U.S. & Worldwide Banknotes and Scripophily

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On behalf of the entire Archives International Auctions team, I would like to personally welcome you to our 24th exciting auction we have held over the last eight years. We are offering over 800 lots of U.S. and Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily & Security Printing Ephemera at our offices in Fort Lee, New Jersey.
The auction begins with over 160 lots of worldwide banknotes and will be followed by 30 additional lots of U.S. banknotes and Security Printing Ephemera including a interesting assortment of U.S. Obsoletes from an old collection that has been off of the market for close to 30 years. Additionally we are offering further selections from the “Hamtramck Collection”, put together by a career military officer over a 50 year period beginning in the late 1940’s.
There are close to 600 lots of scripophily including banking, finance, navigation and railroads including the first part of an amazing Texas, Mexico and related area railroad stock and bond collection that comes from a serious Texas collectors holding with many rarities and desirable items that rarely if ever come to auction. Additionally, we will be offering a discovery “Santa Claus” specimen stock certificate that is new to the market as well as hundreds of rare and desirable stocks and bonds.
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The auction will take place on May 7th at our offices located at 1580 Lemoine Ave., Suite 7, Fort Lee, NJ 07024
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Clearfield and Mahoning Railway Co. 1893 Specimen bond.651 - Clearfield and Mahoning Railway Co. 1893 Specimen bond.
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Pennsylvania, 1893. $1000. 1st Mortgage 5% Gold Coupon Bond. Brown border and undertint. Locomotive speeding past flagman. Purple "Return to ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 160.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Connecting Railway Co., 1911 Specimen Bond.652 - Connecting Railway Co., 1911 Specimen Bond.
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Pennsylvania, $1000, Specimen 1st Mortgage 4% Gold Coupon Bond. Black on olive green border, J. Edgar Thompson flanked by allegorical women on top, Th
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (65.00) = 65.00
 
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Connellsville Suburban Street Railway Co., 1902 Specimen Bond.653 - Connellsville Suburban Street Railway Co., 1902 Specimen Bond.
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Connellsville, PA. 1902. $500. 1st Mortgage 5% Gold Coupon Bond. Green border and undertint. Electric street car passing houses. Horizontal format.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 180.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for (170.00) = 170.00
 
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Easton and Northern Railroad Co. 1895 Specimen Bond.654 - Easton and Northern Railroad Co. 1895 Specimen Bond.
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Pennsylvania. $1000. 1st Mortgage 4 1/2% Gold Coupon Bond. Green border and undertint. Track workers with locomotive approaching. Coupons attached. R
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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Erie Rail Road Co., 1901 "Pennsylvania Collateral" Specimen Bond.655 - Erie Rail Road Co., 1901 "Pennsylvania Collateral" Specimen Bond.
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Pennsylvania. $10,000 Specimen Bond, 4% Registered Gold Bond, Black on red border and underprint. Erie Logo flanked by mining scenes, Only known as a
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 160.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (95.00) = 95.00
 
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Huntingdon & Broad Top Mountain Rail Road & Coal Company656 - Huntingdon & Broad Top Mountain Rail Road & Coal Company
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Pennsylvania. 1863. Issued and ink cancelled. 20 Shares, #1119, Black, Locomotive L/R with city, bridge and river scene behind, iron worker on left wi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to floor for (45.00) = 45.00
 
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Monongahela Railway Company Specimen Bond. 1941.657 - Monongahela Railway Company Specimen Bond. 1941.
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Pennsylvania. Payable to the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. First Mortgage 3 1/4% Specimen Bond, Series B, red frame and underprint, trai
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (35.00) = 35.00
 
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Pan Handle Railway Issued Stock Certificate. 1868.658 - Pan Handle Railway Issued Stock Certificate. 1868.
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Pennsylvania. 19,976 shares of Capital Stock, handwritten form, 25 Cent revenue stamp affixed, signed by J. Edgar Thompson as President. VF+ detail, s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to s****o for (210.00) = 210.00
 
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Pennsylvania Railroad Assortment, ca. 1858-1963.659 - Pennsylvania Railroad Assortment, ca. 1858-1963.
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Pennsylvania. Lot of 25 stock certificates, Includes W.Philadelphia Passenger Rwy Co., 1858, I/C; Electric Traction Co. of Phila., 1895; Fairmount Par
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (95.00) = 95.00
 
