Monday, April 30, 2012

National Railways of Mexico American Bank Note. Many coupons with charming vignette of child. Very Scarce!!!

Country: Mexico
Years: 1929-35
Color: Orange or Green

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Saturday, April 28, 2012

Hawaiian Bell Telephone Company

Hawaiian Bell Telephone Company Honolulu, Hawaii, Unissued Stock. Hawaiian Gazette Print.

Condition: Excellent

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

Collectible Kentucky Bourbon Company Stock

Collectible Kentucky Bourbon Company New York stock. Uncancelled. Civil War period! Washington 25¢ Revenue stamp positioned to be used in place of a vignette.
This is the only time we’ve seen this.

Superb Condition.
State: New York
Year: 1865

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Rare Americo-Mexicana Blood Horse Association Stock

Americo-Mexicana Blood Horse Association stock. Rare Topic! Only 1 available!

State: Illinois
Year: 1893

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Sunday, April 22, 2012

Friday, April 20, 2012

Collectible Houdini Picture Corporation stock

Houdini Picture Corporation stock printed by Broun-Green Co. and signed by Harry Houdini. (1874-1926) Harry Houdini was born as Erik Weisz in Budapest, Hungary, on March 24, 1874. His parents were Rabbi Mayer Samuel Weisz (1829–1892) and his wife, Cecelia (née Steiner; 1841–1913). Houdini was one of seven children. Weisz arrived in the United States on July 3, 1878, sailing on the SS Fresia with his mother and four brothers. The family changed the Hungarian spelling of their German surname into Weiss (the German spelling) and Erik's name was changed to Ehrich. Friends called him "Ehrie" or "Harry". They first lived in Appleton, Wisconsin, where his father served as Rabbi of the Zion Reform Jewish Congregation.

From 1907 on, Houdini would claim in interviews to have been born in Appleton, which was not true. On June 6, 1882, Rabbi Weiss became an American citizen. Losing his tenure at Zion in 1887, Rabbi Weiss moved with Ehrich to New York City. They were joined by the rest of the family once Rabbi Weiss found permanent housing. As a child, Ehrich Weiss took several jobs, making his public début as a 9-year-old trapeze artist, calling himself "Ehrich, the Prince of the Air." He was also a champion cross country runner in his youth. Weiss became a professional magician and began calling himself "Harry Houdini" because he was heavily influenced by the French magician Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, and his friend Jack Hayman told him, erroneously, that in French, adding an "i" to Houdin would mean "like Houdin", the great magician. In later life, Houdini would claim that the first part of his new name, Harry, was a homage to Harry Kellar, whom Houdini admired.

Houdini began his magic career in 1891. At the outset, he had little success. He performed in dime museums and sideshows, and even doubled as "The Wild Man" at a circus. Houdini focused initially on traditional card tricks. At one point, he billed himself as the "King of Cards". But he soon began experimenting with escape acts. In 1893, while performing with his brother "Dash" at Coney Island as "The Houdini Brothers", Harry met fellow performer Wilhelmina Beatrice (Bess) Rahner, whom he married. Bess replaced Dash in the act, which became known as "The Houdinis." For the rest of Houdini's performing career, Bess would work as his stage assistant. Houdini's "big break" came in 1899 when he met manager Martin Beck in rural Woodstock, Illinois. Impressed by Houdini's handcuffs act, Beck advised him to concentrate on escape acts and booked him on the Orpheum vaudeville circuit. Within months, he was performing at the top vaudeville houses in the country. In 1900, Beck arranged for Houdini to tour Europe. After some days of unsuccessful interviews in London, Houdini managed to interest Dundas Slater, then manager of the Alhambra Theatre. He gave a demonstration of escape from handcuffs at Scotland Yard, and succeeded in baffling the police so effectively that he was booked at the Alhambra for six months. Houdini became widely known as "The Handcuff King."

Great! Rare! Portrait and biography included.
Condition: Excellent

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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Unissued Chicago National League Ball Club Collectible Stock

Unissued Chicago National League Ball Club collectible stock specimen printed by Security Bank Note Company, Phila.  Condition: Excellent

State: Illinois
Year: 19--

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Monday, April 16, 2012

Auburn Consolidated Gold Mining Co Stock

Collectible Auburn Consolidated Gold Mining Co stock. Chicago, Illinois. "$20 Gold Coin"; Extremely Rare!

Year: 1882
Condition: Excellent

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Saturday, April 14, 2012

Rare Aguan Navigation and Improvement Company Stock

Rare Aguan Navigation & Improvement Company stock.
American Bank Note Co., NY.

Extremely Rare!
State: New York
Year: 1885

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Thursday, April 12, 2012

Anleihe des Deutfchen Reichs Schuldverfchreibung 100,000 Mark

Anleihe des Deutfchen Reichs Schuldverfchreibung 100,000 Mark
Uncancelled 100,000 Mark 1922 Bond.

Country: Germany
Year: 1922

Condition: Excellent
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Ruhr Gas Corporation German Bond

Ruhr Gas Corporation $1,000 6 1/2% Bond. Printed by Security Bank Note Company.

Country: Germany
Years: 1928

Condition: Excellent
PRICE ON REQUEST

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Sunday, April 8, 2012

Imperial Chinese Government Bond

Imperial Chinese Government Red Bond.
£100 5% Hukuang Railways Sinking Fund Gold Loan of 1911 Bond. Uncancelled. Several coupons.

It is important to stress that these bonds have been bought in recent years and pretty much taken off the collector market. As a result prices have risen rather dramatically. Several more rows of coupons not shown. Excellent Condition.

Country: China
Year: 1911

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Friday, April 6, 2012

Christopher Columbus - Republica Mexicana

Christopher Columbus - Republica Mexicana 3%, £250 Sterling, $1,250, Series 7A, Letter G, 1885 Bond. Certificate of Authentication done by PASS-CO (Professional Authentication Services & Standards Co. LLC.

Country: Mexico
Year: 1885

Price on Request

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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Government of the Chinese Republic Lung-Tsing-U-Hai Railway

Government of the Chinese Republic, 5% GOLD LOAN OF 1913 LUNG-TSING-U-HAI RAILWAY of £10,000,000 Sterling BOND FOR £20 denomination. Also called the Belgian Lanshow Railway Loan. Authorized £10,000,000. But only £4,000,000 were issued in 1913 and offered by the Banque Belge at Fr 461.40 for each Fr 500 or £20 Bond in Brussels and Paris on behalf of the Co. Gen. Chemins de Fer et de Tramways en Chine. For the construction and equipment of a main line (1125 miles) between Lanchow (on the West) and Haichow on the sea (north of the Yantze), utilizing the Pienlo Railway. Number of coupons will vary from 42 to 55 or so.

Titles and Text: Repeated in French and English.
Printer: J. Verschueren, Anvers, Belgium.
Size: Large Format, 11x20” plus 10x20”
Coupon at right.

Country: China
Year: 1913
Condition: Excellent

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Monday, April 2, 2012

Bradshaw Mountain Railroad Company Stock Signed by Edward Berwind

Bradshaw Mountain Railroad Company stock signed by Edward Berwind.

Stock issued to and signed on verso and attached statement by Edward Berwind (1848-1936). Founder of the Berwind-White Coal Mining Company. Considered to be one of the world's largest individual owners of coal properties, Berwind worked closely with J.P. Morgan in the consolidation, organization, integration and expansion of his large coal operation.
The Bradshaw Mountain Railroad was built to serve the mines of Arizona's Bradshaw Mountains. These mines proved unproductive though, and the line served only as a paper railroad subsidiary of the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway.

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