Objects of Our Affection - February 2020

Two certificates. Incorp. Feb 23, 1865 Michigan The original company which built the first portion of this railroad was incorporated in 1857 under th

Two certificates. Incorp. Michigan 1886. # 1 was the only known issued until now. #119 and 329 of 400 issued. Both certs Red, I/U, $1000, 6%, Firs

Two issued common share certificates, a brown one from 1898 and a green one from 1919. Vignette of a train in a frame running right to left. Printed b

$1,000, 6%, 1st Mortgage Bond issued in 1887. Steam engine pulling into depot. Cherub to the left. 78 Coupons attached in two pages. Cert. #495. Fort

Three certificates. The Twin City Rapid Transit Company (TCRT), also known as Twin City Lines in 1890 a merger of two city systems, the St. Paul City

1st Mortgage gold bond #1052, issued in 1884. $1,000. Two females flank a train in a circular oval. Black on creme. Heavily hole punched as is usual w

3 certificates. Incorp. 1911 Missouri and Maine. 1. #148, I/U, 100 common stock @ $100 par issued Jan23, 1918. Signed by president, Green, embosse

Two certificate. incorporated under the general laws of Missouri, November 8, 1872. Both I/C, vignette top train w/cars l-r under bridge, bottom d

Cert. #16, issued in 1860, $100 Land Certificate. Three state seals in concentric circles at the top with Liberty at bottom left, and Indian brave o

This company is listed in Cox, but with no known stock or bond certificates. So this is rare. Cert. #22, issued for 100 shares to William M. Brinkman

Cert. #2170, issued in 1870 for 2 shares. Two trains passing each other from different directions vignette. Heavy folds. Revenue stamp at left. The le

Two certificates. Incorp. 1907 Joplin Missouri. 1. #304, I/U, $500, 5%, First Mortgage 20 yr gold bearer bond due 1930. Issued March 1, 1910 and

Incorp 1895 State of Missouri. Only known issue dates are 1897-98. #671, I/U, 1 share @$100 par common stock issued Aug. 30, 1899. Signed V. Presid

Incorp 1889 Kansas City, MO. #1047, I/U, $500 6%, First Mortgage Gold Bearer Bond due 1919. Issued July 1, 1889 signed Willard E. Minner President.

Seven certificates. Incorp. Missouri, started operations in 1877 and stopped service in 1949 for a total period of operations of 72 years. 1. #129

Two certificates. 1. The Nodaway Valley Railroad was a construction company for the Kansas City, St. Joseph and Council Bluffs Railroad that arrived

Four certificates. Incorp 1914 state of Missouri. 1. Two bonds. $1000, 5%, Sinking fund gold bearer bond, due 1944 issued July 1, 1915. Signed Phi

Four certificates. 1. The Kansas City Southern Railway Co. Incorp. Missouri 1880. #40486, I/C, 100 shares @ $100 par issued June 1, 1934. Olive, &q...

Incorp. 1902 State of Nebraska. #5, I/U, $1000, 5%, First Mortgage gold bearer bond due 1922. Issued, July 1, 1902. Signed by president. Green, em

One-of-a-kind certificate for Nevada and railroad collectors. Company incorporated November 11th, 1879. This certificate was issued on the same day! C

The Eureka Nevada Railway Company was the successor of the Eureka & Palisade Railroad. George Whittell (Lake Tahoe fame) saved the railroad, ren...

Very attractive cert. #70, issued for 100 shares at Portsmouth, N.H. Large vignette of a train circling a small hamlet. Shares were $50 each. Total ca

Two from Bartlett & Albany. Common cert. #7, issued in 1893 for 1 share. No vignette. Bond cert. #52, issued in 1888. Train near factory, forty ...

Two issued certificates. Cert. #605, issued for 2 shares in 1849 to Barnard Bayley and signed by Joseph Lowe as president. Black on blue, odd shares.

