^Lot 740 Raven Trust Company Stocks "China Trade Act, 1922"

Stock specimens. Eagle vignette. Odd shares. 1) Raven Trust Company Federal Inc., U.S.A. Incorporated under the China Trade Act, 1922. Orange border. 2) Raven Trust Company, Limited. DE. Green border. The Trust company was evidently formed for the purpose of engaging in business within China. United States Code "TITLE 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE - CHAPTER 4 - CHINA TRADE" dealt with the formation of corporations that intended to do business in China. "(1) The name of the proposed China Trade Act corporation, which shall end with the legend, "Federal Inc. U.S.A.". Banking and insurance was prohibited in any form and the company was required to have a majority of shareholders as American citizens. Rare incorporation format and certificates unique in archive. SBNC. XF.