Montana Big Sky & Western Americana

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Montana 'Big Sky' and Holiday Auction is a four day feast for the collector. This sale begins with a one day Montana only auction focusing on tokens and postal history. The next three days run the wide range of a traditional Holabird Auction: minerals, numismatics, Native Americana, railroadianna, mining, photographs, stock certificates, express, saloon, exposition, assay, tokens, badges, Gold Rush, etc. Heavy emphasis is placed on Colorado, California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah and the Western States.
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Sacramento & Bay Area Railroad Stocks3569 - Sacramento & Bay Area Railroad Stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of ten. Includes: Claremont University & Ferries Street Railroad Company (unissued 18--, very pictorial), East Shore & Suburban Railway ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6******n for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Bay Area Street Rail Stock Certificates3570 - Bay Area Street Rail Stock Certificates
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Lot of nine. Includes: Oakland, Antioch & Eastern Railway (1913, punched, pictorial), Market Street Railway Co. (unissued fractional scrip and t...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******0 for (65.00 + 14.95BP) = 79.95
 
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Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway Stock Certificate3571 - Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway Stock Certificate
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Gorgeous! Inc. 1913. No. 227, issued for 8 shares to Geo. Meyer on May 24, 1921 in San Francisco. Signed by the president and secretary. Pen cancelled
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
 
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San Francisco Railroad Stock Certificates3572 - San Francisco Railroad Stock Certificates
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Lot of seven. Includes: St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company (five stocks, four different, issued 1930-1945, not cancelled, locomotive vignette), a
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d******0 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Drawing of Dragon Gorge Scenic Railway3573 - Drawing of Dragon Gorge Scenic Railway
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1911. Drawing of L. A. Thompson's Dragon Gorge Scenic Railway, Evening Journal, Santa Monica. City: Santa Monica State: California Date: 1...
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 20.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Southern California Railroad Stock Certificates3575 - Southern California Railroad Stock Certificates
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Lot of four. Two unissued for Los Angeles and Vernon Street Railway Company (c.1880s) (5.5" x 9.5") and two unissued for Sierra Madre &...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (20.00 + 4.60BP) = 24.60
 
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The Denver Circle Railroad Company Stock Certificate with Loveland Signature3577 - The Denver Circle Railroad Company Stock Certificate with Loveland Signature
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Inc. in Colorado. No. 36, issued for 100 shares to Jewell & Sons on February 10th, 1883. Signed by William A.H. Loveland as president and Perky ...
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Estimate : 160.00 - 300.00
Sold to I*********4 for (130.00 + 29.90BP) = 159.90
 
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Denver Railroad Bonds and Stock Certificates3578 - Denver Railroad Bonds and Stock Certificates
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Lot of three: one bond and two stocks. 1) $1,000 bond for The Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad. Issued 1924, punched. 54 coupons attached. 2...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j*********t for (70.00 + 14.00BP) = 84.00
 
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Atlantic-Pacific Railway Tunnel Company Stock- Signed by Brick Pomeroy 18893579 - Atlantic-Pacific Railway Tunnel Company Stock- Signed by Brick Pomeroy 1889
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Cert. #5725, issued to J.A. Rotnor for 9 shares in 1889. Inc. in Colorado. Signed by M.M. (Brick) Pomeroy as president. Pomeroy worked on this railway
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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The Atlantic-Pacific Railway Tunnel Company Stock Certificate3580 - The Atlantic-Pacific Railway Tunnel Company Stock Certificate
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Scheme! No. 491, issued for 10 shares in Denver on May 6, 1891. Inc. in Colorado, 1890. Signed by Pomeroy as president and the assistant secretary, No
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company Bonds3581 - Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company Bonds
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Three $1,000 bonds all issued 1924, punch cancelled. Feature a railroad vignette and orange border. Two have 36 coupons attached, the third has 15. Si
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to I*********4 for (55.00 + 12.65BP) = 67.65
 
