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CLOSING FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2002 AT 8:00 P.M. E.S.T.

MAIL AND PHONE AUCTION #26

AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN FINANCIAL HISTORY

STOCK CERTIFICATES, BONDS, DOCUMENTS AND AUTOGRAPHS

TERMS OF SALE

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A FINE JIM FISK CDV* 309FISK, JAMES JR. (1834-1872). Stockmanipulator. Along with Jay Gould andDaniel Drew, Fisk battled “Commodore”Vanderbilt for control of the Erie Railway,an event which began his rise to fortune.

His speculations were grand, and high-lighted by his attempt, in collusion withGould, at cornering the gold market in 1869.His operations with Gould lasted only forthe rather short period of three years. Fiskwas only 37 years of age when he was shotby Edward Stokes, a jealous rival for hismistress, Josie Mansfield. CDV. n.p. n.d. Acarte-de-vistite of a formally dressed JimFisk. No photographer noted. Very Fine. $200 – up

VEHICLE TOP ATTACHMENT ANDPROTECTOR COMPANY

* 3101903. Delaware. Stock certificate for 15shares. Green\Black. Vignette of state sealat top center. Litho. Uncancelled and Fine. $30 – up

PHILADELPHIA COUNTY LOAN* 3121848, Pennsylvania. $200 bond bearing5% interest. Black. No vignette. Pen andpunch cancelled. Very fine. $50-up

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS -DISTRICT OF KENSINGTON

* 3131861. Likely Kentucky. Bond for $463.76.Black. Vignette of an Indian overlooking atcity at top, steam locomotive and ship atlower corners, figures at upper corners.Litho. Punch cancelled and Extremely Fine. $100 - up

AN EARLY ROANOKE NAVIGA-TION COMPANY

* 3141829, no place. Stock for 5 shares. Black/White. In 1804, the Virginia General As-sembly created the Roanoke NavigationCompany to build a water transportationroute along the Dan, Staunton, and RoanokeRivers to connect with Albermarle Sound.This water course would provide a vitallink between Danville’s rich tobacco mar-ket and world trade routes. Crops were trans-ported by way of the Roanoke River to Pe-tersburg and other areas. They also built aplank road the entire distance fromClarksville to Petersburg for overland trans-port. Uncancelled and Fine. $200 – up

THE JONES COTTON MILLS STOCK* 3151849, New York. Stock for 125 shares. Blue/Black. Ornate border. Uncancelled and fine. $75 – up

A STUNNING CENTENNIAL INTERNA-TIONAL EXHIBITION STOCK

* 3081876, Pennsylvania. Gorgeous and enormous (26 x 18 3/4) stock certificate.Engraved multivignetted stock depicting numerous historical scenes and people,including George Washington, President Ulysses Grant, Independence Hall,the Capitol, the Declaration of Independence signing (taken from the famousTrumbull portrait), the reaper, a Minuteman, a Civil War soldier, and many more.The Centennial Exhibition commemorated the 100 anniversary of the Declara-tion. This is one of the classic American certificates bearing the largest and mostelaborate engraved artwork of any to come to market. It is one of the finest Ameri-can stock certificates available for framing. In a period frame. There is some overallbrowning on the piece. Fine. $1,200 - up

EXTREMELY RARE AND GRAPHICINDIAN MISSION STOCK

* 3111889, Dakota. Stock certificate for “one share of ten cents each of the CapitalStock of the Rosebud Indian Mission of the American Missionary Associa-tion.” Printed in light brown ink. A wonderful vignette of an indianvillageindians, teepees and a church with a canoe in foreground. Litho. Al-though it is likely that the shareholder’s considered this a donation to the mis-sion as opposed to a marketable security, it is, nonetheless the first stock certifi-cate of an Indian Mission we have had. An extraordinary piece of Indian historydemonstrating the financing of Missions. Very fine. $1,500-up

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FRANKLIN INSTITUTE* 3161865, Pennsylvania. Stock certificate for10 shares. Black. Vignette at upper center ofa cameo bust profile image of BenjaminFranklin. Litho. Organized in Philadelphiain 1824, the purpose of the Institute was tocarry on the work of Benjamin Franklin thathe regarded as his most significant, being“the discovery of physical and natural lawsand their application to increase the well-being and comfort of mankind. Uncancelledand extremely fine. $500-up

NEW YORK CABLE RAILWAYBOND

* 3171884, New York. Bond for $1,000. Black/White. Attached coupons. Uncancelled andvery fine. $100 - up

ADENA AMUSEMENT CO., INC.* 3181918, New York. Stock certificate for 31 ¼shares. Brown/Black. Top center vignetteof the New York State Seal. Two rows of 13stamps along the top and bottom margins.Small paper loss at left margin affecting noth-ing. Pen cancelled and fine. $75 – up

ALLISON MACHINE COMPANY* 3191896, New Jersey. Stock for 1 share. Black/White. Uncancelled and Very Fine. $25 – up

ELECTRIC PHONOGRAPHCORPORATION

* 3201922, Delaware. Stock certificate for 10shares. Brown/Black with attached em-bossed red corporate paper seal at lower left.Top left vignette of an eagle. A rare phono-graph stock. Uncancelled and Fine. $125–up

MERCHANTS MANUFACTURINGCOMPANY STOCK

* 3211864. Virginia. Stock certifcate for 2 shares.Issued just months before the siege of Pe-tersburg by Grant broke the city’s back.Uncancelled and Extremely Fine. $125 – up

THE ATLANTA REPUBLICANPUBLISHING COMPANY

* 3221878. Georgia. Stock certificate for 5 shares.Black\Red. Vignette of the state seal at cen-ter, liberty at left. Nice political related cer-tificate. Uncancelled and Extremely Fine. $90 – up

AMERICAN FIBRE ASSOCIATION* 3231889, Georgia. Stock certificate for 10shares. Brown/Black. Top right vignette ofa field being harvested. Uncancelled andexcellent. $75 – up

BUCKINGHAM CONSTRUCTIONCOMPANY

* 3241889, Virginia. Stock for 1 share. Black/White. Top center vignette of a train mov-ing down the tracks. Uncancelled and fine. $100 – up

GLYNN COUNTY BOND* 3251870. Georgia. Vignette of the Georgia stateseal. Brown. Folds and some staple rust. VeryGood. $30 - up

SOUTHERN AMUSEMENT CO.* 3261905, New York. Stock certificate #1 for 2shares. Black/Brown. Underprint vignetteof an eagle at bottom center. Uncancelledand excellent. $75 – up

NORFOLK HOTEL CO.* 3271859, Virginia. Stock for 6.5 shares. Blue/Black. Raised seal. Ornate border.Uncancelled and Very Fine. $75 – up

NORTHERN PRODUCING CO., INC.* 3281918, New York. Oversized stock certifi-cate for 16 2/3 shares. Brown/Black. Topcenter vignette of an eagle, bee hive andindustrial scene in the background. Sixtransfer stamps at top. Uncancelled and fine. $20 – up

RIVERMONT COMPANY* 3291891, Virginia. Stock for 10 shares. Brown/Black. Large top center vignette of cattle ata watering hole with a train passing in thedistance. Uncancelled and Fine. $75 – up

A GREAT, LARGE SIZE CERTIFI-CATE FROM ONE SHARE OF

CENTENARY FUND OF THE PARISHOF SAINT PATRICK OF HARTFORD* 3301925, Hartford, Connecticut. One share often dollars for the Centenary Fund of FiveHundred Thousand Dollars of the Parish ofSaint Patrick of Hartford. Superb gothicborder graphics and eagle with a large churchat center. A large size certificate measuring15” x 11 ¾”. Probably the finest graphicchurch certificate we’ve had. Couple ofheavy center folds. Fine. $200 - up

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BOSTON TOGGLE COMPANY* 3311915, Maine. Stock certificate for 50 shares.Decorative border and a top center vignetteof a woman sitting high above a city.Uncancelled and Fine. $20 - up

SCARCE ILLINOIS AND ST. LOUISBRIDGE COMPANY BOND

* 3321870, Illinois. $1,000 bond bearing 7%interest. Brown\Black. Large engraved vi-gnette of the bridge connecting Missouriand Illinois with towns on either side,steamboats travelling along the river.Punch cancelled and Very Fine. Scarce. $225 - up

COMMONWEALTH OFMASSACHUSETTS

* 3331896. Boston, Massachusetts. Issued GoldBond. 3 ½ percent. 53 of 55 coupons at-tached. Very dark beautiful engravings, oneof a train station and seal next to signatures.Uncancelled and Very Fine. $75 - up

PULLMAN INCORPORATEDSPECIMEN

* 33419—. Delaware. SPECIMEN Stock certifi-cate. Brown with wonderful engraving ofGeorge M. Pullman. Very popular company.Punch cancelled. Excellent. $40 - up

TOLEDO EDISON COMPANYSPECIMEN

* 33519—. Ohio. SPECIMEN Stock certificate.Blue with beautiful engraving of ThomasEdison and his light bulb with signature ofEdison in the bottom right corner of thevignette. Excellent. $50 - up

E. I. Du PONT DE NEMOURS & CO.SPECIMEN

* 336SPECIMEN. Delaware. Common stockspecimen. Blue\Black. Engraved vignetteof the campany’s first powder plantEleutherian Mills built in 1802. A choicespecimen from this important American com-pany. Lightly punch cancelled and in Ex-cellent condition. $100 – up

UNION CARBIDE CORPORATIONSPECIMEN

* 337SPECIMEN. New York. Stock certificatefor less than 100,000 shares. Green\Black.Engraved vignette of a female figure, globeand the company logo at top center. Scarcespecimen. Lightly punch cancelled and Ex-tremely Fine. $50 – up

AMERICAN TELEVISION CORPORATION

* 3381938, New York. Stock certificate for 100shares. Blue/Black. Vignette of eagle at topcenter. Issued to and signed by S. M.SALTZMAN. A scarce, early Televisionstock. Uncancelled and extremely fine. $125-up

THIERY WATCH-CASECOMPANY* 3391884, Maine. Stock certificate for 78 shares.Green on white paper. Vignette at top cen-ter of the Maine State Seal. Uncancelledand Excellent. $50 - up

MERCHANTS’ GUIDE COMPANY* 3401904, Pennsylvania. Stock certificate for 3shares. Black/Gold. Vignette at top centerof the Landing of Columbus by JohnVanderlyn, Library of Congress. EmbossedGold company seal at lower left.Uncancelled and very fine. $150 - up

ROCKY MOUNTAIN TOURISTCOMPANY

* 3411892, Montana. Stock certificate for 8 shares.Black. Four corner vignettes depicting amoose, an elk, a fox and a bear. A very un-usual topic. Uncancelled and very fine. $200 - up

A RARE EARLY GENERALELECTRIC COMPANY STOCK

* 3421931, England. Stock for 90 shares. Tan/White. Uncancelled and very fine. The firstand only example of this certificate we haveseen. Rare. $250 - up

THE CHOCOLATE COMPANYNESTLE HOLDINGS, INC.

SPECIMEN* 3431990, Delaware and Italy. Bond Specimenfor 5 Million Italian Lire bearing 13 ¼%interest. Blue/Black with red SPECIMENoverprint at center. Uncancelled and Excel-lent. $40 - up

BOND OF THE STATE OF NEVADA* 3441871, Nevada. $100 Bond bearing 10%interest. Green/Black. Large vignette ofhorse-drawn wagon approaching a frontierbuilding with a passing steam locomotivein background. Litho. A great westerngraphic for display. Lightly punch can-celled, all paper intact. Very Fine. $150 – up

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RICHMOND AND ST. PAUL LANDAND IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION* 3511887, Virginia. Black/White. Subscriptioncertificate for one thousand dollars, part offive thousand dollars. Vignette of a globebehind the title. Uncancelled and Extremelyand Fine. $75 - up

TENNESSEE CENTENNIALEXPOSITION COMPANY

* 3521896, Tennessee. Stock certificate for 5shares. Brown\Black. Nice vignette of theParthenon in the upper left corner, portraitvignettes of James K. Polk, AndrewJohnson, Andrew Jackson and John Sevier.Held in 1897, as the name implies, the expo-sition was held to celebrate the state’s 100year anniversary of statehood. While Ten-nessee achieved statehood in 1796, the cen-tennial celebration was delayed for a yearas a result of conditions related to the De-pression of 1893. The city of Nashville firstconstructed the Parthenon to house theexpositions art exhibition as a reflection ofthe city’s reputation as the “Athens of theSouth”. The exposition covered nearly 200acres with 35 main buildings. Attendancewas approximately 1.8 million visitors,making the event a great success. The cer-tificate is large, measuring 16” x 10 ½” withlarge outside margins. A wonderful historicSouthern stock. Scarce. Uncancelled andExtremelyFine. $900 - up

SOUTHERN AMUSEMENTCOMPANY

* 3531905, New York. Red/Black/White. Stockcertificate for 2 shares. Decorative borderand a vignette of an eagle in the background.Yncacnelled and Fine. $25 - up

THE AMERICAN ARMORCORPORATION

* 3471926, Delaware. Certificate for 100 shares.Brown border on white paper with blackengravings. Top center engraving of aneagle. . Uncancelled and very fine. $30 - up

CENTRAL RUBBER COMPANY* 3481888, Rhode Island. Stock certificate for 3shares. Black\Green. Engraved vignette ofa seated female at top center. A pretty cer-tificate with green underprinting.Uncancelled and Extremely Fine. $60 - up

GURNEY CAB AND DELIVERYCOMPANY OF SALT LAKE CITY

* 349Utah Territory. Stock certificate for 100shares. Black with Large pink overprint ofan early horse-drawn cab at center.Uncancelled and Extremely Fine. $200 – up

DIGBY PRODUCTIONS, INC.* 35019—. Unissued stock certificate.Brown\Black. Superb vignette of an earlycameraman at left , movie theatre with a filmplaying at right. Litho. A small tear and apiece of paper is missing at right margin.Otherwise, fine. $80 – up

GILLETTE SAFETY RAZOR COMPANY SPECIMEN* 345Specimen stock. Blue/Black. Top center vignette of an early razor. King Gillettewas granted his patent for the safety razor in 1904. Production of the Gillettesafety razor and blade began as the Gillette Safety Razor Company started opera-tions in South Boston. Sales grew steadily. During World War I, the U.S. Gov-ernment issued Gillette® safety razors to the entire armed forces. By the end of thewar, some 3.5 million razors and 32 million blades were put into military hands,thereby converting an entire nation to the Gillette® safety razor.(inventor.about.com). A great specimen from the company which became a house-hold name and revolutionized the male morning ritual. Couple of small punchcancellations. Extremely Fine. $750 - up

A RARE WALT DISNEY INCORPORATED STOCK* 346Unissued. 1950’s Stock certificate. Vignette of a spread eagle at tope center.Litho. Formed in the early 1950’s this company was created by Disney with thedream of building a theme park in California. Now known as Disneyland, itremains as an extraordinary monument to Disney’s underlying passage for theentertainment business. A rare certificate and a nice opportunity add this workfamous company to an important collection. $750 - up

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SHELTA CAVERNS COMPANY* 357189-, Alabama. Orange/Black. Unissuedstock certificate. Large vignette at top oftwo caverns and a little girl. Fold split atcenter. Fine. $75 - up

