Objects of Our Affection - February 2020

Five certificates. The company was incorporated by the Illinois General Assembly on January 16, 1836. All certificates but one are I/C, $100 par, map

Five certificates.The company was incorporated by the Illinois General Assembly on January 16, 1836. All certs American Bank Note Co. 1. #112, I/C, s

Five certificates.The company was incorporated by the Illinois General Assembly on January 16, 1836. 1. Three certs all I/C, map in frame left side,

Six gold bonds, all issued and cancelled. Two $10,000 in pink, one $5,000 in brown, and three $1,000 bonds in green. The 1899 bond has over a page of

Three certificates. The Joliet and Chicago Railroad was chartered February 15, 1855 and opened in 1856, continuing north and northeast from Joliet to

Incorp. 1881 as a merger, eventually entered receivership in 1883 and was split at foreclosure in 1884. #637, I/U, $1000, Income Mortgage Bond due 1

Incorp. 1881 as a merger, eventually entered receivership in 1883 and was split at foreclosure in 1884. #6, I/U, 100 shares @ $50 par, issued June 1

Incorp. 1881 as a merger, eventually entered receivership in 1883 and was split at foreclosure in 1884. #B5447, I/U, 50 shares @ $50 par, issued May

Cert. #189, issued in 1881. $100 or 20 British Pounds, 1st Mortgage, 6%,30 year due in 1911. Train passing miners vignette. Henry Siebert, N.Y. 55 co

Two from Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad Company, one from 1880, due 1910 and the other from the Sullivan County Coal Branch. Hole cxls thru t...

Three certificates. 1. Montgomery County assist bond Terre Haute & Alton Railroad Co. U/U, not numbered, $1000, 6% stock subscription bond, d...

Four certificates. 1. Two Indiana Northwestern Traction Co. bonds. Both are Blue, "BLUE" in blue underprint, embossed seal, issued Ja...

Two bonds. 1. Indianapolis Northern Traction Co. incorp. 1902 Indiana. #2444, I/C, $1000, 5%, First Mortgage Gold bearer bond due 1932. Issued Jul

Two certificates. 1. Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Co. incorp. 1899 state of Indiana . #160, I/C, $1000, 4%, First Mortgage bond due 1956, ...

Five certificates. 1. Indianapolis & Greenfield Rapid Transit Co. incorp 1900 Indiana, the second city rail line to serve Indianapolis. #60, ...

Four certificates. Incorp. 1881 Indiana and Illinois. 1. #4959, U/U, $1000, 4%, First Mortgage Gold bearer bond due 1950. Dateline July 1, 1900.

Lot of 4, two varieties. Inc. in Iowa. Three issued for one share in 1896 and one issued in 1901. All signed by Holman as president and White as secre

Cert. #205, issued for 2 shares in 1877. Shares were $100 Each. Nice vignette of a train at the station platform. Issued to Charles Wuizer and signed

Cert. #14, issued for one share. Shares were $100 Each. Total Capital was $10 Million. Very fine. Uncancelled. Provenance: Ken Prag Collection Coun

Scrip certificates for fractional shares. Green certificate for 8 shares issued in 1898 and a brown certificate issue for 2 shares in 1901. Railroad v

Nice varied lot of certificates. Includes, Dubuque & Pacific Rail Road, Cedar Falls & Minnesota Railroad (2 different), Dubuque & Sioux ...

Two certificates. Incorp. 188 state of Iowa. 1. #1299, I/U, subscription warrant, issued Dec 26, 1911 signed by V.P. Black, no vignette. Only ot

Cert. #294, issued for 3 shares in 1888. Shares were $100 Each. No vignette. Red pen cxled. Geo. W. Crane & Co., Topeka, KS. printer. Provenan...

Three certificates. 1. The Kansas City, Merriam and Shawnee Electric Railroad Co. incorp. 1928 Kansas. #136, I/U, One share preferred $10 par. iss

Three certificates. Incorp. 1902 Kansas. 1. #180, I/U, $1000, 4 %, 50 yr First Mortgage gold bearer bond issued April 1, 1903. Green, embossed s

Both very attractive. 1) The Elk & Chautauqua Railroad Co., train vignette, black on creme. Incorporated in Kansas. Datelined Topeka, 18xx. 2) T...

