Objects of Our Affection - February 2020

Incorp 1862 state of Kentucky. During the Civil War, the Kentucky Central was a frequent target of Confederate raiders, who burned the company’s brid

Three certificates. 1. Kentucky and Great Eastern railway Co. incorp. 1871 Kentucky. #1188, U/U, $1000, 7%, Tax Free Gold bearer bond due 1892. Da

Three certificates. 1. Owensboro Falls of Rough & Green River Railroad Co. incorp April 1882 Kentucky. U/U, not numbered, $100 par shares, ...

incorp. 1881 Kentucky. #A2, I/C, 10 shares $100 par issued Jan 19, 1884, vignette Eagle and shield. Signed by Collis P. Huntington president, one of

incorp. 1881 Kentucky. #495, I/U, 25 shares $100 par issued Jan 19, 1884, vignette Eagle and shield. Signed by Collis P. Huntington president, one o

incorp. 1881 Kentucky. #B373, I/U, 100 shares $100 par issuedSept 26, 1889, vignette Eagle and shield. Signed by Collis P. Huntington president, one

Cert. #6189, issued in 1882. $1,000 Mortgage Bond, payable in gold coin, due 1911. Train running left to right in front of a group of cattle. Signed b

Nice Louisiana railroad stock certificate #1, issued at New Orleans in 1900. Eagle, beehive,tee-pees and a train vignette. Issued to W.H. Peterman for

Incorp . 1877 Louisiana. U/C, not numbered, $500, 6%, bearer bond due 1884. Dateline July 15, 1879 (printed). vignette top 4-4-0 w/cars passing l-r

Three, green common stock certificates, two are $25 par and the other is $100 par shares. Inc. in Maine. One, orange preferred stock certificate as we

In 1907 the Twin City and Lake Superior Railroad Company, in partnership with the Western Land and Improvement Company of Minneapolis, decided to emba

This is a great group of about 35 stocks and bonds from this famous railroad, issued all the way back to 1835. Many different colors and formats. The

Lot includes: Baltimore Consolidated Railway Company, 1898, streetcar, hole and stamp cxls.; Baltimore & Annapolis Short Line Railway Company Bo...

The Baltimore & Susquehanna Rail-Road (Rail Road) Co. stock issued in 1852. Indian in canoe and two allegorical figures in top corners. Two smal...

Lot includes three common stocks issued in the 1950's, three Voting Trust certificates issued in the 1930's, cxled., and 8 various bonds mos...

Rare printer's proof certificate with hand written notes from Eastern Shore Rail Road Company (MD-VA). On March 14, 1860, the company ordered 50...

1st mortgage bond, issued in 1874. Cert. #198. 30 year bond at 6%. State seal vignette. Small hole left of center. Fold lines. Provenance: Ken Prag

Two certificates. Research indicates that the only know certificates of the following are issued/cancelled, unissued are not known to exist ,rare. 1

Three bonds. Founded 1863 Massachusetts. 1. #76, I/C, $1000, 6% Bond due 1896. Issued Sept. 1, 1876 signed John M. Washburn President and Uriel Croc

Two bonds. Incorp. 1863 Massachusetts. Both: I/C, Black, United States of America in wavy title, $1000, 7% , due 1894, Issued March 2, 1874, signed

Three certificates. Incorp 1863 Massachusetts. 1. #18667, I/U, 8 shares @$100 par, issued April 7, 1890, Black, embossed seal, vignette top train d

Two bearer certificates. #138 and #19. Incorp. March 1844 Massachusetts. Both: I/C, issued Dec, 1,1848. Black, red corp seal, vignetteS; top 4-4

Three Certificates. Incorp. March 1844 Massachusettes. All I/C, red printed corp. seal, no vignettes, $100 par. #1532, Black on blue paper, issue

Nice group of six certificates issued in 1835, 1844, 1849, 1850, 1867 and 1870. The 1835 certificate shows the company had a different name, "B...

Issued for 5 odd shares in 1848. Shares were $500 Each. Cert. # is illegible. Issued to G. Sturgis Nye and signed by Nathan Hale as president and Hora

This lot has two certificates, common shares and a bond. 1) Stock Certificate issued in 1875 for 5 shares. Cert. #821. Seated female with Massachusett

One stock and one bond. Stock is issued in 1870. Stamp frame at left with revenue. Purple ink on creme. Pen cxled. Inc. in Massachusetts in 1846. Bond

Cert. #151, issued for 1 share in 1853 at Boston, Mass. Issued to the Rev. Henry Ripley, believe it or not, and signed by Ezra Hutchins as president.

Inc. in Mass. and Vermont. Cert. #9596, issued for 12 preferred shares to the Trustees of Dartmouth College.Signed by the president Burrows (?) and Ja

Issued at Boston in 1882. Stock scrip for $11.15 worth of capital stock of the Delaware & Chesapeake Railway. Signed by Otis Kimball as treasure...

A common stock and a$100 bond issued from this railroad. Both are issued and uncancelled. Stock was issued for three shares in 1848. No vignette. Red

Two certificates from this railroad issued in 1872, certs. #258 and #266. Both have revenue stamps and are cxled. Extra fold lines. VF. The railroad w

Three certificates. 1. Northern Massachusetts Street Railway Co. incorp 1894 Massachusetts. #239, I/U, $1000, 5%, First Mortgage 30 year gold bear

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

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

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

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

Listed in Cox. Steam locomotive vignette at the top center. Allegorical figures in the two top corners. Bond certificate #42, $500 denomination, 10% B

Includes four certificates in three diff. colors from Detroit United Railway, also 1 share from Detroit Suburban Railway Co. issued in 1892, a cert. o

Group includes The Detroit Railway, 1895, I/C, Detroit, Grand Rapids and Western Railroad, I/C, Detroit Citizens Street Railway Company, 1895, I/C, D

3 stock certificates from the Detroit, Monroe and Toledo Rail Road Company. One issued in 1857, one issued in 1862, and one unissued from the 1850&#...

Lot of 2 different. $100 and $500. Stamped Paid. Allegorical vignette with eagle. Folds. 14 x 15.5" No information located. Provenance: Ken P...

Unissued stock certificate from the 1870's.Inc. in Michigan. Shares were $50 Each. Would have been issued at Marshall. Signed by C.S. Crane, the...

Eastern Michigan Railways 1) Common Stock Voting Trust Certificate for 20 shares issued in 1928. Brown with Eagle vignette; Hamilton Bank Note. Uncan

According to Cox, there are no known certificates from the Eastern Michigan Toledo Railroad. This is a bond punch cancelled, "SPECIMEN- HAMILTO...

No examples of any certificate, stock or bond from this railroad in Cox. This is a Specimen bond certificate, $500, General Mortgage and Collateral Tr

$100 Bond, 7%, issued in 1866. Signed by the company officers. Printed by Western Engraving Co., Chicago. Woman and eagle vignette. Issued in aid of

Two bonds. Incorp. 1904 Michigan. Both 5%, First Mortgage gold bearer bonds due 1934, issued May 1, 1904, embossed corp seals, vignette top of elec

The Ionia and Lansing Rail Road operated in the state of Michigan in the 1860s and 1870s. The company incorporated on November 13, 1865. #742, I/C,

The Ionia and Lansing Rail Road operated in the state of Michigan in the 1860s and 1870s. The company incorporated on November 13, 1865. #102, I/C,

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