Historical Autographs and Americana

GARDINER G. HUBBARD. 1850, Boston. Stock certificate for 300 shares of the Boston and Chelsea Railroad Company issued to and signed "Gardiner...

L.L. BEAN. 1937, Delaware. Certificate for 40 shares of the Pan American Airways Corporation issued to and signed by "Leon L. Bean" on t...

1891, Pennsylvania. Stock certificate for 1 share. Orange/Black. Fine vignette of the library building with horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians in f

1888, Michigan. $1000 bond bearing interest at 5%. Brown/Black. Engraved vignette of state seal flanked by Elk. Signed as president by JEPTHA WADE (18

CYRUS BUSSEY (1833-1915) American politician and Union General during the Civil War. During the Seige of Vicksburg, Bussey served as chief of Calvary

Benjamin Brewster. DS. 1pp. 13" x 9". Illinois. December 3, 1889. A "Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific" bond for $5,000 issued ...

George Getty. DS. 1pp. 10 3/4" x 8 1/4". Arizona. June 28 1921. An "Oklahoma Oil Corporation" stock signed by George Getty as ...

CORNELIUS VANDERBILT WHITNEY. 1928, Delaware. Green/Black. An Aviation Corporation of the Americas stock certificate signed twice by CORNELIUS VANDERB

Thomas A. Scott. DS. 1pp. 11 1/2" x 8 1/4". Pennsylvania. July 1, 1873. A "Pennsylvania Company" stock certificate for 75 shar...

Spencer Penrose. DS. 1pp. 10" x 14 3/4". n.p. 1901. An "United States Reduction and Refining Company" bind for $1,000 signed b...

1930, Illinois. A Columbian Bank Note Company stock certificate for 100 shares issued to and signed twice by John Nuveen on the verso and on the att

William Elkins. DS. 1pp. 10 3/4" x 7". New York. 1892. A "Twenty Third Street Railway Company" stock signed by William Elkins ...

THOMAS FORTUNE RYAN. 1892, New Jersey. A $1,000 bond for the Kentucky Mineral and Timber Company bearing 5% interest for 15 years. It is signed by

COLLIS P. HUNTINGTON. 1882, Ohio. A stock certificate for 100 shares of the Chesapeake, Ohio and Southwestern Railroad Company signed by C P Hunting

Printed Document. One page, 20” x 16”. Maine. October 1847. The document lists the Bank’s date of incorporation, funds due from each bank, resources o

Wall Stree Daily News. New York. Wednesday July 7, 1886."" Four pages, 9 3/4"" x 13 1/2"". First page headlines includ...

1829, New York. 8 1/2” X 13 1/2”. Early 7 piece group of printed acts to extend bank charters in New York state in 1829. The acts are for the followin

Printed Document. One page, 6” x 91/4”. No place. No date [mid-1830s]. The document concerns “ AN ACT IN ADDITION TO THE ‘ACT TO PROHIBIT THE CIRCULAT

JAY COOKE (1821-1905) Railroad magnate and Financier. Autograph Letter Signed, “Jay Cooke,” on "Edward W. Clark & Co. Bankers” letterhead. ...

1798, Connecticut. Interest certificate ordering Andrew Kingsbury, Treasurer to "Pay to Jonathan Gilbert, Three Dollars & Sixty-six Cents, ...