Used Bank of London and South America cheque 1939 & other documents

Used Bank of London and South America cheque 1939 & other documents (image 1/1)
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Presented cheque in favour of Sarah Poirer (full name Sara Romanowsky viuda Poirier) drawn on Bank of London and South America Limited, November 3rd 1939, for £54-0-0. Included with the cheque are two typewritten letters or documents from the Chilean Government, dated 1915, relating to Sara Romanowsky viuda Poirier and to Enrique Poirier. They are written is Spanish on official government watermarked paper, with cancelled 5 and 10 cent stamps. They are entitled Discernimiento and Posesion Efectiva. The condition of the letters is not as good as the cheque -they have been folded and have worn through in a couple of places. The corners are rubbed and the two pages are pinned together. I do not know what the significance of the letters are but they are obviously connected through Sarah Poirier. Wikipedia reference on the Bank of London and South America: The Bank of London and South America or BOLSA ( Spanish : Banco de Londres y América del Sur , also known simply as Banco de Londres ) was a British bank which operated in South America between 1923 and 1986. The bank was incorporated in England on 27 September 1862 [1] as the London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate Bank, originally to operate in Buenos Aires . It soon opened branches elsewhere in Argentina , and changed its name to the London and River Plate Bank in 1865. The Bank read more
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