been issued, but I have never come across one of those.
----- Uncancalled, but with approprite signatures, brown shield above the bear, condition UNC and impeccable, complete coupon sheet still attached, 295 Euro
-----  same as above, blue shield, but some minor and superficial wrinkles at outer edge, 250 Euro
-----  same as above, but brown shield, but some minor and superficial wrinkles at outer edge, 250 Euro
----- Hole cancelled (only through signatures), blue shield above the bear, EF, complete coupon sheet still attached, 204 Euro
----- same as above, blue shield, EF, complete coupon sheet, few wrinkles in left lower corner, upper border less clean, 159 Euro.
Have a look at one of the most beautiful stocks in the world !,  It depicts an elegant lady (figure-head) holding a light torch, a bird's eye view of the inland port of Bruges, and 3 sights of the city of Bruges:
left: The old harbour = The Minerva Water (het Minerva water) with defence tower ""de Poermolen"
right: Basilica of the Holy Blood (Basiliek van het Heilige Bloed)
middle: The Peerdenbrug (Horse bridge; in front) and the Meebrug (in the back).
Bruges was a port in the Middle Ages, but the Gulf of  Zwijn, giving it access to the sea, silted up and cut it off from the sea.
The company was founded in 1895, with the approval of the Government of Flanders and the city of Bruges, to construct the port installations of Heyst-sur-Mer (today - Zeebrugge) and the inland port of Bruges. It was also required to build a canal, to link the two towns. This Baldwin Canal (Boudewijn kanaal), first planned in 1545, was dug from 1895 to 1907. It was 10 km long, 70m wide and 8m deep. It ran in a straight line across the Flanders plain. The new harbour was inaugurated by King Leopold on July 23rd 1907. The company's concession also gave the right to operate the port installations for a period of 75 years. At the expiry of this period, the term was extended, and the operating company still exists today.
Bruges is nowadays one of the most beautiful and  excellently preserved historic cities in Europe.
Sources: Braun, H. (1996a) and several guide to Bruges.

----- Compagnie des Installations Maritimes de Bruges, 4,5 % obligation de 500 Fr, 1909, # = 6000, only 2 colors; blue and brown but further the same beautiful design as the multicolored one above, some stains in upper border (not or hardly visible when framed), price f 195 = 89 Euro.
This obligation is rarer, in terms of numbers issued, than the more colourful share.

Compagnie Financière Belgo-Chinoise (Belgo-Chinese Investment Company) S.A.
Established 7-1-1926, Brussels, Belgium, Action de Capital de 50 $ Chinois au porteur; Brussels, 31-3-1926; print: Joh. Enschede en Zonen, Haarlem, NL, orange Dutch tax stamp and 2 black Belgian tax stamps; very decorative piece in green, red and blue; border with bugs, fish and cocks as ornaments as well as Jing/Yang symbol, see picture, rare piece, never put at auction according to the GET catalogue. coupons attached, 2 of which were cut, EF. almost UNC, 250 Euro.

Compagnie Générale Coloniale pour le Développement du Commerce & de l'Industrie au Congo, S.A.
Constituée en 1898; Siège Social: Bruxelles;  capital Social 7.500.000 Francs, augmenté en 1899 à 1.500.000.
Size: 32 by 42 cm; 4 vignettes, see 100 kb. picture: 1) freigh train in mountain (9 by 3,5 cm), ship in port (9 by 3,5 cm), local harbour with steam-sail ship and many local  proahs (14 by 7 cm), 2 elegant women, one western and one African, with 2 coats of arms, before a western and an African harbour (23 by 6,5 cm);Lith.: de la Cote Libre; design: Ch. Posch;
----------, 1898, blue border, Part de Fondateur au porteur; condition F: several folds (somewhat irregular and less clean), border wrinkles, minor stains and 3 cm tear in lower border, but still suitable for framing and displaying, 50 Euro.
----------, brown border, Action de Capital au porteur, condition VF: several folds and a faint stain, but a beauty to frame !, 125 Euro.

Distriart N.V., Oostende, 1992, kapitaalsaandeel zonder nom. waarde, nr. 1 in a series of (12 ?) art-design stocks, this one showing a photo by Liliane Veitesren, displaying a woman, seductively lying down and holding a whip. Border and field are light green, see certificate, or detailed photo, price 250 Euro.
Distriart is an art galery, art shop and art publisher, established in 1987 as Gode Beheer. It's name was changed to Distriart in 1992.

