1877, New York. Second Mortgage Bond of the Hudson River Railroad Compnay for seven thousand dollars issued to Philip Kissam & Henry Day as Trustees for William Astor. Signed by PHILIP KISSAM executor of William Astor Estate and an attorney for Astor’s trustees. Minor paper loss from ink bleed through. Overall Very Fine.

1972. Phillippines. Stock certificate for 58 shares. Blue/White. Engraved vignette of female allegorical figure flanked by globes at top center. Lightly punch cancelled and Extremly Fine.

1923, New York. Fractional Warrant for Subscription of 1 2/3 shares of stock. Orange/Black. Folds. Uncancelled and fine.

1926, Delaware. Stock certifcate for 50 shares. Orange/White. Vignette of the Piggly Wiggly Company building at top center. Stamp cancelled and very fine.

1885, New York. $1000 bond bearing 6% interest of the Pine Creek Railway Company. Brown/Black. Vignette of farmer at top left and female allegorical figure at top right. Signed by WILLIAM K. VANDERBILT. (1849 - 1920). Second son of William H. Vandebilt. William began his career in railroading at the age of nineteen in his grandfather's office ("Commodore" Vanderbilt), and was heavily involved in the family railroad empire. Also signed by Chauncey Depew as Trusteee. Punch cancelled and very fine.

1913, Ohio. Stock certificate for 100 shares. Black with orange overprint. Vignette of steamship at top center. Very fine.

Partly printed Manuscript Document Signed. December 7, 1793. 2pp. 6½” x 8 ½”. Signed by JAMES SHEAFE, and NATHANIEL ADAMS, as President, Treasurer and Proprietors Clerk, respectively. In a clean, bright presentation on watermarked ragpaper: the Subscription of the Town of Portsmouth as Proprietor of a Share in the Piscataqua Bridge; nice impressed “Seal of the Proprietors” that displaying an image of what the bridge would look like. At the time it was built, in 1794, the Piscataqua Bridge, built between Dover and Newington across the “Great Bay of the Piscataqua River”was an enormous engineering feat. Its builder, Timothy Palmer, had designed what was to be the longest span bridge in the world.

1895. Pennsylvania. Stock certificate for 100 shares. Green/Black. Vignette of early electric streetcar at top center. Punch and stamp cancelled. Very fine.

1927, Pennsylvania. Stock certificate for 100 shares. Green/Black. Center engraved vignette of the city of Pittsburgh flanked by smaller vignettes of a steam locomotive and a clipper ship. Issued to and signed on the verso by A. Felix du Pont (1879 - 1948), Vice president of E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co. A. Felix along with an aggressive Irenee teamed with Pierre S., Lammot, et al. to form a syndicate for the purchase of Thomas Coleman's company stock holdings. The ensuing court battle was eventually won by the young syndicate. Scotch tape residue at lower right, otherwise fine. Stamp and punch cancelled leaving Du Pont’s signature unaffected.