Objects of Our Affection - February 2020

Cert. #506, issued for 26 shares in 1855.Shares were $50 Each. Issued to Robert M. Moore and signed by Caleb B. Smith as president. Smith was an India

Four bonds and four stocks from this rail. A common stock issued in 1881 and signed by M.E. Ingalls as president. Ingalls created the "Big Four...

Bond certificate #160, Income Bond w. bearer coupons, $500, 10%, 6 yr. issued 1853, maturing in 1859. Large vignette of a train running r-l behind a t

Cert. #565, issued for 5 shares in 1854 to Lillius L. Harding and signed by Caleb B. Smith as president and Thomas B. Sample as secretary. Caleb Smith

Two common stock certificates plus two scrip certificates. Includes: Cert. #1656, issued in 1855 for 1 share. Train runs r-l vignette, black on white,

Unissued common stock certificate from the Evansville & Richmond Railroad Company. Incorporated in Indiana. Train runs left to right. Would have...

Includes: Cert. #22, issued in 1881 for 100 preferred shares. Train running l-r. The railroad changed it's name from Evansville & Crawfordsv...

Although this certificate is unissued, it is rare. Cox shows I/C examples from this railroad that have sold at very high prices. No unissued certifica

Nine certificates in this mixed lot from the two states. Six stocks and three bonds from rails including Columbus, Hope & Greensburg R.R., Evans...

Five certificates. 1. Two Knox and Lincoln Railroad incorp. 1891 state of Maine. #330, I/U, One shares $100 par issued March 12, 1877 signed Olivo

Five certificates. 1. Two stocks, International Traction Co. incorp. 1899 state of New Jersey. #AA1126, I/U, 100 shares @ $100 par, issued Aug.9 , 1

Incorp. 1866 state of Indiana. #9966 of 10000, $1000, 7%, First Mortgage bearer bond due 1896. Issued Feb 1, 1866. Signed by president. Black, r

Three certificates. 1. Kittanning & Leechburg Railways Co. incorp 1904 Pennsylvania. #11, I/C, 3636 shares @ $50 par issued Feb 9, 1905 signed...

Three certificates. A railway line, originally between Indianapolis and Lafayette, was built by the Lafayette and Indianapolis Railroad in 1850. Over

Eight certificates. 1. Northern Indiana Rail Road Co. Incorp 1835 Indiana. Four Certificates. U/U, Black, $100 par share dateline 185_. U/U, #34

Four Certificates. Incorp Indiana 1900. 1. #1727, U/C, 100 shares @ $100 par. Orange, Dateline 19__. embossed seal, vignette train l-r , COMMON o

Three issued certificates from Davenport, Iowa rails. 1) Davenport, Clinton & Eastern Railway Company,cert. #24, issued in 1899 for 10 shares. S...

Very rare stock certificate from the Des Moines Northern & Western Railroad Co. issued in 1895. Certificate #1, issued to the Purchasing Committ...

Three certificates. state of Iowa incorp. 1853 as the Keokuk, Fort Des Moines and Minnesota Railroad and was renamed on June 1, 1864. Keokuk &...

Four certificates. state of Iowa incorp. 1853 as the Keokuk, Fort Des Moines and Minnesota Railroad and was renamed on June 1, 1864. Keokuk & D...

Very nice stock certificate issued at Dubuque, Iowa in 1868 for 100 preferred shares. Train right to left passes outcrop. Eagle at top left. Hole cxls

Seven stock certificates in this lot. Five common stocks issued in 1857, 1858, 1860,1868 and 1869. The certificates from the 1850's are black on...

Cert. #65, 735 shares issued to and signed by John S. Kennedy. Steam engine vignette at center and allegorical figures in the top corners. John Stewar

Cert. #32, issued in 1899 for 40 shares to F.E. Walker. Signed by E.F. Potter as president and E.H Skilling as secretary. Train passing telephone pole

Chicago, Fort Madison & Des Moines Railway, 5%, $1,000 gold bond issued in 1892. Cert. #812. Man next to train tracks as train approaches. Twent...