Five certificates. 1. The Kansas City Southern and Gulf Railroad Co. incorp. 1904 Maine. #82, I/U, $1000, 5%, First Mortgage Gold bearer bond due 19

8 certificates. 1. Unissued : Hooverhurst and South Western Railroad incorp Pennsylvania, #79, U/C, Black. Hot Springs Railroad Co incorp Arkansas,

Incorp 1864 Kentucky. # 194 dated Oct 4, 1865. Gray border, signed by president and secy. Nice condition. Vignette: Horse-drawn trolley with company

Cert. #4, issued for 2 shares to J.C. Davie, the corporate secretary and signed by Davie and the president (ill). Shares were $100 Each. No vignette.

Four stocks and bonds from Kentucky. Includes: Coney & West Liberty Railroad Co bond, 1st Mtg. 6% gold bond, #100 for $500. Issued in 1906, due...

Seven certificates. 1. Three certificates Lexington Union Station Co. incorp. Kentucky. All are brown, no vignettes, dateline Aug. 23, 1905, Goes p

Four Certificates. Incorp . 1887 Kentucky. 1. All $100 par, vignette 4-4-0 l-r top, FranklinBank Note Co. printer. #79, I/C, 42 shares issued

Cert. #4507, issued in 1877. Louisiana state seal at top left. Second Mortgage Bond, $1,000, 6%, due 1907.ABN. Surrendered for conversion in 1881. Hol

Very attractive, preferred stock issued for 2 shares in 1878. Train going under bridge at top center and state seal at top left corner. Small hole cxl

Five preferred stocks, three issued in the 1890's, and two partially issued (signed). Also, a Preferred Stock Scrip certificate issued in 1890 a...

4 certificates. All were merged into the Hagerstown and Frederick Railway Co. 1.The Hagerstown and Frederick Railway Co. was an electric railway i

Four Bonds. Incorp. 1844 State of Massachusetts. 1. #1229, U/U, $1000, 7% , 20 yr bond due 1894. Dated 1874. Coupons attached. Black, vignette t

Incorp. 1863 Massachusetts. Three bonds. 1. #1, I/C, $5000, 4 %, due 1897, issued Dec 1, 1882, Black, embossed seal. vignette train l-r, Geo. H

5 certificates. Incorp. 1863 Massachusetts. 1. #2145, I/U , Certificate of Deposit on 3 shares, , issued May, 1939, no vignette, Orange, America

Three certificates. Incorp. !863 Massachusetts. 1. #13, I/C, Transfer 20 shares of Lowell& Farmington Railroad Co for One share of Old Colon...

Cert. #592, black on creme, issued for 50 odd shares. Massachusetts state seal at the bottom. Issued to Adaline K. Nelson and signed by Solomon G. How

These were so attractive, we gave them their own lot even though unissued. Nice bond and stock both with Richard Borden pictured. Incorporated in Mass

1) Charles River Street Railway Company, State of Massachusetts, 1883, issued for 10 shares. Horse drawn trolley car. Stamp cxls. 2-4) Boston, Massac

Seven unissued railroad stocks from Massachusetts and Vermont. Includes East Thompson Railroad Co (MA); Boston, Clinton, Fitchburg and New Bedford Rai

The Taunton Branch Railroad was one of the earliest railroads to be established in Massachusetts, United States. It was chartered by the state in 1835

#933, issued in 1890. $1,000, 5% First Mortgage, due 1920. Two females looking right at the left and a man at the right. Nice long train at the bottom

Nice group of unissued stocks from Michigan and Wisconsin. Super nice ones include Chicago, Lake Geneva & Pacific Railway; Detroit, Monroe &...

Seven certificates. 1. Junction City and Fort Kearney Railway Co. Incorp 1871 Kansas. #248, U/U (not known to exist), $100 par shares, dateline 187_

Stocks in this lot include: Duluth, St. Cloud, Glencoe & Mankato Railway Company (2), one issued in 1900, the other U/I; The Duluth- Superior Tr...