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Lot of Three Railroad Stock Certificates

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
Lot of Three Railroad Stock Certificates
<B>Lot of Three Railroad Stock Certificates:<BR> Pullman's Palace Car Company</B></I> - issued to company founder George Pullman, this certificate has a gorgeous engraving of a cherub flanked, on the left by a train of Pullman cars rolling past London's St. Pancras Station and, on the right, the Pullman Car Works in Detroit. Pullman established the company in 1867 building luxury sleeping cars with carpeting, draperies, upholstered chairs, libraries and card tables. When George Pullman died in 1898, Robert Todd Lincoln succeeded him as company president. The company was reorganized as the Pullman Company in 1900. The certificate is for two hundred shares, issued on August 25, 1892. Including the frame, it measures 17.5" x 14.5".<BR> <B>Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O)</B></I> - is one of the oldest railroads in the United States with the original line running from the port of Baltimore, Maryland, west to the Ohio River. The certificate pictures an engraving of one of the early locomotives used by the company after it was chartered in 1827. The certificate is for one hundred shares, issued on October 22, 1947. Including the frame, it measures 17.25" x 14.25".<BR> <B>Pennsylvania Railroad Company</B></I> - chartered in 1846 to connect Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, the railine was completed in 1854. The Pennsylvania Railroad called itself the "Standard Railroad of the World", meaning that it was perceived as the standard to which all other railroads aspired. For years that was literally true; the railroad had an impressive lists of firsts, greatests, biggests, and longests. It was the first railroad to rid itself of wooden-bodied passenger cars in favor of the much safer steel-bodied cars. It led the way in many safety and efficiency improvements over the years. The certificate is for twenty-six shares, issued on October 19, 1959. Including the frame, it measures 17.25" x 14.25". <BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Framed - with Glass, Medium (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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