TENNESSEE COLONISATIONCOMPANY

* 3581844, Antwerp, Belgium. Vignette of earlysettlers and ship. Brown/Blue/Black. Litho.Printed in French and German for sale toEuropean investors. Founded in Antwerp,Belgium in 1844, the company’s purposewas the to bring German and Swiss coloni-zation to Morgan County, Tennessee. Thecompany’s ambitious plans included theacquisition of 200,000 acres which was tobe developed and sold to the Europeanimmigrants. The company did begin con-struction of buildings and operated for aperiod of years, dissolving in the late1850’s. A fine example of an early Euro-pean enterprise capitalizing on the “Ameri-can Dream. Uncancelled and ExtremelyFine. $1,000 - up

ATLANTA REPUBLICANPUBLISHING COMPANY

* 3591885, Georgia. Black/White/Red. Stockcertificate for 50 shares. Small vignette of aconstitution building at the top center.Uncancelled and Extremely Fine. $90 - up

J. STEVENS ARMS AND TOOLCOMPANY

* 3611886, Massachusetts. Black/White. Unis-sued stock certificate. Top center vignetteof a gun. Uncancelled and Extremely Fine. $250 - up

THE AMERICAN SUBMARINECOMPANY

* 3621870. New York. Stock certificate for 250shares. Elegant black border. Vignette topcenter of two allegorical females flanking acrest containing the image of sailing shipsin a harbor, an eagle perched atop. Smallvignette on left side of large ship. Attachedadhesive revenue stamp at right, red seal atbottom left. Pen cancelled. VF. $150 - up

GALVESTON BAY & TEXAS LAND COMPANY

* 3541830, Texas. Land scrip certificate for 177136/1000 Acres of the Galveston Bay &Texas Land Company. Engraved vignette ofallegorical figures at top right corner,smaller vignette of Austin’s Colony alongthe Gulf of Mexico. This was issued for landsgranted for colonizing lands in the UnitedStates of Mexico and the State of Coahuilaand Texas. An outstanding early Texas Landcertificate. A superb early Texaspiece.Uncancelled and Very Fine. $750 - up

STATE OF VIRGINIA,PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY

RICHMOND AND DANVILLE RR CO.* 3551853, Virginia. Black/White. Bond for$1000 with 6% interest. Top center vignetteof a train. Unissued bond of this companyfor which we’ve not had an issued one. Agespots at lower right. Very Good. $50 - up

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIATREASURERS OFFICE

* 3561885, Richmond. Fractional Bond Certifi-cate for $6.11. Vignette of Blacks workingin agricultural scenery. Litho. Uncancelledand Fine. $100 - up

SCARCE EARLY STOCK CERTIFICATE

ISSUED BY ONE OF THE WORLD’SMOST FAMOUS COMPANIESTHE COCA-COLA COMPANY

* 3631929, Delaware. Stock certificate of purchaseof 4 shares of Class A stock. Blue/Black.Invented in 1886 by John Styth Pemberton,an Atlanta pharmacist, it was originallyintended to be a “cure what-ails-you” for-mula and by 1891, the business was se-curely in the hands of Asa Candler who laidthe foundation of the future Coca-Cola jug-gernaut by quickly realizing the potentialof the product as a simple soda fountaindrink which would appeal to the masses.By 1895, the drink was sold in every stateand territory in the country. By the time thiscertificate was issued, Candler’s family hadliquidated their shares for $25,000,000, thelargest transaction that had ever taken placein the South. Certainly one to the world’smost famous brand names, Coca-Cola issold throughout the world and is to many,symbolic of America. A scarce early certifi-cate from this Dow 30 company. A few mi-nor staple holes. Lightly punch cancelledand very fine. $1,000 - up

BOWLES’ EXTRA RIFLE CO.* 3601879, District of Columbia. Stock certificate for 1 share. Black with a goldembossed company seal at lower left. Vignette of a woodsman carrying his rifleat left and an elk at right. A rare rifle stock. Uncancelled and Excellent. $1,000 - up

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MARINE & RIVER PHOSPHATECOMPANY

* 3641883, South Carolina. Green/White/RedSeal. Bond for $500 with 6% payable inter-est. No vignette. Attached page of coupons.Uncancelled and Fine. $40 - up

UNISSUED SET OF THREE BILLS OFEXCHANGE FROM

A.B. TENNANT & COMPANY* 365188-, Petersburg, Virginia. Black/White.Unissued. First, Second and Third Bills.Excellent. $30 - up

CHEROKEE COMPANY* 366ND. North Carolina. Black/White. Unis-sued stock certificate. No vignette but asmall detailed border. Uncancelled andFine. $100 - up

THE PROPRIETORS OF THE CITYOF BRUNSWICK

* 3681856. Georgia. Stock certificate for 200shares. Black border. Marvelous multiplevignettes. Top center presents scene of lo-comotive, ships in the harbor; along rightside, three vignettes offer water scenes.Smaller vignette at bottom center of a gal-loping buck. Lightly pen cancelled andVF. $250 - up

CIVIL WAR BOUNTY BONDSTATE OF NEW YORK

* 3691865. Albany. 7% bond for $1000. Black.Top center vignette features seated allegori-cal woman in the foreground, an eagle andpanoramic view that includes a locomotivetraveling the countryside and sailing shipsin the bay. Pen cancelled. VF. $75 - up

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA* 3701868. Specimen bond for $1000. Black withblue overprint. Large center vignette fea-tures the state house. Vignettes at upper leftand right corners each of allegorical woman.Coupons attached. Uncancelled. EF. $100 - up

STATE OF OHIO CANAL STOCK* 3711845. Ohio. $2000 at 6% interest. Top cen-ter vignette of Liberty with eagle. Vignetteson left top and bottom corners of maidens.Portrait busts at right top and bottom cor-ners. Cut cancelled in center. Punch can-celled and Fine. $150 - up

OHIO CANAL STOCK* 3721842. Ohio. $5000 at 6% interest. Top cen-ter vignette of horseman, canal barge, build-ing and train in distance. Busts of Wash-ington and Franklin at upper and bottomright corners. Cut cancelled in center. Punchcancelled and Fine. $150 - up

SUISUN AND FAIRFIELD WATERCOMPANY

* 3731866. California. Stock certificate for oneshare. Black. Ornate border at left. Top cen-ter vignette features a mill in a peaceful lakeside scene. Red eagle underprint. Only 100shares. Approximately 9 ½” x 5 ½”. Pencancelled. $100 - up

CHARLESTON HOTEL COMPANY* 3741898. South Carolina. First mortgage bondfor $500. Green border and overprint. Vi-gnette at top center features an allegoricalfemale with cornucopia, farm and town inthe backdrop. Stamp affixed to lower left.Coupons attached. Uncancelled. EF. $90 - up

WASHITA CATTLE COMPANY* 3751883. Missouri. 6% first mortgage bond for$1000. Black. Rancher watching brandedcattle comprises large vignette at top cen-ter. Smaller vignette at bottom center offersbull’s head. Uncancelled. EF. $125 - up

WOOL GROWERS MANUFACTURING COMPANY

* 3671844. New York. 4 by 10 ½ “ stock certificate for four shares. Large vignette onleft makes up 1/3 of the piece, and shows a large building, the road it sits on asit becomes a bridge, the river beneath, leading to the countryside in the distance.Some age spots. A fantastic graphic early certificate. Rare. Uncancelled. $1,200 - up

LOT # 373

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ELKHORN TUNGSTEN COMPANY* 3761922. Arizona. Stock certificate for 150shares. Black/gold on tan paper. Complexborder includes multiple vignettes, and alarger vignette in upper left corner, of vari-ous mining scenes. Large gold seal in bot-tom left corner. Uncancelled. VF. $30 - up

READING COMPANY* 3771901. Pennsylvania. 4% registered goldbond for $1000. Scalloped border on this 9½ by 12” bond. Large handsome framed vi-gnette at top center offers an allegorical fe-male seated among barrels and sacks, trainand ship behind her. Hole cancelled. Fine. $40 - up

RED BELL BREWINGCOMPANY

* 378SPECIMEN. 1993. Stock certificate. Fullcolor vignette of traveling horse-drawnwagon full of barrels, with large buildingsin the background covers entire piece in-side green border. Punch cancelled. Choice. $60 - up

SHAARAI BEROCHO* 3791893. New York. $50 bond bearing 3% in-terest. Simple document with blue borderfrom this religious corporation. Couponsattached at right. Uncancelled. Folds andarchival tape repair. Very Good. $30 - up

COLT’S PATENT FIRE ARMSMANUFACTURING CO.

* 3801940, Connecticut. Stock certificate for 50shares. Green/Black. Engraved vignette ofa colt at top center. Punch cancelled andextremely fine. $40 - up

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA* 3811936. Washington, D.C. $50 bond at 3%interest. 6” by 8” with black border andgreen overprint. Vignette top center featuresPresident Jackson. Uncancelled. A choiceand scarce US government bond. $700 - up

SPECIAL SIDEWALK AND CURBWARRANT

* 3821916. Montana. 6% bond for $200. Green/black. Large vignette at top left of water-falls. Large gold seal bottom center. Cou-pons attached. Stamp cancelled. EF. $40 - up

UNIVERSAL SILVERS COMPANY* 3841921. Nevada. Stock certificate for 100shares. Black with green underprint. Ornateborder, no vignette. Uncancelled. Fine. $30 - up

CITY OF SAINT LOUIS, PUBLICBUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENT

BOND* 385192_. Missouri. SPECIMEN bond. Purple/black. At top center, a large vignette featur-ing river and ferry boats in the foreground,a bridge spanning the water, and a city onthe far bank. Approximately 16 ½” x 10 ½”.Stamp and hole cancelled. EF. $175 - up

CHICAGO GAS LIGHT AND COKECOMPANY

* 3861887. Ohio. SPECIMEN first mortgage 5%gold bond. Green/black. Framed oval vi-gnette at top center of an allegorical woman.Smaller vignette at bottom center of an eaglewith banner. Three full pages of couponsattached. Hole cancelled. $250 - up

CAPE MAY DRIVING PARK COMPANY* 3831888. New Jersey. Stock certificate for 500 shares. Green/black. Litho. Vignetteof a horse jockey atop a race horse. A great, scarce horse racing certificate fromAmerica’s oldest seaside resort. Uncancelled and Very Fine. $1,000 - up

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OILS

SILVER FARM PETROLEUM OILCOMPANY

* 3871865, Pennsylvania. Black/White. Stockcertificate for 1000 shares. Top center vi-gnette of people working around an oil rig.A scarce Oil. Uncancelled and Fine. $300 - up

THE BROOKLYN PETROLEUM CO.* 3881865, New York. Black/White. Stock cer-tificate for 50 shares. Top center vignette ofan oil tower and a small vignette of a womanat the bottom right corner. Uncancelled andFine. $300 - up

THE GOVERNMENT OIL ANDMINING COMPANY

* 3891865, West Virginia. Stock certificate for250 shares. Black on white paper with a redrevenue stamp. Unusual central litho of menpushing barrels into a freightcar.Uncancelled and in very fine conditionoverall. $225 - up

ALASKA PETROLEUM & COALCOMPANY

* 3901903, Alaska. Stock certificate for 200shares. Gold\Black. Vignette of oilfield inupper left. Litho. The certificate is a bit roughat folds. Nothwithstanding it is a nice, earlyAlaska Oil and a bit scarce. Uncancelledand Very Good. $100 - up

NEWHALL PETROLEUM COMPANY* 3911876, California. Stock certificate for 50shares. Black. Vignette of an early oilfieldwith derricks, storage tanks and buildingsat center, oil barrel at lower left. Litho. Lo-cated in Los Angeles County, California.An attractive and scarce early California oilstock. Uncancelled and Very Fine. $300 - up

GERMANIA PETROLEUMCOMPANY STOCK

* 3921865, New York. Stock for 500 shares. Black/White. Top center vignette of a petroleumcompany. Adhesive revenue stamp at left.Uncancelled and Extremely fine. $275 - up

STANDARD OIL COMPANY STOCK* 393SPECIMEN, Ohio. Specimen bearing.Grey/Black. Engraved vignette of an alle-gorical figure flanked by two ovals withtrains passing oil derrick spewing oil attop center. Scarce. Lightly punch cancelledand extremely fine. $100 - up

CHERRY TREE RUN & OIL CREEKOIL COMPANY

* 3941865, Venango County, Pennsylvania.Stock certificate for 800 shares. Black. Vi-gnette of an oilfield scene with derricks andstorage tanks. Litho. Attached adhesiverevenue stamp at left. Folds. Uncancelledand Fine. $275 - up

TARR HOMESTEAD OIL CO.* 3951865, Pennsylvania. Stock certificate for1000 shares. Black. Attached adhesivetwenty five-cent George Washington rev-enue stamp. Bottom center vignette of anearly oilworker scene flanked by cattle atright and a canal scene to the left. Some verylight browning at extreme bottom marginmentioned for accuracy. Uncancelled andVery Fine. $275 - up

THE NEW ENGLANDPETROLEUM COMPANY

* 3961864, New York. Stock certificate for 500shares. Black. Vignette of an oilfield at topcenter, smaller oilworker scene at left. Litho.Attached twenty five-cent George Wash-ington revenue stamp at right. Uncancelledand Very Fine. $275 - up

SANDY RIVER PETROLEUMPRIZE STOCK

* 3971867, New York. Stock for 200 shares. Black/White. Top center engraved vignette of anearly petroleum facility. Adhesive revenuestamp at left lower corner. Some light brown-ing along one vertical fold. Uncancelledand fine. $275 - up

HUMBOLDT OIL COMPANY* 3981865, Pennsylvania. Stock for 200 shares.Black/White. Large top center engraved vi-gnette of a busy oil facility. Adhesive rev-enue stamp at left. Uncancelled and Ex-tremely fine. $275 - up

PENNSYLVANIA IMPERIAL OILCOMPANY

* 3991865, Pennsylvania. Stock for 200 shares.Black/White. Top center vignette of a crestflanked by horses. Some stub glue residueat left. Uncancelled and fine. $200 - up

IMPERIAL AND KANAWHA VALLEYOIL COMPANY

* 4001865, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.Stock certificate for 50 shares. Black. Vi-gnette of an oilfield with derricks and stor-age tanks at top, state seals at bottom. Litho.

