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Auction: 16018 - Bonds and Share Certificates of the World
Lot: 1175

Manchester Ship Canal Company, 41/4% mortgage debenture for £1000, 1952, specimen certificate from the Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. archives, large format with ornate border and arms at top, green, small hole cancels in signature area. Given the go ahead by Parliament for a 36 mile inland canal giving Manchester direct access to the Irish Sea, built in opposition to Liverpool's high dock charges. Small mark to right edge, otherwise extremely fine. [R11]

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Estimate
£50 to £60