2003 September CAA Sale #329 - Session 1

Oliver Ellsworth - Signed PaynoteOliver Ellsworth was a Revolutionary War patriot who later served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and was a Sen

Revolutionary War Financial Document - January 22, 1777A bond undertaken by Samuel Hoyt and Divian Berry in the amount of Two Thousand Pounds to raise

Alice Stone Blackwell - The Proprietors of the Woman's Journal (Massachusetts)Alice Stone Blackwell was a prominent leader of the woman's su...

Henry Dearborn - A Republican Institution (Massachusetts)An 1821 certificate in black with an embossed seal and ribbon attached at left, signed by Hen

Robert Fairbanks - United Artists Studio Corporation (California) A 1928 dated certificate for two shares issued to Pickford Fairbanks Studios Company

Edward H. Harriman - Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railway Company (Illinois) An 1881 dated certificate in green and black for 100 shares issued...

George Huntington Hartford - Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company (New Jersey)This certificate dated 1903 for one share is issued to Edward V. Hart

Samuel Insull - Louisville and Southern Indiana Traction Company (Indiana)Insull is best known as a public utility magnate. He served as personal secr

Darius Ogden Mills - Mergenthaler Linotype Company (New York)D.O. Mills was a prominent merchant, banker and philanthropist. Following the discovery o

Franklin D. Roosevelt - Typed Letter SignedA three page letter written during Roosevelt's tenure as Governor of New York State to Governor Ralph...

Russell Sage - Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company (New York)An 1870 dated certificate in blue and black with a locomotive vignette at center. Very

Russell Sage - Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company (Missouri)An 1880 dated certificate for 100 shares in green, issued to and signed on the ver

Knickerbocker Trust Company (New York)A 1927 certificate signed by John Hays Hammond, a mining engineer and financier, on the verso. Hammond began his

United Copper Company (New Jersey)This 1910 dated certificate for ten shares is signed as President by Frederick Heinze, an especially prominent figur

United States Reduction and Refining Company - $1,000 Gold BondSigned as Treasurer by Spencer Penrose, an entrepreneur and philanthropist, who engaged

Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio Rail Road Company (Virginia)A nice early bond from this Southern railroad. It was issued in 1874, and was payable a...

Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio Rail Road Company (Virginia)A later stock certificate issued by this railroad, also signed by William Mahone as pre...

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (Maryland)This 1837 certificate for one share has a top center vignette of an early passenger train flanked by allegorical

Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company ((Illinois)A nice example of this difficult to locate certificate that was issued in 1927. Extremely Fine...

Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis & Chicago Railway Company (Indiana)This attractive certificate was issued in 1880 and signed by Melville Ezr...

Columbus & Indianapolis RailRoad Company (Ohio)A nice example that was issued for 50 shares on July 2, 1864. Extremely Fine with 2 POCs. Import...

The Erie & the North East Rail Road Company (Pennsylvania)This handsome certificate features vignettes of Franklin at the left and Washington at...

Kansas City & Olathe Electric Railway Company (Kansas)A large and attractive gold mortgage bond issued in 1903. All but two coupons are attached...

The New York Central Rail Road Company (New York)This attractive early $1,000 bond was issued in 1853, and was originally due in 30 years in 1883. It

Ohio & Indiana Railroad Company (Ohio)This early certificate, issued in 1854, is quite scarce, as according to the Cox database less than 200 sp...

The Order of Railroad Telegraphers Certificate of MembershipAlthough not a stock or bond, this certificate of membership could easily be collected wit

Union Freight Railroad Company (Massachusetts)An attractive railroad certificate issued in 1873, and featuring an attractive train vignette in the cen

Town of Volney, NY--in aid of New York & Oswego Midland Rail Road (New York)A large $100 bond issued in 1868 to facilitate the building of this ...

Wabash Railroad Company (Michigan)A nice green printed early 1890s certificate that features an elegant engraving of a steam locomotive in the center.

