1861, Cuba. Stock certificate for one share of 100 pesos in Ferro-Carril y Almacenes de Deposito de Santiago de Cuba. Vignette of a steam locomotive passing by mountains and a lake. Litho. Cuban railroad stocks from this period are quite scarce. One minor piece of ink erosion at the President’s signature in lower left. Uncancelled and Fine.

19--. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. SPECIMEN. Stock certificate. Orange/Black. Vignette of a spread-eagle at top center. Much scarcer than the more modern variety which is often seen. Small Harley Davidson logos at left and right. Lightly punch cancelled and Excellent.

1778, Maryland. “The State of Maryland acknowledges the receipt of Three hundred and sixty six and two thirds dollars from Jeremiah Townley Chase to be paid …with interest annually, at the rate of six per cent. per annum, agreeable to a resolve of the General Assembly of this State, begun and held at the city of Annapolis, on Friday the thirty-first of October, seventeen hundred and seventy-seven.” Signed at the conclusion by Thomas Harwood. A scarce Maryland note issued during the revolutionary war.

1840’s. Annapolis, Maryland. Unissued State Loan. Vignette of the State of Maryland Seal depicting an eagle at top center, Seated figure at bottom. Printed by Danforth, Bald & Co. & Toppan, Carpenter & Casilear Co. The bond was intended to be sold in Europe as well as the United States as par is fixed in Pounds Sterling, French Francs and Dutch Guilders. Mounting glue traces on verso bleed through and are visible from the front in all four corners. A very scarce early U.S. state bond. Uncancelled. VG-Fine.

Jack Chrysler. DS. 1pp. 14 3/4" x 9 1/4". New York. September 23, 1947. A "State of New York Loan for Highway Improvement" bond for $5,000 issued to and signed by Jack Chrysler on the verso. Lightly punch cancelled, including one barely touching the signature; it is in very fine condition overall.

1930, Illinois. A Columbian Bank Note Company stock certificate for 100 shares issued to and signed twice by John Nuveen on the verso and on the attached stub. Punch cancellations not affecting either of Nuveen's signatures. Fine.

1782, Spain. Share for 2,000 reales. An extremely attractive certificate depicting a seated female at top center, large seated figure of Mercury at bottom with a wonderfully ornate border design. This is among the earliest varieties of Spanish banking shares known to be available. Signed by the bank's founder, Spanish financier Francois de Cabarrus. Pen notations on verso and on integral leaf. In Choice condition.

ROSCOE TURNER (1895-1970) Aviator and three time winner of the Thompson Trophy. 1948, Indian. Roscoe Turner Aeronautical Corporation Stock certificate for five shares issued to Roscoe Turner and Signed as President and on verso by Turner. Black / Red with Green underprint. Great aviation themed border with a plane at each of the four corners and a larger plane at top center. With gold embossed company seal. Uncancelled and Very Fine. After years of barnstorming and air-racing, Roscoe Turner founded the Roscoe Turner Aeronautical Crop, a fixed base operated that was based in Indianapolis, Indiana. A very attractive double-signed stock from this aviation pioneer!

1872, Washington, D.C. Stock certificate for 5 shares. Black. Vignette of a steam locomotive facing left. Litho. Printed by F. Bourquin & Co. Lith., Phila. Uncancelled and Extremely Fine.