December 2018 Auction- A Sale to "Die" for.

Auction Details

DAY 1 (Wednesday, December 5) Lots 1000-1582

Minerals (1000-1028)
Bargains & Dealer Specials (1029-1096)
Bottles (1097-1275)
Numismatics
Banks (1278-1279)
Books (1280-1282)
Catalogs (1283-1292)
Coins (1293-1342)
Counterfeit Detectors (1343-1349)
Currency (1350-1374)
Medals (1375-1403)
Scales (1404-1408)
So-Called Dollars (1409-1437)
Tokens (AL-OR) (1449-1582)

DAY 2 (Thursday, December 6) Lots 2000-2663

Tokens (Texas-on) (2000-2352)
Dies (2353-2663)

Day 3 (Friday, Dec 7) Lots 3000-3654

General Americana
Autographs (3000-3002)
Badges (3003-3010)
Checks (3011-3024)
Circus (3024-3025)
Fireman (3026-3029)
Music (3030-3039)
Navigation (3040-3149)
Auto (3150-3152)
Outlaw & Lawmen (3153-3163)
Silver/Flatware (3164-3166)
World’s Fairs & Expos (3167-3170)
Geographical Sorted AK-on (3171-3452)
Military (3453-3452)
Political (3543-3481)
Postal History (3477-3481)
Wells Fargo & Express (3482-3518)
Cowboy (3519-3527)
Firearms & Weaponry (3528-3551)
Saloon (3552-3570)
Gaming (3571-3583)
Mining Alaska (3584-3654)


Day 4 (Saturday, December 8) Lots 4000-4746

Mining (4000-4003)
Artifacts (4000-4003)
Books (4004-4007)
Explosives (4008-4031)
Spoons (4032-4040)
Geo Sort AZ on (4041-4746)


Day 5 (Sunday, December 9) Lots 5000-5752

Textiles (5000-5072)
Native Americana (5073-5110)
Jewelry/Watches (5111-5115)
Entertainment Industry (5116-5124)
Furnishings (5124-5132)
Sculptures (5133-5166)
Art (5167-5227)
Railroadiana (5228-5693)
Passes (5228-5233)
Imprinted Revenue Stamps (5694-5752)



SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping and Handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing, based on the size and weight of your purchase. All shipping is subject to a minimum charge of $19.00. If additional shipping and handling costs are required, the buyer will be reinvoiced for the balance due. Items are not shipped until the invoice is completely paid. Many buyers purchase a number of lots. Every effort will be made to include all lots in a single shipping charge calculated to cover the weight and size of the package(s). NOTE: Some shipments (of unusual size, dimension, or weight) may require sp...
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Rogue River Valley Canal Co Stock3100 - Rogue River Valley Canal Co Stock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U #21 JB ? 10 shares 1911 signed by President Neill. Mt. McLaughlin vignette. Prag Collection. State: Oregon City: Date: 1911 HWAC# 83341
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Philadelphia & Lancaster Turnpike Road Stock Certificate, 17953101 - Philadelphia & Lancaster Turnpike Road Stock Certificate, 1795
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This is an incredible stock with large historical significance. No. 117. Issued March 16th, 1795 for one share to Joseph Burd of the County of Dauphin
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
 
