Auction: 8026 - Bond & Share Certificates of the World
Lot: 504
Alexandra Park Company Ltd., 10 ´A´ shares of £5, 1863, black, blue underprint, VF. 220 acres in North London were acquired to build a racecourse, cricket ground and other facilities. The 1862 Great Exhibition buildings were rebuilt there in 1873 and renamed Alexandra Palace. Acquired by Trustees in 1900 and by Greater London Council in 1965. Estimate £ 40-50
Sold for
£30