Stocks and Bonds From Around the World

1927, New York. $10,000 “Loan for Canal Improvement” bond bearing 4% interest. Green/Black. Engraved vignette of the state seal. Issued to WILLIAM K.

1927, New York. $50,000 “Loan for Canal Improvement” bond bearing 4% interest. Green/Black. Engraved vignette of the state seal. Issued to: WILLIAM K.

1933, New York. $5,000 World War Bonus Bond bearing 4 ¼ % interest. Orange/Black. Engraved vignette of the state seal. Issued to ALFRED G. VAND...

1935, New York. Ornate $1,000 bond certificate featuring the New York state seal flanked by Liberty and Justice. This debenture financed the payment o

1924, New York. $50,000 World War Bonus Bond bearing 4 interest. Orange/Black. Engraved vignette of the state seal. Issued to WILLIAM K. VANDERBILT, J

1941, New York. $5,000 World War Bonus Bond bearing 4 interest. Orange/Black. Engraved vignette of the state seal. Issued to WILLIAM K. VANDERBILT, JR

1924, New York. $10,000 World War Bonus Bond bearing 4 interest. Orange/Black. Engraved vignette of the state seal. Issued to WILLIAM K. VANDERBILT, J

1927, New York. $10,000 State Bond Railroad Grade Crossings bearing 4% interest. Blue/Black. Engraved vignette of the state seal at top center. Issued

1934, New York. $10,000 State Bond Railroad Grade Crossings bearing 4% interest. Blue/Black. Engraved vignette of the state seal at top center. Issued

1941, New York. $1,000 State Bond Railroad Grade Crossings bearing 4% interest. Blue/Black. Engraved vignette of the state seal at top center. Issued

MELVIL DEWEY (1851-1931). Dewey, the originator of the Dewey Decimal System, cut a wide path through numerous American educational and professional o

1880. Minnesota. Stock certificate for 10 shares issued to Charles D. Barney & Co. and signed by Charles D. Barney as the company president. Mul...

188 , Ohio. Unissued stock certificate of the Chesapeake, Ohio and Southwestern Railroad Company signed as President by C. P. HUNTINGTON. (1821 - 19

ERRETT LOBBAN CORD. 1937, Delaware. Stock certificate for 100 shares of the Pan American Airways Corporation issued to and signed &#34E. L. Co...

1899, New Jersey. Stock certificate for one share of the Lake Submarine Company issued to and signed as president and on verso by Simon Lake. (1866 -

1899, New Jersey. Stock certificate for 12 shares of the Lake Submarine Company signed as president by Simon Lake. (1866 - 1945). Inventor, Submarin

1899, New Jersey. Stock certificate for 3 shares issued to and signed on back by J.C. Lake, born John Christopher Lake (1847-1938), he went by J. Chri

1869, Indiana. Stock certificate for 500 shares of the Indianapolis and Vincennes Railroa Company. . Black. Attached adhesive revenue stamp at left. S

ROSCOE TURNER (1895-1970) Aviator and three time winner of the Thompson Trophy. 1948, Indian. Roscoe Turner Aeronautical Corporation Stock certificate

1885, Pennsylvania. $1000 bond bearing 6% interest. Gold/Black with gold overprint. Vignette of farmer and seated female allegorical figure flankin

1882, New York. Stock certificate for sixteen shares. Issued to but not signed by George B. Grinnell (1849-1938). Grinnell was a naturalist, conversat

185-, New York. Stock certificate in the Chicago and Rock Island Rail Road Company. Black. Tiny vignette of steam locomotive at top center. UNISSUED b

1939, New York. Loan for Canal Improvement bond for $10,000 bearing 4%. Issued to Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, Chi

1939, New York. Loan for the extension and improvement of the Palisades Interstate Park bearing 4%. Issued to Continental Illinois National Bank and T

1870, Louisiana. Stock certificate for 50 shares of the New Orleans & North Eastern Rail Road Company. Black with a light purple background prin...

WILLIAM G. FARGO (1818 - 1881). Expressman. Fargo got his start in the express business at age 13 through a 30 mile mail route. Sometime later, Wil

Samuel Goldwyn Inc., Ltd certificate # 10 for 9900 shares issued to Samuel Goldwyn, Inc. and Signed as president by Samuel Goldwyn (1882-1974) Academ

1903, Illinois. Stock certificate in The California Improvement Co. of Illinois for 7226 issued to and signed on verso by WILLIAM A. CLARK (1839-1925)

1801, Massachusetts. Partially Printed 8 1/4” x 6 3/4” certificate Signed as President by JONATHAN WARNER (1744-1803) At the start of the American Re

1906, Kansas. Stock certificate for forty five shares. Orange / Black. Vignette of a locomotive at top center. Issued to “C.C. Orthwein,” and signed o

1869, Illinois. Stock certificate for 20 shares of Pullman’s Palace Car Company Signed as president by GEORGE M. PULLMAN (1831 - 1897). Industrialist

1914, Maine. Stock certificate for one share. Black / White Vignette of two miners at top center. Blind embossed company seal. Issued to “Lily Busch,

1814, Arizona. Stock certificate for one share. Brown / Black. Issued to “Lily Busch, August A. Busch and Charles Negel, trustees, U/w of Adolphus Bu

1906. Kansas. Stock certificate for fifty shares. Green / Black. Vignette of a locomotive at top center. Issued to ADOLPHUS BUSCH and Signed on verso

1910, Kansas. Stock certificate for ten shares. Green / Black. Vignette of a locomotive at top center. Issued to LADY MARY EGERTON. Perforation and st

1885, New York. Stock certificate for one thousand shares. Black. Issued to and signed on verso and attached stub by ELISHA GRAY. (1835-1901). America

1890, Kansas. Stock certificate for one share issued to and signed on verso by O.W. PEABODY. One of the founders of Kidder, Peabody & Co. Black ...