Manufactures Ceramiques d' Hemixem Gillot & Co. a Hemiksem, part social, 1944, beautiful Art Deco border in dark red and dark green, beautiful piece !, price f 132 = 60 Euro. See picture.
------ idem as above, but from 1958, capital social 100.000.000 fr., light red and yellow green, 60 Euro

Tramway & Chemin de Fer Électriques Rome-Civita-Castellana-Viterbe, SA Belge, established in 1904, Brussels, Action de Capital de 100 Fr. au porteur, 1907, Imp. de la Cote Libre, Br.; purple border on green, beautiful Jugendstil design by Emile Renders , showing St Peters Church and a market place, also a tramway and a woman with a pitcher , flowers and fruit; coupons attached, EF, price: 98 Euro.

Tramway Électriques dde Rome à Civita-Castellana, Action de Capital de 100 Fr., 1904, dark blue border on light blue field, similar design as above, with coupons attached, VF, price: 98 Euro.

Tramways de Taschkent SA, established Jan. 21st 1897, siege social: Bruxelles, Action privilegiee de 100 Fr, 1911, beautifully designed in brown and green, see picture, armour of Belgium and Russia, 1 red and 1 black wet tax stamp, EF, unfolded but 1 cm tear in L upper corner (unvisible once framed), 89 Euro.

Trust Colonial, S.A.
Bruxelles 1899, Large illustrations of 2 elegant ladies, Mercurius attributes, world map and Jugendstil border decoration. Nice to frame.
---------- Action de Capital, red design and text, VF/EF: 35 Euro; VF 25 Euro
---------- Action de Dividende, blue design and text, VF, 35 Euro

Union Cinematographique, SA Belge, Unici, Bruxelles 24-1-1920, part de fondateur, yellow/green, EF, a beauty to frame !, price 34 Euro.
Jugendstil design with lamps, four women with long hair, 4 globes, stars, ornaments and 2 oil lamps, yellow/green, EF, unfolded and in nice condition. See picture

Union Cinematographique, SA Belge, Unici, Bruxelles 24-1-1920, action de capital de 100 Fr, Red/blue, EF, a beauty to frame !, price  64 Euro.
Jugendstil design with lamps, four women with long hair, 4 globes, stars, ornaments and 2 oil lamps, blue/red, EF, unfolded and in nice condition. See picture

Bulgaria

RODOPI, beautifull share of wood company, 100 Leva, Sofia, 1917, , price 23 Euro.
Yellow and black, with JUGENDSTIL border with 5 vignettes of woods, wood saw mill, chariot, cupboard etc; a beauty to frame !; EF: no folds and as new. View picture

Bulgaria, 1948,
beautiful decorative share (30 by 42 cm), with in the border ears of corn, blue corn flowers and red corn poppies,  and 2 birds; brown paper stamp, 1 cm tear both in fold of upper border and of left border;  one tiny hole in the centre of the 2 folds., price 145 Euro.
Who can give me a translation or tell me the name of the company ?

Societe Viticole & Vinicole d'Egypte, Cairo, established in 1936:
Very large (30 by 37 cm) and decorative wine stock. See picture.
both certificates have 2 stamps, but not over the illustations.
The illustrations show remarkable similarity with illustrations (see picture) found in the "tomb of the Night" near Thebe, dated somewhat after 1400 BC !
- 25 actions, purple, 1938, a few small border tears, 75 Euro
- 5 actions, 1938, brown, EF, 75 Euro

The Land Bank of Egypt, established in 1905, Une Action Ordinaire, (blankette), very decorative share in green and dark blue; 5 by 12 cm illustration of city and shepard with cattle; beautiful border full Egyptian symbols and abstract flowers, see picture of left half, a beauty to frame !, EF +, unfolded, but 4 share-book pinholes in edge of upper border, 1 of which is torn (absolutely invisible when framed), 34 Euro.

Finland

Marja O.Y.
(in English: Berry Company); the company produced currant juices and jellies.
Certificate of 1 share of 400 Marka, Series A, in the name of Ingrid Roering; issued in the village of Parola in 1952 (hand written) in stead of the printed 1944; size 23 by 30 cm., with coupons; green, beige and red berries; very decorative design  with pictures of strings of red currants; 3 original signatures,  condition EF: no folds, price 250 €

Chargeurs Réunies, S.A., Compagnie Francaise de navigation a vapeur, Paris, 1939, 5,5 % obligation de 1000 fr au porteur, yellow and brown, price f 50 = Euro 23. See picture.
A beauty to frame !; harbours of Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo, Le Havre, engraving by Stern, coupon sheet is originally attached,

Compagnie du Port de Rio de Janeiro SA
established in 1910 in Paris, France; Action Ordinaire de Cinq Cents Francs au porteur, Paris 1912; Imprimerie Chaix, Paris; ca. 36 by 24 cm + coupons; red and green; very decorative share and a beauty to frame !, engraved  by G. Fraiport ships in harbour and at sea; 2 lighthouses; wrinkles on the scan are hardly or not visible when the share is normally looked at; EF: unfolded, but for the coupon sheet; price 45 Euro..

