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Auction: 9014 - Bond & Share Certificates of the World
Lot: 369

Monmouthshire Canal Navigation, share ticket no. 225, 1799, a lovely early piece printed in black on thick paper, handcoloured coat of arms at top in red, green, yellow and blue, waxed paper seal, has been mounted at top in the past with slight discolouration, fine to very fine and rare. Incorporated in 1793 to build a canal from Pontnewynidd to the River Usk at Newport. The Act of Parliament also provides for the company to build ´rail ways´ and ´stone roads´ connecting the numerous mines and ironworks in the County. The earliest certificate to mention the building of railways. Estimate £ 1,500-2,000 see lot 386

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