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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Amador Railway Company Gold Bond3659 - Amador Railway Company Gold Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Amador railway was created to connect the Northern Pacific at Amador with the copper mines up Clear Creek (about nine miles). Stamps 7-40 still at
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to e*****r for (15.00 + 3.00BP) = 18.00
 
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Montana Railroad Company Stock Certificate3660 - Montana Railroad Company Stock Certificate
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Inc. in Montana. No. 27. Punch cancelled. Issued for 667 shares to Henry D. Moore on May 29th, 1897. Signed by president and secretary. No vignette. O
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Estimate : 40.00 - 120.00
Sold to d*****x for (20.00 + 4.00BP) = 24.00
 
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Nebraska Railroad Stock Certificate Collection (15)3661 - Nebraska Railroad Stock Certificate Collection (15)
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Lot of 15. Includes: three stocks for Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company (1858, pen cancelled, and two from 1872, punched), the later two
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
 
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Bullfrog Area Railroad Ephemera3662 - Bullfrog Area Railroad Ephemera
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This is a lot of 10 pieces for all you ghost town railroad fans out there! 1) Post card of the famous Rhyolite train depot that once was a stop on the
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Estimate : 120.00 - 500.00
Sold to e*****r for (80.00 + 16.00BP) = 96.00
 
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Eureka & Palisade 1901 Time Table3663 - Eureka & Palisade 1901 Time Table
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Schedule from Palisade to Raines to Evans to Hay's ranch to Mineral to Alpha to Pine to Oak to Summit to Mt. Hope to Garden Pass to Diamond to E...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to V********e for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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The Southern Pacific Depot in Lovelock: 2 Postcards3664 - The Southern Pacific Depot in Lovelock: 2 Postcards
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This is a set of identical post cards is from Lovelock overlooking the railroad depot. Several signs for business can be read in the photos including,
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Estimate : 40.00 - 200.00
Sold to e*****r for (20.00 + 4.00BP) = 24.00
 
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11 Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad pieces: photograph, freight bills, tickets, correspondence3665 - 11 Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad pieces: photograph, freight bills, tickets, correspondence
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Lot of 11. 1 & 2. Small photographs of the Tonopah & Goldfield train depot. One with passengers walking next to the train. The other has tra...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to h*******2 for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Two Different Nevada Bonds: V&T and Storey County (with William Sharon signature)3666 - Two Different Nevada Bonds: V&T and Storey County (with William Sharon signature)
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1) 1874, Number 519 for $1000. Signed by William Sharon (cancelled through the name) and George King. Coupons 49 to 60 still attached. Issued to Thoma
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to h*******2 for (130.00 + 26.00BP) = 156.00
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Stock Certificate3667 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Stock Certificate
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Rare, unissued certificate from this famous Comstock railroad. The company incorporated in Nevada in 1868. Datelined Virginia, Nev. Would have been i
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to h*******2 for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Waybills Ledger3668 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Waybills Ledger
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Large ledger book of shipping bills from "Southern Pacific Company - Pacific System Way Bill for Freight from Reno," for the V & T Rai...
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Estimate : 260.00 - 700.00
Sold to e*****r for (95.00 + 19.00BP) = 114.00
 
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Distance and Time Tables for Nevada Northern Railway Company3669 - Distance and Time Tables for Nevada Northern Railway Company
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Two items. 1) Distance table, issued Nov. 1941, effective January 1942. Issued by P.T. Hammock, General Freight Agent, East Ely, Nevada. 8"x11&...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to V********e for (20.00 + 4.00BP) = 24.00
 
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Nevada Copperbelt Railroad Archive3670 - Nevada Copperbelt Railroad Archive
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Includes 1909 $500 Nevada Copper Belt Railroad Bond, stack of unused delivery receipts, stack of unused daily balance sheets, stack of unused cash far
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Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
Sold to t******2 for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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Northern Nevada Railway Lock3671 - Northern Nevada Railway Lock
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Stamped N N R Y. Pat. 2040482. ADLAKE embossed on the keyhole cover which is spring loaded. No key. Lock measures 3" x 3.5" plus chain. ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to V********e for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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Two Western Railroad Stocks (Tonopah & Goldfield, Salt Lake)3672 - Two Western Railroad Stocks (Tonopah & Goldfield, Salt Lake)
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1) Rare, unissued stock certificate for the Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad Company. Nice vignette of railroad workers and locomotive. Dark blue bo...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to e*****r for (35.00 + 7.00BP) = 42.00
 