Compagnie Forestiere Sangha Oubagui C.F.S.O., Paris 15-4-1928, action de 100 Fr., beautiful piece, picture of half nude woman in sarong with spear, brown border full of flowers and elephant tusks, size: 21 by 31 cm; complete coupon sheet; price 250 Euro.

Compagnie Francaise du Haut & du Bas Congo, S.A. Agricole Industrielle Commerciale de l'Afrique Equatoriale, Siege social a Paris; Action ordinaire de 5000 Fr au porteur; Morax Impr., Paris, coupon sheet attached, , blue, red company wet stamp; beautifully decorated: 2 elephant heads, 4 views of agricultural scenes, a factory, a ship and 2 views of palm trees; see picture, 43 Euro.

Compagnie Impériale des Chemins de Fer Éthiopiens
established in 1896; Action de 500 Francs, Paris, 1899; size: 32 by 42 cm.; 23 by 15 cm engraving by the famous military painter and illustrator Louis Charles Bombled (1862-1927) of  the Ethiopian emperor Menelik II  awaiting an oncoming train on his horse, accompanied by merchants with camels. Imprimerie Chaise, Paris; coupons on the back, condition EF: unfolded, price 135 Euro.
The Swiss engineer Alfred Ilg, minister under emperor Menelik II, convinced him to build this railway from the coast inland bound, ca. 78 km. over mountans 2.424 m. high. It was a small size track from Djibouti, along Harare, Antotto and Kaffa to the White Nile and Addis Abeba. The money was raised in France that had a strategic interest in the area after the Abessinian war with Italy. The track was completed in 1917, one year aftter the death of  Alfred Ilg. (source: Benecke & Rehse, 2004).

Compagnie Universelle du Canal Interocéanique de Panama, S.A.
(with facsimile signature of Ferdinant de Lesseps, famous builder of the Suez Canal. in Egypt).
---------- Paris 1880, with additional payments in 1885 and 1886 with accompanying tax stamps, Action de 500 Fr, dans un Capital Social de 300 millions de Francs, bleue, 2e émission (i.e. certificate number is larger than 10.000), size: 18 by 20 cm. + attached coupons, with 2 French and 2 Dutch tax stamps;  beautiful design with two indians reaching out to each other,  coupon restst attached, engraving by Stern in Paris, EF, price 50 Euro.

Compagnie Universelle du Canal Interocéanique de Panama, S.A. au Capital de 300 millions de Francs
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Societé Civile d'Amortissement des obligations du Canal de Panama Émission de Mars 1888, avec responsabilité limitée à la mise sociale
(with facsimile signature of Ferdinant de Lesseps, famous builder of the Suez Canal. in Egypt).
---------- Paris, le 14 Mars 1888; Obligation Nouvelle au porteur Remboursable à Mille Francs dans une Emission de 350.000 obligations, authorisée par l'Assemblée Général du 29 Juillet 1985; size 19 by 14 cm., same engraving as above by Stern in Paris, brown, red stamp from the liquidator, red stamp or print indicating that this is a duplicate;, blue stamps "3e série", no coupons, VF: glue remains in left upper corner, some tiny staple holes; price 250 Euro.

Crédit Foncier du Brésil et de l'Amérique du Sud, S.A.
Paris, 1928, action de 500 Fr; 33 by 21 cm; print: Richard, Paris; engraving: Henri Brauer; depicted are the almost nude god(des) Hermes (L.: Mercurius; Engl.: Mercury)a cherub with horn of affluence and Medusa, her hair  full of snakes; Very decorative and a beauty to frame !; price 20 Euro.

