April- June, 2001
SHARES,
INSURANCE POLICES, VALUABLE PAPERS
OF EARLY
TYPES, TRADE LICENSES & CHECKS
OF THE
BALTIC STATES & RUSSIA
No.
Date Denomination Description Condition Price US$
SHARES
Estonia
1.Russian Empire. Estonian Navigation Company
“LINDA”. Interest payment
certificate. With nice allegory picture by sea theme.
1.1 1882
50 RUBLES. Green & brown. Size:
43,5 * 13.2 cm. F 9.95
2.Tartu City. Joint-stock company of forest
manufacturing “Kultor”.
With
nice forest vignette.
2.1 1921
500 MARKA / ONE SHARE. Dk./lt.green.
Wmk. aUNC 15.00
(With 7 coupons - 500 Marka each <profit for year>
. W/o series)
2.2 1921
5,000 MARKA / 10 SHARES. Dk./lt.green.
Wmk. aUNC 19.95
(With 8 coupons - 5,000 Marka each. W/o serie. Black
issued stamp)
3.Estonian Pjarnu’s Ship-building Company. W/nice stamps with sailing ship.
3.1 1920
300 MARKA / ONE SHARE. 1st
issue. Green & brown. VF 22.35
3.2 1921
300 MARKA / ONE SHARE. 2nd
issue. Blue & brown. aUNC 18.50
(With 10 coupons. Series II)
4.Tallinn(Reval) City. Joint-stock company of
forest manufacturing “Narova”.
4.1 1922 10,000 MARKA / 10 SHARES. Dk./lt.green.
Wmk. aUNC 29.80
(With 9 coupons - 1,000 Marka each <profit for
year> . W/o series)
5.Estonian
Printing Joint-stock Company “UHISELU”.
5.1 1927 50 KROONI / 1 SHARE. Green/brown. W/3 stamps. VF+
33.75
(Seldom seen. Large size: 43.5 x 27 cm. With 3 coupons. W/o series)
6.Estonian Union
of Tenants “UHISVARA”. Share. Tallinn, 1940.
6.1 1940 50 KROONI. Blue/green. W/stamp & 3 signs. aUNC 12.50
(Size: 30.5 x 13 cm. W/registered
coupon)
6.2 1940 50 KROONI. Blue/green. W/stamp & 3 signs. aUNC 10.00
(Size: 20 x 13 cm. W/o
registered coupon)
Latvia
1.Timber
Manufacturing & Trading Co. “Calders Latvia”. Share.
Printed on
Latvian & English languages.
1.1
1926 1,000 LATS. W/7 coupons. Brown. XF+ 33.95
2.Latvijas Piensaimnieku Centrala S-ba / Latvian
Central Milk Factory.
Dalibas Zime /
Share. Riga.
2.1 C-NL 1939 200 LATI. W/2 signs. Size: 27.2
x 17.3 cm.aUNC 34.90
3.German Occupation in WW II. Tirdzniecibas un Preses
Izplatisanas.
Paju Sabiedriba
"VENTA". Pagaidu Paju Zime / Share. Riga.
3.1 C-NL 1943 200 REICHSMARKAM. Size: 21 x 29.5
cm. aUNC 49.75
3.2 C-NL 1943 200 REICHSMARKAM. Size: 21 x 29.5
cm. VF+ 32.50
Russia. Czarist Empire.
1.Siberian Trade Bank. Share. St. Petersburg,
1905. With Siberian Ethnic
Design. Printed on Russian & French
languages.
1.1 1905
250 RUBLES. W/o coupons. Brown
& green. F 35.00
2.Society of Bone-Kiln Factories and
Productions from Bone. St. Petersburg.
2.1 1909
100 RUBLES/ONE SHARE. Green. W/3
coupons. XF
17.50
3.Petrograd Riage’s(Car’s) Production Factory
Ltd. Temporary Certificate.
3.1 1917
1,000 RUBLES / 10 SHARES BY 100 RUBLES EA. Pink. XF 24.95
USSR
1.Mixed Society under name “All-Union Center
of Cars-Tractors Stations” -
“TRAKTORTSENTER”. Third issue. 1/10 part of
share.
1.1 1932
10 RUBLES. Pink. Wmk.
W/number. UNC
7.50
1.2 1932
50 RUBLES. Brown & green . Wmk. W/number. UNC 9.50
Ukraine / under
Russian Empire
1.Anonymous Society of Electric Companies of
Odessa City.