Four certificates. Incorp 1844 New Jersey. The Northern Railroad (sometimes called the Northern New Hampshire Railroad) was a U.S. railroad in centr

Two stock certificates issued in 1865 and 1868. Certs. #220 and #470. Both red pen cancelled. Nice vignette of beachgoers at Cape May beach across the

Very rare certificate from this railroad. Nothing from this company is listed in Cox. Issued for 10 shares to F.A. Chiminos and signed by Jacob Baiz a

Incorp. 1885 New Jersey. Only two are know to have been issued #5 & 13. #11 (not known to exist), I/C, 3 shares @ $100 par issued to James ...

Three certificates. 1. Northern Alabama Coal, Iron and Railway Co. incorp. 1899 New Jersey. #585, I/U, $1000, 5%, First Mortgage 40 year gold bea

Two certificates. 1. Interborough-Metropolitan Co. incorp New York 1907. #A7968, I/U, Collateral Trust, $1000, 4 1/2% Gold bearer bond issued Aug

Eight certificates. 1. Northwestern Elevated Railroad Co incorp. 1893 Illinois. Two certificates , I/C, no vignette, no seal, Western Bank Note Co p

The Hackensack and Lodi Railroad started operations in New Jersey in 1896 and stopped service in 1953 for a total period of operations of 57 years.

Two certificates. Incorp/ operated in New Jersey from 1871 to 1936. Both I/U, Black, First Mortgage, 7%, embossed seal, vignette top of State seal,

Both of these certificates are unissued. Neither of these companies show up in the Cox database, but both have railroad vignettes. The American Car Bo

Cert. #915, issued for 140 shares to James M. Gauson, Cashier in 1857. Signed by the president and secy. Train at top running left to right. Uncancell

Cert. #3, issued in 1873. 2nd Mtg. bond, 7%, $500. Due 1893. No vignette. Black on creme. Hole cancels at the bottom. Also stamp cancelled on the back

Bond cert. #137, issued in 1853. Inc. in New York. Second Mortgage, $1,000, 7%, train runs under crossing r-l. 38 coupons at the bottom. Uncancelled.

Cert. #9, issued in 1886 at Catskill. Vignette of a long view of a river running thru farmland and the Catskill Mountains behind. Issued for 10 shares

Cert. #2449, issued for 5 shares to Kimball & Gorton. Signed by John Rankinertz as president. Shares were $100 Each. Black on blue, odd shares. ...

Two bond certificates, #1318 and #1352. First Mortgage, 4%, gold bonds due 1981. Train arriving at station at top left and an elk halfway down the sid

Cert. #261, issued for 2 shares to Edward M. Gates. Steam engine runs left to right. Stamp and hole cancelled. The railroad dates to 1875. It was inc

Cert. #30, issued for 36 shares at Ithaca in 1843. Chartered by the State of New York, April 18, 1843 printed down the left border. Duration of Charte

Cert. #708, issued in 1892. $1,000, 1st Mtg. 5%, 50 year gold bond due 1943. Vignette of a man beside a train and justice at both sides. A page and a

Cert. #1794, issued for 15 shares to Wm. Carnegie Ewen and signed by the company officers. Electric streetcar runs left to right. Punch and stamp canc

Two common stocks and one bond in this lot. Common shares include cert. #213, issued for two shares in 1879, train l-r behind telephone poles. Red pen

Cert. #28, issued for 33 shares in 1859. Steam engine with cars from right to left. States, "Leased to the New York and Erie Rail Road Company ...

2 certificates. Incorp. 1871 New York , the road was built connecting Herkimer and Mohawk villages, and was in operation in September, 1871. Both

On April 26, 1832, the State of New York chartered The Hudson and Berkshire Railroad Company and made certain advances to aid the construction of its

Incorp 1867 New York. #90 of 500, I/U, $500, 7% First Mortgage bearer bond issued 1867. Black, green embossed seal, vignette top eagle in flight l-r

Five certificates. Incorp. state of New York 1915. All I/U, embossed corp seal, very detailed vignette allegorical winged female holding winged whee

Very attractive bond certificate issued in 1886 and signed by W.D. Mann as president. $1,000, 6%, Sinking Fund Gold Bond, due 1906. Train r-l in train

1. Norwood & Montreal Railroad Co. incorp 1884. U/U, #53, brown. dateline 188_, eagle vignette, Arthur & Bennett printer. AU. 2.Northern ...

