1853, Vermont. Stock certificate for 5 shares of Western Vermont Rail Road Co. Black. Vignette of a steam locomotive at left, state seal at upper center. Litho. Rich. & Laurel, New York. Imprinted red seal at lower left. Completed in 1852, the road operated between Bennington and Rutland, Vermont. Uncancelled and Extremely Fine.

1867, Utah. Stock certificate for 1000 shares. Vignette of mining scene at top center. Attached adhesive revenue stamp at lower left. A rare western mining company. Uncancelled and extremely fine.

1880, Paris, France. A bond for 500 francs. Peach background and black text on white paper. Interesting vignettes at top and bottom center margins and left and right center margins depicting early health machines, some of which look quite painful. Litho. Scalloped left edge with complete coupons attached at bottom. Uncancelled and in extremely fine condition.

1861, Cuba. Stock certificate for one share of 100 pesos in Ferro-Carril y Almacenes de Deposito de Santiago de Cuba. Vignette of a steam locomotive passing by mountains and a lake. Litho. Cuban railroad stocks from this period are quite scarce. One minor piece of ink erosion at the President’s signature in lower left. Uncancelled and Fine.

1840’s. Annapolis, Maryland. Unissued State Loan. Vignette of the State of Maryland Seal depicting an eagle at top center, Seated figure at bottom. Printed by Danforth, Bald & Co. & Toppan, Carpenter & Casilear Co. The bond was intended to be sold in Europe as well as the United States as par is fixed in Pounds Sterling, French Francs and Dutch Guilders. Mounting glue traces on verso bleed through and are visible from the front in all four corners. A very scarce early U.S. state bond. Uncancelled. VG-Fine.

ROSCOE TURNER (1895-1970) Aviator and three time winner of the Thompson Trophy. 1948, Indian. Roscoe Turner Aeronautical Corporation Stock certificate for five shares issued to Roscoe Turner and Signed as President and on verso by Turner. Black / Red with Green underprint. Great aviation themed border with a plane at each of the four corners and a larger plane at top center. With gold embossed company seal. Uncancelled and Very Fine. After years of barnstorming and air-racing, Roscoe Turner founded the Roscoe Turner Aeronautical Crop, a fixed base operated that was based in Indianapolis, Indiana. A very attractive double-signed stock from this aviation pioneer!

1957, Massachusetts. Stock certificate for 100 shares. Issued to and signed by John Sterling Rockefeller (1904-1988). Grandson of William Rockefeller. Blue/White. Vignette at top center of an abacus flanked by allegorical male figures. Perferation and punch cancelled. Very fine.

1912, Russia. Stock certificate for 125 rubles printed in Cyrillic and another language. Brown and black with a tan background on white paper. Underprinted litho of a locomotive and tender. Scalloped top and partial coupons below. Uncancelled and in very fine condition overall.

1904, Maine. Stock certificate for 500 shares. Black with green background. Six small vignettes of miners pictured within the border design. A larger vignette at top left of miners at work. Uncancelled and very fine.