1.1 1910
500 FRANCS / 1 SHARE. Green &
gray. W/stamp. XF
27.60
(Large size. Printed on French language)
2.Workshops & Dockyards of Nikolaev
City.
2.1 1911
500 FRANCS / 1 SHARE. Yellow &
brown. W/stamp. XF 27.60
(Large size. Printed on French language)
INSURANCE
POLICES
Czarist Russia
1.Set of 6
different Insurance Receipt of boats coming from Riga
to Porto
1840-49. Very interesting valuable papers printed on thin
paper,
some w/wmk. Each receipt with different picture of Riga's
port
printed in litho quality. First time seems. I'm sorry, but
I can't
give more information as ones printed on Portugal language.
Perfect
condition.
19.90 ea. or set for 99.00
2.Russian Insurance Society. Revel.
Certificate for insurance against
fire. Size: 25 x 33 cm. Printed on Russian
language.
2.1 1888
400 RUBLES. W/impressed seal. aF 18.45
(Size: 32 x 46 cm.
Printed on German language)
3.First Russian
Insurance Society. General agency in Riga.
Certificate
for insurance against fire.
3.1 1911 300 RUBLES. Brown. W/number. Size: 26 x 31.7 cm. F 9.00
4.Second Russian
Insurance Society. General agency in Riga.
Certificate
for insurance against fire. Second type.
4.1 1903 3,000 RUBLES. Black/white. W/number.
aVF 8.95
(Primary certificate.
Size: 23.8 x 26.5 cm. Printed on German
language.)
4.2 1907 3,000 RUBLES. Black/white. W/number.
aVF 8.95
(Renewable certificate.
Size: 24.7 x 34 cm. Printed in Russian language.)
4.3 1909 2,950 RUBLES. Black/white. W/number.
aVF 8.95
(Renewable certificate.
Size: 24.7 x 34 cm. Printed in Russian language.)
4.4 1910 4,200 RUBLES. Green/black/white. W/number.
aVF 8.95
(Primary certificate.
Size: 23.8 x 26.5 cm. Printed in Russian language.)
5.North
Insurance Society in Moscow. Police.
5.1 1911
5,000 RUBLES. Olive. VG/F 19.95
(Large size: 31 x 59.5 cm. Printed
on Russian language.)
6.Direction
of the Kurljand(Latvia) Volunteers Fire -Insurance Society.
Payment for
insurance 6 rub. 24 kop. Mitau, 1911. Two sheets in size
18,2 x 26
cm. Printed in German language only. F 7.30
7.Second Riga's Society of Mutual Insurance from Fire. Provisional
Insurance Polis 1905. Green. German language. One sheet
in size: 22.4 x 28.6 cm. aF 12.00
8.Second Riga's Society of Mutual Insurance from Fire. Insurance police.
8.1 1917 2,900 RUBLES. Green. Russian language. VF 25.00
(Two sheets in large size: 26.5 x 42 cm.)
9.Second Riga's Society of Mutual Insurance from Fire. Provisional
Insurance Police.
9.1 1917 645 RUBLES. Green. Russian language. F+ 9.50
(One sheet in
size: 22.4 x 28.6 cm.)
9.Second Riga's Society of Mutual Insurance from Fire. Renewable
Insurance Certificate.
9.1 1917 14,000 RUBLES. White. Russian language. F 8.50
(One sheet in
size: 24 x 21.3 cm.)
Latvia
1.Rigas
Apdrosinasanas Biedriba. Insurance police from 11.1930 to 11.1931
1.1 1930 300 LATU. Two sheets. W/stamp & sign. F 11.90
(Size: 22.5 x 36 cm.
Used 3 pages. Printed in Latvian language only)
VALUABLE PAPERS OF EARLY TYPES
Ganzen Russland /
Baltic Region
- FIRST RUSSIAN VALUABLE PAPERS
Period of Czar
Peter The Great(1689 – 1725)
1.
Valuable paper w/wmk - Swedish coat of arms and printed tax stamp
DREY KOPEKEN / 2 kopeks(part of stamp cut
by cover of paper for use) &
issued signature. Dated on back
27.02.1714. Size: 20 x 31.5 cm.F 92.00
2.
