Objects of Our Affection - February 2020

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.