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Perkiomen Railroad Co. 1888 Specimen Bond.660 - Perkiomen Railroad Co. 1888 Specimen Bond.
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Pennsylvania. Vertical $1000. Specimen Second Series Mortgage, 5% Gold Coupon Bond, orange-red border with Locomotive over bridge with men waving und
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Specimen Bond. Due 1943.661 - Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Specimen Bond. Due 1943.
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Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland. $1000 First Mortgage Specimen Gold Bond, green frame, portrait of George Roberts Pennsylvania Railroad President)
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (65.00) = 65.00
 
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Railroad Assortment from Pennsylvania.662 - Railroad Assortment from Pennsylvania.
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Lot of 18 certificates. ca. 1870s-1950s, Issued and unissued. Beech Creek Railroad Co.; Dunkirk, Warren & Pittsburgh Railway Co.; Susquehanna &...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to N*******r for (65.00) = 65.00
 
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Reading Company and the Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Company Specimen Bond. 1897.663 - Reading Company and the Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Company Specimen Bond. 1897.
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One of the longest bond titles ever seen by this cataloger! $1000 General Mortgage Four Per Cent Specimen Gold Bond, red orange frame and underprint,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to c********-.. for (75.00) = 75.00
 
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Reading Company Specimen Shares. 1890s.664 - Reading Company Specimen Shares. 1890s.
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Pennsylvania. Philadelphia Certificate. 20 shares, brown borders, coal miners flanked by track workers and trains in circular frames, Second Preferred
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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South Fork-Portage Railway Company Specimen Stock Certificate.665 - South Fork-Portage Railway Company Specimen Stock Certificate.
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Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, 19xx (ca.1900-1920), Odd Shares, Specimen stock certificate. Black on brown border and underprint, Inter-urb
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 90.00 - 180.00
Sold to floor for (55.00) = 55.00
 
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Southern Railway Security Company Issued Shares. 1873666 - Southern Railway Security Company Issued Shares. 1873
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Pennsylvania incorporation. 600 shares, full pink tint, train crossing wooden trestle, safe below, signed by James Roosevelt as President, IU, NBN, VF
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******r for (85.00) = 85.00
 
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Sunbury and Lewiston Railway Co., 1896 Specimen Bond.667 - Sunbury and Lewiston Railway Co., 1896 Specimen Bond.
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Pennsylvania. $1000, Specimen 1st Mortgage 4% Gold Coupon Bond. Black on brown border, Locomotive passing telegraph poles and boy waving, This bond is
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Tyrone & Clearfield Rail Road Issued Shares. 1859.668 - Tyrone & Clearfield Rail Road Issued Shares. 1859.
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Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. One share, #70, all blue, train and trees, ornate left end panel, IC, VF, minor ink erosion. Designed to haul coal, the li
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to N*******r for (230.00) = 230.00
 
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Warren & Venango Railroad Co., 18xx (ca. 1870's) Unissued Stock Certificate with RN-U1 Imprinted Rev669 - Warren & Venango Railroad Co., 18xx (ca. 1870's) Unissued Stock Certificate with RN-U1 Imprinted Rev
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Pennsylvania, VF, Uncancelled imprinted revenue in middle.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 30.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for (20.00) = 20.00
 
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Asheville and Spartanburg Rail Road Co., 1883 Specimen Bond.670 - Asheville and Spartanburg Rail Road Co., 1883 Specimen Bond.
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South Carolina, 1883, $1000, Specimen 6% Gold Coupon Bond, Green border and underprint, locomotive passing cows with ships, city and harbor scene in b
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (240.00) = 240.00
 
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Barnwell Railway Co., 1883 Specimen Bond.671 - Barnwell Railway Co., 1883 Specimen Bond.
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South Carolina. Specimen $1000 1st Mortgage 6% Gold Coupon Bond. Brown border. Locomotive at station. Red specimen overprints, POC's and "...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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Charleston and Western Carolina Railway Specimen Bond. 1920.672 - Charleston and Western Carolina Railway Specimen Bond. 1920.
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$1000 Equipment Gold Note Specimen, Series of 1935, green frame, eagle and shield, ABNC, EF. Scarce.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (75.00) = 75.00
 
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Chesterfield and Lancaster Rail Road Co., 1905 Specimen Bond.673 - Chesterfield and Lancaster Rail Road Co., 1905 Specimen Bond.
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South Carolina. Specimen 1st Mortgage, 50 Year, 5% Gold Bond. Green border. Locomotive by train yard. Red specimen overprint. Rare South Carolin
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (110.00) = 110.00
 
