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 | US500 T.D. Wagner & W.L. Trenholm Bond 1868
Bond no. 1338 issued by Theodore D. Wagner & William L. Trenholm on behalf of John Fraser & Co. & Fraser, Trenholm & Company to James Robb & Charles T. Lowndes. This item is signed by T.D. Wagner & W.L. Trenholm on the front & by G.A. Trenholm as guarantor on reverse. George A. Trenholm was one of the most important figures of the Confederacy, serving as Treasurer of the Confederate Staes & one of the chief financiers & bankers of the Confederate cause. His firm was a premier operator of blockade runners & he made millions by stockpiling cotton, prior to the war, & reselling in Europe. He was taken prisoner by Federal troops & remained in captivity until he was paroled by President Andrew Johnson. The character Rhett Butler in 'Gone With the Wind' is reputed to be based on George & originally went to England to work for a branch of the family firm, but returned to serve as a Captain in the Civil War. T.D. Wagner was a clerk to John Fraser & Co. & married Esther Constance Trenholm. An historical classic. EF.
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C124 Confederate & Blockade Runner Act of Feb 20th 1863 $500 Bond
Vig. of Secretary Memminger, ornate border, with coupons, signed by C. Rose.
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 | US46 West Philadelphia Passenger Railway Co.
Certificate for shares in Capital Stock dated 1883-1898, only 2 in stock, one signed as President by Peter Widener, the other by George Widener - both hole cancelled through signature.
Peter A.B. Widener (1834-1915) developed passenger railways in Chicago, New York & Philadelphia & George (1841-1912) was a cable & streetcar magnate; he died on Titanic. F/VF.
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US497 The New York Central Railroad Co.
Stock certificate for $1000 dated 1853, signed by Erastus Corning as President.
Hole-cancelled. Map of RR down l/hand side, vig. of 2 females top & bridge at left.
With extension certificate to 1905. Erastus Corning (1794-1872) was the first President of this RR & was a NY State Senator. Corning, NY is named after him. F.
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 | US498 Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis Rly
$25 shares dated 1880 & signed by E.W. Cole as President. Stamp cancelled.
Colonel Edmund W. Cole (1827-1899) was one of the great pioneers of the south & was commissioned in the Quatermasters Corp. of this RR which was considered a lifeline for Confederate troops during the Civil War. His Presidency of the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Rly lasted
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US499 Atlantic & Pacific Railroad Company
$1000 Bearer Bond, issued & uncancelled with large coupon sheet. Vig. of surveyors, tracklayers & train on bridge in background. Hand signed by President. EF
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$50 shares of Capital stock in this Pennsylvanian company 1880s/90s over 187-.
Signed by George Boyce as President. 3 large vignettes. F
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US406 Woodruff Sleeping and Parlour Coach Co
$1000 Bearer Bond dated 1888, uncancelled, with coupon sheet. Invented by T. T. Woodruff (1811-1892) the sleeping car was first built in 1857 by T. W. Watson and Co, Springfield, Mass. - it consisted of 12 sleeping sections. Large format with interesting vignette.
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 | US148 Nash-Kelvinator Corporation
Certificate of less than 100 shares dated 1951-3 with fax signature of George W. Mason as President. In 1954 this Company merged with Hudson to form American Motors. VF.
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US480 American Express Company
Certificate for Capital Stock of 2000 shares, $500 shares dated 1860/1 signed by Wm Fargo (1818-81) as Secretary, Henry Wells (1805-78) as President & countersigned by Alex Holland as Treasurer. One of the rarer types of the early American Express certificates. The Company was formed in 1850 & the first public shares were issued in 1853. Wells had started the express business in 1841, personally carrying cash and parcels from Albany to Buffalo in a carpet bag by stage coach and train. The Company is still going strong today! Fair condition, which is usual in these particular pieces.
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 | US471 City of Madison
Jefferson County, State of Indiana, city improvement bond dated 1909. Nice vig. of paddle steamers in harbour, large format with 3 coupons. Signed by Mayor & City Clerk. VF
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US464 Electrical & Musical Industries Ltd (EMI)
Cert. for 100 'American shares' dated 1960s - famous as the first company to offer The Beatles a contract back in the 60s. On 6th June 1962 The Beatles entered the EMI Abbey Road studios for the first time & were signed up by George Martin. The rest is history! EF
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 | US360 Pan American World Airways Inc
Cert. for 100 shares dated 1953 with facsimilie signature of the founder and President Juan T. Trippe. Founded in 1928, Pan Arm reached its peak after WWII when nearly all air transport had been decimated by the war. However competition became too strong in the following years and the company collapsed a few years ago. Future classic piece. EF
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