Objects of Our Affection - February 2020

Inc. in Illinois. No. 862, issued for 370 shares to FN Sterling in 1886. Signed by vice-president Huntington Smith and secretary George Baker. Not can

Cert. #257, issued for 555 shares to Whitaker & Company. Signed by J.W. Brown as president and T.J. Gaughan as secretary. Eagle with shield and ...

Two certificates. 1. Northern Refrigerator Car Co. incorp 1924 Wisconsin. #162, U/C, no par value, dateline 19__, green, vignette refrigerator car.

Cert. B3554, issued in 1910 for 10 shares. Vignette of Royal Gorge at top left. Red, common shares, uncancelled. ABN, New York. Provenance: Ken Pra

Cert. #208, issued in 1908 and signed by C.S. Mellon as president. Charles S. Mellon was a close associate of J.P. Morgan and involved in several rail

Nice group of unissued railroad stocks from Connecticut include Connecticut Western Railroad, East Hartford & Glastonburg Horse Railroad Co, Con...

Cert. #7193, issued for 45 shares to Mary B. Trubee and signed by B.S. Stenson as president. Train running through arched station. Issued at Bridgepor

$100 green variety and $1,000 orange variety bonds, 5%, debenture bonds. Issued in 1897, due in 1927. Eagle looking to the right vignette on both. Inc

Two certificates. 1. The Torrington and Winchester Street Railway Co. incorp 1897 Connecticut. #98, I/U, 10 shares @ $100 par issued August 11, 1899

Eight certificates. 1. Imboden and Odell Railroad Co. incorp. 1903 state of West Virginia, operated until 1905 changed to Kanawha and West Virginia R

Cert. #09074, issued for 25 shares in 1931. Black on creme with orange borders. Odd shares. Large vignette of a steam engine entering right to left in

Thirteen issued and unissued bonds. 1-6) Issued bonds in different colors and denominations. Four different vignettes. All issued in the 1920's ...

Nice group of 17. Includes: Chicago, St. Louis & Paducah Rwy; The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific; Chicago, Rockford & Northern R.R. Co.;...

Group from this railroad. 1) Stock certificate issued in 1911 for 50 shares. Olive. Black on creme. Small train vignette at bottom center. Green under

Six certificates all issued and cancelled. 1-2) #2876, issued in 1887. Green, odd shares. Five shares. Vignette of boys watching train. Car behind eng

First, a bond from Chicago Terminal Transfer Co, olive, $1,000, First Mortgage, 50 year, 4%, 1897, due 1947, I/U; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific...

Unissued, but this is certificate #1. The company incorporated in Illinois. Western Bank Note, Chicago. Dirty looking right edge and right side of bot

Nice #1 syndicate certificate. No vignette. Issued in 1907 for $10,000. Large punch holes and small hole punches to cancel. WBN, Chicago. Provenance

Cert. #5290, issued in 1887 for 30 shares. Locomotive left to right in oval. Black and green. Signed by F. Murray Forbes as treasurer. Forbes was a ra

Eight common share certificates issued from 1858 to 1895. The two issued in 1858 and 1864 do not have vignettes. All eight are either cut cancelled, p

All thirteen certificates are issued and uncancelled. Issued from 1930 to 1945. Seven common share certificates and six preferreds. The commons have

Cert. #1, for 2 shares of covertible scrip for Fractional shares. Train in oval runs r-l. Hole cxls. ABN, New York, Litho. Provenance: Ken Prag Col

1) Ten issued common and preferred stocks from the 1930's and 40's. All I/U. 2) Two preferred stocks issued in 1920 and 1929. I/U. 3) Thre...

This certificate is an unknown quantity. Very unusual that it is a certificqte for 10 bonds in the railroad issued in 1887. Not listed in Cox. Nice vi

Cert. #90, issued for 3 shares to H.W. Cox and signed by the company officers (illeg). Vignette of train rounding a curve from right to left in front

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