ª South Africa: Ben Trovato Estate and Gold Mining Co. Ltd.,...

Hammer

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ª South Africa: Ben Trovato Estate and Gold Mining Co. Ltd., 5 shares, London 189[5], #0063, signed by Alfred Rothschild as director, ornate border, black, peach underprint, with coupons. Owned claims over 6,760 acres in the Waterburg District of the Transvaal. Alfred Rothschild (1842-1918), banker, patron of the Arts, philanthropist. Son of Lionel de Rothschild and grandson of Nathan Meyer Rothschild. Direct of the Bank of England 1868 to 1889. Largly responsible for the long term funding of the Earl of Carnarvon's and Howard Carter's exploration of Egypt, leading to the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. GVF and scarce.