Etablissements Verminck
Established in 1899; Action de cent Francs au porteur (bearer share of 100 Francs), Marseille, June 12th 1912; beautiful decorative piece in blue and green, designed by POYEJ (? who can tell me more ?), printed by Imprimerie et Usine Centrale des Etablissements Moullot Fils Aine, Avenue du Prado, Marseille; depicted are: 1) a ploughing farmer with handplough pulled by 2 horses; 2) bee hive with bees; 3) elegant woman sitting next to a press for Olive oil, decorative border with olive branches and olives; original signature, 5 wet stamps, not affecting the illustrations, coupons attached, unfolded, but minor defects in upper left corner; unfolded, but for the coupon sheet at the back, price 165 Euro.

La Foncière Passy Mont Blanc
Paris / Passy (Haute-Savoie), 1928; Action Privilégiée de 100 francs au porteur, blue/white, condition EF: unfolded, minor wrinkle in right upper border, coupon sheet attached and folded on the back. price 75 Euro.
Nowadays Passy Mont Blanc is a beautiful resort located very high up in the mountains near the Mont Blanc.

La Juranconne S.A.
(Producer of liqueur)
Action de 100 Francs au porteur; Paris 1928;  impr.: union des arts graphique, 41 rue riches; 2 origin. signatures, size ca. 24 by 33 cm, with 3 engravings:
1) 8 by 9 cm: baptism of Henry IV, with this liqueur (see bottle on the table)!
2) 8 by 9 cm: noble man kneeling before bishop
3) round 4 cm: Henry IV and text "Henricus IV AVG Christianiss";
red company seal with swords and dagger; blue decorative border with French Lilly signs; price 495 Euro.

Maison  J.Hré Secrestat Aíné , SA, Distillerie, Fondé 1851, Action de 500 Fr (unissued blankette), very decorative share in orange / black, size 30 by 25 cm, with large illustration (23 by 7 cm) of the city of Boreaux, with river, boats and bridge and of a large botle of "Bitter Secrestat" (see picture), Bordeaux, 1918, UNC, 150 Euro = f 330.

Omnibus de Paris (Compagnie Generale des), established in 1855, Paris 1940, action de 500 Fr., red / brown, 2 green round tax and legal stamps, UNC (but very small, practically unvisible tear in left border), f 250 = 115 Euro.
21 Vignettes of famous Paris monuments, buildings and horse drawn carriages, an absolute beauty to frame !!!

Greece
Anonymus Maritime Company of  Naxos S.A.
head ofiice: until 31-12-'74 in Athens; afterwards on Naxos (one of the Cyclade Islands);
35 by by 26 cm certificates with complete coupon sheet; EF +, unfolded, except for couponsheet; very decorative border with classic Greek ships and grapes; 20 by 15 cm underprint of large ship and classic ruins; + 2,5 by 2,5 cm map of the Isle of Naxos; 4 by 4 cm wet stamp of the map of the Isle of Naxos;
------ certificate of one share of 1000 Drachme, blue / grey, see 40 Kb picture, 35 Euro.
------ certificate of 5 shares of 1000 Drachme, red/grey, see 70 Kb picture, 35Euro.
------ certificate of  10 shares of 1000 Drachme, green / grey, similar oicture as above, 45 Euro.
------ certificate of 50 shares of 1000 Drachme, purple / grey, similar picture as above, 60 Euro.

Banque d'Athènes (Trapeza Athenon), 6-6-1919, titre d'une action de 100 Drachmes (certificate of one share of 100 Drachmes), brown on light green field on beige; beautifully decorated piece, size 23 by 30 cm, with illustrations of god Hermes (Eng: Mercury) and 3 goddesses. Standing is Goddess Athena, the goddess of the city of Athens, dressed in armour and wearing a helmet. At her feet  a woman with on her lap a scale model of the world famous Parthenon, the temple on the Acropolis complex, dedicated to Athena. The Acropolis is also depicted. At the left a semi nude goddess holds a blindfold. In the top border is a small vignette of Athena in armour, holding a spear. Athena's owl, symbol of wisdom, is also depicted. A beauty to frame !, see picture, ; VF, no folds, blue tax stamp + red wet stamp over it., design: Henri Brauer, Imprimerie Richard, Paris, 250 Euro.

Credit Athenien S.A.,  / Trapeza Athinaikes Pisteos, Athens, 1925
Titre d'une action de 100 Drachme / titlos mias metoches 100 Dr.
one or more green paper tax stamps, 10 by 10 cm engraving of an ancient coin "tetradrachme" (= four Drachmes), with head of goddess Athena wearing the well known Attic helmet with plume, issued in Athens, probably in the second century B.C., similar, but not exactly the same, coins from that period are depicted in Hill, 1967, Pl. XII and in Szaivert et. al., 1980, p. 316; Blue/ocre borders with dancing figures. Also a large olive branch, symbolic of Athena's gift to humanity - the olive tree - with which gift she won a godly contest (read all about it !), the price of which was that the city was named after her: Athens. Very decorative and a beauty to frame !; see picture, ; minor border defects, some have very small border repairs with professional acid free tape, VF+, 195 Euro.

