Important British and World Paper Money

British, SHROPSHIRE, Shropshire Union Railway & Canal Co, £20 shares, 1846, no. 123583, black on pale grey paper, embossed seal. Light water stain at extreme left bottom corner, otherwise good very fine £60-80

Provenance: S.A. Holland Collection.

The company was established in 1845 to amalgamate several canal companies in the county with the intention of building railways along their route. This plan was later abandoned and the canals were operated successfully until the early 20th century before their decline in commercial use