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Auction: 14017 - Bonds and Share Certificates of the World
Lot: 790

Poyais, General Mortgage Loan of £200,000, £100 special bond, 1823, no.342, signed by Major William John Richardson, MacGregor's Charge d'Affaires in London, large format, black and blue printing by Whiting with classic scrollwork design at top, coupons at either side, folds with small holes/edge tears, very fine.

Poyais, Honduras, was given to Gregor MacGregor by the native ruler in 1820 and MacGregor proceeded to try to settle the land by financial enticements. Several loans were floated on the Stock Exchange to raise money for ships and infrastructure but all eventually failed.

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