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South Carolina Western Extension Railway - 1st Mortgage 6% Gold Bond674 - South Carolina Western Extension Railway - 1st Mortgage 6% Gold Bond
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Specimen bond. 1913. $1000. Orange border and undertint. Locomotive #2980 R-L.XF condition. Coupons attached. Red specimen overprint and POC's....
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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Church & Spruce Street Rail Road Company Issued Shares. 1867.675 - Church & Spruce Street Rail Road Company Issued Shares. 1867.
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Nashville, Tennessee. Purple border, eagle and shield, #14, 25 Cents Internal Revenue stamp affixed, IU, VF+.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Specimen Bond. 1928.676 - Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Specimen Bond. 1928.
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Tennessee. $1000 First Mortgage 4% Specimen Gold Bond, Series A, green frame and underprint, commuter walks away from train at station near big city,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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Tennessee Central Railway Specimen Bond. 1937.677 - Tennessee Central Railway Specimen Bond. 1937.
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Tennessee. $1000 Four Per Cent First Mortgage Specimen Bond, green frame and underprint, train at a station near city, ABNC, EF. No issued examples ha
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (45.00) = 45.00
 
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Tennessee Coal & Railroad Company Issued Shares. 1869678 - Tennessee Coal & Railroad Company Issued Shares. 1869
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Nashville, Tennessee. 10 shares, #136, red underprint, train, George Washington, IC, VF+. This is the only example listed in Cox.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to p******n for (350.00) = 350.00
 
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Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co. 1901 Specimen Bond.679 - Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co. 1901 Specimen Bond.
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Tennessee. 1901. $1000. General Mortgage 5% Gold coupon Bond. Black-brown border and undertint. Men on coal cars with train behind them on top and mi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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Acme Tap Railroad Co., 1930 Stock Certificate.680 - Acme Tap Railroad Co., 1930 Stock Certificate.
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Quanah, Texas, 93 Shares, I/C stock certificate, Hand typed form signed, issued and cancelled, Very possibly unique. (ex-John Martin Texas Railroad C
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Austin and Northwestern Rail Road Co., 1891 Specimen Bond.681 - Austin and Northwestern Rail Road Co., 1891 Specimen Bond.
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Texas, $1000, Specimen 1st Mortgage 5% Gold Coupon Bond (missing coupons), Black on green, track workers with approaching train, Specimen overprints,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (375.00) = 375.00
 
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Bartlet - Florence Railway Co., 1909 Issued Bond.682 - Bartlet - Florence Railway Co., 1909 Issued Bond.
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Texas, $500, Issued 1st Mortgage 5% Gold coupon bond. Black on green border, Locomotive #123, L-R, VF condition, DLD, This is the example listed in Co
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 175.00 - 350.00
Sold to c********-.. for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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Bond Trio Including Sabine Pass Texas Northern Railway Co., 1881 Gold Bond.683 - Bond Trio Including Sabine Pass Texas Northern Railway Co., 1881 Gold Bond.
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Lot of 3 bonds, Includes 1881, Sabine Pass Texas Northern $1000 I/U gold bond; Uncancelled, VF; TX, 1917 Texas Electric Railway, $500 I/U Bond; and Bo
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 130.00 - 260.00
Sold to v*****d for (190.00) = 190.00
 
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Chicago, Rock Island and Texas Railway Co., 1893 Serial #1 Bond.684 - Chicago, Rock Island and Texas Railway Co., 1893 Serial #1 Bond.
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Texas, 1893, $15,000, Issued and POC bond, Black on green border and underprint, Fine condition with toning on left, staple holes on top margin and sl
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 140.00 - 280.00
Sold to d****p for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Dallas & Greenville Railway Co., 1886 Issued Bond.685 - Dallas & Greenville Railway Co., 1886 Issued Bond.
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Texas, $1000, I/U, 1st Mortgage, 6% Gold Coupon bond, Black on brown border and underprint, locomotive R-L at station, VF condition. W&T. This i...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 140.00 - 280.00
Sold to v*****d for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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Dallas & Witchita Railroad Co., 1875 I/U Stock Certificate.686 - Dallas & Witchita Railroad Co., 1875 I/U Stock Certificate.
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Dallas, Texas. 5 Shares, black ornate border and text with locomotive R-L under curved title, S/N 54, VF, Unlisted in Cox and very possibly unique.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to N*******r for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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Dallas & Witchita Railway Co., 1876 I/U Stock Certificate.687 - Dallas & Witchita Railway Co., 1876 I/U Stock Certificate.
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Dallas, Texas. 10 Shares, black ornate border and text, no vignette, S/N 61, VF, Unlisted in Cox and very possibly unique.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to n****p for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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Dallas Consolidated Traction Railway Co. 1891 Issued Stock Certificate.688 - Dallas Consolidated Traction Railway Co. 1891 Issued Stock Certificate.
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Texas. 360 Shares, I/U, black brown underprint and border, Black on brown border and underprint, Electric trolley moving down city road, VF. ABNC.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 240.00
Sold to p******n for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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Dallas Consolidated Traction Railway Co. Issued Bond.689 - Dallas Consolidated Traction Railway Co. Issued Bond.
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Texas, 1890, $1000, 6% Thirty Year 1st Consolidated Mortgage Gold Bond, Issued and Uncancelled Bond, #1074, Black on brown border and underprint, Elec
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 140.00 - 280.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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Dallas Terminal Railway and Union Depot Co., 1895 Bond.690 - Dallas Terminal Railway and Union Depot Co., 1895 Bond.
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Dallas, Texas. $1000, Issued and POC, 1st Mortgage 6% Gold Coupon Bond, Black on brown border and underprint, train at station, Horizontal format, S/N
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (110.00) = 110.00
 