Cert. #34, issued for one share in 1869, the railroad was chartered in 1865. Issued to Conrad and Brother and signed by J.H. Shanklin as president and

Rare common stock from this railroad, #46 issued for 10 shares in 1856. A couple of small tears in the right margin. Cox only lists a Bond certificate

Nice #1 certificate, issued at Davenport, Iowa in 1895. Female with starred Liberty cap top left looking right. Ten shares issued to Daniel A. McGugin

Minnesota, Iowa and Minnesota printed on the vignette with steam locomotive and paddlewheelers. Cert. #216, issued in 1855 for 15 shares. Issued to a

Certs. #2 and 39, both issued and cancelled. #2 has a purple line diagonally across the certificate plus line cxls. and #39 has hole cxls. Also brown

Two issued and cancelled certificates. Cert. #7, issued for 10 shares in 1856 at Dubuque, Iowa. Incorporated in Iowa. Vignette of a train running r-l

Two issued certificates from the Dubuque & Sioux City Rail Road Company, issued in 1870 and 1876. Vignette of roman style building beyond train...

$500, 7%, 1st Mortgage Bond issued in 1863. Inc. in Iowa. Cert. #427. Forty redeemed coupons affixed at the bottom. Twenty year bond matured in 1883.

Investment jacket of Matilde Lee Johnson, w/certificates, correspondence, and receipts. The Holman Locomotive and Speeding Truck Co. was incorporate

Organized in Iowa on February 12, 1881. Railroad mogul Jay Gould agreed for the Humeston and Shenandoah Railroad to be built as a joint venture with t

Four certificates. Incorp. 1867 state of Iowa started operations in 1867 and stopped service in 1888 for a total period of operations of 21 years. 1

Two certificates. 1. Cedar Rapids , Iowa Falls and Northwestern Railway Co. incorp. 1880 . #3635, U/U, $1000, 5%, First Mortgage Gold bearer bond du

The Kansas City, Wyandotte and Northwestern Railway started operations in 1885 and stopped service in 1887 for a total period of operations of 2 years

Butler County Railroad Bond aid to Kansas & Nebraska Railway Co. (chartered 1876). #139 of 200 issued, U/U, $1000, 7%, 30 year bond dateli...

Topeka, Kansas on the masthead with what looks like the capital building. Cert. #7, issued for 1 share to J.R. Mulvane and signed by T.W. Harrison as

Two certificates. 1. Kansas City, Topeka and Western Railroad Co, incorp . Kansas 1875 stopped service in 1899 for a total period of operations of 2

Seven Certificates. 1. Unissued: Kankakee & South Western Railroad Co, # 50, U/U, $100 par, dateline 18__, no vignette. Kessler Street Connect...

1 share of Leavenworth Topeka and Southwestern Railway Co, cert #17 issued to J. R. Mulvane, on Dec 13, 1881. Vignette of train being loaded. Signed

Two certificates. Incorp. 1903 Kansas it was a 7.1-mile (11.4 km) electric interurban rail line between Kansas City, Missouri, and Olathe, Kansas, t

Incorp 1886 Kansas. #17, I/C, 1600 shares @ $100 par issued Aug 31, 1887 (stamped in purple, but dateline is 188_), signed by president, brown, e

Three certificates. 1. The Kansas City , Mexico and Orient Railway Co. incorp. 1900 Kansas & Mexico. $2907, I/U, $1000, 4% First Mortgage go...

First Mortgage Bond on branch from Cecilia, Ky. to Louisville, Ky. $1,000, 7%, gold bond, payable in 1893. Cert. #453. No coupons. Uncancelled. Fold l

Nice group from Kentucky. The standout is Certificate #1 from Elkhorn & Beaver Valley Railroad Company, issued in 1904. It was issued for 40 sha...

Two bonds. 1.The Kenosha, Rockford and Rock Island Railroad started operations in 1857 and stopped service in 1864 for a total period of operations o

Two certificates. !. The Kentucky and South Atlantic railway Co. incorp 1882 Kentucky. #273, I/U, $1000, 6%, Mortgage Bearer Bond due 1912. Issue