1870, Louisiana. $1000 Second mortgage bond bearing eight percent interest. Black / White with Brown / White verso. Vignette of two allegorical figures seated behind a American flag shield at top center. Smaller vignette of a map pinned to tree at bottom center. Vignettes of the Texas, Mississippi, Tennessee and Louisiana State Seals in four corners. Partial coupons attached. Slight edge wear. Minor toning at top edge. Small split at lower fold. Overall Very Fine.

1926, New York. $1,000 “Loan for Canal Improvement” bond bearing 4% interest. Brown/Black. Engraved vignette of the state seal. Issued to WILLIAM K. VANDERBILT JR.(1878-1944); Railroad executive, Punch and stamp cancellations. Very Fine.

1856, Massachusetts. Stock certificate for 7 shares. Black. Vignette of train top center. Soiling and rough bottom edge. Uncancelled and fine.

1882, New York. $1000 bond bearing 5% interest. Black. Vignette at top center of train facing left. Coupons attached at right. Stamp cancelled and punch cancelled on coupons. Very Fine.

1892, Massachusetts. Stock certificate for 8 shares.. Black/White. Vignette of train at center. Punch and Stamp cancelled. Very fine.

1868, New York. Black/White with blue overprint. Vignette of train at top center, cattle at top right and lady at top left, and state seal at bottom left. Punch cancelled at officers' signatures. Very fine.

1850, Connecticut. Stock certifcate for 9 shares of the New York and New Haven Rail Road. Red text on light blue paper. Pen and stamp cancelled. Very fine. SCHUYLER, ROBERT America's first "Railroad King." Schuyler became the first president of the Illinois Central Railroad, eventually earning the title "America's First Railroad King."

1881, New Jersey. Stock certificate for 76 shares. Orange/Black. Vignette of a steam locomotive. Litho. Franklin Eng. & Printing Co., New York. Issued to Drexel, Morgan & Company and endorsed on verso by Morgan partner Walter B. Horn. Incorporated in 1878, the road was formed through a combination of the Montclair Railway to Jersey City and the Montclair and Greenwood Lake Railroad from Montclair to Greenwood Lake, New Jersey. Folds. Light punch cancelled. Fine.

1937, New York. Beautifully engraved Bond Certificate New York Emergency Unemployment Relief Bond issued by the State of New York for $1,000. Ornate border around it with a vignette of two women on both sides of the shield of New York. Below the vignette is the word : Excelsior. Violet/Black ALFRED G. VANDERBILT (1912-1999) Son of Alfred G. Vanderbilt who died in the Lusitania. Horse racing enthusiast. Famous for his legendary horse Native Dancer and arranging the epic 1938 Pimlico Special match race between Seabiscuit and War Admiral, at his Pimlico Race Course. Headed the New York Racing Association and United States Jockey Club. Punch cancellations. Very Fine.