Attached adhesive revenue stamp at upperright. As indicated on the certificate, thecompany operated in Venango County,Pennsylvania and Wirt and Wood Coun-ties in West Virginia. Uncancleled and Ex-tremely Fine. $275 - up

SPECIMEN NORTH EUROPEAN OILROYALTY TRUST STOCK

* 401No date, Delaware. Specimen bond for$0.Blue/White. Vignette of an allegoricalmale at top center. Lightly punch cancelledand very fine. $40 - up

NEW YORK & PHILADELPHIAPETROLEUM COMPANY

* 4021865, New York. Stock certificate for 100shares. Black with purple overprint. Adhe-sive revenue at left. Litho. Couple of minorfold separations at margins. Other folds.Very Good. $250 - up

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RAILROADS

NORTHERN RAILROAD* 4031848, Boston, Mass. Blue/Black. Stockcertificate for 6 shares. Decorative left sideborder. Pen cancelled and Fine $40 - up

FARMVILLE AND POWHATANRAILROAD COMPANY

* 4041888, Virginia. Black/White. Bond for$1000 with interest at the rate of 6 percentper annum. Top center vignette of a train.Coupons at right. Uncancelled and Ex-tremely Fine. $125 - up

THE MARIETTA & CINCINNATIRAIL ROAD COMPANY

* 4051865, np. Black/White. Certificate to theowner of a fraction of a share of deferred orcommon Capital Stock. Amounting to$27.04. No vignette and a simple border onthe left side. Uncancelled and Fine. $30 - up

AN IMPORTANT EARLY VIRGINIARAILWAY STOCK – THE BEGIN-NINGS OF THE NORFOLK AND

WESTERN RAILWAY SYSTEM CITY-POINT RAIL ROAD COMPANY

* 4061839, Petersburg, Virginia. Stock for 3shares. Black/White. Raised seal. The roadoperated from 1838 – 1847 at which time itwas merged into the Appomattox railroadwhich, in 1854 became part of the SouthSide Railroad operation from Petersburg toLynchburg. The South Side merged into theAtlantic, Mississippi and Ohio which be-came part of the Norfolk southern system.Norfolk and Western Railway is the prod-uct of more than 200 railroad mergers span-ning a century and a half. Beginning in1838 with a nine-mile line from Petersburg,Va., to City Point, Va., NW grew to a systemserving 14 states and a province of Canadaon more than 7,000 miles of road. This cer-tificate represents the very beginnings ofone of America’s great railway systems andan important part of railroad history. Thefirst we’ve seen of this stock. Historic.Uncancelled and Fine. $750 – up

NORTHERN RAILROAD* 4071881, New Hampshire. Black/White/RedSeal. Stock certificate for 40 shares. Novignette. Uncancelled and Extremely finebut for small brown spot at lower left. $40 - up

NORTHERN RAILROAD* 4081848, Boston, Mass. Blue/Black. Stockcertificate for one share. Decorative left sideborder. Pen cancelled and Very Fine. $40 - up

ORANGE-KEYSVILLE RRCO.* 4091888, np. Blue/White. Stock certificate for1 share. Vignette of a train in the top center.Litho. Uncancelled and Extremely Fine.Very scarce. $125 - up

DURHAM STREET RAILWAYCOMPANY

* 410North Carolina. Unissued stock certificate.Black/White. Top center vignette of horsespulling trolley. Excellent. $20 - up

ALABAMA AND CHATTANOOGARAIL ROAD COMPANY

* 4111869, Alabama. Black/Brown/White. Bondfor $1000 with interest rate of 8% per an-num. Top center vignette of trains. VF. $125 - up

LAURENS RAIL ROAD COMPANY* 4121856, np. Blue/Black. Assessment on aStock certificate for 95 dollars. No vignetteand a tiny border. Uncancewlled and Fine. $25 - up

A RARE STOCK OF THEWILMINGTON, CHARLOTTE& RUTHERFORD RAIL ROAD

COMPANY

* 4131867, North Carolina. Stock certificate for20 shares. Black/Red with orange 25 centInsurance adhesive revenue stamp at left.Vignette at upper left of a steam locomotive,upper right of mules pulling a wagon and atlower right, a seated female with ships inthe background. A vignette in red at bot-tom center of a log cabin. Small fold separa-tion at top center repaired on verso witharchival tape. A rarity. Uncancelled and fine. $600 - up

NORTHERN LIBERTIES RAILROAD LOAN

* 4141851, Pennsylvania. $1000 bond bearing6% interest. Black. Multi-vignettes ofpanaromic scene of train at top center, indianand male bust at right margin and eagle andmale bust at left margin. This piece was splitdown the middle and repaired with paperand glue during the period. Scarce. Punchcancelled and very good. $150-up

MICHIGAN CENTRALRAILROAD CO.

* 415The lovely triple engraved vignette depictsa steam locomotive flanked by seated fig-ures. Fine. $15 - up

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WESTERN NORTH CAROLINARAIL ROAD COMPANY

* 4161859, North Carolina. Stock for 5 shares.Black/White. Large top center engravedvignette of a train pulling into a busy trainstation. Left border vignette of an allegori-cal female holding a scale. Right borderportrait vignette of George Washington.The line operated 273 miles from Salisburg,North Carolina to State Line, Tennessee.Uncancelled and Fine. $250 - up

A VERY EARLY RALEIGH &GASTON RR STOCK

* 4171838, Raleigh. Stock for 50 shares. Black/White. The road was incorporated in 1835.One of the earliest North Carolina railroadstocks available. Small hole along verticalfold. Uncancelled and Fine. $300 - up

THE GREENVILLE & COLUMBIARAIL ROAD COMPANY

* 4181853, South Carolina. Black/White. Stockcertificate for 30 shares. Top center vignetteof a train and two small portraits of men onthe side. Fine. $90 - up

THE WESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD COMPANY

* 4191858, Maryland. Black/White/Red. Bondfor $100 bearing 6 percent interest. Top

center vignette of a train and a decorativeborder. Fine. $200 - up

THE WESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD COMPANY

* 4201868, Maryland. Black/White/Red. Bondfor $1000 bearing 6 percent interest. Topcenter vignette of a train, two smaller vi-gnettes on either side of men working onthe railroad, and a decorative border. $200 - up

THE WESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD COMPANY

* 4211870, Maryland. Black/White/Blue. Bondfor $1000 bearing 6 percent interest. Topcenter vignette of a train and a decorativeborder. Fine. $200 - up

THE WEST SHORE RAILROADCOMPANY

* 4221898, New York. Red/Black. Bond for$1000 bearing 4 percent interest. Vignetteat the bottom of the page of railroad tracksright on the shore of a harbor with ships init. Very Fine. $20 - up

WEST PHILADELPHIA PASSENGERRAILWAY COMPANY

* 4231880, Pennsylvania. Brown/Black/White.Stock certificate for 14 shares. Vignette inthe center of a building with a flag on it. $30 - up

WEST PHILADELPHIA PASSENGERRAILWAY COMPANY

* 4241879, Pennsylvania. Black/White. Stockcertificate for 3 shares. Vignette in the cen-ter of a building with a flag on it. $50 - up

WEST JERSEY AND SEASHORERAILROAD COMPANY

* 4251906, New Jersey. Green/Black. Stock cer-tificate for 2 shares. Vignette of a train at thetop center. Very Fine. $50 - up

THE WEST PHILADELPHIA WESTPASSENGER RAILWAY COMPANY* 4261839, Pennsylvania. Black/White. Stockcertificate for 10 shares. Vignette of a pas-senger car driving in front of buildings atthe top center. $40 - up

THE NEW YORK &OSWEGOMIDLAND RAILROAD

* 4271869, New York. Black/White/Red. Bondfor $1000 bearing 7 percent interest. Topcenter vignette of a train, two smaller vi-gnettes on either side one of a girl sittingon a rock and the other of cows lying in afield. Fine. $75- up

THE NEW YORK & NEW ENGLANDRAILROAD COMPANY

* 4281882, Massachusetts, Connecticut, RhodeIsland and New York. Black/White. Bondfor $1000 bearing 6 percent interest. Topcenter vignette of a train. Lightly stampcancelled and Extremely Fine. $100 - up

THE NEW YORK CABLE RAILWAYCOMPANY

* 4291884, New York. Black/White/Pink. Bondfor $1000 bearing 5 percent interest. Cou-pons attached. Uncancelled and Very Fine. $100 - up

FONDA, JOHNSTOWN ANDGLOVERSVILLE RR CO. SPECIMEN* 4301902. SPECIMEN. $1,000 bond bearing 4½% interest. Brown\Black. Engraved vi-gnette of a steam locomotive at center. At-tached page of coupons. Founded in 1867,the company operated a 26 mile track run-ning from Fonda, New York to Northville,New York. Rare. Lightly punch cancelledand Very Fine. $200 – up

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THE NEW YORK CENTRAL ANDHUDSON RIVER RAILROAD

COMPANY* 4311893, New York. Green/Black/White.Extended debt certificate of New York Cen-tral Railroad Company of 1853 bond for$1000 bearing 4 percent interest. Vignetteat the top of the document of two women infront of the river. Stamp and punch cancelledand Fine. $15- up

THE UNITED RAILWAYS &ELECTRIC COMPANY

* 4321899, Maryland. Brown/Black/White.Stock certificate for 100 shares. A smallvignette of the company seal sits art the topleft. $40 - up

WEST SHORE AND ONTARIOTERMINAL COMPANY

* 4331883, New Jersey. Brown/Black/White.Stock certificate for 1 share. Vignette of boatsin the water at the top center and a decora-tive border. Fine. $100 - up

NEW YORK AND HARLEMRAILROAD COMPANY

* 4341850, New York. Blue/Red. Stock certifi-cate for 6 shares. Small vignette of a train atthe top center. $30 - up

KANSAS CITY BRIDGE ANDTERMINAL RAILWAY COMPANY

SPECIMEN* 4351889. SPECIMEN. $500 bond bearing 6%interest. Green\Black. Engraved vignette ofa cowboy seated atop a horse overlookinga passing steam locomotive. Coupons atright. Rare. Lightly punch cancelled andExtremely Fine. $200 - up

KANSAS CITY AND ATLANTICRAILROAD CO. SPECIMEN

* 4361893, SPECIMEN. Missouri. $500 bondbearing 6% interest. Brown\Black. En-graved vignette of a steam locomotive at topcenter. Coupons at right. Rare. Lightlypunch cancelled and Extremely Fine. $200 – up

KANSAS CITY & INDEPENDENCERAPID TRANSIT RAILWAY BOND

* 4371889, Missouri. SPECIMEN. Bond for$1,000. Green/Black. Large top center en-graved vignette of a train moving down thetracks. Attached coupons. Rare.Uncancelled and Extremely fine. $200 - up

ATLANTIC COAST LINECOMPANY STOCK

* 4381897, Connecticut. Stock certificate for 145shares. Brown/White. Bottom center vi-gnette of an early coal train leaving the trainstation. Uncancelled and very fine. $150 - up

THE WEST SHORE RAILROADCOMPANY

* 4391885, New York. Green/Black/White. Bondfor $1000 bearing 4 percent interest. Vi-gnette at the bottom of the page of railroadtracks right on the shore of a harbor withships in it. Very Fine. $20 - up

THE WESTERN CAR COMPANY* 4401895, Delaware. Blue/Black/White. Stockcertificate for 25 shares. Top center vignetteof a coal car. Very Fine. $75 - up

THE WESTERN IMPROVEMENTCOMPANY

* 4411883, New York. Black/White. Stock cer-tificate for 5 shares. Top center vignette of atrain. Fine. $90 - up

LOT # 442

THE WESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD COMPANY

* 4421900’s, Maryland. Purple/Black/White.Bond for $10,000 bearing 3 ½ percent in-terest. Top center vignette of a train. $20 - up

THE WESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD COMPANY

* 4431953, Maryland. Pink/Black/White. Bondfor $1000 bearing 3 percent interest. Topcenter vignette of a woman sitting betweentwo trains. Excellent. $20 - up

THE WESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD COMPANY

* 4441917, Maryland. Blue/Black/White. Stockcertificate for 100 shares. Top center vignetteof a train arriving at the station. $20 - up

THE WESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD COMPANY ISSUED TO JOHN

D. ROCKEFELLER* 4451917, Maryland. Black/White. Bond for$10,000 bearing 4 percent interest. Issuedto John D. Rockefeller. Vignette of a train atthe top left. Lightly punch cancelled andExtremely Fine. $100 - up

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WESTERN NEW YORK ANDPENNSYLVANIA RAILWAY

COMPANY* 4461937, New York. Brown/Black/White.Stock certificate for 5,866 shares. Top cen-ter vignette of a train. Very Fine. $25 - up

WESTERN NEW YORK ANDPENNSYLVANIA RAILWAY

COMPANY* 4471895, New York. Orange/Black/White.Stock certificate for 100 shares. Top centervignette of a train. Excellent. $35 - up

WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANYOF ALABAMA

* 4481871, Alabama. Green/Black/White. Bondfor $1000 bearing 8 percent interest. Vi-gnette of a train going through a town at thetop and coupons attached at the bottom.Very Fine. $200 - up

WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY* 4491842, Massachusetts. Blue/Black. Twohundred pounds sterling. Fine. $150 - up

WESTERN PACIFIC RW CO.* 4501903, California. Brown/Black/White.Bond for $1,000 bearing 5 percent interest.Vignette of a train at the top of the docu-ment. Fine. $150 - up

WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY* 4511858, Massachusetts. Black/White. Stockcertificate for 3 shares. Three small vignetteson the left border two of women workingand the other of a man looking out to thesea. Fine. $50 - up

THE WESTERN VIRGINIA ANDKENTUCKY RAILROAD AND COAL

COMPANY* 4521857, Virginia and Kentucky. Black/White/Red Seal. Bond for $1000 bearing 7 percentinterest. Vignette of a train at the top centerand a ver detailed border around the docu-ment. Fine. $250 - up

WESTERN VIRGINIA ANDKENTUCKY RAILROAD AND COAL

COMPANY* 4531886, New York. Black/White. Stock cer-tificate for 5 shares. Small vignette of a traindriving by cows. Fine. $250 - up

WILDWOOD AND DELAWARE BAYSHORT LINE RAILROAD COMPANY* 4541913, New Jersey. Black/White/Gold Seal.Stock certificate for 100 shares. Vignette ofa train coming out of a tunnel at the top cen-ter. $75 - up

THE WILMINGTON CITY RAILWAYCOMPANY

* 4551893, Delaware. Black/White. Stock cer-tificate for 10 shares. Top center vignette oftwo dogs. Fine. $35 - up

WESTMORELAND RAILWAYCOMPANY

* 4561901, Pennsylvania. Brown/Black/White.Stock certificate for 4 shares. Top center vi-gnette of horses jumping. Very Fine. $50 - up

WHITE WATER RAILROADCOMPANY

* 4571878, Indiana. Red/White. Stock certifi-cate for 20 shares. Vignette of a train at thetop center. Very Fine. $100 - up

WICHITA FALLS AND NORTHWEST-ERN RAILWAY COMPANY

* 4581907, Oklahoma. Brown/Black/White.Bond for $1000 bearing 5 percent interest.Top center vignette of a train. Fine. $20 - up

WHITE WATER RAILROADCOMPANY

* 4591878, Indiana. Black/White. Stock certifi-cate for 200 shares. Vignette of a train at thetop. Very Fine. $100 - up

WHITE WATER RAILROADCOMPANY

* 4601878, Indiana. Black/White. Scrip certifi-cate for $20 with 6 percent interest. Topcenter vignette of a train driving by somemen working. Fine. $100 - up

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WHARTON VALLEY RAILWAYCOMPANY

* 4611930, New York. Black/White. Stock cer-tificate for 1 share. Small vignette at the topof women and a shield. $35 - up

TOWN OF CROWN POINT* 4621868, New York. Black/White/Red. Bondfor $200 bearing 7 percent interest. Topcenter vignette of a train. Fine. $100 - up

WICHITA AND SOUTH WESTERNRAILROAD COMPANY

* 4631879, Kansas. Black/White. Stock certifi-cate for 100 shares. Vignette of a woman andan eagle. Fine. $125 - up

WILMINGTON & CHESTERTRACTION COMPANY

* 4641898, New Jersey. Green/Black/White.Stock certificate for 100 shares. Vignette ofa cable car in the top left corner. $40 - up

