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Los 489 Jardim Zoologico e d’Acclimacao em Portugal (Zoo Lissabon)Lisbon, 1 July 1886, Share of 20$000 Reis, Segunda Serie, #154, 35.7 x 32.5 cm, black, white, horizontal fold, small tears, edge
browned, condition VF, transfers on the back, border with animals of the zoo. Issued to Conde de Ribeiro da Silva.
In the book
of Schmitz/Metzger only the 1904-issue of the second series, which is stamped to the bearer, is listed, but not the original papers of the
second series. Seller’s single item from an old collection. R11*!
Zoos came late to southern Europe. In 1883, a group of interested citizens of Lisbon organised the founding of the first zoo on the Iberi-
an Peninsula, gaining the enthusiastic support of King Luis. The principal founder’s were Peter van der Lan, a well-known optician and
scientist from Holland, and Dr. Sousa Marins, a medical doctor from Lisbon. They formed a company, the Jardim Zoologico e
d’Acc1imação em Portugal, and raised the necessary capital by selling shares. The king and his father Don Fernando bought sizable hol-
dings, and became honorary presidents of the company. Building was completed in 1884, and the zoo opened for the public in the same
year, in the first of its three locations: the São Sebastião da Pedreira Park, on the edge of the city. The opening ceremonies, in the pre
sence of the royal family, were a great success, as was the zoo itself. However, the novelty wore off and the financial situation deteriora-
ted. By 1893 the zoo could no longer
pay the rent for the property. It mo-
ved to the Palhava Park, but this did
not improve the financial situation. A
capital increase created by the is-
suing of new shares was not suffici-
ent to stop the zoo’s decline. The
poor condition of the zoo and the de-
creasing number of animals was par-
alleled by the dwindling clientele. An
opportunity for revival came in 1904,
when the zoo moved to its present lo-
cation, the Quinta das Laranjeiras.
This site was larger than the previous
one and allowed more opportunities.
Further sales of shares subsidised
this improvement and the number of
visitors rose again. The city of Lisbon
gave financial support, and the zoo’s
future seemed secure. In 1962, the
company bought further land to
house its growing collections. The city
decided to withdraw its support in the
1970’s, and by the late 1980’s the zoo
was bankrupt. The early 1990’s
brought new support as well as a ne-
cessary renovation program, which
improved conditions for the animals.
It now compares well with other Eu-
ropean zoos. At some point the origi-
nal company was dissolved, and a
new company, the Jardim Zoologico
e de Acc1imação em Portugal, S.A.,
was formed to acquire the zoo. (Sour-
ce: Schmitz/Metzer, Zoologische
Gärten als Kapitalgesellschaften)
Minimum bid: 1,000 €
Jardim Zoologico e d’Acclimacao em Portugal (Zoo Lissabon)Lissabon, 01.07.1886, Aktie über 20$000 Reis, Segunda Serie, #154, 35,7 x 32,5 cm, schwarz, weiß, Knickfalte quer, Rand teils
gebräunt, Erhaltung VF, rückseitig Übertragungsvermerke, Randbordüre mit Tieren aus dem Zoo. Ausgestellt auf Conde de Ri-
beiro da Silva.
Im Buch von Schmitz/Metzger sind nur die auf Inhaberaktien umgestellten und 1904 ausgegebenen Stücke der 2. Serie
gelistet, aber keine Original-Papiere der zweiten Serie. Einzelstück aus einer alten Sammlung. R11*!
Die ersten Versuche zur Gründung eines Zoos in Portugal gehen auf den niederländischen Arzt Van Der Laan zurück. 1883 lud ein öf-
fentlicher Gründungsausschuss zu einer konstituierenden Sitzung ein. Dabei sagte König Ludwig I. von Portugal seine Unterstützung
zu. Prinz Ferdinand von Sachsen-Coburg wird Ehrenpräsident der Zoologischen Gesellschaft. Am 28.05.1884 wurde der Zoologische
Garten bereits eröffnet. Die Aktien aus der zweiten Emission dienten 1904/05 dazu, den Umzug des Gartens in die Quinta das Laranjei-
ras zu finanzieren. Das Papier wurde von Anselmo Anturne de Carvalho (1860 – 1897), einem der renommiertesten portugiesischen
Drucker und Graveure des 19. Jahrhunderts, entworfen.
Mindestgebot: 1.000 €