Circa 1880s. Dimensions 12 x 8 inches. Black and brown ink, vignette of a large factory next to a wharf with ships docked and decorative border. "Authorized Capital, $40,000,000" printed along bottom of border. No. B727, not issued, no stamps or signatures. The New York, West Shore and Buffalo Railway Company was created in 1881 to compete with the New York Central Railroad, controlled by the Vanderbilts. The New York, West Shore and Buffalo Railway was quickly forced into bankruptcy by the New York Central, was bought by them and reincorporated as the West Shore Railroad in 1885. View More...
Dimensions 9 x 6 inches. Black and brown ink, vignette of a woman sitting next to a shield with a steamboat on one side and a locomotive on the other, small vignette on left side of woman sitting next to a cog, decorative border. Foxing, fold lines, left upper corner missing, two peach colored spots, possibly adhesive residue? No. 144, originally issued to William H. Cary on May 6th, 1836. The New York, Providence and Boston Railroad, AKA "The Stonington Line" was chartered in 1832 and opened in 1837. It enabled people to travel from New York City to Boston without navigating through the rough... View More...
Dimensions 11 x 7 1/2 inches. Black ink, vignette of Massachusetts state seal, with a Native American in a frame, with an arm with a sword above and a banner with the state motto, center bottom, decorative border. Embossed stamp dated 1876. Fold lines. No. 616, originally issued to Charles Burleigh on August 16, 1876. Signed by the Treasurer "Laurence G_____" and the President "Solomon H. Howe". Mr. Burleigh transferred the stock to the Worcester North Savings Institution as collateral for a loan on September 7, 1876. The Boston, Clinton, Fitchburg and New Bedford Railroad was formed in 1876 f... View More...
Original beige paper with black and gilt ink printed on front and green and black ink printed on back. 10 3/4" x 8 1/4." Certificate was folded in half vertically but is very clean and intact overall. Decorative borders on front and back. Front shows a black and white illustration of men panning for gold in a river running through a forest landscape. "Number 42" printed in upper-left corner. "5000" written under "Shares" in upper-right corner. Embossed gilt seal in lower-left corner. "Capital Stock $100,000. 1,000,000 Shares, Fully Paid and Non-Assessable. Shares 10c Each." The foll... View More...
Original beige paper with black and gilt ink printed on front and green ink printed on back. 11" x 8 1/4." Certificate was folded into thirds vertically but is very clean and intact overall. Decorative borders on front and back. Front shows a black and white vignette of an eagle holding arrows with spread wings. "Number 59" printed in upper-left corner. "-/-" written under "Shares" in upper-right corner. Embossed gilt seal in lower-left corner. "Capital Stock $25,000. 250 Shares. Shares $100 Each." This stock certificate was issued to Davis D. Anderson for one share in the Latourret... View More...
Circa 1860s. Dimensions 12 x 6 inches. Black ink, vignette of steam locomotive rolling by a lake, decorative border. Not issued, no number, stamps or signatures. The Bay City and East Saginaw Railroad was chartered in 1864 and completed its 13 mile track from East Saginaw to Bay City, Michigan, in 1867. It was leased to the Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad in 1868 and bought outright in 1872. View More...
Circa 1840s. Dimensions 10 x 6 1/2 inches. Black ink, vignette of steam locomotive top center, vignettes of buffalo grazing in top and bottom left corners. Not issued, no number, stamps or signatures. Three hole punches. The Buffalo & Niagara Falls Railroad was incorporated in 1834, and finally reached Niagara Falls in 1840. It was leased to the New York Central Railroad in 1853 and merged in 1855. The line is still used by Amtrak. View More...
Circa 1900. Dimensions 11 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches. Black ink, vignette of steam locomotive rolling through the countryside and decorative border. "Incorporated Under the Laws of Iowa" printed along top border and "Capital Stocks $852,000" along bottom. No. 186, not issued, no value, stamps or signatures. This railway began as the Fort Madison and North Western Railway in 1879, went into receivership in 1885, and was eventually reorganized as the Chicago, Fort Madison and Des Moines Railroad Company in 1899. At its height, this railroad ran from Fort Madison to Ottumwa, Iowa. It merged with the Chic... View More...
Circa 1800s. Dimensions 10 x 5 1/2 inches. Black ink, vignette of steam locomotive top center, vignette of Native American girl crossing a stream bottom left, and decorative border. Not issued, no number, stamps or signatures. Three hole punches. Originally organized as the Cleveland, Warren and Pittsburgh Railroad in 1836, it was reorganized as the Cleveland and Pacific in 1845. Financial troubles caused the company to ask the city of Cleveland for municipal funds, which the residents approved in 1847. Still, the railroad did not begin operation until 1852. It was soon after leased to the Pen... View More...
