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The January 2012 Collectors Series Sale
1992
Alabama & Chattanooga RR (AL/GA/MS/TN), $500 8% land bond, 1871, #275, framed train at station at top with mills, river, canal, trains, etc. in background, woman with child at lower left, woman with flower right, map of river before tree at bottom, red underprint, 11 coupons remaining, toning, edge wear including fold at top right corner, otherwise VF+. Est. 100-150
1993
Alabama & Chattanooga RR(AL-GA-MS-TN) 1869. #1506. $1000. 8% Second Mortgage. Cu. Brown. Train flanked by factory and coal train. ABN. VF. Est. 100-150
1994
Albany and Hudson RR Co (NY), $100 shs common stock, specimen, 190_, electric trolley #121, brown, ABN, “Return to Issue Room” handstamp upper right, good VF+. Est. 60-80
1995
Allegany Central RR Co (NY), $100 6% gold bonds, 1882, train and farm scene flank NY state arms, black and green, one with edge wear with minor loss, about VF-VF+. [2] Est. 100-150
1996
Allegheny and Western Rwy Co $100 shares with 3% guarantee by the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Rwy, 1936-47, train and flagman, light blue, generally VF+. [9] Est. 60-80
1997
Allegheny Valley RR Co (PA), $50 shs, 1862, issued to Samuel M Keir, passenger train at river port with steam and sailing ships, woman feeds chickens, man with wheat, horse, and dog, wheat below, black, unused transfer at bottom, black, light stain at left from stub, VF+. Samuel M Keir (1813-74) was the first person to refine petroleum into kerosene on a large scale, opening the first oil refinery in 1853; though financially successful, he did not patent his process, and thus missed out on making a huge fortune when the oil boom hit a few years later. Est. 100-150
1998
American Central Rwys Co (AZ), $20 preferred shs, unissued, 19__, #64 and higher, eagle on mount, black with green underprint, good VF+. [31] Est. 150-200
Adirondack Company (NY), 7% Gold Bond, 1872, $1000, #3750, allegorical representation of North America, red seal and green frame, VF. Est. 100-150
1999
Alabama & Chattanooga Rail Road Company (AL-GA-MS-TN), 8% Second Mortgage Sinking Fund Bond, 1869, $1000, #1831, train flanked by factory and coal train, brown, ABN, with coupons, VF. Est. 100-150
Androscoggin and Kennebec RR Co (ME), $1000 6% loans, 1848, #130 and higher, black on blue paper, coupons, coupons pen canceled, toning at edges, good VF+. [12] Est. 150-200
2000
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe RR 1892. Proof on India paper. $1000. Equipment Trust 5% Gold Bond. Cs. Brown. Train at station. FBN. VF+. Est. 100-150
1989 1989
Blockade Runners: Chicora Importing & Exporting (SC), $1000 shares, January 9, 1863, #228, on blue paper, blockade runner top, palmetto bottom, loan and repayment note in red pen across face, fold wear including some discoloration, with light tape repair on verso, otherwise about VF. This company made money for its investors and at one point the stock price rose to $10,250 per share. It ran two steamers that completed 18 trips through the blockade. Also includes a desirable Stereoscopic Photograph of blockade runner Chicora, published by Union View Co of Rochester, NY. The boat is shown on the ocean, with a partly obstructed caption in negative at bottom of image, “1863 Steamer Chicora Noted Blockade Runner”. Some spotting, but VG. (photo) Est. 1,500-2,000
RAILROADS 1990
1991
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