THE WILMINGTON AND NORTH-ERN RAILROAD COMPANY

* 4651877, Delaware. Black/White. Stock cer-tificate for 62 shares. Top center vignette oflarge ships in the harbor. $40 - up

WILMINGTON AND MANCHESTERRAILROAD COMPANY

* 4661866, North Carolina and South Carolina.Black/White/Red. Bond for $500 bearing7 percent interest. Top center vignette of atrain and a detailed border. Fine. $200 - up

CLEVELAND, ST. LOUIS ANDKANSAS CITY RAILWAY COMPANY* 4671888. Missouri. $1000 bond bearing 5%interest. Green/black. Top center vignetteof a train leaving a station. Small vignette atbottom center of a farmer at work in a field.Full coupons attached at right.Uncancelled and excellent. $150 - up

THE WINONA AND SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY

* 4681888, Minnesota. Green/Black/White.Bond for $1000 bearing 6 percent interest.Top center vignette of three allegorical fig-ures. Fine. $60 - up

WILMINGTON, NEW CASTLE &DELAWARE CITY RAILWAY

COMPANY* 4691915, Delaware. Blue/Black/White. Stockcertificate for 5 shares. No vignette but niceborder around document and the title of thecompany. $30 - up

* 4701901, Maine. Brown/Black/White. Bondfor $1000 bearing 5 percent interest. Topcenter vignette of a train. Fine. $100 - up

WISCONSIN CENTRAL RAILROADCOMPANY

* 4711855, Wisconsin. Blue/Black. Stock cer-tificate for 10 shares. No vignette. Very Fine. $200 - up

WOODRUFF SLEEPING & PARLORCOACH COMPANY

* 4721887, Pennsylvania. Black/White. Stockcertificate for 30 shares. Vignette of a mansitting on a rock looking out over the waterat the top and two other small vignettes oneither side of early settlers. $50 - up

THE NEW YORK AND BOSTONRAPID TRANSIT COMPANY

* 4731887. New Jersey. 175 shares of stock. Lightblue paper with black border. A steam loco-motive is featured in the vignette at top cen-ter. Uncancelled. Fine. $100 - up

NEW YORK & OSWEGO MIDLANDRAIL ROAD COMPANY

* 4741868. New York. $500 bond. Black/Whitewith blue overprint. Town of Volney. Vi-gnette of train at top center, cattle at topright and lady at top left, and state seal atbottom left. Punch and stamp cancelled. $75 - up

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WILKES-BARRE AND EASTERNRAILROAD COMPANY

* 4751892, Pennsylvania. Green/Black/White.Bond for $1000 bearing 5 percent interest.Top center vignette of a train. $90 - up

THE YAZOO AND MISSISSIPPIVALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY

* 4761907, New York. Orange/Black/White.Bond for $10,000 bearing 5 percent inter-est. Vignette of a train at the bottom centerof the document. Fine. $60 - up

YOSEMITE SHORT LINE RAILWAYCOMPANY

* 4771905, California. Green/Black/White.Bond for $100 bearing 4 ½ percent interest.Vignette of a train a the top center of thedocument. Very Fine. $150 - up

YOUNGSTOWN AND AUSTINTOWNRAILWAY COMPANY

* 4781888, Ohio. Black/White. Stock certifi-cate for 204 shares. Small vignette of a riverin the center. $75 - up

THE YAZOO AND MISSISSIPPIVALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY

* 4791911, New York. Black/White. Stock cer-tificate for 1 share. Vignette of a train in thecenter and the right border is a long vignetteof a sailboat. $50 - up

BALTIMORE & OHIO RAIL ROADCOMPANY

* 4801839. Maryland. Stock certificate for oneshare. Black. Center vignette of an old trainflanked by allegorical woman at top left andright. Approximately 9” x 5 ½ “. Cut andpen cancelled. Fine. $150 - up

THE BARNEY AND SMITH CARCOMPANY

* 4811919. West Virginia. 5 shares of stock. Lightgreen border. Vignette appears in the centerof the certificate, and is comprised of a trainplatform with people bidding goodbye topassengers already aboard. $50 - up

THE ANN ARBOR* 4821949. Michigan. 33 shares of stock. Blueborder. Vignette on left of a steam locomo-tive passing under a bridge, the city in thedistance. Hole cancelled. Fine. $30 - up

THE ANN ARBOR* 4831946. Michigan. 37 shares of stock. Greenborder. Vignette on left of a steam locomo-tive passing under a bridge, the city in thedistance. Punch cancelled. Fine. $30 - up

BELLEVILLE AND SOUTHERNILLINOIS RAILROAD COMPANY

* 4841870. Illinois. Stock certificate for 100shares. Printed entirely in red. Vignette of asteam locomotive at center. Litho. Attachedadhesive revenue stamp at lower left corner.A scarce variety from this railroad. Stampand cut cancelled with all paper intact. Ex-tremely fine. $50 - up

BROOKLYN AND QUEENSTRANSIT CORPORATION

* 4851940. New York. Stock certificate for 100shares. Orange/black. Top center vignetteof allegorical female seated among items rep-resenting knowledge, with allegorical malestanding behind among items representingpower. Punch cancelled. Very Fine. $20 - up

CAPE COD RAILROAD COMPANY* 4861871. Massachusetts. 7% bond for $1000.Black. Portrait comprises top center vi-gnette. Attached adhesive revenue stampon upper left side. Pen cancelled. $75 - up

THE CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA FALLS &NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY

COMPANY* 4871918. Iowa. Stock certificate for one share.Black. A simple and elegant piece. Attachedadhesive revenue stamp on reverse side.Punch cancelled. $30 - up

ALLEGHENY & WESTERNRAILWAY COMPANY

* 4881898. Pennsylvania. $1000 bond bearing4% interest. Burnt red border. Top centervignette presents steam locomotive pull-ing into a depot, while a small vignette atbottom center offers the side view of the trainheading Down the tracks. Attached cou-pons, hole cancelled. Fine. $150 - up

GREEN BAY AND WESTERNRAILROAD COMPANY

* 4891935. Wisconsin. Stock certificate for twoshares. Brown/black. Engraved vignette ofa steam locomotive crossing a stream with a

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cowboy atop horse in foreground. Stamp,punch and hole cancelled. $20 - up

CHICAGO, PORTAGE ANDSUPERIOR RAILWAY COMPANY

* 4901881. Illinois. First mortgage land grantgold bond for $1000, bearing 6% interest.Vignette at top center of a locomotive ap-proaching on the tracks, a steamboat in thebay in the background. Large red seal atlower left. Coupons attached, uncancelled. $100- up

THE CINCINNATI NORTHERNRAILWAY COMPANY

* 4911881. Ohio. Income mortgage bond for$1000. Black/blue. Large vignette at topcenter of a locomotive approaching on thetracks, a steamboat in the bay in the back-ground. Approximately 15 ½ “ x 10 ½ “.Uncancelled. $100 - up

MICHIGAN SOUTHERN &NORTHERN INDIANA RAILROAD

COMPANY* 4921868. Michigan. Stock certificate for 100shares. Black with orange imprinted rev-enue at center. Vignette of a large railroadterminal building at center. Litho. Stub at-tached with glue at left. Pen and hole can-celled. $40 - up

DETROIT, TOLEDO AND IRONTONRAILWAY COMPANY

* 4941905. Michigan. 4 ½ % consolidated mort-gage gold bond for $1000. Green/black.Vignette at top left of a young allegoricalfemale, steamboats in the bay over her rightshoulder, a cherub over her left, wreathslaying at her feet. Coupons attached,uncancelled. Fine. $75 - up

THE FLINT AND PERE-MARQUETTE RAILROAD

COMPANY* 4951880. Michigan. $1000 bond bearing 6%interest. Black. Top center vignette of loco-motive crossing a trestle in the foreground,another locomotive in the distance cross-ing a trestle, bound for a tunnel. Specimen. $75 - up

NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA &OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY

* 4961880. New York. Beneficiary certificate for$452.49. All blue print. Uncancelled.Fine. $100 - up

THE CLEVELAND, CINCINNATI,CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS RAILWAY

COMPANY * 4971890. Ohio. $1000 gold bond bearing 4%interest. Green/black. Image of a locomo-tive passing the bay, engineer visible com-prises the top center vignette. Two attachedadhesive revenue stamps on reverse. Punchcancelled. $15 - up

THE JERSEY CITY LOCOMOTIVEWORKS

* 4981858. New Jersey. 7% bond for $250. Brown.Top center vignette bearing a locomotivetraversing a hillside. Small vignette at bot-tom center of allegorical figures.Uncancelled. Fine. $250 - up

HONDURAS INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY* 4931854. Honduras. Stock certificate for one share. Fine black border. Large simplevignette top center of a ship in the distance of the ocean, mountains and shorelinevisible. Signed by E. Geo. Squier, (1821-1888), who served as Secretary of thiseventually unsuccessful project. Squier was a self-educated journalist and dip-lomat, who made substantial contributions to the archaeology and ethnology ofthe Americas. After years of travel, he returned to New York, and in 1874 wasdeclared insane. Uncancelled. The certificate as been professionally restored. Anextremely rare certificate in issued state. $1,200 - up

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MANCHESTER AND LAWRENCERAILROAD

* 499SPECIMEN. New Hampshire. Stock certifi-cate. Black/white. Center vignette presentsa steam locomotive at a bustling railroadstation. Uncancelled. $20 - up

NEW YORK, WEST SHORE ANDBUFFALO RAILWAY COMPANY

* 5001884. New York. Stock certificate for 50shares. Light brown with brown border. Atthe center, a vignette of the wharf, ships inthe harbor, city in the distance. Hole can-celled. Fine. $100 - up

OLD COLONY RAILROADCORPORATION

* 5011848. Massachusetts. $100 bond. Left onlyborder contains a small vignette of an oldtrain. Top center vignette of a locomotivepassing workers in the field. Red seal. Pencancelled. Fine. $125 - up

READING COMPANY* 5021897. New York. Stock certificate for one

share. Black print on blue paper. No vi-gnette. Four attached adhesive revenuestamps on reverse. Hole and stamp can-celled. $40 - up

THE QUEEN ANNE’S RAILROAD* 5031898. Maryland. Stock certificate for 40shares. Ornate black border. Vignette at topcenter of activity at the train station, a loco-motive pulling in. Uncancelled. Fine. $125 - up

BUFFALO & LAKE ERIE TRACTIONCOMPANY

* 5041909, New York. Stock certificate for 4shares. Orange/Black. Vignette at top cen-ter of a spread eagle, the state seals of NewYork and Pennsylvania flanking the com-pany name, and a traction car at bottom.Small staple holes at top left and folds. Punchcancelled and very good. $50 - up

RENSSELAER & SARATOGA RAILROAD COMPANY

* 5061862. New York. 7% bond. Fine black bor-der. Top center vignette is a steam locomo-tive. Punch cancelled.

ROCK ISLAND AND ALTONRAILROAD

* 5071857. New York. $500 bond bearing 7%interest. Grey border. Six vignettes adornthis certificate: Top center of passing loco-motive; left center offers view of train ontrestle in the distance, people observing inthe foreground; right center of ferry on theriver, locomotive passing over the trestle;bottom center of female figure seated, live-stock in the background; lower left of farm-ers, livestock, wheat; lower right of alle-gorical female holding scale a lot. Punchand stamp cancelled.

RUTLAND RAILROAD COMPANY

* 5081875, Vermont. Stock certificate for 20shares. Green on white paper. Vignette atupper left of Vermont State Seal, and steamlocomotive at upper right. Punch cancelledand very fine. $150 - up

RICHMOND & YORK RIVER RAILROAD COMPANY

* 5091862. Virginia. Stock for 4 shares. Vignetteat left of allegorical female, with produceand wheat. Top center vignette of a steamlocomotive, small vignette at bottom centerof ships. Uncancelled. $250 - up

RIDGE AVENUE PASSENGERRAILWAY COMPANY

* 5101938. Pennsylvania. 20 shares of stock.Blue border. Top center vignette bears ahorse-drawn rail car with passengersaboard. $30 - up

THE ROANOKE RAILROAD &LUMBER COMPANY

* 5111922. Virginia. 10 shares of stock. Lightgreen border. Vignette at centers offers im-ages of logs in the river in the background,with piles of lumber, and a train transport-ing more. Fine. $150 - up

THE READING AND COLUMBIA RAIL ROAD COMPANY* 5051862. Pennsylvania. 4 shares of stock. Black/white. Center vignette offers viewof valley with freight depot, river and mountains in the distance. Punch can-celled. Fine. $300 - up

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ROCHESTER AND PITTSBURGHRAILROAD COMPANY

* 5121882. New York and Pennsylvania. $1000SPECIMEN bond. Green/ black. Engravedsteam locomotive vignette at top center. Fullcoupons at bottom. There remains glue resi-due at right margin on bond, and right andleft margins on coupons not affecting anytext. We’ve never had this bond in an is-sued form. Rare. Light punch cancellations. $150 - up

THE ROCKFORD, ROCK ISLAND &ST. LOUIS RAILROAD COMPANY

* 5131868. Illinois. $100 bond at 7 %. Greyborder with light green background in cen-ter. Top center vignette of a colonial familywaving to a passing locomotive in the coun-tryside. Bottom left features smaller vignetteof a locomotive passing workers, with townand bridge in distance. Cut coupons at-tached. Punch cancelled. Fine. $125 - up

ROCK ISLAND AND PEORIARAILWAY COMPANY

* 5141885. Illinois. $1000 bond at 6% interest.Light green border, with winged figures.Vignette at top center presents portait offemale. Bottom center vignette offers trainparked at depot, people and activity in back-ground. Coupons attached. Punch can-celled. $50 - up

THE ROCKFORD, ROCK ISLAND &ST. LOUIS RAILROAD COMPANY

* 5151868. Illinois. $1000 bond at 7%. Greyborder with light red background in center.Top center vignette of a locomotive passingthrough the countryside. Bottom left fea-tures smaller vignette of a locomotive pass-ing workers, with town and bridge in dis-tance. Fine. $150 - up

THE ROCKPORT LANGDON &NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY

* 5161890. $500 bearing 6% interest. Pale brownborder. Vignette at upper center offers loco-motive traveling through the countryside,another progressing over a trestle in thedistance. Punch cancelled. $150 - up

THE ROCK ISLAND COMPANY* 5171914. New Jersey. 10 shares of stock. Cop-per border. Top center vignette of locomo-tive arriving at the depot, images includeworkers moving luggage, people movingto meet the train. Fine. $25 - up

ROCK ISLAND, ARKANSAS ANDLOUISIANA RAILROAD COMPANY* 5181933. $100,000 bond bearing 4 ½ % inter-est. Blue border. Top center vignette pre-sents reclining allegorical females flankingfront view of locomotive. Punch cancelled. $20 - up

ROCK ISLAND MEMPHIS TERMI-NAL RAILWAY COMPANY

* 5191913. Tennessee. One share of stock. Greyborder, gold lines threading background.Top left vignette of allegorical female look-ing over her shoulder. Bottom center pre-sents gold image of the head of an eagle.Punch cancelled. $30 - up

ROCK ISLAND AND MERCERCOUNTY RAILROAD

* 5201906. Illinois. One share of stock. Detailedvignette top center of livestock being ledinto water, trestle behind with passing lo-comotive. Small vignette bottom center oflocomotive. Fine. $50 - up

ROCK ISLAND AND PEORIARAILWAY COMPANY

* 5211878. Illinois. Stock. Detailed vignette topcenter of livestock being led into water,trestle behind with passing locomotive.Small vignette bottom center of locomotive. $50 - up

ROCK ISLAND AND PEORIARAILWAY COMPANY

* 5221885. Illinois. $5000 bond bearing 6% in-terest. Brown border. Top left vignette oftrain at station, people milling, town in

backdrop. Small vignette at bottom centerside view of train. Punch cancelled. $75 - up

ROCK ISLAND AND PEORIARAILWAY COMPANY

* 5231900. Illinois. 100 shares of stock. Brownborder. Wide vignette at top center of trainpassing over water, sailboat in the water,the town and mountains in the distance.Punch cancelled. $75 - up

LOUISVILLE SOUTHERNRAILROAD CO.

