Hansons Auctioneers and Valuers
Lot 159
Financial & Insurance History. An extensive archive of rare fire insurance certificates, policy documents, proposals and specimen copies dating from 1699 to 1936, most with exquisitely engraved designs, several manuscript examples. To include The Fire Office [the first modern fire insurance company founded by Nicholas Barbon in the aftermath of the Great Fire of London, renamed Phoenix Office in 1705], Policy No. 3176, dated 1699, bearing two wax seals; The Fire Office, Policy No. 9945, dated 1700; Amicable Contributionship / Hand-in-Hand, Policy No. 24586, dated 1719; Amicable / Hand-in-Hand, Policy No. 24585, dated 1719; Sun Fire Office, Policy No. 15563, dated 1719; Sun Fire Office, Policy No. 30489, dated 1724; London Assurance House, Policy No. 611, dated 1768; Bristol Crown Fire Office, Policy No. 7141, dated 1750; a London marine policy for a ship named Elsinore, dated 1773; Sun Fire Office, Policy No. 328519, dated 1773; Westminster, Policy No. 22783, dated 1775; Bath Sun Fire Office, Policy No. 458, dated 1777, and others, 14 dating from 1782-99; 32 from 1800-19; 17 from 1820-29; 28 from 1830-39; 33 from 1840-49; 35 from 1850-59; 16 from 1860-69; 33 from 1870-1899; 21 from 1900-1936, plus a bundle of miscellaneous documents with variations in graphics. A wide variety of firms are represented, often demonstrating the changes to company names over time, including documents from Dundee Assurance; Alliance Marine; Protestant Dissenters; Scottish Union; Asylum Life; Argus Life; Anchor; Law Life; Briton Medical & General; British Empire Mutual; Pelican Life; National Provincial Plate Glass; The Century; Pontefract Mutual, and many others. The documents are individually housed in archival wallets with accompanying research & reference notes, the whole housed in one lidded container. More details available or viewing by request. (Approx. 250) Provenance: From the collection of Raymond Tye, retired business archivist and noted collector
