1886, Flushing, Long Island, New York. Stock certificate for 1 share. Black. Litho. Uncancelled and Very Fine.

1888. New York. Stock certificate for 100 shares. Green/White. Vignette of state seal at top center. Stamp cancelled and very fine.

1927, Spain. Stock certificate. A colorful and unique art work over the entire certificate depicting a large panoramic view of the city of Madrid in various colors. Coupons below. Very displayable. Stamp cancelled and Extremely Fine.

1876, Louisiana. Certificate of claim. Black. Ornate left border. Uncancelled with minor rust stains at upper left and very fine.

1920, Nevada. Stock certificate for 100 shares. Green/Black. Small split at one fold. Uncancelled and fine.

1892, Louisiana. $1,000 First Mortgage bond bearing 6% interest. Green/Black with a Wonderful green overprint of an early light bulb at center. Superbly engraved multi-vignetted bond depicting mercury and bolts of electricity above the globe at top center, flanked by allegorical figures; smaller female figure at bottom also holding lightning bolts; ornate border. Partial coupons at right. One fold. Stamp cancelled and very fine.

1906, Indiana. Stock certificate for 43 shares. Black with light red PREFERRED STOCK overprint at center. Flowers in the ornate company title. Signed as president 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. Very fine condition. Stamp and cut cancelled with the paper removed at the Treasurer's signature. Insull's fine signature is uncancelled.

1893, Kentucky. Stock certificate for 50 shares. Green/Black. Vignette of train at left side of company name and eagle at right. Punch cancelled. Very fine.

1912, Indiana. Stock certificate for 13 shares of the Louisville and Southern Indiana Traction Co. Black with orange overprint. Small flowers intertwined in title. Signed by SAMUEL INSULL, as President. (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. Insull's signature is rarely encountered on stocks/bonds other than his Louisville and Northern Railway and Lighting Company. Light traces of rust from paper clip at top edges. Uncancelled and fine.