Great Britain: Bristol & Exeter Railway Company, debentu...

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£60 - £80

Great Britain: Bristol & Exeter Railway Company, debenture bond for £[1000], 18[49], #1201BE, large format, black, blue seal, all coupons used, centre of seal removed as cancellation, ink cancelled; together with another debenture for £[700], 18[70], #4746, black on blue paper, also ink cancelled but embossed seal intact, and, an interest warrant for 4% preference shares, 1859. A broad gauge line connecting the cities, engineered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. By 1848 the route ran a total of 85 miles, having had numerous extensions. It was initially leased and worked by the Great Western Railway, but became independent in 1849 until amalgamation with the Great Western in 1876, creating an important route between London and Cornwall. Generally VF (3).