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Macon and Brunswick Railroad Company With IR.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Certificates Start Price:0.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 600.00 USD
Macon and Brunswick Railroad Company With IR.

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Auction Date:2010 Apr 15 @ 11:00 (UTC-4 : AST/EDT)
Location:Crowne Plaza Hotel. 401 South Van Brunt St, Englewood, New Jersey, 07631, United States
Georgia, 1870, $1,000 bond. Issued and uncancelled. Two imprinted federal revenue stamps (RN-P5 and RN-V4), Black border with small train at dock vignette. Maverick Stephen & Co., NY, w/coupons, VF, Rufus B Bullock signature on back. Bullock was the manager of the Southern Express Company before the Civil war in Augusta, Georgia and though against succession, accepted the rank of lieutenant colonel and continued operating the telegraph, railroad, and freight interests for his company and for the Confederate quartermaster's office. After the war, Bullock entered politics, played a prominent role at the Georgia constitutional convention in December 1867, and won the election in April 1868 for governor over the Democratic favorite, John B. Gordon, a former Confederate general who was soon to become the head of the Ku Klux Klan. Bullock's unwavering support for African American equality and office holding and the principle of "one man, one vote" flew in the face of recalcitrant white supremacy, however, overwhelming all other issues and keeping his tenure precarious. Rare and historic bond signed by a famous and prominent figure that participated in the reconstruction of Georgia.