Objects of Our Affection - February 2020

First, a bond from Chicago Terminal Transfer Co, olive, $1,000, First Mortgage, 50 year, 4%, 1897, due 1947, I/U; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific...

Unissued, but this is certificate #1. The company incorporated in Illinois. Western Bank Note, Chicago. Dirty looking right edge and right side of bot

Nice #1 syndicate certificate. No vignette. Issued in 1907 for $10,000. Large punch holes and small hole punches to cancel. WBN, Chicago. Provenance

Cert. #5290, issued in 1887 for 30 shares. Locomotive left to right in oval. Black and green. Signed by F. Murray Forbes as treasurer. Forbes was a ra

Eight common share certificates issued from 1858 to 1895. The two issued in 1858 and 1864 do not have vignettes. All eight are either cut cancelled, p

All thirteen certificates are issued and uncancelled. Issued from 1930 to 1945. Seven common share certificates and six preferreds. The commons have

Cert. #1, for 2 shares of covertible scrip for Fractional shares. Train in oval runs r-l. Hole cxls. ABN, New York, Litho. Provenance: Ken Prag Col

1) Ten issued common and preferred stocks from the 1930's and 40's. All I/U. 2) Two preferred stocks issued in 1920 and 1929. I/U. 3) Thre...

This certificate is an unknown quantity. Very unusual that it is a certificqte for 10 bonds in the railroad issued in 1887. Not listed in Cox. Nice vi

Cert. #90, issued for 3 shares to H.W. Cox and signed by the company officers (illeg). Vignette of train rounding a curve from right to left in front