1878, Illinois and Indiana. Stock certificate for 100 shares. Pink. Vignette of cattle at upper center with a scene along the entire bottom of the certificate depicting a train traveling out of a mountain tunnel to a small seaside station. The certificate is issued to and signed on verso by Russell Sage. Pen and punch cancelled.

1907, Illinois & Indiana. St. Louis, Alton and Terre Haute Railroad Company stock for 1 share. Blue/Black. Detailed vignette at top center of a train pulling into a station. Pen cancelled and in very fine condition.

1889, Illinois & Indiana. Stock certificate for 100 shares of the St. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute Railroad Company signed as chairman by George Foster Peabody,(1852 - 1938). Banker, Philanthropist. A meeting between Spencer Trask and Peabody led to the latter's becoming a partner in Spencer Trask & Co. in 1881 and by the 1890's they had become a leading investment banking firm financing numerous industries including railroads, sugar and electric lighting. In 1923, Peabody purchased the land at Warm Springs, Georgia and with Franklin D. Roosevelt developed the famed health center. It was Peabody who introduced the future president to Warm Springs. Brown/Black. Vignette of train at top center. Stamp and punch cancelled with all paper intact. Fine.

Incorporated in 1884, The St. Louis, Kansas City & Colorado Railroad ran from Forsythe Junction, Missouri, to Union, Missouri, via St. Louis. 1886, Kansas. Stock certificate for six hundred shares. Black/White. Blind embossed company seal. Punch cancelled.

18--, Kansas. Unissued stock certificate. Black / White. Vignette of a locomotive at top center. Ornate border.

1907, Iowa. Stock certificate for 100 shares. Black on light green background. Vignette of eagle at bottom center. Litho. A scarce certificate with a relatively small number issued. Lightly punch cancelled and Very Fine.

1886, Minnesota. Stock certificate for 100 shares. Large engraved top center vignette of a train flanking by steamships. Issued to and signed on verso by ANTHONY J. DREXEL (1826 - 1893). Son of banker Francis Martin Drexel of the banking house of Drexel & Co.; Member of the firm established by his father, including senior partner; co-owner of the Philadelphia Public Ledger and founder of the Drexel Institute in Philadelphia

1897, Minnesota. Stock certificate for 100 shares. Green. Very attractive certificate with a large triple vignette at top of a steam locomotive flanked by two steam ships. Issued to and signed on verso by Edward Stephen Harkness (1874 - 1940) American philanthropist. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, one of three sons to Stephen V. Harkness, a harness-maker who invested with John D. Rockefeller and became the second-largest shareholder in Standard Oil. Stamp and hole punch cancellations do not affect Harkness' signature. Extremely fine.

1896, Minnesota. Stock certificate for 50 shares. Green. Very attractive certificate with a large triple vignette at top of a steam locomotive flanked by two steam ships. Issued to and signed on verso by Lamon Vanderburgh Harkness (1850 - 1915) American businessman and a partner in Standard Oil who was one of the company's largest stockholders. Witnessed by Edward Stephen Harkness (1874 - 1940) American philanthropist. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, one of three sons to Stephen V. Harkness, a harness-maker who invested with John D. Rockefeller and became the second-largest shareholder in Standard Oil. Hole punch cancellations not affecting either Harkness' signatures. Very Fine.