1689

International Railroad Company of Texas Bond 107486

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Railroadiana, Trains Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 200.00 USD
International Railroad Company of Texas Bond  107486
SOLD
50.00USDto j*********t+ buyer's premium (12.50)
This item SOLD at 2019 Oct 04 @ 16:22UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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...
$1,000 Bond no. 1467 issued in 1874. Not cancelled. Signed by president Galusha Grow, secretary Evans, and one trustee. Red border, gray seal, black print, and nice locomotive vignette. Sixty coupons attached.Folds, toning (especially around edges), and an ink stain. Grow served as Speaker of the House during the first years of the Civil War. The International Railroad Company was chartered on August 5, 1870, to build from the south bank of the Red River near Fulton, Arkansas, to Laredo and ultimately to Mexico by way of Austin. Work on the International Railroad began in December 1870 at Hearne, and by December 1871 the railroad had completed fifty miles. Palestine was reached on July 11, 1872, and Longview on January 31, 1873, giving the company 177 miles of main track. The International was consolidated with the Houston and Great Northern Railroad Company on September 30, 1873, to form the International and Great Northern Railroad Company. [Ref:https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/eqi03] City: State: Texas Date: 1874