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New Jersey Railroad Stock Certificates (16)3673 - New Jersey Railroad Stock Certificates (16)
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Lot of 16. Most are very pictorial. Includes: The Ferro Monte Railroad Co. (six, five issued 1881-1896, three pen cancelled, two not cancelled), The
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Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to i*********1 for (95.00 + 21.85BP) = 116.85
 
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New Jersey Railroad Stock Certificates (17)3674 - New Jersey Railroad Stock Certificates (17)
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Lot of 17 stock certificates, most pictorial. Includes: two Rutland Railroad Co. stocks issued in 1873 with green font and two vignettes (allegorical
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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The Broadway & Seventh Avenue Railroad Company Bonds (7)3675 - The Broadway & Seventh Avenue Railroad Company Bonds (7)
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Seven $1,000 bonds, two different types. Four were issued in 1884, blue background and seal. Three were issued in 1885, green background and seal. All
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to w******o for (55.00 + 12.65BP) = 67.65
 
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Brooklyn Railroad Stock Certificates3676 - Brooklyn Railroad Stock Certificates
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Lot of six. Three different companies. 1) Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company. Three stocks, issued 1914-1917, punch and stamp cancelled. Vignette of elect
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Estimate : 110.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (20.00 + 4.60BP) = 24.60
 
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Brooklyn Railroad Stock Certificates 23677 - Brooklyn Railroad Stock Certificates 2
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Lot of nine. Includes: Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (1914, punched, vignette); Jamaica & Brooklyn Road Company (five, four issued 1891-1892, p...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to B****x for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Stock Certificate3678 - Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Stock Certificate
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HUD-333-S-46. Rose color. Vignette of a modern (1930’s) passenger train passing a city dock area. City: Manhattan State: New York Date: 1932 h
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 20.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Manhattan Railroad Stock Certificates & Bonds3679 - Manhattan Railroad Stock Certificates & Bonds
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Lot of 18. Includes: Broadway Surface Railroad (1885 $1,000 bond, punched), Broadway & Seventh Avenue Railroad (1884 $1,000 bond, punched, 1925 ...
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Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
Sold to w******o for (90.00 + 20.70BP) = 110.70
 
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Pre-1900 New York City Railroad Stock Certificates3680 - Pre-1900 New York City Railroad Stock Certificates
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Lot of seven. Includes: New York, Providence, & Boston Railroad Company (1838 issued stock, pen cancelled, illustrated); two 1862 unissued stock...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to l*******c for (35.00 + 8.05BP) = 43.05
 
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Utica Railroad Stock Certificates (8)3681 - Utica Railroad Stock Certificates (8)
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Lot of 8 different, most pictorial. Includes: Utica Belt Line Street Railroad Co. (issued, 1889, unissued, 1894); Utica & Schenectady Railroad C...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (25.00 + 5.75BP) = 30.75
 
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Christopher & Tenth Street Railroad Company Stock Pair3682 - Christopher & Tenth Street Railroad Company Stock Pair
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Two different very attractive certificates, both with the same vignette of waterfront depot, but with different color borders. One was issued 1915 (pu
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*********1 for (35.00 + 8.05BP) = 43.05
 
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New York Railroad Stock Certificate Collection (28)3684 - New York Railroad Stock Certificate Collection (28)
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Lot of 28. Includes: three very early different certificates for New York & Boston Rail-Road Company (1856, 1859 & 1861) (train over bridge ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (65.00 + 14.95BP) = 79.95
 
