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Auction: 9014 - Bond & Share Certificates of the World
Lot: 486

Hurlingham Club, £20 debenture, no.167, 1874, signed by three trustees, Baron De L´Isle & Dudley, Viscount Holmesdale & Colonel Carleton, ornate border, purple and orange, edges a little creased but about very fine and rare. This Fulham, London club opened for pigeon shooting in 1867, although this sport ceased in 1905. The estate was purchased in 1874 financed partly by these debentures. Polo first played there in 1874 and the rules formalised in the following year. The Polo grounds were used for housing following WW2 but the name is still used by the Hurlingham Polo Association. Many sports are still played at the club but it is best known for it´s pre Wimbledon Tennis Championships held every year. Estimate £ 60-80 Philip Sidney, 2nd Lord De L´´Isle and Dudley (1828-1898)

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