1920, New York. Stock certificate for 350 shares ub the Abercrombie & Firth Company. Black/Brown. Top center vignette of Indians watching at t...

1895, Pennsylvania. Stock certificate for 6 shares issued to The Charles Hires Company and signed on verso by CHARLES HIRES, JR. . Green. Vignette o

1878, Minnesota. Stock certificate for one share in the Saint Paul & Duluth Railroad Company. Black. Issued to The Western Union Telegraph Co. a...

1906, Missouri. Trustee’s certificate for 37 1/2 part of a share. Blue / White. Blind embossed company seal. Issued to and signed on verso by LADY MAR

1881, New York. Stock certificate for one hundred shares. Brown. Vignette of a locomotive at center. Issued to Drexel, Harjes & Co and signed “D...

1883, New York. Stock certificate for fifty-five shares. Orange. Vignette of locomotive at center. Issued to Drexel, Morgan & Co. and signed on ...

1882, New York. Stock certificate for one thousand shares. Green. Vignette of a municipal building at center. Issued to and signed on stub and verso b

1877, New York. Mortgage Bond for five thousand dollars. Brown. Engraved vignette of a male portrait flanked by a steam locomotive at left, wharf and

1884, New York. Stock certificate for one hundred shares. Green. Vignette of municipal building at center. Issued to J.D. Rockefeller. Signed on front

1862, Ohio. Stock certificate for 1 share. Black. Vignettes of surveyors at upper left and of a locomotive at upper right. Issued to Jacob Little and

1884, New York. Stock certificate for 100 shares. Green. Vignette of a locomotive at top center. Issued to and signed on verso by August Belmont. Some

1891, New York. Stock certificate for one hundred shares. Green. Vignette of locomotive exiting switchyard at top right. Issued to and signed on vers

1888, St. Louis. Stock certificate for forty-two shares. #111. Black. Issued to, and signed on verso by, JAY GOULD [(1836-1892). American financier,

1892, Illinois. Stock certificate for 8 shares. Black. Vignette of Native Americans hunting a buffalo with a train in background. Issued to and signed

1864, New York. Stock certificate for 60 shares. Black. Vignette of a mythic female with sword and shield under large tree at left. Issued to August B

Subscription certificate for $5,000 in stock and $10,000 in bonds. Signed twice on verso “Drexel, Morgan & Co,” by J.P. Morgan. New York. Januar...

Signed on verso by J. Pierpont Morgan (trustee). Mortgage Bond with coupons, White. #2932 $200 sterling 62 5-1-1903. ONE OF ONLY 13 SIGNED BY MORGAN

Issued to J.S. Morgan & Co. London, Eng. First Preferred Stock Black. #A423 Both JP Morgan and JS Morgan sign for their brokerage firms on the ...

1852, Providence. Stock certificate for one share. Issued to, and signed on verso by, Charles H. Dabney, partner of JP Morgan in Dabney Morgan &...

1887, Minnesota. Stock certificate for 100 shares. Black. Triple vignette at top center of a steam locomotive flanked by steam ships. Issued to and si

18-, Pennsylvania. Unissued stock certificate. Brown/Black. Vignette of a steam locomotive at top center. Unissued, but signed by the president and tr

1896, New Jersey. Stock certificate for 44 shares. Green/Black. Engraved vignette of a steamship at bottom center. Signed as treasurer by JOHN MURRA

1859, New York. Partially issued stock certificate for 3 shares. Black. Vignette of steam locomotive at top center. Signed as President by Henry Wells

1886, New York. Stock certificate for 1 share. Red. Signed as Vice President by Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr. (1843-1899). Railroad executive. The firs

1870, New York. Stock certificate for 1 share. Red with attached adhesive revenue at top right. Signed as Vice President by William H. Vanderbilt (182

1915, Michigan. $1000 Bond bearing 4% interest. Green/Black. Vignette at top center of two trains travelling under a city bridge. Signed as Vice Presi

1936, New York. Stock certificate for 30 shares. Olive/Black. Engraved vignette of a seated female adjacent to state seal. Issued to and signed on att

1872, Texas. Stock certificate for 5 shares. Orange/Black with imprinted revenue at lower center. Vignette at center of cowboys driving cattle. Issued

1880, Minnesota. Stock certificate for 4 shares. Black with green underprint "COMMON STOCK" at center. Triple vignette of a steam locomoti...