* 5241890, Kentucky. Stock certificate for 1shares. Brown\Black. Engraved vignette ofa steam locomotive at top center, wheatstocks, agricultural implements and a farmbelow. While chartered in 1864, construc-tion began on the Louisville Southern in1884 from Louisville towards Abgindon,Virginia. It became part of the Southern Rail-way System. Stamp cancelled and ExtremelyFine. $40 - up

ROCK ISLAND, PEORIA & ST. LOUISRAILWAY COMPANY

* 5251891. New York. Bond for $100 bearing5% interest. Green border, winged creaturewith tale and horns at bottom right and left.Top center vignette of train. Coupons at-tached. Uncancelled. Fine. $90 - up

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ROCK ISLAND SOUTHERNRAILROAD COMPANY

* 5261907. Illinois. $1000 bond bearing 5%interest. Dark green border over pale greenbackground. Train featured in top centervignette, gold seal bottom center. Couponsattached and uncancelled. Fine. $60 - up

ROCK ISLAND, STUTTGART ANDSOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY

* 5271943. Arkansas. One share of stock. Palegreen border. Top center vignette presentsallegorical female. Transfer of stock certifi-cate attached to back. Fine. $30 - up

ROME CITY STREET RAILWAYCOMPANY

* 5281894. New York. One share of stock. Blackborder. Vignette at top center of horse drawnrail car. Punch and pen cancelled. $75 - up

ROME, WATERTOWN ANDOGDENSBURGH RAILROAD

COMPANY* 5291874. New York. $1000 bearing 7% inter-est. Gray/Black/White. Small vignette ofallegorical figures surrounded by a pan-oramic view of a train and people overlook-ing a waterfall across top. Punch and stampcancelled. $40 - up

RUTLAND RAILROAD COMPANY* 5301927. New York. Two shares of stock. Greyborder. Vignette top center offers front viewof train, flanked by allegorical females oneither side. Punch and stamp cancelled. $60 - up

RUTLAND STREET RAILWAY COMPANY

* 5311885. Vermont. $100 bond at 6% interest.Pale brown border. Striking vignette at topcenter of horses running wild, flanked bywinged gargoyles. Punch cancelled. $90 - up

SECOND AVENUE RAILROADCOMPANY

* 5321898. New York. A 5% bond for $1000.Green ornate border. Allegorical childrenflank the company logo at top center. Cou-pons attached. Uncancelled. $75 - up

RULTLAND AND WASHINGTONRAILROAD COMPANY

* 5331850. Vermont. $1000 mortgage bond at 6%interest. Black border. Top center vignetteof a train. This road was part of a consolida-tion of railroads which became theRensselaer and Saratoga Railroad. Cou-pons attached and many hole punches. $40 - up

RULTLAND AND WASHINGTONRAILROAD COMPANY

* 5341852. Vermont. $1000 mortgage bond at 7%interest. Black border. Top center vignetteof a train. This road was part of a consolida-tion of railroads which became theRensselaer and Saratoga Railroad. Cou-pons attached and punch cancelled. $125 - up

SARATOGA & WASHINGTON RAILROAD COMPANY

* 5351851. New York. $1000 bond bearing 7%interest. Black on pale blue paper. Cou-pons attached, uncancelled. $125 - up

ST. LOUIS, ALTON AND TERREHAUTE RAILROAD COMPANY

* 5361887. Illinois. Stock certificate for 100shares. Vignette at top center of a locomo-tive rounding a mountainside bend. Smallervignette on left side center is a close-up viewof the same engine. Stamp, cut and punchcancelled. $30 -up

SAINT PAUL AND SIOUX CITY RAILROAD COMPANY

* 5371890. Minnesota. Stock certificate for 68shares. Black border, pale green emanatingfrom the center. Image of train passingthrough town comprises vignettes at topcenter. Pen cancelled. $90 - up

SALEM RAIL ROAD* 5381881. New Jersey. Two shares of stock. Blackborder. Top center vignette of locomotivewith images of town and harbor in the back-ground. Punch cancelled. Fine. $75 - up

SALEM RAILROAD* 5391862. New Jersey. Two shares of stock. Blackborder, accents of light green on right andleft sides. Top center is a pale green vignetteof a train scene. Pen cancelled. $100 - up

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THE SAN FRANCISCO AND SANJOAQUIN VALLEY RAILWAY

* 5401895, California. Stock certificate for 10shares in the San Francisco & San JoaquinValley Railway Co. Green/Black with or-ange overprint. Large vignette of steam lo-comotive at top center. Litho. The San Fran-cisco and San Joaquin Railway was con-structed by Claus Spreckels (1828-1908),a sugar magnate, in order to circumvent thetransportation monopoly of the SouthernPacific RR, thereby ensuring a low rate forthe transportation of his sugar cane. Stampcancellation. $60 - up

SARATOGA & WHITEHALL RAILROAD COMPANY

* 5411862. New York. $1000 bond bearing 7%interest. Printed all in green. Top centervignette of a train scene. Punch and stampcancelled. $125 - up

SAVANNAH AND CHARLESTONRAIL ROAD COMPANY

* 5421871. South Carolina. A second mortgagebond for $500 bearing 8%interest. Top cen-ter vignette of a train moving down thetracks. Attached coupons and uncancelled. $200 - up

SECOND & THIRD STREETPASSENGER RAILWAY COMPANY

* 5431872. Pennsylvania. Stock certificate for twoshares. Black border. Vignette at top center

presents a horse drawn rail car in the fore-ground, an impressive structure in the back.Smaller vignette at bottom center of wildhorses. Attached adhesive revenue stampaffixed on right. Pen cancelled. $40 - up

SAVANNAH & CHARLESTON RAILROAD COMPANY

* 5441869. South Carolina. First mortgage bondfor $500 at 7%. Black, white with a blueborder. Large top center vignette of a trainmoving down the tracks. Small bottom cen-ter vignette of an allegorical female and crest.Attached coupons and uncancelled. $200 - up

SAVANNAH & CHARLESTON RAILROAD COMPANY

* 5451869. South Carolina. $500 bond for inter-est funded, 7%. Black/white. Vignette at topcenter features an eagle in the foreground, atrain below progressing down the tracks,with picturesque views of the valley andmountains in the distance. Attached adhe-sive revenue stamp at right. Coupons at-tached, uncancelled. $200 - up

SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAYEQUIPMENT TRUST

* 546SPECIMEN. Maryland. $1000 bond. Black/white with green border. Large top centervignette of locomotive coming down thetracks, flanked by allegorical male figures

on either side. Coupons attached and punchcancelled. $50 - up

SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILROAD* 547SPECIMEN. Maryland. $1000 equipmenttrust certificate. Black/white with greenborder. Large top center vignette of moderntrain with palm trees behind. Coupons at-tached and punch cancelled. $50 - up

SEABOARD-ALL FLORIDARAILWAY

* 5481925. Florida. $1000 first mortgage bondat 6%. Orange border. Locomotive at sta-tion, the town in the background makes upthe vignette at top center. Coupons attached.Stamp cancelled. $50 - up

WEST SHORE RAILROADCOMPANY

* 5491931. New York. 4% first mortgage guaran

teed bond for $1000. Orange border andoverprint, orange and black type. Largevignette appearing at bottom center is apanoramic view for the harbor with ships, atrain progressing down the tracks, moun-tains in the distance. Vignette on reverse inorange of an eagle. Punch cancelled. $15 - up

SEABOARD COAST LINERAILROAD EQUIPMENT TRUST

* 5501969. Maryland. $1000 equipment trustcertificate at 8 5/8 % interest. Blue border.Handsome vignette top center is the imageof a train. Punch cancelled. $20 - up

SHORE LINE RAILWAY COMPANY* 5511890. New Brunswick. 4% bond for $1000.Brown border and ornamental banner at topof the document stating “Dominion ofCanada”. A vignette appears on either sideof the company name: on left, of a man stock-ing the fires, on right a portrait of a woman.Uncancelled. Unattached coupons in addi-tion. $90 - up

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SAVANNAH & STATESBORORAILWAY COMPANY

* 5521923. Georgia. Stock certificate for oneshare. Black border, green overprint. Impres-sive vignette of eagle with outstretchedwings top center. Uncancelled. $60 -up

SELMA, ROME AND DALTON* 5531867. Alabama. 7% mortgage bond for$1000. Black border with green overprint.Vignette at top center of a train progressingover a trestle in the distance, farmers work-ing in the foreground. Uncancelled. $200 - up

SELMA AND TENNESSEE RAILROAD COMPANY

* 5541839. Tennessee. Small stock certificate forten shares. Uncancelled. $400 - up

SCHUYLKILL AND LEHIGHVALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY

* 5551889. Pennsylvania. Stock certificate for 500shares. Brown border, brown overprint,black print. Elaborate vignette at top cen-ter of an engine, flanked by smaller vignettesof an engine and ships in the harbor. Smallervignette at bottom center of an engine. Punchcancelled. $75 - up

THE SHARON RAILWAY* 5561875. Pennsylvania. Stock certificate for 20shares. Wonderful tripled vignette of an in-dustrial scene flanked by a steam locomo-tive at left and factory at right. Pen can-celled. $50 - up

THE SHARON RAILWAY* 5571901. Pennsylvania. Stock certificate for 100shares. Green/black. Large vignette at topcenter of a locomotive and a rail yard. Asmaller vignette of George Boyce appearsbottom center. Stamp cancelled. $50 - up

THE SHARON RAILWAY* 5581892. Pennsylvania Stock certificate for100 shares. Black border. Vignette of GeorgeBoyce shows at the center of the certificate.Pen cancelled. $50 -up

THE SIXTH AVENUE RAILROADCOMPANY

* 5591919. New York. Stock certificate for sevenshares. Brown border, type is also allbrown; with brown overprint. A vignetteappears at the top center, and is of a horsedrawn rail car, townsfolk milling, churchwith clock tower and steeple in the back-ground. Punch cancelled. Fine. $40- up

THE SHARPSVILLE RAIL ROADCOMPANY

* 5601881. Pennsylvania. $1000 bond at 6%interest. Unornamented certificate except-ing the script used for the company name.Uncancelled. $75 - up

THE PITTSBURGH, MCKEESPORTAND YOUGHIOGHENY RAILROAD

COMPANY* 5611882. Pennsylvania. COLOR BONDPROOF. This set of nine pieces includes anenvelope bearing the company name(approx. 6”x3 ½”), four pages of handwrit-ten mock-ups (approx.9 ¾”x7 ½” each), theorder form for the printing (approx. 8½”x11”), a page of coupons (approx. 9”x13½”), the cover page (approx. 9”x13 ½”), aswell as the actual bond (approx. 10”x15”).Pale brown/black. A vignette in pale brownappears on the cover of a panoramic view ofa locomotive passing through the plains,with city line in the distance. The bond pageoffers two vignettes: one at top center fea-turing an underground mining scene, oneat bottom center of a river scene includingboats and ferries, a bridge spanning the river,and the town on the far bank with moun-tains as a backdrop. $150 - up

THE MABBETT RAILWAY CHAIRMANUFACTURING COMPANY

* 5621867, New York. Black/White. Stock cer-tificate for 20 shares. Nice vignette of anearly rail and attachemt at center. Revenuestamp at left. Unusual topic. Uncancelledand Extremely Fine. $225 - up

MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY

* 5631912. Maine. Stock certificate for sevenshares. Blue/black. Large vignette at topcenter offers a rail yard scene, workers andlocomotives. Large seal bottom center.Punch cancelled. $20 - up

NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND RR

* 5641889. New York. Stock certificate for tenshares. Green/black. Vignette appears atcenter of document, and offers a locomotiveprogressing through the countryside,mountains in the distance. Stamp and Punchcancelled. $40 - up

NASHUA AND LOWELL RAILROADCORPORATION

* 5651897. New Hampshire. Stock certificate forsix shares. Green/black. Top center vignettefeatures a locomotive progressing throughthe countryside, mountains in the distance.Stamp cancelled. Fine. $30 - up

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SIERRA RAILWAYCOMPANY

* 5661937. California. 6% sinking fund goldbond for $1000. Green border, black print.Top center features a fine-looking vignetteof locomotive rounding the bend on thebrink of the tree line, livestock in the fore-ground, a farm in the background. Punchcancelled, coupons attached. $100 - up

ST. LOUIS AND CAIRO RAILROADCOMPANY

* 5671881. Illinois. COLOR PROOF. Stock cer-tificate for 100 shares. Green/black. Ap-proximately 15”x 7”. Top center offers a vi-gnette of a locomotive engine with stationbehind. Vignette at left of cherub bearingwheat, vignette at right of cherub bearingfruit. Punch cancelled. $100 - up

ST. LOUIS AND CAIRO RAILROADCOMPANY

* 5681882. Illinois. COLOR PROOF, includesprinting order form (approx. 8 ½”x11”). Red/black. Approximately 15”x 7”. Top centeroffers a vignette of a locomotive engine withstation behind. Vignette at left of cherubbearing wheat and vignette at right of cherubbearing fruit. Punch cancelled. $100 - up

ST. LOUIS AND CAIRORAILROAD COMPANY

* 5691881. Illinois. PROOF stock certificate,correcting title from “Cario & St. Louis” to“St. Louis & Cairo”. Black. Large vignettespreads across upper middle, and is com-prised of a countryside scene, two locomo-tive passing one another, farms, bay andmountains in distance. Approximately 10½”x 7”. $100 - up

ST. LOUIS AND CAIRO RAILROADCOMPANY

* 5701882. Illinois. PROOF stock certificate.Black. Approx. 16 ½” x 8 ½”. Top centeroffers a vignette of a locomotive engine withstation behind. Vignette at left of cherubbearing wheat and vignette at right of cherubbearing fruit. Punch cancelled. $100 - up

THIRTY FOURTH STREETCROSSTOWN RAILWAY COMPANY

* 5711896. New York. 5% gold bond for $1000.Top left corner features a flowing vignette ofan allegorical female. Ornate black border.Stamp cancelled. Fine. $40 - up

SIERRA RAILWAYCOMPANY

* 5721904. California. 5% sinking fund goldbond for $1000. Black print, green andbrown overprints. Brown border containsa small vignette at top center of a warriorwith staff and shield, overlooking the bay.Within the certificate, a large vignette attop center of a train scene. Punch cancelled,coupons attached. $75 - up

