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