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No. Pacific Railway bonds (83844)

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Railroadiana, Trains Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 500.00 USD
No. Pacific Railway bonds  (83844)
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3 sets of 2 each cancelled Northern Pacific Railway bonds with great vignettes. 1) $1,000 Trustee's Certificate, 4% gold bond due Jan 1, 1997 27 coupons each, green ink. 2) $500 Trustee's Certificate 3% Gold Bond due January 1, 2047 w/87 coupons on one & 94 coupons on other, red ink. 3) $1,000 Trustee's Certificate, 3% gold bond due Jan 1, 2047, 112 coupons 109 coupons, brown ink. Northern Pacific Railway, transcontinental railroad that operated across the northern tier of the western US, from Minnesota to the Pacific Northwest. Approved by Congress in 1864 and given nearly 40 million acres of land grants used in Europe to acquire construction funding. Construction started in 1870 and completed on Sept 8, 1883 with President Ulysses S. Grant driving in final spike. Had tracks laid in Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin with a branch into Canada. Used for shipping wheat, farm products, cattle, timber, and minerals and returning bringing consumer goods and bringing passengers. Had financial difficulties and merged with other railroad lines in 1970 forming the Burlington Northern Railroad, becoming the BNSF in 1996. Printed: American Bank Note Co. N.Y. Prag collection. State: National Rails City: Date: 1896