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<p>[QUOTE="gsalexan, post: 2714712, member: 24274"]I don't typically collect foreign stocks and bonds, since I only collect engraved material and most foreign bonds (especially European) are lithographed. But this one was too good to pass up, for several reasons.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a 1910 8% percent 20-year coupon bond for the Bank of Peru and London. It's a specimen bond -- indicated by the 0000 serial number -- engraved by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., a London bank note firm. This is the first specimen I had seen of their work. The bond is quite large, about 21" long with the stub and coupons. The maritime vignette and typography is lovely and even the back side has some terrific engraved lathe work. It's also unusual in that this bond paid interest quarterly, where most U.S. bonds paid interest twice a year. Hence all the little coupons. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]613744[/ATTACH]</p><p> [ATTACH=full]613745[/ATTACH]</p><p> [ATTACH=full]613747[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gsalexan, post: 2714712, member: 24274"]I don't typically collect foreign stocks and bonds, since I only collect engraved material and most foreign bonds (especially European) are lithographed. But this one was too good to pass up, for several reasons. This is a 1910 8% percent 20-year coupon bond for the Bank of Peru and London. It's a specimen bond -- indicated by the 0000 serial number -- engraved by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., a London bank note firm. This is the first specimen I had seen of their work. The bond is quite large, about 21" long with the stub and coupons. The maritime vignette and typography is lovely and even the back side has some terrific engraved lathe work. It's also unusual in that this bond paid interest quarterly, where most U.S. bonds paid interest twice a year. Hence all the little coupons. [ATTACH=full]613744[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]613745[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]613747[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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