19--. Montana. Unissued stock certificate. Gold/Black. Vignette of spread eagle at top center. Litho. Uncancelled and Excellent.

1891, New York. Stock certificate for one hundred shares. Green. Vignette of locomotive exiting switchyard at top right. Issued to and signed on verso by WILLIAM ROCKEFELLER (1841-1922). Punch cancelled

19--. North Dakota. Unissued stock certificate. Black/white.Litho. Uncancelled and Excellent.

1880, New York. Stock certificate for 1 share. Engraved steam locomotive vignette at top center. One punch cancellation through President's signature. Extremely fine.

1881, New York. Stock certificate for 100 shares of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company issued to JAY GOULD (1836 - 1892), signed by Jay Gould as President and on verso. 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 1860's 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 1870's, 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, he fortune was estimated to be $72 million.

1880, Missouri. A stock certificate for 100 shares of Capital Stock. Green/Black. Cattle vignette at upper center with a cherub at top left and right corners. Issued to and signed on verso by Russell Sage, (1816-1906) Banker; Financier; U.S. Congressman. As the originator of “put and all options”, Sage greatly changed the way speculators played the stock market. Among America’s most powerful and wealthy bankers, he finance Jay Gould and made a vast fortune on the latter’s stock manipulations. “Sage was on of the shrewdest and most conservative of all great financiers.” (DAB) At one time he is said to have had $27,000,000 out on call loans. At the time of his death he left a fortune worth an estimated $70,000,000. Stamp, punch and pen cancellations not affecting the signature. Fine.

1880, New York. Stock certificate for 100 shares. Green/Black. Vignette of cattle at top center with cherubs at top corners. Stamp and punch cancelled. Fine.

1879, np. Memorandum of Agreement and Transfer for stock certificate for 100 shares. Black. Top center vignette of a train. Punch cancelled and fine.

1893, Ohio. Stock certificate for 100 shares. Green/Black. Vignette of train at top center. Stamp and cut cancelled. Very fine.