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Galveston, Houston & Henderson Rail Road (77269)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Transportation Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
Galveston, Houston & Henderson Rail Road  (77269)
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110.00USDto a******************a+ buyer's premium (27.50)
This item SOLD at 2019 Mar 10 @ 17:25UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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2 Certificate of One Obligation of $100. 1) 18 coupons @ $100 each cert. # 12579 include $40 "share to bearer" bond. One side is printed in English the other in French. Holder receives 195.125 th share of the company. 2) 16 coupons $40 share #M37 Amsterdam Emission of Galveston, Houston, & Henderson RR Co. $40 share to bearer. Galveston, Houston and Henderson Railroad Company was chartered on February 7, 1853, to build from Galveston through Houston to Henderson. Construction of the "Old Reliable Short Line," as the road was later called, began at Virginia Point on the mainland opposite Galveston Island in 1854. Rirst rail was not laid until 1857 and in 1859 finally reached Houston. A trestle across Galveston Bay, built from the proceeds of a Galveston County bond issue, was finished in 1860, completing rail line between the two cities. Original company was sold in 1860, new Galveston, Houston and Henderson was organized under original charter. During Civil War the railroad remained active, handling the traffic to and from the blockade runners reaching Galveston. Prag collection.

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