"Fall Frontier Fortunes" Numismatics & Americana Timed Auction (2025 September)

Unissued, but very rare. The California Eastern Railway was originally organized in 1896 in Colorado. Originally named the Nevada Southern Railway. Th

Exceptionally rare. Inc. in California, 1914. Low number 10, issued to company president JM Neeland in 1915. Signed by president JM Neeland and secret

Lot of 2 different. $1,000 issued in 1897. Stamp cancelled. Different $1,000 bond issued in 1904. See photos. The Sierra Railway Company was conceived

Lot of 2. 1. I/U. Capital Woolen Mills. issued 1869. 25c adhesive revenue stamp left side. Manufactured Fancy flannels, Cassimere's and superi...

Group of approx. 105 unissued stocks from the Midland Terminal Railway Company, a notable railway company in the Cripple Creek mining area. Certifica

Group of approx. 129 unissued stocks from the Midland Terminal Railway Company, a notable railway company in the Cripple Creek mining area. Certificat

Unissued but signed by Otto Mears as president and the secretary. Punch cancelled signatures. Red border, train vignette. Homer Lee Bank Note Co. The

Lot of 4, issued 1887-89. Three signed by vice president MD Searls, one by the secretary. All cut/punch cancelled. Operated 1872 to 1889, when it was

Rare. No. 50, issued for one share to WF Thiehoff in 1921. Signed by the president and treasurer Ernst. Not cancelled. In 1882 the Burlington and Colo

Rare. "Wyoming Territory" printed at top. No. 38, issued for F. Gordon Dexter, Edwin F. Atkins, and Gardiner M. Lane in 1889. Signed by vi...

Lot of 4. Includes: Rio Grande Southern Railroad Company (1905); Rio Grande Junction Railway Co. (two unissued 1890s); and Pueblo & Arkansas Val...

Lot of 4. Includes: Rio Grande Southern Railroad Company (1905); Rio Grande Junction Railway Co. (two, one unissued 1890s, the other issued in 1890);

Famous ATSF. Unusual "homemade" stock with the title handwritten in ink. Inc. in Illinois. No. 84, issued for one share to FA Norton in 19...

Lot of 3. 1. I/C. #1344, Cincinnati, Lafayette and Chicago Railroad Co. 7%, $1000, bearer mortgage bond, issue 1874 m due 1914. Vignette of 4-4-0 pa

Lot of 5 different. 1-4) Four different certificates for the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Company. Issued 1888-1908, punch cancelled. Blu...

Two different bonds, one issued in 1909, $100. 4 1/2% gold bond due 1939. Two oncoming trains from left to right. Franklin Lee Bank Note. Unc. Second

Unissued, punched #39. Prag Collection ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Illinois City: Chicago Provenance:

Chicago and Alton Equipment Association, Stock, No. D3221, 5 shares, issued to EB Judson, signed by vice president and secretary (illegible), 1909, 11

Chicago and Alton Railroad Co, Refunding 50-year Gold Bond, No. 36675, $1000, signed by vice president and secretary (illegible), 1899, 14x10"...

Chicago and Alton Railroad Co, Mortgage Gold Bond, Incorp Illinois, No. 12, $100,000, signed by vice president and secretary (illegible), 1912, 13x1...

Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, Stocks, Incorp Indiana: 1. No. AP/O 143, 8 shares issued to Mrs. Amalie Wendt, signed by vice president a

Chicago Southern Railway Co, Bond, signed by syndicate managers (3) (illegible), u/i and canceled, 1907, 11x8", 1 cert ^ Date: Country (if no...

2 stock certificates from the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Company, dated 1902 and 1908. Both are issued and cancelled with stamped/hole-punc

Very rare; we've never sold a piece from this company. Meant to be an extension of the ATSF to go from Chicago to the Golden Gate. Operated 1886...

Lot of 2. 1/ I/C. #M3434. Des Moines Railway Co. $1000, 5%Income bond. Issued 1935, due 1955. Vignette American Eagle. Columbian BNC printer.

