2008-09
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/31/2008
Original 1854 dated, fancy printed stock certificate for the "BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL-ROAD COMPANY" issued to ISRAEL COHEN. 6 ½ x 10; engraved illus. in center of earliest type of railroad engine with three freight cars. Issued for 25 shares; stamped surcharges indicate it was "Cancelled" one month later Oct., 1854. Some very small chips mostly on blank lower margin; few nicks on edges right margin; otherwise intact and very showy. Briefly chartered in 1827 operations began 1830 on a 14 mile section in Maryland. Historic.
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