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Cincinnati and Chicago Rail Road Co., 1855 I/U Stock Certificate.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Certificates Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:180.00 - 280.00 USD
Cincinnati and Chicago Rail Road Co., 1855 I/U Stock Certificate.
SOLD
280.00USD+ buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2020 Dec 10 @ 16:47UTC-4 : AST/EDT
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Cincinnati, Ohio, November 6th, 1855, 20 Shares, I/U, Black on thin off white paper, Allegorical figures in corners, locomotive R-L, S/N 518, VF condition with a small ink burn hole in the name of the stock owner top middle right, RWH&E, Cincinnati. Rare and early Ohio railroad. Only one other stock is reported in Cox, Signed by Caleb Blood Smith as President. Smith was an Indiana politician; a State representative (1833-1837 and 1840-1841); a U.S. Representative (1843-1849). Smith was rewarded for helping secure Lincoln's nomination in 1860 with position of Secretary of the Interior (1861-1862); he was also a U.S. District Court judge 1863-1864 before joining the railroad.