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New Granada Waste Land Certificate, 1861 Certificate of Subscription

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Historical Memorabilia Start Price:30.00 USD Estimated At:60.00 - 120.00 USD
New Granada Waste Land Certificate, 1861 Certificate of Subscription
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London, England.16 September, 1861. I/U Subscription certificate for 160 Hectares for certificate # 5783, Black on blue paper with ornate counterfoil design at left, back with additional information about the certificate and a list of the members of the New Granada Land Committee, Signed by Isidor Gerstenberg, R.F. Gowler and H. Schirges as member of the committee. Certificate #92, XF condition. New Granada included parts of Colombia, Panama, Ecuador and Venezuela. In 1543, New Granada referred to the parts of South America held by Spain. After liberation from Spanish rule in 1819-22, New Granada, Venezuela and Ecuador merged to form the Republic of Greater Colombia. After violent civil wars, this republic also collapsed. In 1861 New Granada was a loose confederation. These certificates were used to recruit people who should settle and farm the barren land.