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.

Cert. #7, issued for 7 shares to Ralph A. Spafford and signed by John Galbraith as president and Wm. L. Lane as treasurer. Shares $25 Each, total capi

Incorp. 1848 state of Indiana, consolidated 1867 into the Ohio & Mississippi Railway Co. #10 (only 30 issued), I/U, $1000 6%, 25 year bearer b...

Two certificates. Consolidated 1867 states of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. 1. #1, I/C, $10,000, 7% , 30 yr bearer bond due 1905. Issued Jan 30, 1

Two bonds. Consolidated 1867 under charter from Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois and the earlier Ohio and Mississippi Rail Road. Two bonds : both $1000, 6

Two certificates. 1. The Tiffin Street Railway Co. incorp. 1887 Ohio. #21, I/U, 100 shares @ $50 par issued Nov 8, 1890 signed D.A.Lindley Presiden

Two certificates. Incorp. State of Ohio. #8, I/C, 1 share, no par value, Issued Sept 8, 1924. Embossed seal, vignette top eagle sings spread train/

Narrow gauge railroad incorp Ohio 1873. #238, I/U, $1000, 5%, First Mortgage gold bearer bond issued Feb 15, 1895 signed Parks Foster President.

Two Certificates. Incorp. Ohio . #20, I/C, one share issued Jan 9. 1906. Black, gold embossed seal, gold sunburst underprint, vignette eagle wings

Two certificates. 1. #930, I/U, $500, 6%, Income Bond due 1921. Issued May 16, 1881. Green, embossed seal. Vignettes: Top men w/horse drawn ore ca

Three issued and cancelled stock certificates from Cincinnati railroads. 1) Cincinnati & Fort Wayne Railroad, 1853, 10 shares. Black on blue. Sm...

Incorp Ohio & Indiana and started operations in 1853 and stopped service in 1859 for a total period of operations of 6 years. #14, I/U, $1000, ...

It's very rare to see one of these issued and what a great certificate. Red vignettes all over the certificate of their railroad switches. Cert....

Cert. #56, issued in 1873 to Aaron Ritter for 5 shares. Train at the station vignette. Extra fold lines. Uncancelled. Provenance: Ken Prag Collecti

3 Stocks in this group from Easton, Pennsylvania. Includes: Certificate #1, issued for 10 shares to H.R. Fehr and signed by Fehr as president. Dated 1

Established in 1862 it was a shortline railroad which operated in the U.S. states of Ohio and Pennsylvania. #279, I/C, 10 shares @ $50 par issued Ja

Two certificates. Established in 1862 it was a shortline railroad which operated in the U.S. states of Ohio and Pennsylvania. One certificate U/C sig

Three common certificates issued between 1929 and 1937, one brown and two green. The 1937 green one is uncancelled, which is rare. Also, a green, pref

Bedford Rail Road Stock Certificate (PA) issued at Bedford, Pennsylvania in 1864 for 1500 shares. Cert. #234,issued to the Huntington & Broad To...

Common cert. #A10, issued for 3 7/10 shares in 1886, signed by Cox as treasurer, and Wm A. Warran as president. Train passing in front of telephone po

Two different formats. #25, issued in 1859 for 300 shares. I/C. Steam locomotive vignette. Also, cert. #195, issued for 3 shares in 1878. Square size

Very nice example of this beautiful bond. Issued in 1872, $100, 1st Mortgage Bond cert. #2315. 58 coupons attached. Thirty year, 7% bond matured in 19

Two common stocks issued in 1864 and 1880 along with a Trustee's Certificate issued in 1889. The 1864 certificate has a side view of Woodruff...

Nice #1 from this Pennsylvania railroad issued at Chester, PA in 1893. An electric streetcar vignette. Triangle shaped cut cxls. thru signatures and p

Cert. #155, $500, 7%, First Mortgage Bond issued in 1874. Black print with red underprint "$500". Signed by the company officers. Breuker ...

