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Auction: 21144 - Bonds and Share Certificates of the World e-Auction
Lot: 473

Chile: A very good and comprehensive collection of nitrate companies registered in the United Kingdom, comprising Andrade Nitrate Co. Ltd., 19[25]; Britannia Nitrate Co. Ltd., 19[09]; Florencia Nitrate Co. Ltd., 190[6]; Ghizela Nitrate Co. Ltd., 190[2]; Juia-Taltal Nitrate Co. Ltd., 189[5] and 1894; Lagunas Nitrate Co. Ltd., bearer certs for 1, 5 and 10 shares, 1895 to 1909; Lautaro Nitrate Co. Ltd., 190[6]; Leonor Nitrate Co. Ltd., 190[6]; New Julia Nitrate Co. Ltd., 189-; New Tamarugal Nitrate Co. Ltd., 1[926]; Paccha and Jazpampa Nitrate Co. Ltd., registered shares 189[6] and 5 and 10 bearer shares, 1894/5; Pacific Nitrate Co. Ltd., 190[6]; Primitiva Nitrate Co. Ltd., 18[90]; Taltal [Chile] Nitrate Co. Ltd., 188[9], and, Tarapaca & Tocopilla Nitrate Co. Ltd., 19[33]. See images of every piece for more details. Nitrates, used for both fertilizers and explosives was a major industry in the region with Chile going to war with Peru and Bolivia over the mineral. Mostly abandoned since the 1960's after scientists developed ways of producing both. Generally VF and better, many rare and a few so far unique (20).

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