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Philadelphia Steam Boat Tow Co Stock3102 - Philadelphia Steam Boat Tow Co Stock
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I/U # 57 Mordecai Dawson signed by President Henry Co? e. Operated 2 boats, named Pennsylvania and Delaware. Prag Collection. State: Pennsylvania C
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Burlington Steam Boat Co Stock3103 - Burlington Steam Boat Co Stock
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I/C #15 R O'Malley 36 shares 1868 signed by President Paye. Nice Bay State steamer vignette. Inc in VT. 25c revenue stamp. Top creases. Prag Col...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Potomac Steam Boat Co Bond3104 - Potomac Steam Boat Co Bond
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$1000 bond #138 1878 signed nicely by Charles Chauncey Savage. Savage has direct lineage to Thomas Savage, who arrived in Jamestown, Va., in 1608 whi
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Navigation Coal Co of Coal River Bond3105 - Navigation Coal Co of Coal River Bond
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#143 $1000 bond signed by President Dubois. Toning. Prag Collection. State: West Virginia City: Date: HWAC# 83362
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to w*****s for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Decoigne City and Canal Co Stock3106 - Decoigne City and Canal Co Stock
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Rare early stock. I/U #41 David Brigham 5 shares 1837 signed by President Cowles. The only reference we could find is for Decoigne in Alberta, Canada.
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Victoria Steamship Co Stock3107 - Victoria Steamship Co Stock
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I/U #19 CJ Michaels 300 shares 1902 signed by Director illegible. Prag Collection. State: Canada City: Date: 1902 HWAC# 83469
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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China Mail Steamship Co Stock3108 - China Mail Steamship Co Stock
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I/U #4631 Dong Youn 3 shares 1916. Signed by President illegible. Great orange underprint ship and red CM flag. Prag Collection. State: China City:
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l********g for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Foreign Steamer Stock and Bond (4)3109 - Foreign Steamer Stock and Bond (4)
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French American Steamship Co Bond #14 $1000. Stocks-#I/U International Marine 1257 Morris Rothman 100 shares 1961, unissued Hamburg-Bremen Steamship A
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to N*******r for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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United States and Brazil Mail Steam Ship Co Bond3110 - United States and Brazil Mail Steam Ship Co Bond
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#53 $1000 bond. Bald eagle and Finance ship vignettes. Signed by President Thurber. This was a steamer that carried mail. Prag Collection. State: Fo
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Orinco Steam Navigation Co of NY Stock3111 - Orinco Steam Navigation Co of NY Stock
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I/C #484 Brown Bros 1 share 1855 signed by President Molter. Boat and hay wagon plus 3 allegorical vignettes. Prag Collection. State: Venezuela Cit
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Orininc Steam Navigation Co Of NY Bonds and and Hand Written Articles3112 - Orininc Steam Navigation Co Of NY Bonds and and Hand Written Articles
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2 $1000 I/C bonds-#51 Vesparian Ellis 1848, #241 Freeman Ra? 1851. Includes 1847 hand written articles of incorporation in which Venezuela grants excl
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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3 Different Steamer Stocks3113 - 3 Different Steamer Stocks
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I/C American Dedging Co #1035 Henry Mortimoore 107 shares 1894 signed by President illegible, 3 ship vignetes-left toning. Unissued Alabama Barge and
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to l*******c for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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American Salvage Co Stock3114 - American Salvage Co Stock
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I/U #2835 George Fadose? 50 shares 1917 signed by President Anderson? Cool sunken ship with hull hole and salvage ship above vignette. Prag Collection
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to a*******u for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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American Shipping Stock and 1 Bond3115 - American Shipping Stock and 1 Bond
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American Export Lines $1000 bond. Stocks-I/U American Shipping Co #38 Geo Billings 9 shares 1916 signed by President Billings, I/U American Ship and C
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to s********K for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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American Submarine Co Stock3116 - American Submarine Co Stock
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#94 issued no name 50 shares 1870. 25c revenue stamp. In 1863 a group of Northern speculators formed the American Submarine Company. When President Li
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to e*******g for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Apalachicola and New Orleans Steam Navigation Co Stock3117 - Apalachicola and New Orleans Steam Navigation Co Stock
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I/U #41 Gilbert Metcalf .25 shares 1860 signed by President Bucknam. Louisiana formally seceded on January 26, 1861 and joined five other Southern st
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
 
