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C. P. Huntington Bond Signed

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C. P. Huntington Bond Signed
"WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED AFTER THE AUCTION ENDS BY THE AUCTIONEER ONCE ALL BIDS HAVE BEEN PROCESSED TO DETERMINE THE WINNER FOR EACH LOT."
1882 Chesapeake and Ohio Grain Elevator Co. First Mortgage Six Percent Gold Bond, signed by owner ''C. P. Huntington'' in dark ink at left. Attractive train vignette and coupons attached. Collis Potter Huntington, Central Pacific Railroad co-creator, also founded Newport News, VA. By his 1900 death, Huntington was one of the U.S.'s prime landholders with an estimated $35 million fortune. 16'' x 11'' document bears signatures of company Secretary and President. All signatures slightly affected by cancellation holes. Near fine.