Olympias, S.A. des enterprises forestières, siège Salonique, Thessaloniki, 20-9-1935, price f 75 Beuatiful, very large (half the stock area) vignette in green and black of man cutting a log in the wood; beautiful blue border with ornaments around the letters; nice to frame. See picture

Tourist Company of Lesbos, seated in Mitilini, Lesbos, Greece
Touristiki Etairi Lesbou, hedra: Mitilini, Lesbos, Hellas
32 by 20 cm certificate + coupon sheet, EF+, only one fold at coupon sheet; beautiful and detailed 9 by 7 cm picture of the map of the Isle of Lesbos + head and tail of a classic coin;
----- certificate of 10 shares, green, 50 Euro
----- certificate of 20 shares, dark green / yellow, 50 Euro.
----- certificate of 50 shares, red / yellow, 50 Euro.

S.A. de Vins et Alcools "Georges A. Issaias, Megaris, Athens, established January 1st 1918,
Cap. Social  8 million Drachmes: 80.000 shares of 100 Dr., Athens, November 8th 1924; similar illustrations as above, see picture, 20 by 25 cms large, blankette, F: 2 large cuts in right lower half, but still nice for framing. Large cncellation signature in pink ink through the middle, 75 Euro.

Portugal
Socidade Industrial de Chocolates SA
Lisboa (Portugal), 1921; Titulo de cinco Accoes (certificate of 5 shares); size: 25 by 38 cm; blue / yellow; vignette (20 by 14 cm) of a beautiful semi nude woman throwing chocolate bars at a detailed globe with maps of Europe and Africa; see 119 Kb picture; large red stamp "Privilegada"and  some pink stamps, "liquidada" and other ones; design: J. Valeriano Sevla, 1921; AT.ART: Julio Amorim-Lisboa; VF: only 1 (hardly visible) fold, very clean; 1 cm tear in left of Middle fold; a beauty to frame !; 450 Euro.

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Russia

Grand Russian Railway Company / Gross Russische Eisenbahn Gesellschaft (Lese die Geschichte !)
1881, 3% bond of 125 silver Roebles, Suppes cat. no. 1021a
----- no. 201096; condition VF+ , really nice piece with one midfold but no major defects; price € 45.
----- no. 180506; condition VF, minor dagmage in paper and a rust trace of a paperclip; price € 25.

Spain
Baños y Sports Maritimos
Barcelona, Spain, established in 1915; ca. 27 by 18 cm; ca. 23 by 9 cm. engraving of seaside resort, beach facilities and harbour and mountain of Barcelona; red / green / black; a beauty to frame ! all condition EF: unfolded, coupons attached;
---------- 1921; capital 600.000 pesetas; Accion (share) of 500 Pesetas; print: Tip. Editorial Perelló, Barcelona; 4 stamps regarding capital and name changes etc.; price 43 Euro.
---------- 1925; capital 1.500.000 Pesetas; Accion (share) of  500 Pesetas; print: Industrias Gráficas, Barcelona; only 2 stamps regarding name changes etc., price 43 Euro.

Companiá Transaerea Española "Colón"
Established in 1922; Bono de constucción al portador (founder share to bearer), Madrid, may 24th 1928; Lith.: Grijelmo S.A., Bilbao; ca. 23 x 33 cm + curved left security border + attached coupon sheet with 9 coupons, uncancelled; very nice large engraving of a ZEPPELIN; Colón = the Spanish name of Columbus, the captain who discovered America in 1492).
condition EF: no folds, price € 95.
condition VF +: one or 2 light folds: You will buy a different serial number, but of similar condition as dispalayed here: price € 50.
Read more about the history of ZEPPELINS and see some nice postcards of Zeppelins.

Hidroelectrica Espanola SA, Madrid
share of 500 Ptas, Madrid 29-7-1965, price 75 Euro.
Beautiful large vignette (23 * 12 cm) in black and white of the God mercure (L.) / Hermes (Gr.) holding 7 horses on a chain before a waterfall with factory. At his feet a horn of affluence. May be the horses refer to "horsepower" ?. The border is yellow with a red printed seal.