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Denver Rio Grande Railroad Stock Certificates3582 - Denver Rio Grande Railroad Stock Certificates
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Lot of two. 1) 1905 issued certificate for The Rio Grande Southern Railroad Company issued to the Denver & Rio Grande. Punch and stamp cancelled...
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Estimate : 110.00 - 200.00
Sold to I*********4 for (120.00 + 27.60BP) = 147.60
 
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Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad Company Bond3583 - Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad Company Bond
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Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad Company. First Mortgage 7 Per Cent Bond. #1229. For $1,000.00 City: Denver State: Colorado Date: 1888...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to I*********4 for (70.00 + 16.10BP) = 86.10
 
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Cabinet Cards of Trains & Buildings on Pikes Peak Summit3584 - Cabinet Cards of Trains & Buildings on Pikes Peak Summit
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Four different cabinet cards. Includes: "377. First Passenger Trains on Pike's Peak. Season of 1892" (train, crowd and brick building)...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 800.00
Sold to i*********1 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Photographs on the Pikes Peak Railroad3585 - Photographs on the Pikes Peak Railroad
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Five cabinet cards and two smaller photographs taken on the Manitou & Pikes Peak rail line. Includes four from J.G. Heistrand: "352. Above ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 700.00
Sold to I*********4 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Pikes Peak Summit Train Trip Cabinet Cards3586 - Pikes Peak Summit Train Trip Cabinet Cards
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Lot of 5 cabinet cards that show people outside of train cars on the summit of Pikes Peak. The railroad is the Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway. Inc...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to i*********1 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Pikes Peak Tunnel Mining Railway Stock Certificate (Cripple Creek, Colorado)3587 - Pikes Peak Tunnel Mining Railway Stock Certificate (Cripple Creek, Colorado)
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Number 411 for 10 shares in 1896 to Henry Simmons. Signed by George Proctor and ?. Shares $100 each. Gold title and brown and gold background. The com
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Estimate : 70.00 - 300.00
Sold to I*********4 for (80.00 + 18.40BP) = 98.40
 
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Colorado and Southern Railway Specimen Stock and Gold Note3588 - Colorado and Southern Railway Specimen Stock and Gold Note
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1) Central Trust Gold Note for $1000. Number 573. 2) Specimen stock for the Colorado and Southern Railway. Excellent condition. (Prag collection) C
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to a********e.. for (65.00 + 13.00BP) = 78.00
 
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Colorado Railroad Checks3589 - Colorado Railroad Checks
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Lot of 4. 1) Rio Grande Southern Railroad Co., Silver San Juan Scenic Line, draft w/ vignette (1914). 2) A paycheck (1912) and draft (1913) for the Sa
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Estimate : 30.00 - 80.00
Sold to r******8 for (25.00 + 5.75BP) = 30.75
 
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Rare Colorado Railroad Bonds (3)3590 - Rare Colorado Railroad Bonds (3)
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Lot of three from two companies. 1) Two $1,000 bonds for The Pueblo & Arkansas Valley Railroad Company, issued 1875 & 1878. Large, attractiv...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to a****y for (250.00 + 57.50BP) = 307.50
 
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Choice Connecticut Railroad Stock Certificates3591 - Choice Connecticut Railroad Stock Certificates
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Lot of six better Connecticut railroad stocks and bonds. Includes: Hartford & New Haven Railroad Company (four issued stocks, two different, iss...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for (55.00 + 12.65BP) = 67.65
 
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Connecticut Railroad Stock and Bond Collection (18)3592 - Connecticut Railroad Stock and Bond Collection (18)
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Lot of 18. Includes: Stamford Street Railroad Company stock (1902), The Naugatuck Railroad Co. $5,000 bond (1904), New Haven & Derby Railroad Co...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to i*********1 for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
 
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Connecticut Railroad Stock and Bond Collection 23593 - Connecticut Railroad Stock and Bond Collection 2
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Lot of 19. Includes: Hartford, Providence & Fishkill Railroad Company (illustrated 1859 $500 bond, cut cancelled), Hartford & New Haven Rail...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r********-.. for (65.00 + 14.95BP) = 79.95
 