Caisse La Farge (France)This 1793 certificate was issued by the first French savings bank to be organized as a joint stock company. One of a small num

Keyserlycke Indische Compagnie - Imperial India Company (Belgium)A 1723 dated certificate. Black. At left there is a vignette of the Coat of Arms of

Robert Todd Lincoln - The Pullman Company (New York)A 1905 certificate for two shares signed by Robert Todd Lincoln as President of the company. He wa

Continental Currency May 10, 1775 $1 Choice Extremely Fine. A nice example of the popular One Dollar denomination, which was used in only four of the

Continental Currency May 10, 1775 $2 Extremely Fine. A very well printed example of the first Continental Issue. The vignette is extremely sharp. Imp

Continental Currency May 10, 1775 $5 About New. A lovely Continental, strongly signed, well margined and problem free. Important notice: Heritage usu

Continental Currency May 10, 1775 $6 About New. A very nice example from the first Continental issue. Both signatures are strong, the vignette is shar

Continental Currency May 10, 1775 $8 Very Fine. A good-looking example for the grade. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the rat

Continental Currency May 10, 1775 $30 Very Choice New. A well signed, totally crisp example that would be a full Gem with just a bit more margin at th

Continental Currency November 29, 1775 $3 Fine. Well circulated but problem free. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of

Continental Currency November 29, 1775 $8 New. Tightly margined on two sides and with a little surface soil, but fully uncirculated and well signed.

Continental Currency November 29, 1775 $8 About New. Tightly margined but well signed and new save for a light center fold. Important notice: Heritag

Continental Currency November 29, 1775 $8 Fine. The signatures remain strong, and the note is quite a decent example for the grade. An affordable Cont

Continental Currency February 17, 1776 $1/6 Extremely Fine. A very nice looking example, with decent margins and a strong signature. Fractional Contin

Continental Currency February 17, 1776 $1/3 Gem New. A super Fractional Continental, with excellent centering, bold printing and a very strong signatu

Continental Currency February 17, 1776 $1/2 Extremely Fine. A very nice fractional Continental with a particularly attractive back. Also included with

Continental Currency February 17, 1776 $1/2 Very Fine. This boldly printed, well signed Fractional Continental would grade higher if it were not for a

Continental Currency February 17, 1776 $2/3 Choice About New. A single extremely light fold is all that holds this pretty Fractional Continental from

Continental Currency February 17, 1776 $2/3 Choice Extremely Fine. A gorgeous Fractional Continental with a bold signature and no problems of any kind

Continental Currency February 17, 1776 $2/3 Choice Extremely Fine. A lightly circulated but lovely example of a Fractional Continental, boldly printed

Continental Currency February 17, 1776 $4 About Extremely Fine. Broadly margined and well signed. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions materia

Continental Currency May 9, 1776 $4 Choice About New. Attractive and well margined. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the rate

Continental Currency July 22, 1776 $4 Choice Extremely Fine. Signed in red by Benjamin Levy, who had long been considered one of the two Jewish signer

Continental Currency July 22, 1776 $6 Gem New. A spectacular note, with excellent margins, bold print quality, vivid signatures and tremendous eye app

Continental Currency February 26, 1777 $5 Choice Very Fine. A lovely example for the grade. Well margined, well signed and problem free. Important no

Continental Currency February 26, 1777 $7 Very Fine. Well signed and well margined. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the rate

Continental Currency April 11, 1778 $8 Choice Extremely Fine. Well signed and far nicer than the typically-seen examples from this rare Yorktown issue

Continental Currency April 11, 1778 $8 Choice Very Fine. Well signed, well margined and very scarce. This April 11, 1778 Yorktown issue is by far the

Continental Currency April 11, 1778 $40 About New. A Tory counterfeit of this rare issue, with strong forged signatures. Quite a deceptive piece. Thes

Continental Currency September 26, 1778 $5 Very Fine. The back is rather weakly printed, but the face of the note is strongly printed, well signed and

Continental Currency September 26, 1778 $8 Extremely Fine. Well margined, well signed and rather attractive. Important notice: Heritage usually aucti

Continental Currency September 26, 1778 $8 Very Fine. Well margined and well signed. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the rate

Continental Currency September 26, 1778 $8 Very Fine. Problem free. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots

Continental Currency September 26, 1778 $20 Extremely Fine. A gorgeous piece for the grade, well margined and well signed. Important notice: Heritage

Continental Currency Blue Counterfeit Detector September 26, 1778 $30 Gem New. A bright, perfect example of this scarce detector. They were printed fr

Continental Currency September 26, 1778 $50 Contemporary Counterfeit Gem New. A broadly margined, well printed note with strong forged signatures and

Continental Currency September 26, 1778 $50 Very Choice New. A fresh, crisp example, with good signatures and a nice overall appearance. Important no

Continental Currency September 26, 1778 $50 Contemporary Counterfeit Choice New. A nice example of an avidly collected Continental counterfeit, this i

Continental Currency September 26, 1778 $50 Choice Very Fine. A beautiful example of the grade. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material