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Atlantic Bonds (2)3118 - Atlantic Bonds (2)
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Unissued Atlantic Gulf and West Indies Steamship Lines $1000 6% bond. Unissued Atlantic Coast Navigation & Land Co #706 $1000 bond. 2 x .5"...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to N*******r for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Bay State Steamboat Co Purchase Receipt3119 - Bay State Steamboat Co Purchase Receipt
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$5000 receipt for stock purchase. Signed by Charles Shaw, Alex Holmes, Benjamin Finch, George Kettel, John Brewer and Edward Tobey. 5c revenue stamp.
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to d******0 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Boston and Philadelphia Steamship Co Stocks (2)3120 - Boston and Philadelphia Steamship Co Stocks (2)
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2 unissued and c. 1800's New Haven Steamship Co unissued receipt.Prag Collection. State: City: Date: HWAC# 83361
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Bristol Marine Insurance Co Stock3121 - Bristol Marine Insurance Co Stock
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I/U #55 Byron Diman 5 shares 1820. We could not find much info on this early insurer. Established in 1648 probably in Bristol England. Signed by Presi
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Buffalo and Niagra River Navigation Co Stocks (2)3122 - Buffalo and Niagra River Navigation Co Stocks (2)
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2 I/U stocks. #43 H McBean 5 shares 1891 signed by President Ponter. Hand written #112 Henry D/ 5 shares 1892 signed by President Douglas. Both have 3
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to n*******3 for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Camden & Philadelphia Steam Boat Ferry Co Stock3123 - Camden & Philadelphia Steam Boat Ferry Co Stock
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I/C #668 National State Bank of Camden 25 shares 1891. Signed by President Percy. Steamship and canal vignettes. Also includes unissued scrip cert. Pr
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Central Hudson Steamboat Co Bond3124 - Central Hudson Steamboat Co Bond
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#63 $1000 Gold Bond signed by President Westin. Prag Collection. State: City: Date: HWAC# 83468
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Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to a*******u for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Charles D Durkee & Co Stock3125 - Charles D Durkee & Co Stock
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I/U #207 Emmit Addis 50 shares. Inc in NY. Ship vignette. Large seam tears with rear tape, poor condition, sold as is. Prag Collection. State: City
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to a********n.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Co. Stock3126 - Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Co. Stock
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#2138 Sally Smith 7 shares 1893 signed by President illegible. The Chesapeake & Delaware Canal is a 14-mile (22.5 km)-long, 450-foot (137.2 m)-w...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b********t for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Co Mortgage Loan3127 - Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Co Mortgage Loan
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#479 $500 5% mortgage loan. Inc in PA, DE and MD. Signed by President Horner. Small ink stain, dogear."The Chesapeake & Delaware Canal (C&...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Co Mortgage Loan and Scrip3128 - Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Co Mortgage Loan and Scrip
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1885 mortgage loan #1690 $2650. Scrip #395 $500 1887 signed by President illegible. Prag Collection. State: City: Date: 1885-1887 HWAC# 83377
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Cunard and 2 Other Navigation Stocks3129 - Cunard and 2 Other Navigation Stocks
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2 I/C Cunard Steam Ship Co Stocks 1951 and 1954. Unissued Boston and Philadelphia Steamship Co. I/U Continental Transportation Systems 1971. Prag Coll
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Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to b********t for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Cunard and Matson Stocks (6)3130 - Cunard and Matson Stocks (6)
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5 I/C Matson Navigation Co. I/C 1938. I/U Cunard Steam Ship #101869 Francis Guedalla 113 shares 1954. Prag Collection. State: City: Date: HWA
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to s********K for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Dock Stock and Bond3131 - Dock Stock and Bond
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Chicago Dock and Investment Co first mortgage 6% gold bond. 1913 signed by President Torrence. Aransas Pass Channel & Dock Co #1199 OR Abernathy...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Eastern Navigation Stocks (4)3132 - Eastern Navigation Stocks (4)
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I/U East Coast Navigation Co 1917. Eastern Steamship Line I/C olive and purple 1923. Unissued Boston and Philadelphia Steamship c. 1890's. Prag ...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Electric Boat Stock, 2 Different3133 - Electric Boat Stock, 2 Different
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I/U The Electric Boat Co #12 Charles Wright 1 share 1894 signed by President Adams. Very impressive idea for an electric boat in 1894! I/U Electric Bo
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b********t for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Gerlach Wave Motor Development Co3134 - Gerlach Wave Motor Development Co
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Fifty shares of Gerlach Wave Motor Development Co. capital stock, number 285, issued to Hugues J. Lyons on September 16, 1895 signed , by M. A. Rothch
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Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to b********t for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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International Mercantile Marine Co Stocks (10)3135 - International Mercantile Marine Co Stocks (10)
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Originally the International Navigation Company it was a trust formed in the early twentieth century as an attempt by J.P. Morgan to monopolize the sh
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Mid Atlantic Ship and Ferry Stocks (3)3136 - Mid Atlantic Ship and Ferry Stocks (3)
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I/U Knickerbocker Trust Co(Brooklyn Ferry Co of NY) #2000 certificate of deposit 1906, corner missing. I/U Atlantic Speed Ship Co #29 Joseph Rathsmill
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*******c for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Navigation Stocks (3)3137 - Navigation Stocks (3)
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I/C Matson Navigation Co #574 Lenore Smith 150 shares 1938 signed by President illegible. I/U American Navigaton Co #248 Adams Enders 10 shares 1916 s
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Ocean Steam Navigation Stock3138 - Ocean Steam Navigation Stock
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Rare. I/U #123 Daniel McDevitt 150 shares signed by President James. "The Ocean Steam Navigation Company (OSNC or Bremen Line) was a shipping c...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Pacific Marine Berth Co. Stock3139 - Pacific Marine Berth Co. Stock
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I/U #158 EH Osborn 100 shares signed by President Read. Nice ship vignette. Inc in Maine. Prag Collection. State: City: Date: 1885 HWAC# 83455
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to t********f for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Pacific Navigation Group of Stock (7)3140 - Pacific Navigation Group of Stock (7)
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I/U Pacific Navigation Line #2 A Sampson 1929 signed by President Ellis. Deposit cert for Pacific Steamship Co Bonds 1925. I/U Pacific Steamship Lines
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to u******i for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
 