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East Line and Red River Railroad Co., 1878 Stock Certificate.691 - East Line and Red River Railroad Co., 1878 Stock Certificate.
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Jefferson, Texas, 5 Shares, I/C, black on red underprint, locomotive at station with workers, VF with purple Cancelled hand stamps, very rare and attr
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 180.00 - 350.00
Sold to c********-.. for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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East Texas Railway Co., 1880 Specimen Bond.692 - East Texas Railway Co., 1880 Specimen Bond.
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Texas, $1000, Specimen 1st Mortgage 6% Gold Coupon Bond, Black with no underprint, Locomotive R-L on top, POC's, VG to Fine condition with missi...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 180.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railway Co. 1888 Specimen Bond Reissued in 1897 With New Terms.693 - Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railway Co. 1888 Specimen Bond Reissued in 1897 With New Terms.
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Fort Worth, Texas, 1888 (1897), $1000, Specimen 5% 1st Mortgage Gold Coupon Bond, Black with Brown border and underprint with locomotive, flagman and
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (270.00) = 270.00
 
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Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railway Company.694 - Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railway Company.
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Texas, 1901, 100 Shares, Issued, ink and POC's, Locomotive at station, green border and underprint, very attractive certificate, VF condition, A...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to J**********s for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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Fort Worth and Denver City Railway Co., 1881 Specimen Bond.695 - Fort Worth and Denver City Railway Co., 1881 Specimen Bond.
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Texas, $1000, Specimen 1st Mortgage 6% Gold Coupon Bond, Black with no underprint, Locomotive at station under title with miners UL and train through
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to p******n for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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Fort Worth and Denver City Railway Co., 1889 Issued Bond.696 - Fort Worth and Denver City Railway Co., 1889 Issued Bond.
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Texas, $1000, Issued and uncancelled, 5% Gold Equipment Trust Bond, Black on plum border, train passing station, VF, POC's, This is the examp...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 220.00 - 400.00
Sold to N*******r for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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Gainesville, McAlester and St.Louis Railway, 189x Specimen Stock Certificate.697 - Gainesville, McAlester and St.Louis Railway, 189x Specimen Stock Certificate.
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Texas, Odd Shares, Specimen stock certificate, Black on green border and undertint, Locomotive R-L, POC, Specimen overprint, Choice Fine to VF with to
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Galveston, La Porte and Houston Railway Co., 1895 Issued Bond.698 - Galveston, La Porte and Houston Railway Co., 1895 Issued Bond.
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Texas, $1000, Issued 1st Mortgage 5% Gold Coupon Bond, Black with light brown border and underprint, Locomotive R-L passing waving children and lake
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (180.00) = 180.00
 
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Gulf Colorado and  Santa Fe Railway Company of Texas, 1883 Specimen Bond.699 - Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company of Texas, 1883 Specimen Bond.
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Texas, $1000, Specimen 1st Mortgage 6% Gold Coupon Bond, Black on chestnut brown border and underprint, Small Locomotive R-L on top, man with cattle w
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to d****p for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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Gulf Colorado and  Santa Fe Railway Company of Texas, 1885 Specimen Bond.700 - Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company of Texas, 1885 Specimen Bond.
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Texas, $1000, Specimen 2nd Mortgage 6% Gold Coupon Bond, Black on green border and underprint, Bull on top , man with train at station on bottom, PO...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to c********-.. for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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