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Auction: 21142 - Bonds and Share Certificates of the World e-Auction
Lot: 310

Great Britain: London Electrobus Co. Ltd., pair of certificates for £1 ordinary shares, part paid, 19[08], #337 and 5/- deferred shares, 19[08], #363, ornate borders, black and green respectively. Founded in 1906 to operate a fleet of electric/battery buses in London. Although the company wanted to put up to 300 buses on London streets they only managed to operate 20. They were the victims of a fraudster Edward Lewhess who failed to deliver buses, despite having been paid for them and the company was soon in liquidation. See an interesting article in the Economist in September 2007. VF and rare (2).

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