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$18.48 Shipping Location: SALFORD, United Kingdom Flag New Zealand. Turbulent 1990s and annus horribilis. Engravers: Edgar Fuller, Cecil Thomas. Petting a dog in New Zealand, 1974. Prince George of Wales. ... moreRiding at Windsor with President Reagan, June 1982.
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New York, Central & Hudson River Railroad $1,000 stock gold bond certificate
New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company issued and cancelled $1.000 gold bond certificate dated in the 1960's. This is an authentic certificate, not a copy or reproduction. The certificate has a beautiful engraved lithographic vignette of an old steam locomotive with a harbor scene and factories in the background. The bond is unusual in that it is payable in the Gold Coin of the United States upon maturity in 1998. The Troy and Greenbush Railroad was chartered in 1845 and opened later that year, connecting Troy south to East Albany on the east side of the Hudson River. The Hudson River Railroad was chartered May 12. 1846, to extend this line south to New York City; the full line opened October 3, 1851. Prior to completion, on June 1, the Hudson River leased the Troy and Greenbush. Cornelius Vanderbilt obtained control of the ... moreHudson River Railroad in 1864. Soon after he bought the parallel New York and Harlem Railroad, and merged the line into the New York Central Railroad. The certificate is in EXCELLENT condition for its age and has the normal punch cancellation/staple holes. Nice looking certificate and is a great conversation piece of a famous company. Certificate would make a fine addition to your collection or a great gift. Stock certificate collecting is becoming increasingly popular due to the historical significance of many of the companies and their increasing rarity. With the advent of electronic trading the issuance of stock certificates has decreased markedly and accordingly should improve the value of these certificates over time. Please review my feedback record and bid with confidence.
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West Shore (NY) Railroad $1,000 stock bond certificate Hudson River train view
Authentic West Shore Railroad Company cancelled bond certificate for $1.000 issued in the early 1960's. The certificate is original, not a copy or a reproduction. Certificate has a beautiful vignette a river scene with a steam boat, sail boat, freighters and a locomotive passenger train going down the side of the river. It is a magnificent engraving and is one of the nicest I have seen. The West Shore Railroad was the final name of a railroad from Weehawken. NJ, across the Hudson River from New York City, north along the west shore of the river to Albany, NY and then west to Buffalo. It was organized as a competitor to theNew York Central and Hudson River Railroad, but was soon taken over by that company. The railroad is now part of CSX. The bond is unusual in that it has a due date of 2,361! This was truly the first junk bond. These ... moreare hand signed by the Vice President and Secretary of the Corporation, not a facsimile signature which you see on most certificates. The certificate is 9.5" x 14" The certificate is in very good to excellent condition with only a light fold mark and the normal punch cancellation and staple holes. Nice looking certificate and is a great conversation piece. This certificate would make a fine addition to your collection or a great gift, especially when framed. Stock certificate collecting is becoming increasingly popular due to the historical significance of many of the companies and their increasing rarity. With the advent of electronic trading the issuance of stock certificates has decreased markedly and accordingly should improve the value of these certificates over time. Note that the certificate shown is a specimen and the certificate you receive will have a different serial number, issue dates and owners name as they are all unique. Please review my feedback and bid with confidence.
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1930's Michigan Central Railroad $5,000 stock bond certificate g8 collectible
Authentic Michigan Central Railroad Company $5.000 bond certificate issued in the mid- 1930's. This is an original certificate, not a copy or reproduction. The vignette shows two steam engine locomotives pulling passenger cars under a bridge. The certificates are hand signed by the company's Vice President and Asst Treasurer(note that the punch cancellation marks are in the signature area so it is difficult to make out the name) and are almost 80 years old. The Michigan Central Railroad was originally incorporated in 1846 to establish rail service between Detroit. Michigan and St. Joseph. Michigan. The railroad later operated in the states of Michigan. Indiana. And Illinois in the United States. And the province of Ontario in Canada. After about 1867 the railroad was controlled by the New York Central Railroad. Which later became ... morepart of Penn Central and then Conrail. After the 1998 Conrail breakup Norfolk Southern now owns much of the former Michigan Central trackage. The certificate offered is in excellent condition for its age and is punch cancelled. This certificate would make a fine addition to your collection. As a framed print or a great gift. Stock certificates are becoming a hot collectible due to the advent of electronic trading which has virtually eliminated the issuance of certificates. Since the Michigan Central is no longer in existence these certificates will become increasingly harder to find. Please review my feedback and bid with confidence.
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Canadian National Railroad $1,000 stock bond certificate collectible for framing
Beautifully engraved and authentic $1.000 bond certificate from the Canadian National Railway Company issued on November 15, 1976. This is an original certificate, not a copy or reproduction. The certificate has an attractive vignette of a locomotive pulling freight cars along a track. The bond is written in both English and French. Like many modern corporations, Canadian National Railways was the result of the merging of a large number of smaller and older companies whose operations were combined over the years to form a more complex transportation system. The railway can trace it's history through more than 200 separate companies and as far back as 1836 with the opening of the first public railway in Canada, the Champlain& St. Lawerence Railroad. The Canadian Government formed Canadian National Railway to solve a financial and transportation ... morecrisis arising from a railway boom in the period following 1900. Between 1900 and 1916 railway mileage in Canada increased from over 27,000 to 77,760 kilometers as railway companies expanded their lines in eastern and western Canada. The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I Railroad headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN is the largest railway in Canada, in terms of both revenue and the physical size of its rail network, and is currently Canada's only transcontinental railroad company, spanning Canada from the Atlantic coast in Nova Scotia to the Pacific coast in British Columbia. Following CN's purchase of Illinois Central and a number of smaller US railways it also has extensive trackage in the central United States along the Mississippi River valley from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. Today CN owns approximately 20.400 route miles of track in 8 provinces(the only two not served by CN are Newfoundland Labrador and Prince Edward Island, as well as a 70-mile stretch of track into the Northwest Territories to Hay River on the southern shore of Great Slave Lake it is the northernmost rail line anywhere within the North American Rail N
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