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

Memphis and Charleston Rail Road Company (Tennessee) A green and black certificate dated 1889 and showing an attractive vignette of passengers and a l

Nashville Electric Railway and Power Company (Tennessee) An attractive 1892 certificate in green, black and brown for one share. A very scarce Souther

National Railway Company (New Jersey) A black on white litho certificate issued in 1874 for three shares. There is an unusually large vignette of stea

New Jersey and New York Extension Railroad Company (New York and New Jersey) A 1888 dated lithographed certificate for 40 shares. Black. Steam locomot

New York and Harlem Railroad (New York) A 1900 dated $10,000 Gold Bond in green and black signed as President by William K. Vanderbuilt. A punch cance

North Western Rail Road Company (Pennsylvania) A 1856 dated certificate for five shares. An early engraved certificate depicting a steam locomotive, o

Orange Mountain Cable Company (New Jersey) A $1000 Gold Bond with a 5% coupon. Black with a red overprint and an attractive street car vignette. A ver

Orinoco Navigation Company (New York)A 1874 certificate for 800 shares. Black with a vignette of a sidewheel steamship with masts in a rough sea. The

Ottumwa, Cedar Falls and St. Paul Railway Company (Iowa) A certificate dated 1863 with a woodcut vignette of a locomotive at center. Black. Lithograph

Pacific Rail Road BondQ (California) A $1000 bond bearing 7% interest in orange and black. Issued in 1865. The central vignette portrays a large globe

Pacific Express Company (Nebraska) A 500 share certificate in black with a gold embossed company seal attached. An attractive litho vignette of a hors

Palace Marine Berth Company (Maine) A 1888 certificate for 500 shares issued to G.F. Roberts, who also signs as company Treasurer. Brown, with a vigne

City Railway Company of Pasadena (California) A litho certificate in brown and black for 102 shares issued in 1887 with a central vignette of a horse

Pittsburgh, New Castle and Lake Erie Rail Road Company (Pennsylvania) A scarce certificate dated May 29, 1878 and bearing the signatures of W. Martin

Pleasantville & Ocean City Rail Road Company (New Jersey) Issued to George Wood and signed by him as President, this 510 share certificate in bl...

Port Huron and Milwaukee Railway Company (Michigan) A 1856 bond for 200 Pounds Sterling bearing 7% interest. There is a vignette of the Michigan state

Railroad Accommodation Wharves (South Carolina) A 1858 certificate for 2 1/2 shares for a venture apparently devised as terminal between rail and sea

Salt Lake and Ogden Railway Company (Utah) A 1923 dated certificate litho in black on white with a vignette of a streetcar and another of the Great Sa

Schuylkill Transportation Company (Pennsylvania) A 1930 $100 bond in black on white. There is an unusual and attractive vignette of an early bus along

Saint Louis, Fort Scott & Wichita Railroad Company. (Kansas) This certificate portrays two nice engravings of farmers at work and is signed by t...

St. Louis, Kansas City and Colorado Railroad Company (Kansas)This attractive brown certificate portrays an engraved vignette of a steam passenger trai

Troy & Greenfield Rail Road (Massachusetts) A $1000 bond from 1855 with an attractive rail vignette. This venture must not have lasted long as o...

Union Pacific Railway Company - Proof A large unissued proof certificate with a steam engine vignette at left and a large heroic Liberty bearing a fla

United States Novelty Navigation Company (New York) A 1870 dated certificate in tan for 20 shares. A vignette is at top center of a ship and there is

United States Subway Company - New York District Railway Company (New York) A certificate in orange and black issued in 1886 for 10 shares. A vignette

Valley Railway Company (Ohio) Issued to John D. Rockefeller in 1874 for 20 shares. Lithographed. A vignette of a steam locomotive is at center. Issued

Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company (Virginia and Tennessee) A 1853 dated $1000 bond with a 6% coupon. In black with a red overprint. Multiple vig

Western North Carolina Rail Road Company (North Carolina) A 1860 certificate in black on white for three shares. Justice holds a scale at left, while

Yellowstone National Park Transportation Company (Montana) Unissued. A wonderful vignette of Old Faithful with a horse drawn stage coach in the foregr

$1,000 United States Bearer Bond. Issued on September 15, 1943, with a due date of December 15, 1969, this $1,000 bond is, according to the Treasury D

State of Arkansas A 1871 $500 Levee Bond bearing interest at 7%. Black with red overprint. Engraved vignette of steamboats at top center, smaller vign

Proprietors of the City of Brunswick (Georgia) A certificate issued in 1856 for 200 shares. Black on white. Multiple vignettes, with a steam locomotiv

California - Yuba CountyA 1868 dated $1000 bond bearing 8% interest. An early California municipal with a vignette of an allegorical figure and eagle

California - Funded Debt of Yuba County An early California bond issued in 1852, less than two years after California was admitted to the Union. Litho

State of Mississippi $1000 Bond A 1831 6% bond. This would appear to have been an especially safe investment as "The Stock of the State of Miss...

