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Auction: 21145 - Bonds and Share Certificates of the World - e-Auction
Lot: 162

Spain: Bella Raquel Company, one share, 184[7], #13, signed by John Taylor as director, and John Taylor Junior as secretary, scrollwork at left, black printing, embossed seal depicting 'Bella Raquel' bottom right. Following the discovery of silver in the Province of Guadalahara, John Taylor & Sons formed this company to work the deposits. John Taylor jr., 1808-1881, eldest son of John Taylor, admitted to the partnership in 1845 and was instrumental in creating British investment in mining in Spain. John Taylor senior was one of the most influential mining engineers of the early 19th century working in Cornwall & Devon, Wales and in Cumbria. Apart from Spain, overseas ventures included British financed companies in the California Gold Rush and many locations in South America. VF.

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Estimate
£50 to £60

Starting price
£30