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Philadelphia & Savannah Steam Navigation Co. Stock3141 - Philadelphia & Savannah Steam Navigation Co. Stock
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I/C #519 Alexander Hodgson 1853 signed by President Williamson. Operated on the lower Delaware River. Creases and holes, please inspect. Prag Collecti
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Philadelphia, Dover & Norfolk Steam Boat & Transportation Co Stock3142 - Philadelphia, Dover & Norfolk Steam Boat & Transportation Co Stock
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I/U #313 Joseph Dugan 1828. Signed by President John Jenkins. "The Philadelphia and Norfolk Transportation Company was chartered on February 9,...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Portsmouth Transit Co Stock3143 - Portsmouth Transit Co Stock
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I/C #1 Atlantic Life Insurance Co 1000 shares 1945. Signed by President Illegible. Creases and pin holes. Prag Collection. State: City: Date: 194
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Ship Building Stocks and 1 Bond3144 - Ship Building Stocks and 1 Bond
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#52 Henderson Shipbuilding Co $1000 6% bond 1917, signed by President Henderson. Stocks-I/U Gaston, Williams & Wigmore #5165 Martha Howlett 10 s...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Ship Parts Related Stocks (4)3145 - Ship Parts Related Stocks (4)
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I/U Doble Steam Motors Corp #6099 Samuel Sehestedt 20 shares 1923 signed by President Doble small hole, I/U Dumont Airplane & Marine Instrument...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Submarine Boat Corporation3146 - Submarine Boat Corporation
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3 I/U. Green #2584 Alfred Gooding 10 shares 1919. Submarine vignettes on Green #22128 Henry Lapham 100 shares 1928 and Orange #20322 Colinell & ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to b********t for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Submarine Diving and Recovery Co Stock3147 - Submarine Diving and Recovery Co Stock
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I/U #62 Harvey Johnson 4.5 shares 1913. Signed by VP Meyer. Train, ship and globe vignette. Prag Collection. State: City: Date: 1913 HWAC# 8334
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to N*******r for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Transportation Co. Stocks (4)3148 - Transportation Co. Stocks (4)
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2 I/C Coastwise Transportation Corp- blue #273 Mason Whiting 3 shares 1926, brown #90 Frederic Cunningham 3 shares 1922. 2 I/U Anglo American Commerci
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to a********n.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Unissued Steamer Stocks (5)3149 - Unissued Steamer Stocks (5)
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All unissued. Bay Ridge Co 1880's, mauve and green Boston and Philadelphia Steamship c 1890's, Schuylkill Navigation, receipt from Bay State...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to o*****x for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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