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Auction: 14016 - Bonds and Share Certificates of the World
Lot: 214

Fraudulent Claim of Hereditary Lands of Nova Scotia, un-issued bearer certificate for £20, 184[-], decorative piece with Royal Coat of Arms and Arms of the Alexander's of Menstrie, black, extremely fine.
Alexander Humphrys claimed he was the descendant of Sir William Alexander of Menstrie who was granted a large part of Nova Scotia in Canada by King Charles I in the 1630's. These shares were floated to finance this fraudulent claim, falsely involving the Bank of Scotland.

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£180