Continental Currency September 26, 1778 $60 Very Choice New. Only the final two issues of Continental included this high $60 denomination, making it a

Continental Currency September 26, 1778, $60 Very Choice New. This beautifully crisp note is a Gem in every sense but for its margins, which are rathe

Continental Currency September 26, 1778 $60 Choice About New. A single light center fold. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the

Continental Currency September 26, 1778 $60 About New. Beautifully margined, with bold signatures and terrific eye appeal. Important notice: Heritage

Continental Currency September 26, 1778 $60 Extremely Fine. Problem free save for a minor stain along one edge of the back. The face has the appearanc

Continental Currency September 26, 1778 $60 Extremely Fine. A well signed, problem-free, very lightly circulated Continental. Important notice: Herit

Continental Currency September 26, 1778 $60 Choice Very Fine. Two corner tips are slightly rounded, and this well signed, well margined note has a con

Continental Currency January 14, 1779 $3 Extremely Fine. A well signed, well margined example of this final Continental issue. Important notice: Heri

Continental Currency January 14, 1779 $30 Very Choice New. A near-Gem example with a beautifully centered back, but the top margin of the face just to

Continental Currency January 14, 1779 $30 New. Very tightly margined on two sides and with some aging at one corner, but fully uncirculated, well embo

Continental Currency January 14, 1779 $40 Choice New. Oddly centered, very tight at the left with the full sheet margin at the right. It is a bright n

Continental Currency January 14, 1779 $40 Extremely Fine. A well signed, well margined, lightly circulated note. Important notice: Heritage usually a

Continental Currency January 14, 1779 $50 Choice About New. Just a few tip folds away from the Choice New grade. It is a nice looking Continental, bol

Connecticut October 11, 1777 3d Extremely Fine. An uncanceled piece printed on blue paper, this issue is seldom seen without a slash cancel. Well marg

Connecticut October 11, 1777 5d Gem New. Printed on bright, clean, blue paper with a vibrant red signature and serial number. The note has an inconspi

Connecticut October 11, 1777 5d About New. The much scarcer variety, printed on white paper. Uncanceled examples of this Connecticut Small Change issu

Connecticut October 11, 1777 7d Extremely Fine. Slit canceled but with a good overall appearance. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions materia

Connecticut July 1, 1780 40s Gem New. A thin crosscut-slash cancel is barely noticeable on this broadly margined, bright, problem-free note. Importan

Connecticut July 1, 1780 2s6d Choice New. But for an inconspicuous slit cancel, this note from the final Connecticut issue is problem free. Important

Connecticut 1799 Hartford & New Haven Turnpike 4c Choice New. Signed by Baldwin as President of the Turnpike Company in dark brown ink. The vign...

Connecticut New Haven Lottery 1780 About New. This ticket is number 1316, signed in red by Henry Daggert. It was to raise money for the building of a

1782 Pay Table Office Document. Apparently a Connecticut item, as it bears the printed "John Lawrence, Treasurer" at the bottom. Lawrence ...

Delaware May 1, 1758 20s Choice Fine. Well circulated but problem free, with a strong Lion vignette at the top of the back. The Franklin imprint is cl

Delaware June 1, 1759 10s Fine. The corners are rounded, the note has a small hole and a few minor paper pulls on the back, but it's overall in ...

Delaware June 1, 1759 20s Fine. Heavily circulated but problem free. This issue was printed by Ben Franklin, and his imprint appears on the back, to t

Delaware January 1, 1776 4s Very Choice New. A broadly margined Gem but for some very mild aging of the central portion of the back. The note is beaut

Delaware January 1, 1776 6s New. Tightly margined and with a bit of handling, but clearly fully uncirculated. Important notice: Heritage usually auct

Delaware January 1, 1776 10s Very Choice New. A near-Gem example with small but even margins and good eye appeal. Important notice: Heritage usually

Delaware January 1, 1776 20s Very Choice New. A near-Gem example of this attractive Colonial issue. The sheath-of-wheat design on the back is sharply

Delaware January 1, 1776 20s Choice About New. The margins are tight, and the note has a very light fold, but it's otherwise beautiful, with unu...

Delaware May 1, 1777 20s Very Choice New. Quite close to the full Gem grade, which is most unusual for a Delaware note of this issue. Virtually every

Delaware May 1, 1777 20s Choice About New. A very light horizontal center fold is all that separates this scarce Delaware issue from top grade. The si