75 Highlights Teil 2 der 61. Auktion für Historische Wertpapiere Part 2 of the 61st Auction for Old Stocks and Bonds

63 Los 552 HELVETIA Schweizerische Feuerversicherungsgesellschaft in St. Gallen St. Gallen, 30 June 1862, Registered Shares of 5,000 Swiss Francs initially paid in with 10 percent, then increased over the years (1938, 1944, 1951) to 40, 50 and finally 70 percent, #72, 26 x 37.8 cm, turquoise, old pink, black, 4 pages, some cou- pons remaining, discoloured adhesive strip (old) on the fold at the top, two vertical folds with 2 and 4 cm tears, somewhat stained, otherwise in good condition (VF), su- perb design, stamp cancelled, issued to Mr. Barth. Baerlocher Zellweger in St. Gallen, inside transferred several times, last in 1921 to Fritz Mettler-Hamburger, St. Gallen, first time seen by us, from the collection of Karl R. Meyer. R12. In 1858, Allgemeine Versicherungs-Gesellschaft Helvetia , the first Swiss insurance company to offer insurance against the risks of land, river and sea transport, was foun- ded in St. Gallen. Three years later, in 1861, the Schweizerische Feuerversicherungsge- sellschaft Helvetia was founded as a private fire insurance company, also in St. Gallen. The trigger for the foundation was the fire in Glarus, in which two thirds of the city fell victim to the fire on the night of 10/11 May 1861 and half of the inhabitants became homeless. Helvetia quickly expanded to all five continents. As early as 1862, Helvetia Feu- er opened its first branches in Germany and from 1876 it expanded into the USA. Bran- ches were opened in California and New York. In 1968, the Allgemeine Versicherungs- Gesellschaft Helvetia merged with Helvetia Unfall and Helvetia Leben. Six years later, Helvetia Feuer and Helvetia Allgemeine merged to form Helvetia Feuer. However, the company’s shareholders decided in 1988 to split up. A complete separation of Helvetia Feuer and Helvetia Unfall was decided at an extraordinary general meeting. The complete separation also became clear in a change of name: Hel- vetia Unfall was called Elvia in the future. The subsidiary responsible for the travel insurance business already bore this name. Today the company belongs to Allianz. Helvetia Fire was renamed Helvetia Insurance. In 1996, Helvetia merged with the long-established Basel life insurer Patria, whose beginnings go back to the Basler Sterbe- und Alters-Kasse founded in 1878. The name of the new joint compa- ny is Helvetia Patria Holding. Minimum bid: 8,000 € HELVETIA Schweizerische Feuerversicherungsgesellschaft in St. Gallen St. Gallen, 30.06.1862, Namensaktie über 5.000 Franken zunächst mit 10 Prozent eingezahlt, dann im Laufe der Jahre (1938, 1944, 1951) auf 40, 50 und schließlich 70 Prozent erhöht, #72, 26 x 37,8 cm, türkis, alt-rosa, schwarz, DB, KR, verfärbter Klebe- streifen (alt) an der Falz oben, zwei Knickfalten längs mit 2 und 4 cm Einrissen, etwas fleckig, sonst gut erhalten (VF), grandiose Gestal- tung, stempelentwertet, ausgestellt auf Herrn Barth. Baerlocher Zellweger in St. Gallen, innen mehrfach übertragen, zuletzt 1921 auf Fritz Mettler-Hamburger, St. Gallen. Bisher völlig unbekanntes Papier aus der Sammlung von Karl R. Meyer. R12. Die Firmengeschichte finden Sie auf Seite 62. Mindestgebot: 8.000 € Der Brand von Glarus, Druck nach einer Fotografie von Joseph Broglie. Fire in Glarus, print on basis of a photography of Joseph Broglie.