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Dakota Railroad Stock Certificates (plus one Wyoming)3594 - Dakota Railroad Stock Certificates (plus one Wyoming)
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Lot of four. 1) The Diamond Coal and Coke Company (Diamondville, Wyoming) with vignette of mine train car full of coal. Issued 1898, punch and pen can
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m*****1 for (25.00 + 5.00BP) = 30.00
 
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Delaware Railroad Stock Certificate Collection3595 - Delaware Railroad Stock Certificate Collection
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Lot of 16. Includes: Front & Union Street Railway Co. (1881 & 1933, stamp cxl), Delaware Railroad Co. (1959, punched), Rapid Transit Corp. o...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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Delaware Railroad Stock Certificate Collection (17)3596 - Delaware Railroad Stock Certificate Collection (17)
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Lot of 17 with some duplicates. Includes: The Wilmington & Northern Rail Road Co., issued in 1877, punch and pen cancelled, three attractive vig...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to w******o for (45.00 + 10.35BP) = 55.35
 
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Florida Railroad Bonds & Stock Certificates (6)3597 - Florida Railroad Bonds & Stock Certificates (6)
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Lot of 6. 1) Two different Georgia and Florida Railway stock certificates issued in 1911 featuring three allegorical vignettes. Not cancelled. 2) Thre
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (65.00 + 14.95BP) = 79.95
 
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Very Early Stock for The Georgia Railroad & Banking Company3598 - Very Early Stock for The Georgia Railroad & Banking Company
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Very early small stock certificate issued in 1836 for thirty shares. Signed by Wm. Dearing as president. Small train illustration. Pen cancelled with
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*******c for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Second Georgia Rail Road & Banking Co. Stock Certificate3599 - Second Georgia Rail Road & Banking Co. Stock Certificate
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Super early! Dateline Athens, Oct. 13th, 1837. No. 8/10. Issued for five shares to H.H. Allen Benton Co. Ala. Signed by Wm. Dearing (president) and th
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to h*******2 for (85.00 + 17.00BP) = 102.00
 
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Best Five Georgia Railroad Stock Certificates3600 - Best Five Georgia Railroad Stock Certificates
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1) The South Western Rail Road Company stock, issued 1887, punch cancelled, small size with train over bridge vignette. 2) Georgia Rail Road & B...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to l*******c for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
 
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Central of Georgia Railway Bond Collection (10)3601 - Central of Georgia Railway Bond Collection (10)
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Lot of 10, all different. Includes: two $10,000 bonds with different vignettes, one issued and punch cancelled in 1928, the other unissued; three $5,0
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Central of Georgia Railway Bond Collection (20)3602 - Central of Georgia Railway Bond Collection (20)
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Twenty illustrated bonds falling into two denominations. No complete sets. Most if not all punch cancelled. 1) $1,000: green (5, issued 1897-1937), pu
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to w******o for (65.00 + 14.95BP) = 79.95
 
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Central of Georgia Railway Company Bond Collection (8)3603 - Central of Georgia Railway Company Bond Collection (8)
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Lot of eight bonds, all different types. Includes: three different $1,000 bonds (issued 1922-1942, one unissued), three different $5,000 bonds (one is
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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Georgia Railroad Stock Certificates (12)3604 - Georgia Railroad Stock Certificates (12)
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Lot of 12. Includes: four small South Western Rail Road Company certificates (1868, 1875, 1885, 1890) with train over bridge vignette (punch cancelled
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Estimate : 170.00 - 250.00
Sold to w******o for (45.00 + 10.35BP) = 55.35
 
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Kona & Kau Railway Company Bond3605 - Kona & Kau Railway Company Bond
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No. 142. $100 bond issued in 1902. Vignette of locomotive. Not cancelled. Fifty-nine coupons still attached. Green border. Offices in San Francisco. 1
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (70.00 + 16.10BP) = 86.10
 
