Archives International Auctions Auction 95 July 23, 2024

Archives International Auctions - Sale 95 102 July 23, 2024 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 448 448 Houston, Tap and Brazoria Railway Co. 1861 I/U Stock Certificate Issued 1 month After Texas Seceded From the Union Houston, Texas, April 5, 1861. 6 Shares I/U Capital Stock Certificate, S/N 242, Black text with black border, Train passing on tracks at top center. VF condition with some toning and a pair of small holes at top left corner where the certificate was probably stored in a file. The certificate was issued exactly 1 month after Texas became a Confederate State and Seceded from the Union (March 5, 1861). Signed by E.W. Taylor as president; E.F. May as secretary and Issued to Thomas Thatcher. Rare issued and rarer as a Confederate Railroad Issue. The Houston Tap and Brazoria Railway was chartered in September 1856 to extend southward from Houston to West Columbia in Brazoria County. The railroad’s nicknames were the Columbia Tap and the Sugar Road. The railway absorbed track from an earlier short-lived line and reached West Columbia in 1860. After the American Civil War, the railroad ran into serious financial difficulties and was sold to the Houston and Great Northern Railroad. ���������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $200-400 Utah 449 449 Ogden, Logan & Idaho Railway Co., 1900-1920 Specimen Stock Certificate Utah, ND (1900-20s). Odd Shares Specimen Capital Stock Certificate, Black text with green border and underprint, Utah state seal depicted at top center. Red cancelled overprint and POCs. XF condition, SBN. ����������������������������������������������� Est. $110-180 Scripophily - Railroad Group Lots Various States 450 450 New York and Ohio Railroad Bond Groups, 1884 to 1944 Lot of 145+ I/C Railroad Bonds, Highlights Include: Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway Co., Beech Creek Railroad Co., Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co., Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Co., Pennsylvania Railroad Co., New York Central Railroad Co., and others. Bonds range from VF to XF condition. (148). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $150-250 451 451 Railroad Bond Collection of I/C Bonds, 1893 to 1954 Lot of 120 I/C Railroad Coupon Bonds, Includes: New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Co., St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co., Michigan Central Railroad Co., Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co., Connecting Railway Co., Reading Co., Jamestown, Franklin and Clearfield Railroad Co., and more. Bonds range from VF to XF condition. (120). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ������������������������������������������������ Est. $130-200