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Auction: 1004 - Bonds & Shares of The World
Lot: 600

Southend Palace Hotel Co. Ltd., £20/500 franc bond, 1905, no.1202, large vignette of the hotel, ornate border, blue and black, text in English and French, with coupons, top edge a little trimmed, very fine. Estimate £ 50 Built in 1904 on Pier Hill, on Southend´s seafront. Had a total of 220 bedrooms, a skating rink, billiard room and a large ballroom. Converted to a hospital during WWI. Recently acquired by the University of Essex.

Sold for
£40