Objects of Our Affection - February 2020

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