Valuable paper w/wmk - Swedish coat of arms and printed tax stamp
DREY KOPEKEN / 2 kopeks & issued
signature. Dated on back 20.04.1721.
Size: 21 x 33 cm.
VF 234.00
Russia / Czarist Empire
- THIRD TYPE
Period
of Czarina Anna(1730 – 1740)
1. Printing tax stamp for act - 2 kopeks 1738 and direct use – for
values
before 50 rubles and in 50 rubles. Deed of
purchase for immovable
property in Pskov Province for #20 in 30
rubles. Dated 2.05.1756.
Written on paper with watermark – Russian
coat of arms & text above
“GERBOVAJA BUMAGA”. Document includes 2
sheets - each size:
21.3 x 33 cm. Each sheet has one payment stamp.
Used 2 pages. With add
register date 13.09.1756. Condition
VF. 137.00
- FOUR TYPE
Period
of Czarina Elizabeth ( 1741 – 1761 )
2. Printing tax stamp for act - 10 kopeks 1751 and direct use – for
values from 50 to 1,000 rubles. Deed of
purchase for immovable
property in Pskov Province for #19. Dated
13.05.1755. Written on paper
with watermark – Russian coat of arms
& text above “GERBOVAJA BUMAGA”.
Document includes 2 sheet with size: 21.3
x 33 cm. Used 3 pages. With
add register date 27.07.1755. Condition
F. 150.00
- FIFTH TYPE
Period
of Czarina Catherine II ( 1762 – 1796 )
3. Printing tax stamp for act - 1 kopeks 1762. Direct of Senate from
Czarina by inheritance for the nobility in
Pskov Province for #26.
Dated 1762. Written on paper with
watermark – Russian coat of arms &
text above “GERBOVAJA BUMAGA”. Document
includes 18 sheets ! Each with
payment stamp. Size: 21.5 x 33.5 cm ea.
Used 34 pages ! With Czarina
seal which is full damaged. Condition
XF. 239.00
- SIXTH TYPE
4. Printing tax stamp for act - 4 kopeks 1781 and direct use – for
values
before 50 rubles and in 50 rubles. Deed of
purchase for immovable
property in Pskov Province for #27 in 50
rubles. Dated 7.01.1783.
Written on paper with watermark – Russian
coat of arms & text above
“GERBOVAJA BUMAGA”+ below 1776 & price
8 kopeks. Document includes 2
sheets with size: 21.3 x 33 cm. Used 2
pages. Condition VF. 137.00
5. Printing tax stamp for act - 1 ruble 1792 and direct use – for
values
from 50 rubles and before 1,000 rubles.
Deed of purchase for immovable
property in Pskov Province for #28 in 700
rubles. Dated 1.03.1793.
Written on paper with watermark – Russian
coat of arms & text above
“GERBOVAJA BUMAGA”+ below 1792 & price
2 rubles. Document includes 2
sheets with size: 22.6 x 35.6 cm. Used 3
pages. With add register date
10.06.1793. Condition F+. 198.00
- SEVENTH TYPE
Period
of Czar Alexander I (1801 – 1825)
6. Printing tax stamp for act - 30 kopeks 1802. Document about
inheritance for the nobility with family
Karsanov(include duke Nikita)
in Pskov Province, Kostroma, Novgorod,
Orembaum & St. Petersburg.
Dated 3.03.1803. Written on paper with
watermark – Russian coat of
arms & text above “GERBOVAJA BUMAGA” +
1800 & below price 30 kopeks.
Document includes 6 sheets with size: 21.6
x 34 cm. Used 11 pages.
With seal of St. Petersburg Civil Law.
Condition F. 169.00
- EIGHTH TYPE
7. Printing tax stamp for act – 20 rubles 1803 and direct use – for
values from 1,000 to 10,000 rubles. Deed
of purchase for immovable
property in Pskov Province. Dated
1.12.1804. Written on paper with
watermark – Russian coat of arms &
text above “GERBOVAJA BUMAGA” +
1800 & below price 20 rubles. Document
includes 2 sheets with size:
22.7 x 36.5 cm. Used 11 pages. Condition
VF. 144.00
8. Printing tax stamp for act – 40 KOPEKS IN SILVER rubles 1803 and add
ovpt. of value: Price 60 KOP. 1879
& Price 80 KOP. 1887. Testament
of real estate in Kurland Province. Dated
23.11.1899. Written on paper
with watermark – Russian coat of arms
& text above “GERBOVAJA BUMAGA”
+ 1875 & below price 40 kopeks.