State of Mississippi - $2000 BondA 1838 dated bond from the State of Mississippi in black on white with a vignette of a heavily laden sidewheeler near

North Western Mining and Exchange Company of Erie, Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania) Issued for one share in 1884, this certificate has a vignette of a stea

City and County of San Francisco A 20 year $1000 bond issued in 1863 bearing 7% interest. Black on white paper with a red overprint. There is a large

Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) (Munich, Germany) A 1941 dated certificate from the famous German automotive firm. Green, brown and black with an ornat

Casino et Concerts Paganini (France) A historic 1837 certificate for 1000 Francs in black, gold and blue. An extraordinarily vignetted certificate wit

Compagnie des Installations Maritimes de Bruges (Belgium) A lot of five multi color certificates from 1904. This company managed port operations throu

Cuba - Compania del Ferro Caril de la Bahia de la Habana a Matanzas A 1859 dated stock certificate for 500 pesos with a highly detailed engraved vigne

Association Phonique des Grands Artistes (Paris, France) An oversized certificate in yellow and brown from 1906 depicting an alluring young female fig

A group of 15 Assorted International Certificates A highly colorful and graphic group of 15 certificates from around the world. Included are: The Pana

Allentown Rolling Mill Company (Pennsylvania)Litho in black on white with an attached revenue stamp at left and a large and highly detailed theme vign

American Lock Box and Pouch Company (New York) A certificate for 10 shares from 1880. Black with attached embossed red seal. Vignette of a spread eagl

Bath Hotel Company (New York) A currency size certificate for one share bearing a $10 denomination. An engraved vignette of the hotel appears at upper

Boston American League Base=Ball Club (New Jersey and Massachusetts) Green and black. A 1912 certificate signed by James McAleer as President. In Janu

Cape May Driving Park Company (New Jersey) 1888 certificate for 500 shares. Green/black. Lithographed. A great vignette of a jockey atop a race horse.

Chicago Gas Light and Coke Company - Specimen (Ohio)A 1887 dated $1000 First Mortgage Gold Bond bearing 5% interest. Green and black. Allegorical vign

Coca-Cola Company (Delaware) A scarce early certificate issued by the Coca-Cola Company for 40 shares of Class A Stock. Blue/Black. Coca Cola was inve

Disney War Finance Committee Certificate. A multi-colored U.S. Printing Office certificate given out on request when War Bonds were purchased. The edg

Disney War Finance Committee Certificate.A second example, equally as nice. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 p

Savings Bond Purchase Certificate. Made out to the same young lass as the Disney certificate above, but this is one we've never seen before. It ...

Eastman College Bank (New York) A four share certificate issued in 1894 with a central theme vignette depicting the school grounds. Located in Poughke

Edison United Phonograph Company (New Jersey) A $1000 bond issued in 1903 in black and green. This company was an attempt to reorganize the Edison Uni

Empire Sewing Machine Company (New York) A certificate for one share issued in 1866. Vignettes of a seated Commerce and the New York state seal are pr

Empire Sewing Machine Company (New York) A 1869 dated certificate with a different vignette than that of the other certificate offered here on the sam

Ex-Soldiers Industrial Development Company (Alabama) An artifact of black economic enterprise. This historic certificate was issued in 1927 for 100 sh

Excelsior Watch Company (New York) A 1880 certificate for 10 shares. Black. Vignette depicts the works of a watch at upper center. The New York state

Gillette Safety Razor Company - Specimen (Delaware) A Specimen in blue and black. At top center is a vignette of an early Safety Razor. King Gillette

Rockwell Kent (New York) A highly unusual certificate issued by American artist and illustrator Rockwell Kent to finance his artistic endeavors. Kent

Kentucky Fuel Company (Maine) Issued in 1890, this 10 share certificate in brown and black contains a highly unusual vignette of a young child warming

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Pennsylvania) A 1923 certificate for one share. An especially attractive stock with vignettes depicting success

Philadelphia Hockey ClubA seldom offered and rare early major league hockey stock. Sports related certificates in general are in exceptionally strong

Quaker City Wheelmen (Pennsylvania) A $10 bond bearing 6% interest. A large vignette of a bicycle wheel and the club logo appear at center. A nice bic

Sea Island Company (New York) A certificate for 50 shares dated June 22, 1864. There is a central litho vignette of a spread eagle along with two vign