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Premier Pre-1900 New York Railroad Stock Certificates3685 - Premier Pre-1900 New York Railroad Stock Certificates
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Lot of eight. Includes two very early pieces: New-York, Providence & Boston Railroad Company (1838 stock, pen cancelled, illustrated); and Mohaw...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*******c for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Pre-1900 New York City Railroad Stock Certificates & Bonds3686 - Pre-1900 New York City Railroad Stock Certificates & Bonds
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Lot of 27. Many pictorial. Early stocks and bonds. Bonds: Saratoga & Whitehall Railroad Co. (1862, punched), Town of Richland (for syracuse Nort...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to l*******c for (200.00 + 46.00BP) = 246.00
 
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Post-1900 New York Railroad Bonds & Stock Certificates3687 - Post-1900 New York Railroad Bonds & Stock Certificates
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Lot of 28. Includes: Christopher & Tenth Street Railroad Company (six, two different, issued 1909-1926, punched, vignette of depot with train ca...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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Post-1900 New York Railroad Bonds & Stock Certificates 23688 - Post-1900 New York Railroad Bonds & Stock Certificates 2
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Lot of 29. Includes: Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railway (1900, punched, stamped), Rochester & Syracuse Railroad Co. (1922), Chesapeake &...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (65.00 + 14.95BP) = 79.95
 
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Scare New York Railroad Stocks & Bonds3689 - Scare New York Railroad Stocks & Bonds
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Lot of four. 1) $1,000 bond for The Troy & Lansingburgh Railroad Company. Issued 1868. Pen cancellations through signatures of the president and...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*******c for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Stocks & Bonds from Two New York Railroad Companies3690 - Stocks & Bonds from Two New York Railroad Companies
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Lot of 19. Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Company: two unissued stocks, four unissued bonds, and two issued stocks: 1928 & 1947, both punch can...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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The Delaware & Hudson Railroad Company Bonds3691 - The Delaware & Hudson Railroad Company Bonds
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Lot of seven, six different: $900 (1925), $1,000 (1915, 1923), $5,000 (1915), $9,000 (1938), and $10,000 (1915). All are punch cancelled and feature o
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*********1 for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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North & South Carolina Railroad Bonds & Stocks3692 - North & South Carolina Railroad Bonds & Stocks
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Lot of nine. Very pictorial and attractive group. Includes: South Carolina Railway (two $1,000 bond issued 1881, stamp cancelled and stock issued 1888
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to t******2 for (85.00 + 19.55BP) = 104.55
 
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Cincinnati Northern Railroad Company Stock Certificates (11)3693 - Cincinnati Northern Railroad Company Stock Certificates (11)
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Eleven certificates: two are issued (1902 & 1909, stamp and punch cancelled), while nine are unissued. Good variety (orange, green, brown, grey ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*********1 for (25.00 + 5.75BP) = 30.75
 
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Cincinnati Railroad Stock Collection (38)3694 - Cincinnati Railroad Stock Collection (38)
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Lot of 38 stocks from multiple Cincinnati railroads. 1) Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Company: 19 stocks, most issued, 1881-19...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (95.00 + 21.85BP) = 116.85
 
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Nice Group of Cincinnati Railroad Stocks (5)3695 - Nice Group of Cincinnati Railroad Stocks (5)
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Lot of five different, all pictorial. Includes: 1857 issued stock for Cincinnati & Chicago Railroad Company (not cancelled) with locomotive and ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to m*****1 for (40.00 + 8.00BP) = 48.00
 
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Cleveland Railroad Bonds & Stock Certificates3696 - Cleveland Railroad Bonds & Stock Certificates
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Includes: 1858 issued stock for Cleveland & Toledo Railroad Co., punch cancelled but clean with two vignettes; large $1,000 bond for Cleveland, ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to l*******c for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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Early Columbus Railroad Stock Certificates (5)3697 - Early Columbus Railroad Stock Certificates (5)
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Five total, all different. 1) Columbus & Indianapolis Railroad Company: two different certificates (blue and black), both issued in 1864 and pen...
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Estimate : 180.00 - 400.00
Sold to m*****1 for (55.00 + 11.00BP) = 66.00
 