Hidroelectrica Iberica SA "Iberduero"
Bilbao, 1974, ordinary share of 500 Ptas, price 50 Euro.
Very large size stock, orange/black; very large vignette of woman (Electra ?) with electric cables, making contact and light; a cherub holds a light bulb; black border with many light bulbs. See picture.

Nuevo Madrid S.A
established in 1941; Accion (Engl.: share)  de 500 Pesetas, Madrid (Spain), 1946, size: 23 by 32 cm. + coupons; 22 by 31 airial view of the cituy as planned, in blue, see 128 Kb picture; coupons attached, unfolded, EF, price 45 Euro.

Sociedad Jareño de Constructiones Métalicas,
established in Madrid, 1913, share of 500 Pt,
On the front side a Beautiful 14 by 20 cm large pink picture of forger at work, and at the inner side of the share a 7 by 2 cm drawing in black of the factory; beautiful for framing; price 245 Euro.

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United Kingdom of Great Britain
Cukra River Planting Co. Ltd.
London, 1914; share of 4 Pounds to bearer; size 36,5 cm by 25 cm.; 10 by 5 cm engraving of 4 persons picking bananas; border in green and yellow, full with yellow bananas and tree leaves; attached complete coupon sheet; 3 original signatures; Texts in French and English; very decorative and a beauty to frame !;  unfolded, condition EF: unsignificant tiny border defect; price 325 Euro.

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USA
Mattell Inc.:
largest toy producing company in the world and producer of the famous Barby Dolls.
vignette: ball playing children walking on clouds and a globe
---------- 1971 (rose); staple trace left of vignette: 35 Euro.
---------- 1971 (brown); (stamped figures through vignette), 25 Euro .
Vignette of allegorical man and woman around shield with M and crowned child:
------------------ 1968 (blue), condition VF: 2 hardly visible folds, minor staple traces,  number written in blue pen in right upper corner, price 25 €.
--------------- 1970 (brown), certificate of 100 shares,
----- watery blue signature shining through, as wel as blue and rose stamps on the back: 10 Euro
----- condition VF: unfolded, engraving unaffected, price 25 €
--------------- 1971 (green), < 100 shares,  condition VF, one fold and some staple traces, not through engraving, price 25 €.
print: ABNC; 8 by 6 cm vignette of girl with Barby doll in front of Mattel's office and  a 17 by 6 cm multicoloured picture of 4 children of different races at play with dolls, cars etc.; 2,5 by 2,5 cm red Mattel logo in blue field; a beauty to frame ! ; size: 30 by 20,5 cm;
---------- 2000 (multicoloured); 1 common share of 1 $; EF: very light, barable noticable folds; 50 Euro.

The Walt Disney Company
incorporated under Delaware law; certificate of odd shares, USA 2002; print: Midwest Bank Note Co.; 31 by 20,5 cm.; facsimile signatures of secretary Reed and chairman Michael Eisner; 10 by 14 cm. picture of a blue fairy tail castle and a 7 by 17 cm area with engravings of Walt Disney and 14 strip-figures in full colour,  UNC, unfolded,  price 95 Euro.

Yugoslavia
Belgrade Joint Stock Cooperative Market Vendors
Beautifully decorated stock in Balkan style and with gold print, see picture
Similar to catalogue no. 1073: price indication 40-50- Euro.
---------- Belgrade, 1921, certificate of 50 dinars in Silver, EF, unfolded, 95 Euro.
---------- Belgrade, 1929, certificate of 250 dinars in Silver, EF, unfolded, 75 Euro

Homoljska Privredna Banka (Homolje Investment Bank)
Homole is a region in Serbia, former Yugoslavia; the share certificates are beautifully decorated, also in gold print.
------ catalogue no. 341: 10 shares of 100 dinars in silver; catalogue indicative price: 75-100 Euro; our price: 75 Euro.
------ catalogue no. 340: 100 dinars in silver, catalogue indicative price: 75-100 Euro; our price: 75 Euro.

Soko-Banjska Banka (English: Soko Banja Bank)
catalogue no. 710; 23 by 17 cm share certificate of 50 Dinars in silver (numbered between 747 and 964), Soko Banja, 1914; green with beautiful golden border lines and texts; 6 by 11 cm picture of 2 goddesses, one of them Demetre (L: Ceres), goddess of agriculture , holding a plough, a grain sheaf and a sickle, sitting under a small bee hive; a beauty to frame. 2001 Catalogue price indication: 40-50 Euro; our price 45 Euro.

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