1891, Territory of Montana. Stock certificate for 1 share. Red. Issued to and signed on verso by Sidney Dillon (1812 - 1892) One of America's pr...

1886, Territory of Montana. Stock certificate for 5 shares. Green. Issued to and signed twice by Charles Francis Adams, Jr. (1835 - 1915) Grandson of

1892, Territory of Montana. Stock certificate for 1 share. Green. Issued to and signed on verso by Russell Sage (1816-1906). Sage, a banker and a Con

18-, New York. Unissued stock certificate. Black. Vignette of an eagle at top center, New York state seal at lower left. Signed as President by Henry

1884, New York. Receipt for assessment on 100 shares. Black. Signed as Treasurer by Cornelius Vanderbilt , Jr. (1843-1899). Railroad executive. The

1865, New York. Stock certificate for 360 shares. Light purple text on white paper with attached adhesive revenue at bottom. Signed as President by Ja

1882, Indiana. Stock certificate for 4 shares. Black. Signed as Vice President by Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. (1843-1899). Railroad executive. The fir

1892, Colorado. Stock certificate for 9950 shares. Black. Vignette of the Colorado state seal surrounded by a mountain scene. Issued to Drexel Morgan

1882, New Jersey. $1000 Gold bond bearing 6% interest. Black with gold $1000 underprint and seal. Vignette of a train departing a grain elevator and f

1905, Mississippi. Stock certificate for 1 share. Black. Issued to and signed on verso by Stuyvesant Fish (1851-1923). Railroad executive. Fish was

1898, Washington. Stock certificate for 1 share. Black. Issued to and signed twice by Charles S. Mellen (1851 - 1927); Railroad executive; Financier.

1894, Minnesota. Stock certificate for 500 shares. Black with light green background and attached embossed gold company seal. Vignette of an eagle per

1906, New York. Stock certificate for 30 shares. Black. Signed as vice president by James N. Hill eldest son of James J. Hill, railroad magnate. Rough

1882, Oregon. Stock certificate for 100 shares. Green/Black. Engraved panoramic vignette of Native Americnas overlooking a valley with steam locomotiv

1878, Iowa. Stock certificate for 37 shares. Green/Black. Vignette at top center of a female allegorical figure depicting agriculture. Small eagle vig

1884, Montana Territory. Stock certificate for 900 shares. Black. Issued to and signed on verso by Sidney Dillon (1812 - 1892) One of America's ...

1884, Montana Territory. Stock certificate for 20 shares. Black. Issued to and signed twice by Charles Francis Adams, Jr. (1835 - 1915) Grandson of Lo

1906, District of Columbia. Stock certificate for 18 shares. Black. Vignette at center fo the Capitol Building. Issued to and signed on verso by Frank

1906, Washington. Stock certificate for 100 shares. Green/Black. Vignette of a seated lady liberty at top left. Signed as president by DANIEL C. CORBI

1853, New York. Stock certificate for 25 shares. Black. Engraved vignette of the state seal flanked by seated male and female figures. A small steam l

1873, Illinois. Stock certificate for 600 shares. Green/Black. Engraved vignette of a steam locomotive. Signed on the stub and as president by Sidney

1947, Pennsylvania. Stock warrant for 2 shares. Blue/Black. Issued to and signed on accompanying stock power by Vannevar Bush (1890 - 1974) A pivotal

1871, Indiana. Stock certificate for 200 shares. Balck with blue SHARES $100 overprint. Attached adhesive revenue stamps at left. Signed as president

1884, Michigan. Stock certificate for 10 shares. Brown/Black. Vignette of a train crossing a bridge at top center. Issued to and signed on verso by Ar

1900, New York. Stock certificate for 1 share. Black. Vignette of the New York state seal at center. PREFERRED STOCK written in red over the face of t

1852, Massachusetts. $1,000 bond bearing 5% interest. Black. Vignette of the seal of Boston flanked by an eagle and the Massachusetts state seal. Smal

1910, Wisconsin. Stock certificate fo 250 shares. Olive/Black. Vignette at top center of the Pabst Company logo flanked by reclining female figures. I

1897, Illinois. Interim certificate for $1,000. Black with ornate border. Signed as President by Stuyvesant Fish (1851 - 1923) Railroad Executive. Exc

1906, Indiana. Stock certificate for 43 shares. Black with light red PREFERRED STOCK overprint at center. Flowers in the ornate company title. Signed

1915, Illinois. Stock certificate for 1 share. Orange/Black. Vignette of a steam locomotive at top center. Issued to and signed on verso by Charles Da

1907, Utah. $500 bond bearing 6% interest. Rust/Black. Vignette at top center of a steam locomotive departing a station. Signed on verso as Trustee by

1874, Nevada. $1000 Bond bearing 10% interest. Black. Top center vignette of a small mining town with a train in the background and Native Americans i

1889, Washington Territory. Stock certificate for 1 Share. Black. Issued to S. Wilkeson, Jr. and signed by him on verso. Samuel Wilkeson Jr., took int

1842, Massachusetts. Certificate of 5% stock. Black. The Railroad operated between Worcester, Massachusetts and State Line, New York. Signed as treasu