Lot of 16. Mix of issued and unissued. Includes: Keokuk & Des Moines Railway Company (6, 3 issued 1885-86); Burlington, Cedar Rapids & North...

Rare. Lot of 2 unissued 1800s funded coupon certificates for the Central Branch of the Union Pacific Railroad Company. State of Kansas. The Central Br

Lot of 8, three different varieties. Issued 1891-1906. All have the same two vignettes (electric streetcar and allegorical woman). Printed by ABN. ^ D

Louisville and Nashville Railroad Equipment Trust, Bond, Incorp Maryland 1864, $1,000, #5122, Mercantile-Safe Deposit, 1971, signed by Alton A. Shoda

Lot of 2. 1. I/C, #4576. Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans Railroad Co. $1000, 6% bearer 2nd mortgage bearer bond, issued 1877, due 1907. Coupons

Lot of 2. 1. I/U. #38 Penobscot Central Railway $1000, 5%, 1st mortgage gold bearer bond. Issues 1902, due 1921. Vignette of cable car left center.

Lot of 3. I/C. Three The Western Maryland Rail Road Co.6%, two $500 and one $1000 bonds. Issued in 1867/68.. $-4-0 train top, left farmer w/plow

Lot of 5. 1. I/C, two #295 & 810. The Fitchburg & Worcester Rail Road Co., $100 and $500, 7 % bearer bond. Issued 1869m due 1889. Vign...

Lot of 3. Includes: Old Colony Railroad Corporation (1848); South Boston Railroad Company (1886); and Boston & Providence Railroad Corporation (...

3x 1868 Flint and Pere Marquette Railway bonds with imprinted RN W and RN P on front, RN P on verso. Multiple cancel tears, bottom toning. Please insp

Collection of five stock certificates from various Michigan railroad companies, dating from 1853 to 1929. The companies in question are the Michigan S

I/C, The Flint And Pere Marquette Railroad Co. stock, issued April 1890. vignette of 4-4-0 train crossing bridge, signed by Willam W. Astor president

Lot of 14. All unissued. Includes: Grand River Street Railway, Kanawha & Michigan Railway (signed but unissued), and Detroit, Fort Wayne & B...

I/C. Atchison and Nebraska Railroad Co. Stock. Issued May 1872. Rare RN-U1. Imprinted/underprint 25c. revenue stamp. Bio of Nathanial Thayer, Jr.

Very rare. Inc. in California. Unissued. Black border and print, gold seal, and allegorical vignette. Light wear. 8.25 x 11" The Barnwell and S...

Lot of 6. Issued: United New Jersey Railroad & Canal Company (1877). Unissued: Ferro Monte Railroad (3) and Central Passenger Railway Company (2...

Lot of 2. 1. I/U, #296. American Palace Car Co., $500, 5% mortgage gold bearer bond, issued 1898, due 1908. Coupons attached. Vignette eagle on mo

Rare. Inc. in the Territory of New Mexico. No. 295, issued for one share to James Woodward in 1894. Signed by president Walker and the asst. secretary

Lot of 20. Includes: West Shore Railroad Co., Mohawk and Malone Railway Co., New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Co., New York Central Rail...

Lot of 30. All but two unissued. Includes: Johnstown, Cloversville & Kingsboro Horse Railroad Co.; New York & New England RR (issued 1886); ...

Lot of probably 100+. Includes: New York Railways Corporation; a huge batch of New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Co.; New York State Railwa...

I/U, #2941. The New York Cable Railway Co. Bond, $1000, 5% 1st mortgage gold bearer bond. Issued 1884, due 1935.Coupons attached. Unk. printer . EF

Lot of 3 different. Includes: 1882 Town of Schroeppel bond issued for the construction of railroads; Syracuse, Binghamton & New York Railroad Co...

Lot of 35. Mostly unissued. Includes: Cincinnati, Richmond & Chicago Railroad (1867); Cincinnati, Washington & Baltimore RR (multiple, 1887-...

