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Auction: 9027 - Bonds & Shares of the World
Lot: 433

Hammersmith Bridge Company, certificate for one share, 1824, black printing, on vellum, embossed seal at left, light discolouration but good very fine. Incorporated by Act of 1824. The first suspension bridge to be built over the Thames. Replaced in 1887 by a new structure as the old was too weak for the increased traffic. Estimate £ 250

Sold for
£220