Circa 1880s. Dimensions 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches. Black ink, vignette of steam locomotive by a river and decorative border. This stock certificate was never issued, it has no number, stamps or signature. Dixon, Peoria & Hannibal Railroad was a small railroad line that ran through central Illinois from 1867 to 1899, when it was succeeded by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. View More...
Dimensions 9 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches. Black ink, Mexican eagle symbol center top, American eagle symbol left center, decorative border. Fold line, small brown spots. No. 489, not issued, no stamps or signatures. According to the certificate, this El Dorado Mining Company was incorporated November 6, 1875 to run a mine in Lower California, Mexico. Its principal place of business was San Francisco. View More...
Dimensions 9 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches. Black ink, decoration on left side. Not issued, no stamps or signatures. The Gold Valley Main Tunnel and Mining Company was incorporated in 1867 to perform hydraulic mining in the Poverty Hill Mining District, California. Poverty Hill is in Sierra County, though the certificate says Plumas County. View More...
Two copies available, each is $20.00. One is stamped No. "191"; the other is stamped No. "183." Both are very clean and intact. Original beige paper with black, green, and orange ink printed on front and green ink printed on back. No date, circa 1900-1910. 10 1/2" x 8 1/2." Certificate is very clean and intact with minimal age wear and wrinkling. Fine copies. Decorative borders on front and back. Orange seal with no text or embossing in lower-left corner. "Capital $1,000,000.00; Shares 10 Cents Par Value; Non-Assessable." This certificate is unsigned and not issued. Fill-in date of... View More...
Circa 1880s. Dimensions 11 x 6 1/2 inches. Black and green ink, vignette of steam locomotive in a station next to a mountain and decorative border. No. 896, not issued, no stamps or signatures. Three punch holes. The Indiana, Illinois and Iowa Railroad Company (AKA the 3I line) ran from Streator, Illinois, to North Judson, Indiana, and later into South Bend, Indiana, from 1881 to 1906. It eventually became the Kankakee Belt Route of the New York Central Railroad. View More...
Circa 1910s. Dimensions 11 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches. Black ink, vignette of miners working underground, decorative border. No. 1904, not issued, no stamps or signatures. The Jumbo Extension Mining Company was involved in litigation over the mining rights outside Goldfield, Nevada, in 1915. View More...
Original beige paper with black and gilt ink printed on front and green and black ink printed on back. No date, circa 1900-1920. 11 1/4" x 8 3/4." Certificate was folded in half vertically and there is a slight tear in the margin of the upper-right corner, but it is very clean and intact overall. Decorative borders on front and back. Front shows a black and white vignette of men working in a mine. Gilt seal with no text or embossing in lower-left corner. "Authorized Capital $500,000.00; Five Million Shares Fully Paid and Assessable." "Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of Nevada"... View More...
Circa 1880s. Dimensions 11 x 7 inches. Black and brown ink, vignette of steam locomotive in a station with two griffins bordering the vignette, and decorative border. No. 2960, not issued, no stamps or signatures. The Keokuk and Western Railroad Company came into existence when the Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska was sold at foreclosure in 1886. The line ran from Alexandria, Missouri, to Van Wert, Iowa. In 1901, it was bought by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. View More...
Original beige paper with black and gilt ink printed on front and sepia-colored ink printed on back. No date, circa 1900-1909. 10 1/4" x 8 1/4." Certificate was folded in half vertically but is very clean and intact overall. Decorative borders on front and back. Front shows a black and white vignette of men working at a mine. On the back is a sepia-colored vignette of a mountain landscape. Gilt seal with no text or embossing in lower-left corner. "Capitalization $250,000.00; Shares $1.00 Each." This certificate is not issued and has no stamps or signatures. A fill-in date of "190_" i... View More...
Circa 1800s. Dimensions 13 x 9 inches. Black and green ink, vignette of steam locomotive rolling next to a lake with a city in the background, and decorative border. 3 hole punches. No. 136, not issued, no stamps or signatures. The Michigan Central Railroad Company was originally incorporated in 1846 to provide freight service from Detroit to St. Joseph, Michigan, where freight could be transferred to a ship for transport to Chicago. The company later decided to extend their rail line to Chicago, and this was completed in 1852. The Michigan Central Railroad Company eventually included lines th... View More...
Original beige paper with black and gilt ink printed on front and green and black ink printed on back. No date, circa 1930. 10 3/4" x 8 1/2." Certificate was folded in half vertically but is very clean and intact overall. Decorative borders on front and back. Front shows a black and white vignette in the upper-left corner of men working in a mine. Black and white illustrated portraits of miners are incorporated in the decorative border on front. Gilt seal with no text or embossing in lower-left corner. "1,000,000 Shares; Par Value $1.00; Fully Paid and Non-Assessable." "Incorporated U... View More...