Group of 21. Includes: Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad (9, 1925 and 2, 1944); Chicago, Indianapolis & St. Louis Short L...

Lot of 14. Includes: Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (2x1852, 1858, 1892); Little Miami RR (1865); Ohio & Big Sandy RR (1889-92); Toledo & Ohi...

Lot of 16. Includes: Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (9, 1850s-1890s); Toledo & Ohio Central Railway (unissued); Pittsburg, Lisbon & Western R...

Issued stocks-1909 Toledo, 1892 Columbus & Cincinnati, Cape Fear and Cincinnati, 1858 Dayton, Xenia and Belpre. Bonds-1855 Dayton, Xenia and Bel...

Issued-1870 Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis-bottom creases, 1902 Lake Erie and Eastern-small bottom chips and light stain, 1904 a...

The Cincinnati and Springfield Railway Co. Bond, I/C, issued Feb. 1871, $1000, Frist Mortgage Bond, due 1921. Three imprinted revenue stamps: one on

State of Ohio.I/C. The Cincinnati and Springfield Railway Co. 41000 First Mortgage Bond, issued Feb 1871, due 1901. Vignette top center 4-4-0 train @

Incorp. Indiana and Illinois. I/C, Cincinnati, Lafayette and Chicago Railroad Co. $1000 gold bearer bond, tax free issued July 1871. 29 coupons attac

The Cleveland Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis & Indiana Railway Co $1000Sinking Fund Bond, issued 1869 and due 1899. Vignette of 4-4-0 t...

U/U. Toledo, Canada Southern And Detroit Railway Co. Stock, U/U but signed by J.S. Casement president. National BNC printer. JS Casement short bio

Lot of 4 different. All unissued. Includes: Sumpter Valley Railway Co. $1,000 bond (1907); Portland Vancouver & Yakima Railway; Grays Harbor &am...

Very rare. Inc. in Oregon. No. 100, issued to president David Eccles for 131 shares in 1903. Signed by President Eccles and secretary West. Train and

Lot of 27. Includes: Second & Third Street Passenger Railway Co. (19, 1850s-1900s); Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company (uniss.); Philadelphia &a...

Lot of 15. Includes: Pittsburgh, Marion & Chicago Railway (1887); Pittsburg & Erie Railroad (two early uniss); Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Ra...

Lot of 24. Wide variety. Issued 1890s-1960s. Please inspect. The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern Uni

Lot of 75+. Issued 1950s-60s. Three or more varieties. Please inspect. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Pennsylvania City: Provenance:

I/U, #192. The Slate Belt Electric Street Railway Co. $1000, 4% gold bearer bond. Issued 1912. Vignette of cable car top. "1000" green u...

Northwestern Pennsylvania Railway Co, Stock, incorporated NY, No. A126, 10 shares issued to FJ Lisman & Co, 1913, signed by secretary (illegibl...

Inc. in Wyoming. No. 23, issued for 10 shares to WD MacLear in 1912. Signed by vice president Carpenter and secretary Forrester. Stamp cancelled. Blac

Virginia Transit Co. stock, issued to Catton & Co. for 100 shares, cert no. P41 on Apr. 5, 1945. Signed by V. W. Berry as VP. The Great WW2 was...

Lot of 4 different. Includes: Seattle-Tacoma Short Line (1908, great vignette of Seattle); Washington Central Railway Co. (1912); Seattle, Port Angele

U.C. The Bay of Quinte Railway Co. Bond $1000, 4 % mortgage bearer bond. Issued 1897, due 1937. Vignette 4-4-0 passenger train, "$1000" gr...

Unissued stock certificate number 54. Originally named the Western Air Line Railroad. The American Central Railway was incorporated on February 21, 1

Inc. in California. Low number 8, issued for one share to vice president EO Faulkner in Los Angeles in 1918. Signed by Faulkner and the secretary. Pun

Group of 5 stock certificates from various eastern U.S. railroad companies, one dated 1863 and four dating 1865-1866. The 1865 stocks were both issued

Electric and People's Traction Stock Trust Certificates, Certificate of Deposit, Bond, No. 6724, $3000, received from Charles Stewart Wurts, Jr....

