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Auction: 18021 - Bonds and Share Certificates of the World Online Auction
Lot: 204

France: Compagnie du Chemin de Fer de Bayonne a Biarritz S.A., 500 franc share, Paris 1900, #3011, attractive piece with vignettes of allegorical figures and very ornate border, brown, orange and yellow, with coupons. Acquired the rights granted in 1875 for building a railway connecting the 2 towns. Originally steam but electrified in 1920 when the line was converted to metre gauge. Replaced by a bus service in 1953. EF.

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Estimate
£50 to £60