THE SACKETS HARBOR &ELLISBURGH RAILROAD

COMPANY* 5731854. New York. Income bond. Simple black/white certificate. Uncancelled. Fine. $200 - up

WESTERN MARYLAND RAILROADCOMPANY

* 5741858. Maryland. $500 first mortgage bondbearing 6% interest. Rich light grey border.Large vignette at top center of an involvedtrain scene. Coupons attached. Stamp can-celled. $150 - up

WOODRUFF SLEEPING ANDPARLOR COACH COMPANY

* 5751888. Pennsylvania. $1000 bond bearing6% interest. Brown/black. Large vignetteat top center of a locomotive exiting a tun-nel, with ships in the bay in the background.Blue seal at lower left corner. Coupons at-tached. Uncancelled. Extremely Fine. $75 - up

UNITED TRACTION COMPANY* 5761915. Pennsylvania. Stock certificate fornine shares. Orange/black. Large vignettecomprised of trolley and town scene is attop center. Punch cancelled. $30 - up

WAGNER PALACE CAR COMPANY* 5771892. New York. Brown/black. Stock cer-tificate for ten shares. Large vignette spreadsin the top center of a locomotive with work-ers and passersby in the foreground, thetown in the back. Handsome framed vi-gnettes at upper left and right corners ofbuilding and town scenes. Cut cancelled. $40 - up

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ATCHISON, TOPEKA ANDSANTA FE COMPANY

* 5781894. Massachusetts. $300 general mort-gage bond scrip bearing 4% interest. Cop-per/black. A locomotive comprises the vi-gnette at top center. Coupons attached atright. Punch and cut cancelled. $35 - up

BIG SANDY RAILWAY COMPANY* 5791904. Virginia. 4% first mortgage gold bondfor $1000. Green/black. Approximately 10½” x 15”. Beautiful border, with a large vi-gnette at the top center featuring an impres-sive scene of a locomotive moving downthe tracks, steamboats in the water in thebackground. Punch cancelled. $30 -up

CAIRO AND FULTON RAILROADCOMPANY

* 5801859. Arkansas. $100 land certificate bear-ing 6% interest. Pale red/black. Interestingtriple vignette at top center offers the stateseals for Missouri, Arkansas and Texas. Vi-gnettes appear in the bottom left and rightcorners, of an allegorical woman withshield, and native Americans on horsebackrespectively. A small vignette at bottom cen-ter offers a key and money bags.Uncancelled. $30 - up

CENTRAL VERMONT RAILWAYCOMPANY

* 5811899. Vermont. $40 capital stock. Blackwith a very subtle light blue underprintdesign. A simple and uncluttered piece. $50 -up

CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY

* 5821906. Ohio. First mortgage gold bond for$1000 bearing 4% interest. Brown/black.Approximately 10”x15”. Handsome borderalso frames vignette at top center of a loco-motive crossing a low bridge over a stream,a man on horseback watching it’s progress,the mountains and town in the distance.Punch cancelled. $30 - up

NORFOLK AND WESTERNRAILWAY COMPANY

* 5831932. Virginia. Registered divisional firstlien and general mortgage gold bond for$10,000 at 4% interest. Brown/black. Ap-proximately 15”x10”. Large vignette at topcenter offers a panoramic view of a locomo-tive traveling through the countryside,stream in the foreground, mountains in theback. Punch cancelled. $30 - up

CHICAGO, TERRE-HAUTE ANDSOUTHEASTERN

* 5841910. Chicago. SPECIMEN for $1000 in-come mortgage bond. Purple/black. Largeframed vignette at top center of two locomo-tives passing one another. Approximately10 ¼” x 16”. Four full pages of coupons at-tached. Punch and stamp cancelled. $50 - up

READING COMPANY* 5851945. New York. First and refunding mort-gage bond for $1000, bearing 3 1/8%. Or-ange/black. Large vignette at top center fea-ture a locomotive flanked on either side byan allegorical man with tools. Approxi-mately 10” x 15”. Coupons attached.Uncancelled. $20 - up

THE CLEVELAND, LORAIN ANDWHEELING RAILWAY COMPANY

* 5861895. Ohio. Stock certificate for 100 shares.Brown/black. Two vignettes flank the com-pany name: on the left, a locomotive, on the

right, a large steamship with tugboats. Cou-pon adhered on the left. Cut and stamp can-celled. $40 - up

LEHIGH VALLEY TERMINALRAILWAY

* 5871891. New Jersey. $1000 first mortgage goldbond at 5%. Copper/black. Approximately10” x 14 ½”. Beautiful border, and a vignetteat top center of a detailed railway stationscene adorn this document. Two extensionagreements attached. Uncancelled an d VeryFine. $40- up

SHIPPING

RMS TITANIC, INC* 5882002, Florida. Stock certificate for 1 share.Green with a large underprinted of the ill-fated luxury liner.“RMS Titanic, Inc. was granted salvor-in-possession rights to the wreck oft the TI-TANIC by a United States Federal Courtorder in 1994, reconfirmed again in 1996.During the years 2000, 1998, 1996, 1994,1993 and 1987, research and recovery ex-peditions conducted by RMS Titanic, Inc.have recovered approximately 6.000 arti-facts from the TITANIC wreck site.” (titanic-online.com). Uncancelled and Choice. $45 - up

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ATLANTIC WHARF COMPANY* 5891851, Massachusetts. Black/White. Stockcertificate for 400 shares. A fine vignette ofan early Boston port scene with docks, shipsand steam locomotives. Uncancelled andVery Fine. $225 - up

ORINOCO NAVIGATION COMPANY* 5901874, New York and Venezuela. Stock cer-tificate for 800 shares. Black. Engraved vi-gnette of a sidewheel steamship with mastsin a rough sea. The company was “orga-nized under special act of the legislature ofthe state of New York and concessions fromthe government of Venezuela”. The Orinocoriver offered a valuable seagoing connec-tion into South America. Signed as presi-dent of the company by A. B. Cornell.Uncanceleld and Extremely Fine. $300 - up

COMPAGNIE MARITIMEDE LA SEINE

* 5911899, France. Stock certificate for 100 francs.Brown. Wonderfully detailed multi-vi-gnetted certificate depicting a seated femalenext to a harbor scene and sunrise alongbottom, ships along the Seine river at topleft and right. Highly decorative. Lightlystamp cancelled and choice. $90-up

CALIFORNIA NAVIGATION &IMPROVEMENT CO.

* 5921912, California. Stock certificate for 200shares. Black. Exceptional vignette of a pan-oramic harbor scene with steam and sailingships. Pen cancelled and extremely fine. $100 - up

BOSTON, NEWPORT AND NEWYORK STEAMBOAT COMPANY

* 5931863, Massachusetts. Stock certificate for 1share. Vignette of sidewheel steamship attop center. Attached adhesive revenuestamp at bottom left. Stamp cancelled darklypunched over the front of the certificate. Linecancelled and fine. $100 - up

SPECIMENS

SPECIMEN ADOLPH COORSCOMPANY STOCK

* 594No date. Colorado. Specimen stock. Brown/Black. Top center engraved vignette of aspread eagle. Small punch cancellations atthe bottom with the word specimen in red.Very fine. A great big name brewery relatedcollectible. $100 - up

BENETTON GROUP, SpA* 595SPECIMEN. Stock. Green. Staggered col-ored cubes form the background, and thecompany logo appears top center. Punchcancelled. Excellent. $25 - up

A RARE IBM SPECIMEN STOCK* 596SPECIMEN. Stock certificate for less than100,000 shares. Blue/Black. Engraved vi-gnette of a world map superimposed over acelestial scene and Mercury. Printed byUnited States Banknote Company. The onlyspecimen certificate we’ve had from this, oneof the world’s most well known corpora-tions. Lightly punch cancelled and Ex-tremely Fine. $100 - up

AMERICAN FILMTECHNOLOGIES, INC .

* 597SPECIMEN. Delaware. Common stock.Blue. An eagle with wings outstretched forflight is featured in the vignette at top cen-ter. Punch cancelled. $25 - up

AMERICAN-LAFRANCE ANDFOAMITE CORPORATION

* 598SPECIMEN. Stock for 100 shares. Purple.Impressive vignette of eagle with liftedwings is featured top center, a handsomepresentation. Punch cancelled. $100 - up

AVATAR HOLDINGS, INC.* 599SPECIMEN. 8% senior debenture. Brown.Allegorical male with sphere and compassfeatured in upper right hand vignette, back-drop of the United States. Punch cancelled. $25 - up

AN EXTREMELY RARE SPECIMENOF A BELL TELEPHONE LABORA-

TORIES EMPLOYEE BENEFITCERTIFICATE

* 600SPECIMEN. Employees’ Benefit Certificateaward to employees who completed “tenyears continuous service…” Black with alarge green underprinting of the companylogo at center. Lightly punch cancelled atofficer’s signatures with a “return to record& specimen dept”. stamp at upper right. Onverso there is a detailed breakdown of theemployees benefits under this plan cover-ing accidents, sickness, death and pen-sions. The only example of this type of cer-tificate we have seen. A great item for theSherman enthusiast. Lightly punch can-celled and in Excellent condition. $125 - up

CHOCK FULL O’ NUTS CORP.* 601SPECIMEN. 7% convertible senior subor-dinated debenture. Blue/white. Top vi-gnette of allegorical male, books piled byhis foot. Punch cancelled. Extremely finecondition. $50 - up

CITIES SERVICE COMPANY* 602SPECIMEN. Delaware. Stock certificate.Brown. Vignette of an allegorical male andfemale, with industry and city in back-ground at top center. Hole cancelled. $50 - up

COMERICA INCORPORATED* 603SPECIMEN. Delaware. Common stock.Red. Vignette on bottom presents an alle-gorical female with the image of wings, har-nessing the globe. Punch cancelled. $50 -up

CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY* 604SPECIMEN. Michigan. $5000 bond bear-ing 9% interest. Red. Top center vignetteincludes allegorical males flanking a map ofMichigan mounted on an easel. Punch can-celled. $25 - up

DELTA WOODSIDE INDUSTRIES,INC.

* 605SPECIMEN. Delaware. Common stock.Blue. Top center vignette features an alle-gorical female holding a globe, a factory inthe background. Punch cancelled. $25 - up

ENSERCH CORPORATION* 606SPECIMEN. Texas. Common stock. Orange.Top center vignette of the corporate sealflanked by allegorical females, with an as-sortment of objects including a mountedglobe, scale, books and sword. Punch can-celled. $25 - up

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FINE HOMES INTERNATIONAL, L.P.* 607SPECIMEN. Depositary receipt for prefer-ence units of limited partners’ interest. Blue.Top center vignette of the Statue of Liberty,the globe behind her with a halo effect ofstars. Punch cancelled. $25 - up

FIRSTAR CORPORATION* 608SPECIMEN. Wisconsin. Common stock.Green. Allegorical female holding the globe,flanked by images of livestock at the river’sedge and ribbons of highway leading to thecity are presented in the vignette at top cen-ter. Punch cancelled. $25 - up

FIRSTAR CORPORATION* 609SPECIMEN. Wisconsin. Common stock.Green. Allegorical female holding the globe,flanked by images of livestock at the river’sedge and ribbons of highway leading to thecity are presented in the vignette at top cen-ter. Punch cancelled. $25 - up

FLEMING COMPANIES* 610SPECIMEN. Oklahoma. Common stock.Bronze. Figures of an allegorical male andfemale with wheat and produce, flanking thecompany logo are presented in the top cen-ter vignette. Punch cancelled. Very fine. $25 - up

FRUIT OF THE LOOM, INC.* 611SPECIMEN. Delaware. Common stock.Red. Fruit of the Loom logo top center.Punch cancelled. $50 - up

STATE OF HAWAII* 612SPECIMEN. Hawaii. General obligationbond, series BM. Bluu. Upper left vignettepresents an allegorical female with a basketof produce. Upper right vignette offers anallegorical male clutching a sheaf of wheat.Punch cancelled. Excellent. $75 - up

HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUS-TRIES, INC.

* 613SPECIMEN. Hawaii. Rare stock certificate.Green/white. Top vignette of Native Hawai-ian chief, ocean and mountains behind him.Punch cancelled. Excellent. $75 - up

HEILIG-MEYERS COMPANY* 614SPECIMEN. Virginia. Stock. Orange. Vi-gnette on left features caricature of a manwith pipe and kilt. Punch cancelled. $75 - up

JOSTENS, INC.* 615SPECIMEN. Minnesota. Common stock.Red. The vignette at the top offers the ocean,a sailing ship, glowing stars, and in theforefront, an allegorical male with globe,compass, scrolls and books. Punch can-celled. Excellent. $50 - up

THE HOME GROUP, INC.* 616SPECIMEN. Delaware. 14 7/8% seniorsubordinated note. Blue/white. Top centervignette of Lady Liberty. Punch cancelled. $25 - up

JOURNEYS END RESORTS, INC.* 617SPECIMEN. Nevada. Commonstock.Orange. Company logo top center.Punch cancelled. $25 - up

LEROY PHARMACIES, INC.* 618SPECIMEN. New York. Warrant certificate.Green. Company logo at top center. Punchcancelled. $25 - up

MARITRANS PARTNERS L.P.* 619SPECIMEN. Delaware. Depositary receiptfor units of limited partnership interest.Blue. Vignette at top offers the ocean withwaves cresting, with Lady Liberty, torchaloft posed in the forefront. Punch cancelled. $25 - up

MASCO CORPORATION* 620SPECIMEN. Delaware. 9 ¼ % Note. Blue.Top center vignette features an allegoricalmale on one bended knee holding a scroll,an anvil and sledgehammer by his side;backdrop includes bridge and train. Punchcancelled. Extremely fine. $25 - up

McCRORY CORPORATION* 621SPECIMEN. Delaware. 7 ¾ % sinking fundsubordinated debenture. Red. Top centervignette of an allegorical female clutching asheaf of wheat. Punch cancelled. Excellent $25 - up

MEAD CORPORATION* 622SPECIMEN. Ohio. Stock. Teal. Vignette onleft of a worker in hard hat among the trees.Punch cancelled. $25 - up

NCNB CORPORATION* 623SPECIMEN. North Carolina. “10 ½ % sub-ordinated note”. Mauve/white. Top centervignette of Lady Liberty with torch aloft,the city in the background. Punch cancelled.Excellent. $25 - up

NELSON ENTERTAINMENT, INC.* 624SPECIMEN. Delaware. “13% subordi-nated guaranteed note”. Green/white. Topcenter vignette of lions flanking the bottomof a pillar reaching up past the clouds. Ex-tremely fine. $25 - up

NORD RESOURCES CORPORATION* 625SPECIMEN. Delaware. Common stock cer-tificate. Blue. Vignette on left side of a seatedallegorical male with globe. Punch and holecancelled. Excellent. $25 - up

NORTHERN STATES POWERCOMPANY

* 626SPECIMEN. Minnesota. Bond bearing 57/8 % interest. Orange. Top center vignetteof an allegorical male seated on an old stylegenerator, with bolts of lightening clenchedin his outstretched hand; backdrop imagesinclude a dam, a factory, and the city skylinein the distance. Punch cancelled. Excellent. $25 - up

OKLAHOMA GAS ANDELECTRIC COMPANY

* 627SPECIMEN. Oklahoma. $5000 bond bear-ing 8 5/8% interest. Purple. Interesting vi-gnette of allegorical male with hands out-stretched to a lightening bolt. Punch can-celled. Extremely fine. $25 - up

ODYSSEY FILMPARTNERS, LTD.