Bonds from this railroad are unknown. None listed in Cox, so these are rare. Very unusual that there is extensive writing in pen across the bond coupo

Two bonds and one stock from PA. Two $1000, 4 1/2% Gold Bonds issued in 1904 from the Darby and Yeadon Street Railway Company. Thirty year bonds, both

Cert. #136, issued to Lori Brandt for two shares in 1879. Signed by the company officers, illegible. Train stopped at depot vignette. Shares were $50

Issued in 1872 for 1 share. Train runs right to left. Holes punched thru signatures to cxl. Listed in Cox. VF. Provenance: Ken Prag Collection Coun

Two common stocks issued in 1886 and 1894 at Harrisburg, PA.Cert. #34 and #1202. The earlier dated on features a horse pulling a streetcar and the lat

Inc. under the laws of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Iow. Cert. #77, issued for 5 shares. Shares were $100 each. Eagle with flag vignette.

Nice group of Pennsylvania rails. 1) Empire Passenger Rail Way Co of the City of Philadelphia, 1875. Large eagle at the top and horse drawn trolleys a

Cert. #227, $1,000 bond issued in 1851. Small train vignette. Twelve coupons at the bottom. Mortgage bond from the Rail Road of the Franklin Canal Co

Two certificates. Incorp Pennsylvania Feb. 26, 1883 to build ten miles of track south from the end of Mercer's spur to Grove City. Both certi...

Three from The Citizens Passenger Railway Company (10th and 11th Streets), issued in 1859, 1911 and 1923. Shares were $50 each. The 1911 certificate h

Six certificates. Operated in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal. It was authorized on April 21, 1846, for freight and

incorporated April 7, 1830, under special act of the State of Pennsylvania, for the purpose of constructing and operating a railroad between Millersbu

Three certificates. 1. Toledo, Logansport & Burlington Railway Co. incorp 1860 in Indiana started operations in 1862 and stopped service in ...

The company incorporated on April 8, 1852, as the Philadelphia, Easton and Water Gap. Construction began on June 16, 1853; the company changed its nam

Incorp. 1896 Pennsylvania . One of the few of these certificates that has not been torn in half, which is rare to find. #29 , I/C, $1000, 6% loan to

Two certificates. 1. Oil Creek Rail Road Co. incorp. 1860 Pennsylvania. #163, I/C, 3 shares $50 par issued to Isaac S. Alden Feb 1, 1864. Signed L.

Two certificates. 1. North-East Pennsylvania Rail Road Co, incorp. 1972 Pennsylvania. #533, I/U, One share @ $50 par issued April 10, 1890 signed E.

Two certificates. 1. Lancaster and Reading Narrow Gauge RR Co., incorp. 1871 Pennsylvania. #171, I/C, 5 shares @ $50 par issued March &, 1874 ...

April 12, 1842charter for the Erie and North East Railroad to build a six-foot gauge line from Erie, Pennsylvania east to a connection with the Buffal

Incorp. 1863 Pennsylvania. Two certificates, I/C, $25 par common stock , Black, vignette top cab-less train w/ cars l-r, embossed seal, 25c revenue

Two certificates. Incorp. 1850 Pennsylvania. U/U, not numbered, $50 par stock, Black, vignette cab-less train approached workman, John C. Clark pr

Both are unissued. 1) The Chambersburg Greencastle & Waynesboro Street Railway Company unissued common stock with electric streetcar vignette. N...

5 Pieces in this lot. Includes: Charleston City Railway Co., 1866, I/C; Charleston, Sumter and Northern Railroad Company, 1890, I/C; Charleston, Sumte

#62, issued in 1882. Black print on creme with green borders and underprint. Nice vignette of a train exiting tunnel. $1,000, due 1912, payable in gol

Inc. in South Carolina and Georgia. From Charleston to Savannah, 102 Miles in Length, Estimated Cost, Equipped $1,800,000. Bond #670, issued in 1856,

Both varieties listed in Cox. Vignettes of a streetcar, Mercury and Atlas in the corners. $1,000, 2nd Mortgage gold bonds, 5%, 30 year maturing in 193