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BENGAL PRESIDENCY: LOT of 100 items

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Indian Coins - Colonial Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 200.00 USD
BENGAL PRESIDENCY: LOT of 100 items
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This item SOLD at 2023 Mar 20 @ 17:19UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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BENGAL PRESIDENCY: LOT of 100 items, group of fiscal paper from circa 1840 to 1890 from the Bank of Bengal mostly in English language with some in Bengali or Urdu, including; Bank of Bengal Stock Certificates (2); Bank of Bengal Bonds of Indemnity issued in the "Legal Money of Bengal," mostly dated 1842 with signatures in a variety of languages with red wax seals (21); Transfer and Registration Certificates from the Bank of Bengal for the transfer of stock certificates (27); Receipts from the of Bengal to the Calcutta Gazette for the Bengal Military Orphan Press (2); Receipts from the Bank of Bengal Exchange Rooms to the Calcutta Exchange Gazette and Daily Advertiser (4); Bank of Bengal memos, letters and correspondence (44), many with official British Indian revenue stamps and embossed seals, others with various ink seals, a very interesting and historical glimpse into banking during the Bengal Presidency, average quality examples, retail value $350, lot of 100 items.