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Auction: 22141 - Bonds and Share Certificates of the World - e-Auction
Lot: 291

Great Britain: National Sporting Club Ltd., a pair of certificates for £1 ordinary shares, 19[37], #32, blue and £1 preference shares, 19[37], #17, red. Founded as a private club in 1891 in Covent Garden, London, its first President being Hugh Lowther, the 5th Earl of Lonsdale. Boxing was the prime sport, the Lonsdale Belt being introduced in 1909. After the Great War boxing became more popular and the club was opened to the public in 1928. The British Boxing Board of Control was formed in 1929 to control the sport and most of its board were members of the National Sporting Club. From 1937 the club became a promoter of boxing contests. GVF and rare (2).

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