222. COLLECTION OF 2 OIL SHARES OF RUSSIA 1914-1918.
St. Petersburg/London 1914/23 IV 1918, 24.5 x 33 cm and 27 x 29 cm, coupons - yes, most, signature - facsimile, category - oil industry, trade, denomination - 100 rubles/5 pounds sterling.
Collection of 2 oil shares of tsarist Russia. Bearer share of theRussian Oil Industry and Trade Company "J. N. Ter-Akopoff", issued in St. Petersburg. The company was engaged in the extraction, production, storage and trade of petroleum products. Double-sided cylinder in three languages, Russian, French and German. Decorative motifs with bordering of geometric shapes. The second cylinder is a share issued in London of a company involved in the exploitation of oil mines near Baku, in today's Azerbaijan. Thecompany's history dates back to 1876, when Robert Nobel's brother Alfred purchased an oil field in Baku. Within a dozen years he had created the powerful Branobel company, of which Alfred and a third brother Ludwig were also shareholders. The company, after the death of its owners in 1912, was transformed into a holding company of 20 oil and banking companies, The Russian General Oil Corporation.
Condition: VF.
