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New York and Harlem Rail Road Co.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Transportation Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 450.00 USD
New York and Harlem Rail Road Co.
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100.00USD+ (25.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2018 Dec 09 @ 14:22UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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Cancelled one hundred shares of capital stock of New York and Harlem Rail Road Company: Number 12371. issued June 20, 1870. Signed by W. H. Vanderbilt, President. Three vignettes, train, dog, seated man with women with flag. Imprinted Revenue stamp RNT4. New York and Harlem Railroad (now the Metro-North Railroad Harlem Line) was one of the first railroads in the United States and may have been the first street railway. Incorporated April 25, 1831 the road opened May 10, 1852 to link New York City with Harlem. Designed by John Stephenson, opened in stages between 1832 and 1852. John Mason, one of company's founders and second president from 1831-1839 was a wealthy banker and president of Chemical Bank ("father of Chemical Bank") was among the largest landowners in New York City who owned big area of what is now Midtown Manhattan. Served as New York and Harlem Rail Road’s second president. William Henry Vanderbilt who signed the stock as president of the New York and Harlem Rail Road Company was the son of "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt the American business magnate and philanthropist. (Wikipedia) Printed: American Bank Note Co. - New York. Ken Prag collection. State: City: Date: HWAC# 83701