1897, Minnesota. Stock certificate for 1 share issued to and signed on verso by Charles S. Mellen. Also signed by Edwin W. Winter as president. Green/Black. Engragved vignette of a steam locomotive passing a man on horseback. Engraved by International Bank Note Company. Star punch cancelled effects Winters signature. Excellent.

1893, Minnesota. Stock certificate issued to and signed on verso by Charles T. Barney. Green/Black. Vignette of a steam locomotive passing a man on horseback. Engraved. Punch and stamp cancelled and Excellent.

1894, Minnesota. Stock certificate issued to and signed on verso by Henry C. Rouse. Green/Black. Vignette of a steam locomotive passing a man on horseback. Engraved. Punch and stamp cancelled and Excellent.

1905. Minnesota. Stock certificate issued to and signed on verso by James N. Hill. Green/Black. Vignette of a steam locomotive passing a man on horseback. Engraved. Punch and Excellent.

1884, New Jersey. Stock certificate for 2 shares. Black on beige paper. Vignette of a steam locomotive facing right. Glue residue on left side. Punch and stamp cancelled. Fine.

1862, New Jersey. Stock certificate for 5 shares. Black/Green. Vignette of early steam engine at top center and ornate border of flowers right and left sides. Pen cancelled. Glue residue at upper left. Very fine.

1925, Bordeaux. Stock certificate. Black on light green paper. Vignette of panoramic view of ship approaching dock in small town. Coupons attached at right side and bottom. Stamp cancelled and Extremely Fine.

1907, Indiana. Stock certificate for 50 shares of the Louisville & Northern Railway & Lighting Co. Green/Black. Interesting vignette of a street railway car flanked by early lighted electric bulbs. Signed as president of the company by SAMUEL INSULL (1859 - 1938). Public utility magnate. insull served as personal secretary to Thomas Edison, eventually taking control of most of the Edison General Electric Company. His experience in the electric industry and keen optimism for its future led Insull to his development of an enormous utility holding company with assets in excess of two billion dollars. His pyramid of holding companies collapsed due to the combination of his highly leveraged position and a September 1931 stock market crash. In April of 1932, the top Insull companies went into receivership, thus ending the reign of one of America's leading symbols of prestige and business success of the 1920's. Diamond shaped cancellation at the officers' signatures affecting the "uel" in Samuel. Minor paper loss at upper margin. Overall fine.

1906, Indiana. Stock certificate for 25 shares of the Louisville & Northern Railway & Lighting Co. GreenBlack. Interesting vignette of a street railway car flanked by early lighted electric bulbs. Signed as president of the company by SAMUEL INSULL (1859-1938). Public utility magnate and personal secretary to Thomas Edison. Diamond shaped punch cancellation at the secretary's signature not affecting Insull's as president. Fine.