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Dayton Railroad Stock Certificates (7)3698 - Dayton Railroad Stock Certificates (7)
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Lot of seven certificates from two different companies. For the City Railway Company of Dayton, Ohio: five stocks, two different types, issued 1893-19
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to D*B for (25.00 + 5.75BP) = 30.75
 
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Youngstown Railroad Stock Certificates (11)3699 - Youngstown Railroad Stock Certificates (11)
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Lot of 11 from three companies. 1) The Youngstown Steel Door Company: three stocks, two different, issued 1957-58, punch cancelled, traincar vignette.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*********1 for (25.00 + 5.75BP) = 30.75
 
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Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railway Stock Certificates (10)3700 - Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railway Stock Certificates (10)
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Lot of ten. Three different types. Earliest is very different than the rest. It was issued in 1880 and is punch and stamp cancelled. It features a loc
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Miscellaneous Ohio Railroad Stock Certificates (18)3701 - Miscellaneous Ohio Railroad Stock Certificates (18)
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Lot of 18. Includes: Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad Co.: five stocks, issued 1944-1960. 2) Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway: five stocks, t...
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Estimate : 110.00 - 200.00
Sold to s**********r for (30.00 + 6.00BP) = 36.00
 
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Ohio Railroad Stock Certificate Collection3702 - Ohio Railroad Stock Certificate Collection
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Lot of 17. Includes: Cincinnati, Washington & Baltimore Railroad (six, four different, issued 1883-89, punched), Cincinnati, Richmond & Chic...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold to w******o for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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Pair of Tiffin & Ft. Wayne Railroad Company Bonds3703 - Pair of Tiffin & Ft. Wayne Railroad Company Bonds
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Both are $1,000 bonds and feature the same design with a locomotive vignette top center and bottom left, and an allegorical vignette top left. Both is
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to m*****1 for (85.00 + 17.00BP) = 102.00
 
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Toledo and Columbus Railroad Stock Certificates (5)3704 - Toledo and Columbus Railroad Stock Certificates (5)
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Lot of 5 different.1) Two different stocks (blue and black) for Columbus & Indianapolis Railroad Company (both issued in 1864). Both are pen and...
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Estimate : 180.00 - 400.00
Sold to a********e.. for (40.00 + 8.00BP) = 48.00
 
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Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad Company Stock Certificates and Bonds (11)3705 - Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad Company Stock Certificates and Bonds (11)
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Lot of eleven. Includes: 1) Four stock certificates, three types, issued 1900-1913, all punch cancelled. 2) Seven bonds, two types: $1,000 (two issued
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*********1 for (35.00 + 8.05BP) = 43.05
 
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Oklahoma Railroad Bonds and Stocks (9)3706 - Oklahoma Railroad Bonds and Stocks (9)
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Nine attractive pieces from two railroads. 1) Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad Company: four issued stocks (two types), issued 1899-1900, all cance
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Estimate : 220.00 - 400.00
Sold to a********e.. for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Mount Hood Railroad Co. Stock Certificate and Gold Bond3707 - Mount Hood Railroad Co. Stock Certificate and Gold Bond
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Inc. in 1905 in Utah. Operated approx. 30 miles from The Dalles to Dufur, Oregon. 1) Stock No. 56. Pen cancelled. Issued for 1 share to Hugh Freeland
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m*****1 for (35.00 + 7.00BP) = 42.00
 
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Mount Hood Railroad Company Stock Certificate and Gold Bond (Second Set)3708 - Mount Hood Railroad Company Stock Certificate and Gold Bond (Second Set)
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Inc. in Utah. Two items. Rare stock certificate issued 1912, pen cancelled, with gold seal and vignette of locomotive leaving tunnel. Also, $500 bond
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m*****1 for (40.00 + 8.00BP) = 48.00
 
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Oregon & Washington Territory Railroad Co. Stock Certificate3709 - Oregon & Washington Territory Railroad Co. Stock Certificate
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Rare. Inc. 1886. No. 236. Issued for 100 shares to G.W. Hunt on April 24, 1888. Signed by G.W. Hunt as president and C Herman (secretary). Small vigne
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Estimate : 120.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*****x for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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