Document includes 2 sheets with size:
22 x 35.2 cm. Used 2 pages. VF 49.50
TRADE’S LICENCES
& PAYMENTS
1.Treasury. Receipt 1843 for payment in
treasury amount 278 rubles for
Guild tax above. Watermark - Russian
coat of arms & Receipt above.
Size: 21 x 25 cm. Printed on Russian &
German languages.
VF/XF 39.90
2.Bill on Merchant Shop 1845 to certificate
above. With eagle of first
type. W/watermark. Size: 29.5 x 22.7
cm. Printed on Russian &
German languages.
VF/XF 35.00
3.Bill on Merchant Shop 1860 to certificate above.
With eagle of second
type. W/watermark. Size: 29.5 x 22.7
cm. Printed on Russian &
German languages. VF/XF 35.00
(Three papers above have design, print
quality and size as first Russian
assignats)
4.Riga's Trade Commission. Bill for Trade and Industrial House
by
certificate 1st Guild for #2! Given to Riga's Broker's Bank(biggest
commercial bank in Latvia) for legal
activity in 1895. Have instead
fixed payment in 55 rubles - 71.50 rubles.
Watermark - Russian coat
of arms, bill on trade and industrial house
above, 1884 below.
Size: 27.3 x 21.2 cm. Printed on
Russian language. RARE.
XF 75.00
5.Riga's Trade Commission. Clerks Certificate
of 2nd Class for legal
activity in 1899. Have instead fixed
payment in 6 rubles - 7.20 rubles.
Watermark - Russian coat of arms,
certificate above & 1885 below.
Size: 23.2 x 26.5 cm. Printed on
Russian language. XF
42.50
CHECKS
Estonia
1.A/s Keskkassa (City pay desk of Tallinn).
1.1 1928‑39 Write sum in KROONI. Light brown. Wmk. UNC 4.25
2.Svenska Economiaktiebolaget. Stockholm.
Ovpt.: Harju Bank A.G.Estonia.
2.1 1928‑39 Write sum in KROONI. Brown & blue. UNC 5.90
3.Eesti Pank (Bank of Estonia).
3.1 1940
Write sum in KROONI. Green. Wmk. UNC 5.70
4.Estonian Government. Provisional check.
4.1 1991
Write sum in RUBLES. Multicolor. UNC 2.00
Latvia
1.Bank of Latvia. Central, Riga. Coat of arms
of Latvian Republic.
1.1 1931-39 Write LATU. Wmk. Green. W/ovpt. XF 5.00
2.Riga's Baltic Society of Mutual Credit.
2.1 1912
CHECK BOOK. Blue cover. Size: 20.3
x 8.8 cm. aUNC 17.50
(The book include 3 used in 1912 & 21 not used checks)
3.Savings Pay-office attached to Riga's
Auxiliary Society.
3.1 1912
CHECK BOOK. Blue cover. Size: 19.8
x 8.8 cm. aUNC 17.50
(The book include 2 used in 1912 & 23 not used checks)
4.Savings Pay-office attached to Riga's
Auxiliary Society.
4.1 1912
BOOK BY CURRENT ACCOUNT. Size:
12.5 x 16 cm. aUNC 17.50
(The book include 56 pages printed in Russian, German &
Latvian.
One page used in 1912
w/mail stamp. Dk.brown hard cover)
All three above for one
name - I.P.Minus, Riga, Kalnecemskaja 7.
Russia
1.Estonia. Vezenbery Department.
1.1 1892
Write RUBLES. Wmk. & W. stamp. UNC 5.95
2.Russian Bank. Commerce Check. German &
France languages.
2.1 ND
Write RUBLES. Print Charles
Skippek & East. UNC 8.70
3.Stavropol Commercial Society of Mutual
Credit. Check.
3.1 ND
Write RUBLES. Black & green.
W/number. XF/aUNC 6.30
4.Ukraine. Kiev Society of Mutual Credit.
Check.
4.1 ND
FREE AMOUNTS. Rosy &
yellow. aUNC 6.85
(Large size: 23,2 x 11,3 cm. Lovely design)