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Auction: 1004 - Bonds & Shares of The World
Lot: 306

x Fumades-les-Bains Development Co. Ltd., bearer warrant for 5 shares of £1, London 19(07), no.2411, very ornate border incorporating vignettes of river scene and spa buildings, text in English and French, with coupons, almost extremely fine. Estimate £ 50 The spa town of Fumades-les-Bains has been popular since Roman times, the water containing much sulphur. This English company was formed to develop the spa for the renewed interest in such things during the Edwardian period. The spa is till popular and has recently undergone some rebuilding and restoration.

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£40