18--. Minnesota. Unissued stock certificate. Black/white. Vignette of a train at top center. Litho. Uncancelled and Excellent.

1879. Wisconsin. Stock certificate for 100 shares. Black and white. Vignette of train at top center. Very fine.

1905, Iowa. Stock certificate for one share. Black/White. Stamp cancelled. Rough bottom edge. Fine.

Incorporated in 1887, the St. Joseph & Santa Fe Railroad Company was rechristened the St. Joseph St. Louis & Santa Fe Railway Company the following year. In 1900, the line, running from Lexington Junction to Winthrop, Missouri, was sold to The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company. 1889, Missouri. Stock certificate for one share. Black / White. Blind embossed company seal. Pen and stamp cancelled.

1902, Illinois. Stock certificate for 1 share. Gray/Black on light green background. Vignette of allegorical figure holding flag flanked by small deer and eagle at top left. Rough bottom margin. Punch cancelled. Fine.

The St. Louis Browns have often been viewed with a kindly notalgia that many of today’s Major League teams can only envy. Following the 1901 season, the Milwaukee Brewers, charter members of the American League moved to St. Louis and changed their name to the Browns. After a number of successful years at the gate, in 1916 owner Robert Hedges sold the team to Philip Ball. Ball had previously been involved in the Federal League and its problems and as a result of a settlement with Major League baseball, his purchase of the Browns was approved. One of Ball’s original investors in the team was Harry Sinclair of Sinclair Oil fame. The Browns went on to win only one pennant, finishing last 14 times and seventh 11 times. In 1953, the team was moved to Baltimore. 1912 Stock Certificate for 26 shares. Ornate border a vignette of an allegorical figure holding a sword, shield and wearing a crown.

1886, New York. Stock certificate for 10 shares. Brown. Vignette of panoramic view of the St. Louis Bridge. Punch and stamp cancelled. Very fine. Signed by WILLIAM TAUSSIG as secretary.

1887, New York. Stock certificate for 1 shares issued to J.S. Morgan and Company and signed for the company on verso by JUNIUS S. MORGAN (1813 - 1890). Banker, one of the chief financial links between the U. S. and Great Britain in the mid-nineteenth century, father of J. Pierpont Morgan. Black/White Vignette of a bridge spanning a river at top center. Punch cancellation. Glue residue at left. Very fine.

1891, Missouri. Black/Brown/Tan. Stock certificate for 75 shares. Vignette of bridge at top center. Some glue residue at left margin. Stamp, cut and pen cancelled. Fine.