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Idaho Railroad Stock Certificates and Bonds3606 - Idaho Railroad Stock Certificates and Bonds
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Lot of 7. Includes: four stocks for Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company of Idaho (one issued 1906, cancelled, and three unused); Spoka...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to m*****1 for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Chicago & Alton Railroad Company Stocks & Bonds3607 - Chicago & Alton Railroad Company Stocks & Bonds
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Lot of six. Four stock certificates for The Chicago & Alton Equipment Association: three different types, one issued (1913), all are punch cance...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 300.00
Sold to m*****1 for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Company Stock Certificate Collection3608 - Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Company Stock Certificate Collection
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Lot of 38. Most are stocks with two bonds (1947 & 1953) also included. Good variety of vignettes and colors. A very pictorial group! Clusters in...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to t******2 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company Stock Certificates3609 - Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company Stock Certificates
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Lot of three, two different types. First, an 1887 issued certificate, punch cancelled, orange border with six vignettes (patriotic and train related).
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a*****0 for (65.00 + 14.95BP) = 79.95
 
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Chicago & St. Paul Railway Stock Certificates3610 - Chicago & St. Paul Railway Stock Certificates
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Lot of five from three rails. 1) Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway: two stocks issued 1878, very punch cancelled, three vignettes including ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to m*****1 for (45.00 + 9.00BP) = 54.00
 
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Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway Company Bonds3612 - Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway Company Bonds
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Six different illustrated bonds. Earliest is for a ten bond order for The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company, issued 1888, punch and...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (20.00 + 4.60BP) = 24.60
 
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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company Bonds & Stocks3613 - Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company Bonds & Stocks
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Lot of ten. Four stock certificates, three different types: three with locomotive vignette (1888, 1902 and 1915, all punch cancelled) and one converti
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to m*****1 for (25.00 + 5.00BP) = 30.00
 
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Pre-1900 Chicago Railroad Stock Certificates & Bond3614 - Pre-1900 Chicago Railroad Stock Certificates & Bond
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Lot of ten. Six different rails. 1) Chicago & Rock Island Railroad Company. 1852 stock, punch and pen cancelled. Purple paper. Small (5" x ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to j*********t for (75.00 + 15.00BP) = 90.00
 
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Post-1900 Chicago Railroad Bonds & Stock Certificates3615 - Post-1900 Chicago Railroad Bonds & Stock Certificates
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Lot of 27 pieces. Earliest is 1899 bond, latest is 1959 stock. Rails include: United Transit Co., Chicago-New York Electric Air Line Railroad, Rockfor
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Stocks from Three Different Chicago Railroads3616 - Stocks from Three Different Chicago Railroads
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1) Eleven for Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad Company: seven issued 1902-1906, all cancelled, plus four unissued. Three types. Locomotive vignettes
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to r********-.. for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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Rock Island Railway Stock Certificates3617 - Rock Island Railway Stock Certificates
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Lot of 8. Includes: Rock Island & Eastern Illinois Railway (issued 1899, stamp cxl, revenue stamps on reverse and unissued), The Rock Island Com...
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Estimate : 140.00 - 300.00
Sold to r********-.. for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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Illinois Railroad Stock Certificate Collection (25)3618 - Illinois Railroad Stock Certificate Collection (25)
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Lot of 25. Highlights: $1,000 bond for Plymouth, Kankakee and Pacific Railroad Company with RN-W2 revenue imprint, 1871, punch cancelled; early 1852 b
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to j*********t for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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Five Columbus Rail Road Stocks3619 - Five Columbus Rail Road Stocks
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Three Columbus & Indianapolis Rail Road Company Stock Certificates: 1) No. 10, 69 shares to James Raisbeck. signed by B. E. Smith, president and...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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Better Indiana Railroad Bonds & Stock Certificates3620 - Better Indiana Railroad Bonds & Stock Certificates
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Lot of five. 1) Evansville and Terre Haute Railroad Company. Issued for 2 shares May 15th, 1879. Punch cancelled. Locomotive vignette. Folds. 2) The I
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Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*******c for (125.00 + 28.75BP) = 153.75
 
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Four Indiana Railroad Stocks3621 - Four Indiana Railroad Stocks
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1) Marion and Logansport Rail Road Company, no. 10, 80 shares to Samuel Thomas. Signed by Smith, president and James Brownlee, secretary, 1863. Hole c
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*******c for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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