Objects of Our Affection - February 2020

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