Incorp. 1877 New York. Two certificates. #1187, U/U, $50 par, dateline 18__, black, no vignette, J.S. Babcock printer. EF. #1038, I/C, 2374 share

Incorp.1872 New York. #1448 of 2000, I/U, $1000, 7%, First Mortgage Gold bearer bond issued 1873 signed Rob L. Green President. Black, red embossed

Incorp 1880 New York. When completed the narrow gauge Tonawanda Valley and Cuba Railroad operated from an interchange with the Erie Railroad in Att

Two certificates. Both I/C, Black, $1000, 7%, embossed seal, vignette top horse drawn street car r-l. Unknown printer. VF. #10, First Mortgage iss

Two certificates.The Troy and Bennington Railroad started operations in 1851 and stopped service in 1946 for a total period of operations of 95 years.

Three certificates. 1. Incorp 1865. #426 of 500, I/C, $1000, 7% First Mortgage Bond due 1890. Issued July 1, 1865. Signed Jay Gould President (an

Two certificates. The company was chartered on January 29, 1872, then was consolidated into the Metropolitan Street Railway in December 1893. That co

Cert. #362, issued in 1874 for 1 share. Train r-l at wharf. Black on creme, odd shares. Shares were $100 each. The railway began in 1855 as the Wilmin

Cert. #111, 1914, due 1944. Green. Black on creme print. Train right to left at train shed. Almost two pages of coupons. Franklin Lee Division of ABN.

Two Certificates. 1. North and South Carolina Railway Co. incorp. 1911 South Carolina. #198, I/C, $1000, 6% First Mortgage gold bearer bond due 19

Two different issued Cincinnati railroad stocks. 1) Cincinnati, Wilmington & Zanesville Railroad Co. issued in 1854 for 5 shares. Shares were $5...

Cert. #26, issued to The Cleveland, Columbus, Cinci & Indpes Railway Co for 100 shares in 1885. Vignette of a train running right to left in an ...

Stocks include: Cleveland Mahoning Rail Road Company (2), 1853, two vignettes and 1867, no vignette but revenue stamp, both cxled; Cleveland & T...

Preferred stock issued in 1934. Name changed to Dayton Street Transit from Dayton Street Railway. No vignette. The two common stock certificates are i

Cert. #108, issued in 1874 for 12 preferred shares to Ira L. Fuller. Signed by Green as president and J.S. Sullivan as secretary. Train of cars l-r. G

Three certificates in this lot. Cert. #431, Brown, $1,000, 1st Mortgage, 4% gold bond on it's Potts Creek Branch. Nice vignette of a train with ...

Thirty six common shares issued to and signed by Caleb B. Smith as president. Caleb Smith was an Indiana politician that helped Abraham Lincoln secure

One issued and one unissued but signed by the company officers. Cert. #339, issued for 100 shares to John S. Tilney and signed by Melville Ingalls. In

Bond cert. #514, $1,000 Income Mortgage Bond, 1881, due 1921. Train approaching running right to left with a paddlewheeler in the distance. Black on c

Series F Specimen, 1st Mortgage bond certificate, blue, $100,000, 1941, 2.6%, Registered gold bond due 1971. Printed in horizontal format. Large vigne

Series G Specimen, $10,000, First Mortgage bond certificate, purple, 1944, 2 3/4%, Registered bond due 1974. Printed in horizontal format. Large vign

Series D Specimen, 1st Mortgage bond certificate, green, $1,000, c.1936, 3 1/2%, Registered gold bond due 1971. Printed in horizontal format. Large vi

Series A Specimen, First Mortgage bond certificate, $1,000, 1930, 4 1/2%, Registered gold bond due 2020. Printed in horizontal format. Large vignette

