2003 St. Louis, MO (CAA) Signature Sale - Session 1

Blodget Canal Company (New Hampshire) A certificate for one share dated February, 1799 and signed as President by Samuel Blodget. Blodget was a mercha

Coshecton and Great Bend Turnpike Company (Pennsylvania) One share from 1809. A printed portion at the left side of the certificate details "Ru...

State of Ohio Canal Stock A 1845 $4000 bond bearing 6% interest. Multiple vignettes depicting an eagle and allegorical figures. Diamond shaped hole ca

Philadelphia and West Chester Turnpike Company (Pennsylvania) Dated 1853 for 140 shares. Black on light blue paper. A nice vignette of a large Conesto

Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike (Pennsylvania) A 1795 certificate for one share signed by William Bingham as President and Tench Francis as Secret

Boyleston Market Association (Massachusetts)A one share certificate dated 1863 in this public market center originally incorporated in 1809. There is

Compagnie de Colonisation Americaine (Paris, France) A 1820 dated one share certificate for 100 acres. Printed in France. A large certificate in black

Pennsylvania Hospital Subscription Certificate - August 23, 1754 A partly printed document signed Daniel Etter regarding Etter's financing of th...

Titanic Autographed Prints A group of five color prints, all identical, of the Titanic, which struck an iceberg on the night of April 15, 1912 on its

August A. Busch - St. Louis Refrigerating and Cold Storage Company (Missouri) A 1930 certificate for nine shares in brown and black issued to "...

Henry Dearborn - Republican Institution (Massachusetts) A 1821 issued certificate for one share in "A Republican Institution in the Town of Bos...

Oakes Ames - Cedar Rapids and Missouri River Rail Road Company (Iowa) A 1868 dated certificate in purple for 240 shares. Lithographed with multiple vi

Oliver Ames - Boston, Newport and New York Steamboat Company (Massachusetts) A certificate for two shares. Black. Lithographed. Signed by Oliver Ames

George T. Baker - National Airlines (Florida) A 1939 dated certificate in green and black signed as President by commercial aviation pioneer George T.

L.L. Bean - Pam American Airways Corporation (Delaware) A 1937 dated certificate in orange and black for 40 shares issued to and signed by Leon L. Bea

Alexander Graham Bell Letter to Annie Sullivan, Teacher of Helen Keller Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, was also an educator of

Henry Blackwell - The Proprietors of the Woman's Journal (Massachusetts) This one share certificate was issued in 1870 to Isaac Ames and is sign...

David Dunbar Buick - Buick Oil Company (California) This certificate for 20 shares is dated 1912 and signed as company President by David Dunbar Buick

Zebulon Butler Signed Certification of Military Service This signed document, measuring 6 3/4" x 8 1/4" is dated October 10, 1782 and is a...

Benjamin F. Butler- Georgia-Alabama Investment and Development Company (Georgia) A brown and black certificate for five shares issued in 1891 and sign

William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody - Cody's Wyoming Coal Company (Wyoming) This 1904 certificate for 25 shares is issued to and signed twi...

Charles Crocker - Central Pacific Rail Road (California) A scarce legal size deed in four pages signed on page 2 by Charles Crocker. He was one of the

Fernando de Medici - Document signed March 6, 1602De Medici was a significant figure in Italian and European history, holding office in the Church as

Don Sosimo de Medici II - Document signed March 20, 1608Don Sosimi de Medici II ascended to the throne upon his father's death in 1609. After a ...

Walt Disney - Walt Disney Incorporated (California) This 50 share certificate is issued to and signed on the stub Walter E. Disney. There is a litho v

Samuel Du Pont De Nemours - Bank Territorial A 1812 certificate for one share signed as Administrative Director by Samuel Du Pont De Nemours. Dupont w

Henry A. DuPont - Wilmington and Northern Railroad (Delaware) An especially attractive and intricate $500 bond signed as President by Henry A. DuPont.

James Buchanan Duke - Piedmont and Northern Railway Company Bond (South Carolina)A $50,000 5% bond dated 1919 in orange and black issued to and signed

George Eastman- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company (New York) A 1899 dated $5000 bond in blue and black bearing 4% interest. The cer...

Thomas Edison - Land Conveyance - Edison Lamp Company to Edison General Electric CompanyThomas Edison, in addition to being a prolific inventor and sc

Oliver Ellsworth - Revolutionary War Pay Order This pay order is signed by future Supreme Court Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth in his earlier capacity

James Fargo - Merchants Despatch Company (New York) This 50 share certificate in brown and red bears an imprinted revenue stamp and is signed by James

James C. Fargo - Merchants Despatch Transportation Company (New York) A lithographed certificate for 143 shares. Black/white. Issued to and signed as

William Fargo - John Butterfield - Alex Holland American Express Company (New York) This 1859 certificate for 20 shares is signed as President by John

Charles E. Fenner - Pan American Airways Corporation (Delaware) A 1943 certificate for 100 shares issued to and signed on the verso by Charles E. Fenn

Marshall Field - Chicago Terminal Transfer Rail Road Company (Illinois) A 1898 certificate for 100 shares. Issued to and signed on the verso by Marsha

Millard Fillmore - Hudson and Berkshire Railroad (New York) A 1848 dated bond issued by the Hudson and Berkshire Railway and signed as Comptroller by

John C. Fremont - Southern Trans-Continental Railroad (Texas) A $1000 debt certificate payable as imprinted to John C. Fremont and signed by him on th

Henry Clay Frick - Chartiers Railway Company (Pennsylvania) A 1885 dated certificate for 76 shares issued to and signed on the verso by Henry Clay Fri

Albert Gallatin - Treasury LetterDated May 15, 1809 to David Gelston, this 8" x 10" document reads:"I am advised by Thomas Cooke, Jr....

George Getty - Oklahoma Oil Corporation (Arizona) A 100 share certificate dated 1921 signed by George Getty of the famous oil development family. Vign

J. Paul Getty - Oklahoma Oil Corporation A 50 share certificate signed as President by J. Paul Getty, the famous oil executive. There is an archival t

Stephen Girard Signed Promissory Note This note, dated June 1, 1831 is made by William Carman, pledging to pay Stephen Girard $437.12 within six month

Samuel Goldwyn - United Artists (California) A significant artifact of American entertainment industry history, this certificate was issued in 1925 fo

Charles Goodyear Signed Check Issued to and Endorsed by Asa Whitney This May 25, 1860 check in the amount of $16.00 is drawn on the Bank of the Metrop

Jay Gould - Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway (Texas) This 100 share certificate was issued in 1880 to Jay Gould and is signed by him twice, as Presi

Norvin Green - New Orleans & Ohio Telegraph Lessees (Kentucky) A 10 share certificate issued to and signed as President by Norvin Green. Green w...

Edward H. Harriman - Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad Company A 1901 certificate for 100 shares issued to and signed on the verso by Edward H. Harri

George Huntington Hartford - Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company (New Jersey) A 100 share certificate for preferred stock issued in 1905 and signed

Horatio Hathaway - Hathaway Manufacturing Company (Massachusetts) This 1926 certificate for nine shares is engraved in green and black and signed as P