Lot of 4. 1-2) Two 1880s stocks for the New York, Ontario & Western Railway Co., unissued but signed by the corporate officers. Nice design with...

Lake Erie, Alliance & Wheeling Railroad Co, Stock, Incorp Ohio, cert #80, 19xx, 11x7", u/i, u/c, 1 cert ^ Date: Country (if not USA): S...

Lot of 13 unissued. Includes: Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railway; Detroit, Monroe & Toledo Railroad; Flint & Pere Ma...

Morris and Essex Railroad Co, Stock, incorporated NY, No. O2612, 60 shares issued to Montgomery Scott & Co, 1945, signed by authorized officer (...

Lot of 5 different. Issued 1890-98, punch cancelled. ABN. The Northern Pacific Railway was a transcontinental railroad that operated across the northe

Ohio & Kentucky Railway Co, Bond, $1000, #44, issued 1928, signed by vice-president & asst secretary (illegible), 11x9", i/c, 1 cert ^ ...

Two Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company stock certificates signed by Henry Clews (1836-1923). ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City

U/I Rochelle & Southern Railway Stock. Inc in Illinois. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Ken Prag Collection

3 total certificates. Started operations in 1896 and stopped service in 1900 for a total period of operations of 4 years. Renamed in 1900 to Davenpo

Lot of 15. Includes: Kentucky & South Atlantic Railroad (2, 1900); Gulf, Mobile & Northern Railroad (4, 1928-39); Louisiana & Missouri R...

Hundreds of c. 1880's US railroad bond coupons. See photos. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Ken Prag Collection

Issued stocks-1881 Peoria, Decatur & Evansville, 1887 Norfolk and Western, 1898 Allegheny and Western, 1922 and 1935 Delaware, Lackawanna & ...

Lot of 12 different. Includes: Boston & Providence RR (1895); Chicago & Rock Island RR (1850s, unissued but signed by president); Taunton Br...

Lot of 30. Includes mix of issued and unissued. Includes: Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RR $5000 bond, 1886; Fort Wayne Muncie & Cincinnati...

Stocks-1958 Chicago South Shore and South Bend, 1899 Arkansas Southern. Bonds-1853 Androscoggin and Kennebec, 1904 Naugatuck RR, Peoria and Perkin Ter

Lot of 25. I/C . Five of each stock. Railroad stocks : The Cincinnati, Washington, and Baltimore Co., The Cincinnati , New Orleans & Texas Pacif...

A stock certificate for seven shares in the Western Rail Road Corporation, dated 1839. The certificate is made out to Samuel P. Langmaid, and is signe

Unissued $1,000 bond, 1922. Punch cancelled. Brown border, black print, and vignette of eagle. Hamilton Bank Note. 9.5 x 14.5" Sheet of 20 coup...

All Matson Navigation. 5x 1930's, 10x 1940's, 10 x 1950's. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Ken Prag Coll...

Matson Navigation Company stocks with dramatic ship vignette, typically for 100 shares, though there are some higher and lower values (5 shares, 10 sh

Lot of 3. I/U. Three different Polish Navigation Co. Stocks. Issued 1920/21. Two have great vignette top/center of steamship on left and 4-6-4 trai

10 each. Issued-1931-33 Jenkins Steamship, 1922-23 Pioneer Steamship. Unissued Heerman's Devil Lake Line of Steamboats. ^ Date: Country (if no...

5 each. Unissued-Portland & Boothbay Steamboat, Heerman's Devils Lake Line of Steamboats. Jenkins Steamship-brown 1931 and green 1908-21, 19...

A group of 11 stock/bond certificates from seven different U.S. steam navigation companies, dated 1851-1954. These companies are the Oregon Steam Navi

Collection of 16 stock certificates from three U.S. steamship companies: the Jenkins Steamship Co. (4), Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co. (4), ...