General Information

Serial #

1

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

paper

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

28.2 cm

Width

21.6 cm

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Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Archives

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Manufacturer

AKA

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Country

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State/Province

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City

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Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

this certificate dated Feb. 25, 1920/ Bishop-Barker Aeroplanes, Ltd. was a commerical failure that only existed between late 1919 & 1922

Canada

singed by W.A. (Billy) Bishop as president of Bishop-Barker Aeroplanes, Ltd./ company founders William Avery Bishop & William George Barker were two of Canada's most successful, decorated and famous aerial fighter aces during the First World War/ Bishop-Barker Aeroplanes, Ltd. was an air charter, airplane maintenance & sales firm

Function

certificate issued to R.F. McRae for twenty $100.00 preference (preferred) shares of capital stock in Bishop-Barker Aeroplanes Ltd.

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Details

Markings

lettering on certificate reads: "No. 1/20 SHARES/Bishop-Barker Aeroplanes, Limited/AUTHORIZED CAPITAL: $300,000 DIVIDED INTO 1000 CUMULATIVE PREFERENCE SHARES/AND 2000 COMMON SHARES, ALL OF $100.00 EACH./This is to certify that R.F. McRae/is the owner of Twenty fully paid Preference shares of One Hundred Dollars/each in the capital stock of Bishop-Barker Aeroplanes, Limited, transferable only on the books of the Company/by the owner in person or by attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. Preference shares/are entitled out of any and all surplus profits whenever ascertained to cumulative dividends at the rate of seven/per centum per annum in each and every year on the paid up portion thereof in preference and priority to any/payments on dividends on the Common or ordinary shares. If in any year after providing for payment of full/dividends for such year on the Preference stock and any balance remaining due in respect of dividends on such/Preference stock for preceding years there shall remain any surplus profits, any and all such surplus profits not/in the opinion of the board of directors required to provide for the maintenance, improvement and operation of/the property and business of the Company or for the payment of its liabilities will be applicable to dividends/upon the Common shares for such year to the extent of but not exceeding seven per centum, the remainder of/any such surplus profits then being applicable to the payment of further dividends equally per share upon both/Preference and Common shares. On any division of capital or assets among the shareholders, Preference shares/are entitled pro rata to repayment in full at par together with any accrued and unpaid preferential dividends/thereon in preference or priority to any payment to the holder of the ordinary or Common shares./In witness whereof the Company has caused this Certificate to be signed by its duly/authorized officers this 25th February, 1920/R.E. Lloyd Lott(?)/Secretary./W.A. Bishop/President./SHARES [blank] EACH/(C) GOES 178"; raised lettering on seal at lower left corner reads: "BISHOP-BARKER AEROPLANES/LIMITED/CORPORATE SEAL"; lettering printed on back reads: "CERTIFICATE/FOR/[blank]/SHARES/of the/Preferred Stock/Bishop-Barker/Aeroplanes, Limited/ISSUED TO[blank]/DATE/[blank]"; blank form provided for endorsement

Missing

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Finish

predom. green & black on white background

Decoration

decorative scrolling around edges