1883, Pennsylvania. Stock certificate for fifty eight shares. Black / White. Vignette of a locomotive passing by a factory at top center with smaller vignettes of a locomotive and a factory at left and right, respectively. Ornate border. Pen cancellation at signatures and at top edge of central vignette. Overall Fine.

FREDERICK WEYERHAEUSER. 1911, Arkansas. A Warren And Ouachita Valley Railway stock certificate for 1 share signed "F Weyerhaeuser" as president. Black borders on white paper with a gold corporate seal and gold background printing.

1874, Illinois. Stock certificate for 20 shares. Red. Top center vignette of grazing cows, with a scene along the entire bottom of the certificate depicting a train traveling out of a mountain tunnel to a small seaside station. Large orange imprinted revenue at center. Tear at top has been repaired on verso with archival tape. Pen and cut cancelled. Fine.

1865, New York. Stock certificate for 100 shares. Light purple text on white paper with attached adhesive revenue at bottom. Signed twice, as President and on attached stub by Jay Gould (1836 - 1892) Railroad magnate; Financier; Stock market manipulator. Gould began his rise by gaining control of a small Vermont railroad in 1860 at the age of 24. Over the next 10-15 years he made a fortune by buying and selling railroads and manipulating their stock. His most famous railroad battle came in the late 1860s when, along with Jim Fisk and Daniel Drew, he struggled for control of the Erie Railroad against "Commodore" Vanderbilt. Gould went on to become "the most hated man in America" when his attempt to corner the gold market caused a panic termed "Black Friday" in September 1869. Turning towards western railroads in the 1870s, he came to own or control numerous roads, including the Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific. It is estimated that he controlled about 10% of the railroad track in the U.S. by 1880. He went on to gain control of the Western Union Telegraph Company, and the New York elevated railroad. At his death, his fortune was estimated to be $72 million. Issued to Benjamin E. Bates (1808-1878) a New England industrialist and philanthropist, who was the namesake and a founder of Bates College and the Bates Mill in Lewiston, Maine. Bates College was founded in 1855 by abolitionists. Bates College is one of the first colleges to be coeducational from establishment. The college is also the oldest continuously operating coeducational institution in New England. Glue residue at left from stub. Pen cancellation affecting Gould’s signature as president, his signature on stub is unaffected. Very Fine.

1888, Mississippi. Stock certificate for 30 shares. Vignette of eagle flanked by seated figures. Litho. Uncancelled. Very scarce.

1894, New Jersey. $100 bond bearing 5% interest. Green\Black. Vignette of a streetcar at top center. Embossed gold seal at lower left. Litho. Boston Bank Note & Litho. Co. One page of attached coupons. Light browning at lower right corner. Fine. Uncancelled and Fine.

1879, Amsterdam. Seven percent bond. Black. Some edge wear and soiling. A few pinholes. Overall Fine.

The United States Freehold Land and Emigration Company promoted emigration, particularly from Holland and Germany, to the 500,000 acre Costilla Estate in the San Luis Valley, Colorado Territory. Among those involved in this company were Civil War General Ambrose Burnside and English lawyer William Henry Blackmore.

1875, Virginia. $100 bond bearing 8% interest. Black. Small vignette of a side-wheeler at top center. Coupons attached at bottom. Ornate border. Uncancelled and Excellent

1884, Nevada. Stock certificate for 100 shares. Black. Folds. Uncancelled and fine.