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THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR · 6 MAY 2017 AT 10AM
19th Century
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Republic of Ireland, Ten Dollar Bond.
Numbered 1500-1001, printed signature of John O’Mahony, printed by The Continental Bank Note
Printing Company of New York.
These bonds were issued in America to fund the Fenian Rising of 1867 and were “redeemable six months
after the acknowledgement of the Independence of the Irish Nation”. They were redeemed almost eighty
years later when Eamon De Valera called the Fenian bonds in. Any outstanding bonds were thereafter
valued as collectibles, which today occasionally show up at auction.
Estimate €300-€500 (approx £255-£425)
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Republic of Ireland, Five Dollar Bond.
Numbered 2988, signatures of Sullivan and John O’Mahony, printed by The Continental Bank Note
Printing Company of New York.
These bonds were issued in America to fund the Fenian Rising of 1867 and were “redeemable six months
after the acknowledgement of the Independence of the Irish Nation”. They were redeemed almost eighty
years later when Eamon De Valera called the Fenian bonds in. Any outstanding bonds were thereafter
valued as collectibles, which today occasionally show up at auction.
Estimate €300-€500 (approx £255-£425)
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