Series A Specimen, First Mortgage, green bond certificate, $25,000, 1930, 4 1/2%. Registered gold bond due 2020. Printed in horizontal format. Large v

Series A Specimen, $5,000, First Mortgage bond certificate, brown, 1930, 4 1/2%, Registered gold bond due 2020. Printed in horizontal format. Large vi

Series B Specimen, 1st Mortgage bond certificate, green, $100,000, c. 1930, 3 1/2%, Registered gold bond due 2020. Printed in horizontal format. Large

Series C Specimen, 1st Mortgage bond certificate, blue, $1,000, 1932, 5%, Gold bond due 1957. Printed in vertical format. Large vignette of a terminal

Series C Specimen, 1st Mortgage bond certificate, blue, $5,000, c. 1930, 5%, Registered gold bond due 1957. Printed in horizontal format. Large vignet

Series C Specimen, 1st Mortgage bond certificate, orange, $1,000, c. 1930, 5%, Registered gold bond due 1957. Printed in horizontal format. Large vign

Series C Specimen, 1st Mortgage bond certificate, red, $100,000, c. 1930, 5%, Registered gold bond due 1957. Printed in horizontal format. Large vigne

Series C Specimen, $25,000, First Mortgage bond certificate, purple, c.1930, 5%, Registered gold bond due 1957. Printed in horizontal format. Large vi

Series D Specimen, $5,000, First Mortgage bond certificate, orange, c.1930, 3 1/2%, Registered gold bond due 1971. Printed in horizontal format. Large

Series D Specimen, 1st Mortgage bond certificate, green, $1,000, c. 1936, 3 1/2%, gold bond due 1971. Printed in vertical format. Large vignette of a

Series E Specimen, 1st Mortgage bond certificate, brown, $10,000, 1939, 3 3/8%, Registered bond due 1969. Printed in horizontal format. Large vignett

Series E Specimen, 1st Mortgage bond certificate, olive, $1,000, c. 1939, 3 3/8%, gold bond due 1969. Printed in vertical format. Large vignette of a

Nice group from this railroad. Lot includes 3 common stocks and 3 preferred stocks all issued in the 1880's and all signed by Orland Smith as pr...

Two nice pieces from this railroad. The preferred stock was issued at Boston in 1889 for 31 shares. Black on creme. Vignette of a train left to right

Cert. #282, issued for 100 shares in 1893 to Kidder, Peabody & Co. Cherubs at top left. These shares were First Class Preferred shares. $100 Eac...

Nice group from this railroad. Includes: Certs # 2112, issued in 1869 and #6134, issued in 1872. Black on creme. Train going under bridge, two workers

Beautiful certificate from this railroad. Cert. #8, issued for 750 shares. Nice vignette of farm animals in front of a bridge with a steam engine pass

Cert. #44, $1,000, 12 year bond issued in 1853. 7%, black on white. Seventeen coupons at the bottom. Steam engine runs left to right. The bond was sec

Two Ohio railroad bonds in this lot: 1) Cleveland, Zanesville & Cincinnati Railroad Company, bond cert. #570, 7%, 10 year bond issued in 1853. ...

This lot includes two certificates, both issued in 1864. The preferred stock, cert. #21, was issued for 73 shares at $50 each. Train r-l in front of r

There is not much paper from this railroad. Cox shows a Specimen Bond that has a different vignette than this one. Inc. in Ohio. This is an unissued,

Group of 5 includes: Three common stock certificates, issued in 1851, 1853 and 1875. Shares were $50 Each. Passenger train with four cars, l-r. Cut cx

Two certificates, a common stock and a bond. Stock was issued for 125 shares in 1914. Ohio state seal vignette at the top. Shares were $100 Each. Gree

#487, issued for one share in 1854 at Piqua. Inc. in Ohio. Vignette of a train running right to left beside a group of cattle. Tears by both signature

Cert. #3860, issued in 1895. Train in oval at top left runs left to right. $1,000, General Mortgage, 4%, gold bond due 1946. Franklin Bank Note, N.Y.