Sherman Ohio Testimonial Contribution (Ohio) A 1865 contribution certificate to the Sherman Ohio Testimonial. An engraved vignette of Sherman is at th

St. Louis American League Baseball Club (Missouri)A certificate for 50 shares issued to P.D.C. Ball and signed by him as club President and again of t

Parish of St. Patrick - Hartford, ConnecticutA 1925 certificate for one share in the Centenary Fund of the Parish of St. Patrick in Hartford, Connecti

Thompson Lumber Company (Texas) A 1909 certificate for 100 shares. A multi-colored vignette is at top depicting trees, pine cones and logs. An extraor

United States Steel Corporation (New Jersey) A $50,000 gold bond issued to Andrew Carnegie, although not signed by him. After retiring from the steel

Highly Unusual B.E.P. Produced Oversized Stock Certificate. The largest B.E.P. produced item that we have seen, this elaborately engraved certificate

Washita Cattle Company (Missouri) A 6% first mortgage bond for $1000 in black and brown. Issued in 1883. A rancher watches branded cattle at top cente

Western Manufacturing Company (California) A one share certificate issued in 1876 with a vignette of a manufacturing facility at left. Uncancelled. Ve

Westinghouse Air Brake Company - Specimen (Pennsylvania) A green and black Specimen for 100 shares. A multi vignette certificate with steam locomotive

American Dredging Company (Pennsylvania) A group of seven certificates in black on white portraying multiple vignettes of a ship and dredging barges.

A Group of Ten Automotive Stocks Included are Daimler Benz, BMW, General Motors, Ford of Canada, Studebaker-Worthington, Packard, Peerless and others.

A Group Lot of Mining Certificates An attractive group of 11 mining stocks, all with vignettes. These were issued from the 1880's to the 1920...

A 163 Piece Stock Certificate CollectionA collection where all the work has already been done. Included in the 163 pieces are certificates from railro

A Railroad Stock and Bond Starter Collection A group of 49 different railroad stocks and bonds dating from the 1840's to the 1960's. Most ar...

Woodruff Sleeping and Parlor Coach Company (Pennsylvania) A group of five $1000 6% bonds of 1888 in brown, black and green with an attached company se

Boston Proof CheckAn attractive Proof check, card mounted and fully red tinted, for John Osborn, a dealer in "Hides, Leather, and Oil." Un...

A BEP Vignette of Charles Sumner. This scarcer vignette traces its history to NASCA's 1979 Brookdale Sale, and Stack's September, 1993 Sale....

BEP Vignette of the Presentation of Pocahontas to the English Royal Court. This old friend was last sold in our January, 1994 sale, where it was descr

Newark, OH Postal NoteA nice postal note from Newark, Ohio dated August 4, 1890 in the amount of 15ó. Nice Extremely Fine or better, with very ...

Lovely Reward of MeritA rare Reward of Merit that is currency denominated for $1. Sold by Harry Bowen of Boston, it features a quite pretty engraving

Radical 1880 Political SatiricalA neat oversize political note dated Sept. 20, 1880 detailing the evolution of the Greenback Party into a much more ra

National Greenback-Labor-Reform Absolute MoneyA second circa 1880 political satirical that we've not seen previously, this printed in green, red...

Early Vermont Lottery TicketA lottery ticket for a lottery "for the benefit of the unfortunate Mr. Hawkins," pursuant to legislation passe...

1872 United State Internal Revenue Tobacco Stamp. This $3.20 tax certificate, issued in Michigan, is attractively vignetted and resembles a piece of c

San Francisco, CA- Page & Bacon & Co. Second of Exchange 1852An ornately vignetted Second of Exchange from Page & Bacon, a St. Louis bas...

Early Montana Lottery Ticket. This $1 lottery ticket from the Montana State Lottery Co., dated Wednesday, November 22, 1893, was issued only four year

Macerated Washington Monument. This 5 1/2" tall Washington Monument has only a partial label, which is now held on with transparent tape. It is...

Counterfeit Money Court Document. Another document from Lycoming county, dated 1861 and accusing John M. Green. The sketch of the note is quite detail

St. Louis Postal Note. This postal note was issued in St. Louis, Missouri for 1 cent on June 27, 1894. Perfect but for a single corner fold. Important

Jay Cooke & Co. Advertising Card. A Philadelphia advertising card for the 7-30 U.S. Loan. A very rare white subscription card from Jay Cooke'...

Elaborate Printing Company Business Card. While the phone number indicates this is relatively modern, the style and quality appear earlier. It's...

Stereo Card View of BEP Main Press Room. This Keystone View Company turn-of-the-century stereo view card shows scores of people hard at work in the ma

1929 American Bank Note Company Specimen Note. A magnificent multicolor specimen showing the incredible work that the American Bank Note Company was c