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Archives International Auctions
www.archivesinternational.comNevada
749
749 Bullfrog Goldfield Railroad Co., 1914 Issued Stock Certificate.Nevada (Inc. in Philadelphia), 100 Shares, I/U, black on orange border
and underprint, S/N 23, Rare Nevada railroad from well known Bullfrog
mining district. Rare and attractive.����������������������������������������������Est.
$400-600
New Jersey
750
750 Delaware and Raritan Canal and Camden & Amboy Rail Road and Transportation Co., 1833 Issued Stock Certificate.New Jersey,
2nd January, 1833, 2 Shares, I/U, Plain form with decorative counterfoil
on left, S/N 2, Has printed “Increased Stock” on top margin, Issued to
William B. Astor, signed on the back, but signature not readable and
possibly not his. Extremely early and rare New Jersey railroad stock.
William Backhouse Astor (1792 – 1875) was an American property
tycoon who inherited most of his father John Jacob Astor’s fortune.
He worked as a partner in his father’s successful export business. His
massive investment in Manhattan real estate enabled major donations
to the Astor Library in East Village, which became the New York Public
Library. (From the collection of John E. Herzog). �����������������������Est.
$160-250
Texas
751
751 Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railway Co., 1881 Stock Certificate.Texas, 2 Shares, I/U, Black without underprint, No vignette, S/N 3, Fine
with toning on the top 1/3rd of the certificate and the upper left corner
is missing, still as very rare certificate. This is the certificate pictured in
Cox and is very possibly unique. (From a Texas Gentleman’s Collection).
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$140-200
752
752 Houston & Texas Central Railroad Co. 1890 Bond.Texas. $1000 6%
Gold Coupon Bond. Issued. Cancelled. ABNC. POCs. Rough top edge.
Cotton Picking vignette. Fine.������������������������������������������������������Est.
$160-250
753
753 Oklahoma and Texas Southern Railway Company of Texas, 1921 Stock Certificate.Texas, 10 Shares, I/U, Black on gold underprint,
locomotive straight on, VF, Very possibly unique. This is the only
example known and is the Cox Plate Note. We sold this stock over 7
years ago and have not seen another since. (From a Texas Gentleman’s
Collection).������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$180-280
754
754 Pittsburgh, San Jose Reduction and Railroad C., 1905 Stock Certificate.Texas (inc. in Delaware), 1000 Shares, I/U, Black on green
border and underprint, Locomotive L-R on top middle. rare railroad. VF
condition. All of the buildings and railroad property burned up and all of
the tracks torn up by Pancho Villa during the revolution. (From a Texas
Gentleman’s Collection). ��������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$180-280