1890, New York. Stock certificate for seven hundred shares. Brown. Vignette of a steamship at center. The Puget Sound & Alaska Steamship Company operated from 1889 -1904 as a subsidiary of the Northern Pacific Railroad. The company ran a steamship line from Tacoma servicing Puget Sound and Alaska. Issued to and signed on verso by Rockefeller. One of only four in existence. Punch and stamp cancelled.

1890, New York. Stock certificate for one hundred seventy five shares. Brown. Vignette of a steamship at center. Issued to and signed on verso by WILLIAM ROCKEFELLER (1841-1922). Punch and stamp cancelled.

1890, Washington and Alaska. Stock certificate for 10 shares of the the Puget Sound and Alaska Steamship Company. BrownBlack. Lovely engraved vignette of a steamship in rough seas at top center. Printed by Franklin Bank Note Company. Issued to and signed on verso by D. B. JACKSON.

1890, Washington and Alaska. Stock certificate for 12 1/2 shares of the the Puget Sound and Alaska Steamship Company. BrownBlack. Lovely engraved vignette of a steamship in rough seas at top center. Printed by Franklin Bank Note Company. Operating from 1889-1904 as a subsidiary of the Northern Pacific Railroad, the company ran a steamship line from Tacoma servicing Puget Sound and Alaska. A number of prominent investors owned shares in this company, including John D. Rockefeller Lightly cancelled. Extremely Fine.

1890, Washington and Alaska. Stock certificate of the Puget Sound and Alaska Steamship Company. Brown/Black. Lovely engraved vignette of a steamship in rough seas at top center. Printed by Franklin Bank Note Company. Issued to and signed on verso by C. B. Wright. Cut and stamp cancelled and Excellent.

1890, Washington and Alaska. Stock certificate of the Puget Sound and Alaska Steamship Company. Brown/Black. Lovely engraved vignette of a steamship in rough seas at top center. Printed by Franklin Bank Note Company. Issued to and signed on verso by H.C. Payne. Punch and stamp cancelled and Excellent.

1890, Washington and Alaska. Stock certificate for 25 shares of the the Puget Sound and Alaska Steamship Company. BrownBlack. Lovely engraved vignette of a steamship in rough seas at top center. Printed by Franklin Bank Note Company. Issued to and signed on verso by HENRY VILLARD. Some light stub glue residue at left. Lightly punch cancelled and Extremely Fine.

1959. Illinois. Stock certificate for 1 share. Green/Black. Vignette of eagle with spread wings at top center. A scarce issue. Punch cancelled. Fine.

1871, Illinois. $1000 bond bearing 8% interest. Gray/Black. Red $1000 underprint at center, attached blue adhesive revenue at bottom left. Coupons attached at bottom. Signed at bottom right as President by GEORGE W. PULLMAN (1831-1897). Industrialist; Inventor. Pullman's Palace Car company was organized in 1867 after public acceptance of his "Pioneer" sleeping car. Guided by Pullman's business acumen, the company grew to become the greatest railroad car construction company in the world. Punch cancelled over the entire bond, Pullman's signature is unaffected. Small split at fold intersections. Fine.