* 628SPECIMEN. Nevada. 6% convertible sub-ordinated debenture. Brown/black. Largeseal bottom center. Stamp and punch can-celled. $50 - up

PERINI CORPORATION* 629SPECIMEN. Massachusetts. Light Blue.The top center vignette offers the companylogo flanked by an allegorical male on ei-ther side with shovel and pick, with thecity in the distance. Punch cancelled. $25 - up

PINNACLE WEST CAPITALCORPORATION

* 630SPECIMEN. Arizona. Common stock.Green. Top vignette of panoramic view ofvalley and city beyond, with an allegoricalfemale in the forefront. Punch cancelled. $25 - up

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POTLATCH CORPORATION* 631SPECIMEN. Delaware. Stock. Pale Orange.Vignette at top right of a lumberjack with axin the forest. Punch cancelled. $25 - up

PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.* 632SPECIMEN. Pennsylvania. Common stock.Blue. Vignette on bottom presents an alle-gorical female holding a globe. Punch can-celled. $25 - up

PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC ANDGAS COMPANY

* 633SPECIMEN. New Jersey. 9 1/8 % mortgagebond. Olive. Vignette at top center of anallegorical male seated, with images ofpower equipment. Punch cancelled. $25 - up

RANCHO DOMINGUES BANK,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

* 634SPECIMEN. California. Stock. Orange,bank logo top center. Punch cancelled. $25 - up

RELIANCE GROUP HOLDINGS,INC.

* 635SPECIMEN. Delaware. Note. Red. Top cen-ter vignette features allegorical male andfemale, with the city skyline behind. Punchcancelled. $25 - up

ROHR INDUSTRIES, INC.* 636SPECIMEN. Delaware. Common stock.Blue. Vignette at top of Lady Liberty and anallegorical male. Punch certified. $25 - up

RONSON CORPORATION* 637SPECIMEN. New Jersey. Common stock.Red. An allegorical male is the subject ofthe vignette at top. Punch cancelled. $25 - up

RUSSELL CORPORATION* 638SPECIMEN. Alabama. Common stock.Green r. Top center vignette features com-pany logo flanked by a seated allegoricalmale, and an allegorical female on bendedknee. Punch cancelled. $25 - up

SEABOARD COAST LINERAILROAD COMPANY

* 639SPECIMEN. Virginia. $1000 bond bearing7 ¾ % interest. Light Orange. Center vi-gnette of a train, flanked by an allegoricalfemale on either side. Very fine. $50 - up

SOUTHDOWN, INC.* 640SPECIMEN. Louisiana. Common stock.Gray. Seated allegorical female adorns thevignette at top center, skyscrapers and farm-

land in the background. Punch cancelled. $25 - up

SOUTHEAST BANKING CORPORA-TION

* 641SPECIMEN. Florida. 10% bond. Purple.Top center vignette features emblem flankedby allegorical male and female holdingglobes. Punch cancelled. $25 - up

STERLING BANCORP* 642SPECIMEN. New York. Debenture, 4th se-ries. Red. Allegorical figures, a male andfemale, flank company logo, globe and fruitsat their feet. Punch cancelled. $25 - up

STEVE’S HOMEMADE ICE CREAM,INC.

* 643SPECIMEN. New Jersey. Stock. White withblue border. Company logo in upper lefthand side. Punch cancelled. $25 - up

IRVING NATIONAL BANK, NEWYORK & IRVING TRUST COMPANY

* 644SPECIMEN. New York. Stock certificate.Black type on green background with scal-loped green border. No vignettes. Stamp andhole cancelled. $50 - up

IRVING NATIONAL BANK, NEWYORK & IRVING TRUST COMPANY* 645SPECIMEN. New York. Stock certificate.Black type on orange background with scal-loped orange border. No vignettes. Stampand punch cancelled. $50 - up

TORCHMARK CORPORATION* 646SPECIMEN. Delaware. Common stock.White with brown. Upper left hand cornerbears a vignette of Lady Liberty. Punch andhole cancelled. $25 - up

TRANSCO ENERGY COMPANY* 647SPECIMEN. Delaware. Common stock.Orange. Vignette at top features Lady Lib-erty with stars aglow in the sky behind her.Punch cancelled. $25 - up

THE TORO COMPANY* 648SPECIMEN. Delaware. Common stock.Red. Family featured in the vignette at top,grass, lawnmower and the neighborhoodserving as a backdrop. Punch cancelled. $50 - up

THE WESTERN UNION TELE-GRAPH COMPANY

* 649SPECIMEN. New York. $5000 bond bear-ing 8.45% interest. Blue. Center vignette ofan allegorical woman with the city skylinein the background. Punch cancelled. Ex-tremely fine. $75 - up

CP NATIONALCORPORATION

* 650SPECIMEN. California. Common stock.Blue/black. Thick margin on left containsseal. A vignette appears top center of anallegorical woman holding a globe. Punchcancelled. $75 - up

GEN RAD, INC.* 651SPECIMEN. Massachusetts. Commonstock. Orange/black. Large left only mar-gin. Vignette at bottom center offers a colo-nial era soldier. Punch cancelled. $25 - up

ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY – PAIROF PLATE SPECIMENS, THREE

BORDER PROOFS, AND VIGNETTEPROOF

* 6521920’s-1930’s. TWO SPECIMENS withthe engraved vignette proof (one blue andone red). Includes Three green border proofs;commons stock less than 100 shares, pre-ferred stock less than 100 shares, preferredstock 100 shares. The Adams Express Com-pany had its beginnings in 1840, when ayoung entrepreneur, Alvin Adams, recog-nized the need for the safe transportation ofsecurities, documents, and parcels betweenthe financial centers of Boston and NewYork. The operation was incorporated in1854 and rapidly expanded across the coun-try. It soon became one of the three princi-pal express companies in the United States,the others being Wells, Fargo & Co. andAmerican Express. Adams Express playeda significant role in the Civil War and actedas the paymaster for both the Union and Con-federate armies until, in response to com-plaints about this, it set up a separate com-pany, Southern Express, to handle the pay-ments to Southern troops. In addition, atleast one slave was shipped north to Phila-delphia in a box in order for his master tofree him. By the 1880s, the Company hadnearly 8,000 employees, was operating over20,000 miles of railroad track. Very inter-esting group and rare to see together. $400 - up

SPORTS

FLORIDA PANTHERS HOLDINGS, INC.

* 653SPECIMEN. Stock. Florida. Blue borderwith large vignette overprint of Pantherslogo adorning nearly the entire inside ofborder. Smaller vignettes at left and rightbottom corners. Very colorful, punch can-celled. $60 - up

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GREATER NEW YORK BASEBALLASSOCIATION

* 656SPECIMEN. Stock. New York. Green/black. Ornate green border, green back-ground. Vignette at top center features twoallegorical women flanking a shield andeagle. Uncancelled and Extremely Fine. $100 - up

TELEPHONE ANDTELEGRAPH

THE LONG ISLAND UNDER-GROUND TELEGRAPH, CO.

* 6571888. New York. Stock certificate for 100shares. Entirely printed in green, includ-ing vignette at top center of allegorical twowomen flanking a shield and eagle.Uncancelled. Fine. $90 - up

UNITED STATES INDEPENDENTTELEPHONE COMPANY

* 6581905. New Jersey. 5% gold bond for $1000.Green/black. Elaborately framed portraitvignette of allegorical woman, profile viewfrom the shoulders up. Entire page of cou-pons attached. Uncancelled. Fine. $100 - up

HILO AND HAWAII TELEPHONEAND TELEGRAPH COMPANY

* 6591912. Hilo, T. H. [Territory of Hawaii]. Stockcertificate for 22 shares. Gray\Black. Litho.by The Union Litho. Co., San Francisco.Some light surface residue from an erasedcrayon cancellation. Fine. $125 - up

ORANGE TELEPHONE COMPANY* 6601908, North Carolina. Stock for 1 share.Black/White. Left upper corner vignette ofan allegorical female seated on a generatorholding a light bulb with a building in theback ground. Raised gold seal.Uncancelled and fine. $75 – up

TURNPIKES

HOLLIDAYSBURG AND BEDFORDPLANK ROAD COMPANY

* 6611853, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. Stockcertificate for 20 shares. Black. A scarceturnpike stock of a bit later date than oftenseen in Pennsylvania. Uncancelled andExtremely Fine. $100 - up

A RARE EARLY PHILADELPHIA HOCKEYCLUB, INC. STOCK

* 6541927. Pennsylvania. Certificate for one share of stock. Attractive border containssmall vignettes in corners. Vignette appears above title top center, and is of aneagle with uplifted, perched on a rock. A rare, early major league hockey stock.Uncancelled and Extremely Fine. $750 - up

A SCARCE EARLY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL STOCKFIRSTISSUE STOCK OF THE BOSTON RED SOX

BOSTON AMERICAN LEAGUE BASE=BALL CLUB• 6551904, New Jersey and Massachusetts. Stock certificate for 1 share. Vignette ofNew Jersey state seal. Green/Black. State seal at top center. Litho. Signed aspresident by Joseph Pelletier as president of the team. Early major league base-ball stocks are rather scarce and this represents a fine opportunity to acquire acertificate from one of America’s most famous and beloved teams with a long, rich

tradition. Pen cancelled and excellent. $1,000 - up

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COSHECTON AND GREAT BENDTURNPIKE ROAD

* 6621809, Pennsylvania. Stock certificate forone share “of the original value of FiftyDollars...” A larger size turnpike certifi-cate measuring 15 3/4" x 6 1/2". A niceprinted portion at the left side of the cer-tificate details the “Rules respecting Trans-fers.” The road was partly located in thetownship of Clifford, SusquehannaCounty, Pennsylvania. A scarce, earlyturnpike stock. Uncancelled and in Excel-lent condition. $225 - up

CHAMBERSBURG & BEDFORDTURNPIKE ROAD COMPANY

* 6631817, Pennsylvania. Stock certificate for 5shares. Black. Heavy folds and some waterstaining at lower right. Uncancelled andgood. $200 – up

WASHINGTON AND RUSSELLTURNPIKE COMPANY

* 6641886, Virginia. Black/White. Stock cer-tificate for 4 shares. Top center vignette ofa man fishing and a vignette of a buck at thetop left corner. Litho. A scarce turnpike.Couple of age spots. Uncancelled and Fine. $225 - up

YANCEYVILLE PLANK ROAD* 6681860, np. Black/White. Stock certificatefor 5 shares. No vignette. Uncancelledand Extremely Fine. $100 - up

PHILADELPHIA AND WESTCHESTER TURNPIKE ROAD

COMPANY* 6691853, Pennsylvania. Stock certificate for140 shares. Black on blue paper. Nice vi-gnette of a large conestoga wagon at topright, allegorical figure, eagle and globe atcenter. Litho. Pen cancelled and Fine. $200 - up

A SCRIPOPHILY CLASSIC!THE PHILADELPHIA ANDLANCASTER TURNPIKE

* 6701795, Pennsylvania. Stock Certificate for1 share. Black on Vellum. 9 1/2" x 7 1/2".Exceptionally well done early vignette ofa covered wagon pulled by four horsesapproaching a toll gate on a turnpike. Thiscompany was chartered in April 1792, andconstructed 62 miles of road betweenPhiladelphia and Lancaster Pennsylvaniaat a cost of $465,000. Signed as presidentby WILLIAM BINGHAM (1752 -1804)and as Secretary by TENCH FRANCIS.Bingham, a close friend of George Wash-ington, was one of the most influentialbusinessmen of the period. In 1781, hefounded the first bank in the young na-tion, the Bank of North America. As wellas being one of America’s first millionaires,Bingham was a political and social giant.This certificate is commonly viewed as theearliest vignetted American stock certifi-cate to appear on the market. A truly his-toric financial item. Uncancelled and fine.

$900 - up

WEAVERVILLE & SHASTA WAGON ROAD COMPANY* 6651859. Superb early turnpike certificate for five shares. Black. Outstanding vi-gnette of a covered wagon being pulled down a plank road by 6 horses. Litho.Small-format measures 8 ½ “ by 4 ½ “. Signed by Pony Express rider WilliamLowden. A great western turnpike. Pen cancelled and fine. $500 - up

THE VALLEY TURNPIKE COMPANY* 6661840, Virginia. Stock for 1 share. Black/White. Nice engraved vignette of menunloading a Conestoga wagon flanked by portraits of Washington and anotherman. This early vignetted turnpike stock is only the second we’ve had.Uncancelled and Fine. $450 – up

MARYSVILLE PLANK ROADCOMPANY

* 6671855, Virginia. Stock for 1 share. Black/White. Top center vignette of a horse-drawn covered wagon. Red seal. A rareturnpike certificate with a fine vignette.Uncancelled and fine. $300 – up

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DEALER LOTS

LOT OF 14 MOORESVILLECOTTON MILLS

* 67119—, North Carolina. Unissued StockCertificates. Orange borders with blackwriting. Eagle Vignette. Excellent. $50 - up

LOT OF 10 MOORESVILLE COTTON MILLS

* 67219—, North Carolina. Unissued StockCertificates. Black borders with Olive in-side borders with Olive Seal. Eagle Vi-gnette. 6 signed by the secretary. $50 - up

GROUP OF 10 D.B. TENNANT &COMPANY – FIRST, SECOND, THIRD

BILLS OF EXCHANGE SHEETS* 673188-, Petersburg, Virginia. 10” x 14”. Unis-sued Bills of Exchange. Sheet of 3 bills ofFirst, Second, and Third of Exchange. Beau-tiful Vignette of Sailing Vessel. “1”, “2”,and “3” vignettes at left. $100 - up

LOT OF 12 THE DURHAMCONSOLIDATED LAND ANDIMPROVEMENT COMPANY

* 674189-, North Carolina. Unissued Stock Cer-tificates. Black borders and writing withinteresting light tan vignette covering agood portion of the stock. Two differentfactory scenes. Receipts at top are still con-nected. $75 - up

LOT OF 8 THE PEOPLES LAND ANDINVESTMENT COMPANY

* 67518—, Savannah, Georgia. Unissued StockCertificates. Black borders on white paper.Impressive display of the title. $50 - up

LOT OF 14 MOORESVILLECOTTON MILLS

* 67619—, North Carolina. Unissued Stock Cer-tificates. Green borders with black writingand “preferred” in green in the background.Eagle with flag and globe at top center. $50- up

LOT OF 12 MOORESVILLE COTTON MILLS

* 6771927, North Carolina. Unissued StockCertificates. Brown borders with black andgray printing. $50 - up

LOT OF 10 UNITED DOLLARSTORES COMPANY

* 67819—, North Carolina. Unissued StockCertificates. Green borders with vignetteof two maids and constitution at left. Greenseal. $50 - up

LOT OF 13 MOORESVILLECOTTON MILLS

* 67919—, North Carolina. Unissued Stock Cer-tificates. Blue borders with black writingand “common” in blue in the background. $50 - up

LOT OF 29 MOORESVILLECOTTON MILLS

* 68019—, North Carolina. Unissued Stock Cer-tificates. Orange borders with black writ-ing. Eagle with flag and globe at top center. $150 - up

LOT OF 12 STOCKHOLDER’S SCRIPCERTIFICATE

* 68119—, Mooresville, North Carolina. Unis-sued Stock Certificates. Black borders onyellow paper. Receipts at left. $50 - up

LOT OF 10SOLOMON RIVERHYDRAULIC MINING COMPANY

* 682190-, New York. Unissued Stock Certifi-cates. Green borders on white paper. 5stocks signed by the President. $50 - up

GROUP OF 11 THE STATE BANK

* 68319—, Columbia, Virginia. Unissued StockCertificates. Gold Seal with the Virginiastate seal at left. Justice with spear. $50 - up

GROUP OF 11 COOLEEMEE WATERPOWER AND MANUFACTURING

COMPANY* 6841—, North Carolina. Unissued Stock Cer-tificates. Vignette of an Eagle. Receipt atleft. Black borders with brown and blackwriting. $50 - up

GROUP OF 10 THEJ. N. LEDFORD COMPANY

* 685190-, Cooleemee, North Carolina. UnissuedStock Certificates. Vignette of an Eagle.Black borders with brown seal and blackwriting. Brown under seal of “One Hun-dred Dollars Shares Each”. $25 - up

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GROUP OF 10 PILOT COTTONMILLS COMPANY

* 68619—, Raleigh, North Carolina. CommonUnissued Stock Certificates. Beautiful vi-gnette of Pilot Extra Quality Trade mark.Green borders with black writing. “Com-mon” written in green. $50 - up

GROUP OF FIVE SHEETS OF THEASSISTANT TREASURER OF THE

U.S. ON BEHALF OF U.S. MARSHALS* 687188-. Greensboro, North Carolina. 8 ¾” x13 ¾”. Unissued order forms from the assis-tant of the Treasurer of the U.S., New York.Stamped in purple “Greensboro, N.C.” Inred twice, “U.S. Marshals”. Beautiful En-graving of Supreme Court Justice JohnMarshall at left. Five sheets, twenty formsin total. $250 - up

LOT OF 27 TRADING ANDCOMMISSION COMPANY,

INCORPORATED* 68819—, Maine. Unissued Stock Certificates.Brown borders and background with blackwriting. $200 - up

LOT OF 10 PENNSYLVANIARAILROAD COMPANY

* 689184-, Pennsylvania. Unissued Stock Cer-tificates. Black border at left. 5 sheets of 2stock certificates. $100 - up

GROUP OF 11 FOREIGN MONEYORDER APPLICATION – MECHAN-ICS & METALS NATIONAL BANK

* 69019—, New York. 12” x 8”. Unissued For-eign Money Order. Black writing on brownpaper. Shipping Vessel vignette. Displayedin 15 different languages. $100 - up

GROUP OF 10 CONFEDERATESTATES OF AMERICA FORMS/

ORDERS* 691186-. 8” x 12 ½”. Blue colored in goodcondition. $100 - up

EIGHT UNUSED CONFEDERATESTATES OF AMERICA FORMS/

ORDERS* 692186-. 11 ¾” x 8 ½”. Brown colored in goodcondition. $100 - up

DEALER LOTS OF 100 CERTIFICATES

CHASE MANHATTAN CORPORATION* 693100 stocks dated in the 1970’s. Brown/Black. Engraved vignette of Salmon P.Chase. Fine or better. $125-up

CHASE MANHATTAN CORPORATION* 694100 stock certifcates dated in the 1960’s.Green/Black. Vignette of a globe and theUnited States. Fine or better. $125 - up

CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANYOF NEW YORK, INC.

* 695100 bonds dated in the 1970’s. Olive/Black. Vignette of seated female figure. Fineor better. $75-up

GENERAL MOTORS CORP.* 696100 stock certificates dated in the 1970’s.Blue/Black. Vignette of modernistic auto-mobile, truck and bus. Fine or better. $125-up

FRUEHAUF CORPORATION* 697100 bonds dated in the 1970’s. Brown/Black. Vignette of seated female figure. Fineor better. $100 - up

FIRST SECURITY CORPORATION* 698100 bonds dated in the 1970’s. Green/Black. Vignette of company logo flanked bymale and female figures. Fine or better. $75-up

DUKE POWER COMPANY* 699100 bonds dated in the 1970’s. Brown/Black. Vignette of allegorical figures. Fineor better. $75-up

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HOWARD JOHNSON COMPANY* 700100 stock certifcates dated in the 1970’s.Orange/Black. Vignette of seated female andcompany logo. Fine or better. $50-up

CONTINENTAL TOBACCOCOMPANY

* 701100 stock certificates dated in the 1960’s.Brown/Black. Vignette of seated male fig-ure and tobacco leaf. Fine or better. $125-up

STATE OF NEW YORK BONDS* 702100 Mixed Bonds from the State of New Yorkdated in the 1960’s & 1970’s. A fine mix-ture of vignettes of allegorical figures, stateseals and buildings. All have a row of hole\ cancellations. $125-up

GULF REPUBLIC FINANCIALCORP.

* 703100 stock certificates dated in the 1970’s.Green/Black. Logo in upper left. Fine orbetter. $50-up

GROWTH REALTY COMPANIES* 704100 stock certificates dated in the 1980’s.Blue/Black. Vignette of two men overlook-ing a city scene. Fine or better. $75 - up

BROADWAY-HALE STORES, INC.* 705100 stock certificates dated in the 1970’s.Orange/Black. Vignette of tree flanked byseated figures. Fine or better. $75 - up

ATLANTIC REFINING COMPANY* 706100 stock certifcates dated in the 1950’s.Green/Black. Vignette of company logoflanked by seated figures. Fine or better. $75 - up

ASSOCIATES INVESTMENTCOMPANY

* 707100 bonds dated in the 1970’s. Blue/Black.Vignette of company logo flanked by seatedfigures. Fine or better. $50-up

ANACONDA COMPANY* 708100 stock certificates dated in the 1970’s.Blue/Black. Vignette of man and miningequipment. Fine or better. $50-up

TRANS-BEACON CORP.* 709100 stock certificates dated in the 1960’s.Red/Black. Vignette of lighthouse at cen-ter. Fine or better. $50-up

PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY* 710100 bonds dated in the 1970’s. Red/Black.Vignette of seated allegorical figure. Fine orbetter. $200-up

PENNSYLVANIA RAILROADCOMPANY

* 711100 stock certificates in the 1960’s. Green/Black. Vignette of the famous “HorseshoeCurve”. Fine or better. $50 - up

NEW YORK, CHICAGO & ST. LOUISRR COMPANY

* 712100 stock certificates in the 1950’s. Olive/Black. Vignette of company logo flanked byseated figures. Fine or better. $100 - up

INTERNATIONAL NICKELCOMPANY OF CANADA, LTD.

* 713100 stock certificates in the 1930’s. Orange/Black. Vignette of allegorical figures. Fineor better. $100 - up

AMERICAN CREDIT CARDTELEPHONE

* 714100 stock certificates dated in the 1980’s.Vignette of spread eagle at top center. Litho. $75 -up

PULLMAN TRANSPORT LEASINGCOMPANY

* 715100 bonds dated in the 1970’s. Green/Black. Vignette of seated figure. Fine or bet-ter. $100-up

PROVIDENCE AND WORCESTERRAILROAD CO.

* 716100 stocks dated in the 1960’s. Green/Black. Vignette of spread-eagle at top cen-ter. Fine or better. $200 - up

UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION* 717100 bonds dated in the early 1980’s. Mixedcolors. Engraved vignette of three men andcompany logo.Fine or better. $75-up

SKIL CORPORATION* 718100 bonds dated in the 1970’s. Mixed col-ors. Engraved vignette of a male figure hold-ing a globe. Fine or better. $75-up

HANOVER INSURANCE COMPANY* 719100 stocks dated in the 1970’s. Mauve.Vignette of New Hampshire state seal flankedby seated liberty and commerce.Fine or bet-ter Litho. $125-up

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GREAT NORTHERN NEKOOSACORPORATION

* 720100 bonds dated in the 1970’s. Mixed col-ors. Large triple vignette of a company plantflanked by allegorical figures. Fine or bet-ter. $125-up

GRAND UNION COMPANY* 721100 stocks dated in the 1970’s. Blue/Black.Engraved vignette of a female figure andgroceries. Fine or better. $50-up

FIRST CHARTER FINANCIALCORP.

* 722100 stocks dated in the 1970’s. Blue/Black.Engraved vignette of a female figure andconestoga wagon. Fine or better. $125-up

EDISON SAULT ELECTRICCOMPANY

* 723100 stocks dated in the 1940’s. Brown/Black. Vignette of a map of the Great Lakes.Litho. Fine or better. $125-up

TRANS EMPIRE OILS LTD.* 724100 stocks dated in the 1950’s. Green/Black. Vignette of globes and a radio trans-mission tower. Fine or better. $125-up

IRVING TRUST COMPANY* 725100 Stock certificates dated in the 1940’s.Engraved vignette of state seal with adja-cent female figure. $250 - up

ARMOUR-DIAL, INC.* 726100 stocks dated in the 1960’s. Mixed col-ors. Vignette of company logo flanked byseated figures. Fine or better. $ 75-up

LING - TEMCO - VOUGHT, INC.* 727100 stocks dated in the 1960’s. Mixed col-ors. Vignette of a male figure at left. Fine orbetter. $75 - up

PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.* 728100 stocks dated in the 1960’s. Blue. Vi-gnette of a female figure holding a globe.Fine or better. $75 - up

STEVES HOMEMADE ICE CREAM, INC.

* 729100 stock warrants dated in the 1980’s.Mixed colors. Small vignette of an ice creamcone and the company’s logo. Fine or bet-ter. $75 - up

GEORGIA-PACIFICCORPORATION

* 730100 bonds dated in the 1970’s. Vignette ofthe statue of liberty and globe. Fine or bet-ter. $100 - up

PATINO MINES & ENTERPRISES,CONSOLIDATED

* 731100 stocks dated in the 1950’s. Brown/Black. Vignette of miners at work. Fine orbetter. $150-up

JOHN BLAIR & COMPANY* 732100 stocks dated in the 1960’s. Green/Black. Photo-vignette of a lighthouse at theoceanside. Fine or better. $100-up

PAUL REVERE INVESTORS, INC.* 733100 stocks dated in the 1970’s. Mixed col-ors. Vignette of Paul Revere atop a horse atleft, female figure and globe at top center.Fine or better. $125 - up

COLUMBUS & SOUTHERN OHIOELECTRIC CO.

* 734100 Stock certificates dated in the 1970’s.Engraved vignette of mercury. $100-up

CONSUMERS POWER CO.* 735100 Bonds dated in the 1970’s. Engravedvignette of Michigan surrounded by theGreat Lakes flanked by male figures. $100-up

FUND OF LETTERS, INC.* 736100 stock certificates dated in the 1960’s.Engraved vignette of a male figure with amodern city and dam in the background. $100-up

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HOSPITAL CORP. OF AMERICA* 737100 Stock certificates dated in the 1960’s.Engraved vignette of the company logoflanked by seated figures. $100-up

EQUITY FUNDING CORP. OFAMERICA

* 738100 bonds dated in the 1970’s. Engravedvignette of female figure flanked by globes. $100-up

LOTTERY TICKETS

MEDICAL SCIENCE LOTTERYTICKET

* 739New York, March 1815. Orange text onwhite paper. Lottery ticket for the “FirstLottery for the Promotion of Medical Sci-ence”. Fine. $40 - up

UNION JOINTSTOCK CO. TICKET

* 740December 5, 1857. Black text on blue pa-per. Vignette at left and right of winged fe-male figures. “This is to certify that theholder hereof is constituted a member of theUnion Joint Stock Co. and is entitled toOne Share in the distribution for Dec. 5,1857. One Dollar.” Fine. $40 - up

HILLSBOROUGH MASONICLOTTERY TICKET

* 741North Carolina, April, 1821. Black/White.Vignette at right of the symbol of the Ma-sons. “By authority of the State of NorthCarolina. Hillsborough Masonic Lottery.” Very Good. $40 - up

HONDURAS NATIONAL LOTTERYCOMPANY TICKET

* 742Louisiana, 1894. Blue/Black/White. Over-print at center of the company logo, a pyra-mid with the mason symbol. “Will draw atPuerto Cortez on Tuesday, July 10, 1894.The monthly Five Dollar Drawing.” Fine. $30 - up

CAROLL COUNTY LOTTERY FORTHE BENEFIT OF THE

WESTMINSTER & EMMITTSBURGTURNPIKE ROAD

* 743Maryland, 1852. Gray/White/Black.“Maryland Consolidated Carroll CountyLottery”...To be drawn at Baltimore, MDNov. 25, 1852.” Fine. $30 - up

PUTAPSCO FEMALE INSTITUTELOTTERY TICKET

* 744Maryland, 1852. Light Green/White/Black.“Maryland Consolidated Lotteries”...To bedrawn at Baltimore, MD Nov. 27, 1852.”Fine. $40-up

LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERYTICKET

* 745Louisiana, 1879. Red/White. “The Loui-siana State Lottery Co. Will Draw at NewOrleans, on Tuesday, January 14, 1879. TheMonthly Two Dollar Drawing.” Fine. $25 - up

MISCELLANEOUSFINANCIAL PAPER

LOT OF MERCHANT SCRIPT* 746Seven script cards measuring 2 ¼” x 1 3/8”.All issued by John N. Whitford and NotTransferable. Two orange cards “Good for5 cents”, two green cards “Good for 10cents”, and three yellow cards “Good for50 cents” $250 - up

LOT OF THREE AETNA INSUR-ANCE CO. RENEWAL RECEIPTS

* 747Lot of three Aetna Insurance Co. of HartfordCt. Renewal Receipts. 8 ½” x 4”. Vignette ofan erupting volcano at left, and an earlyAmoskeag steamer at bottom center. Thefirst, Red/White, was issued at the Nash-ville, Tenn. Agency on Dec. 20th, 1871 on a$5500 insurance. The second, Purple/Black,was issued at Gallatin, Tenn. Agency onJan. 1, 1874 on a $1500 insurance. The third,Light Blue/Black was issued at Nashville,Tenn. Agency on Dec. 20, 1872 on a $5500insurance. $50 - up

EARLY CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSITCITIZENS SAVINGS BANK AT

LYNCHBURG* 7481863, Virginia. Deposit Receipt with in

terest. Black. Vignette of a standing Lib-erty at left, Tobacco merchants at top centerand a Male portrait at top right. A deposit

receipt for $1869.65 paying interest at 5%for 90 days and over and 4% for less than 90days. Excellent. $25 - up

EARLY CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSITPLANTERS SAVINGS BANK OF

PETERSBURG* 7491862, Virginia. Deposit Receipt with in-terest. Black. Vignette of a man on horse-back with men working the field in the back-ground. A deposit receipt for $336.74 pay-ing interest at 3% for a term of 6 months ormore. Excellent. $25 - up

O.W. THOMAS & CO.* 7501873, Kentucky. Bank check. Black. Vi-gnette of a river boat at top right and a maleportrait at left. “Louisville, Aug. 18, 1873.Thirty days after date payable to the order of...$579.53 To Miss Lawton Bates.” Fine. $25 - up

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