From Nepal, 1972, 1,000 Rupees, P-21. A great note! Condition: C.U.
ado. It is common for a stock to be issued in an eastern state such as New York or Delaware, or a Midwestern state like Illinois, even though the mining company is located in Colorado. In short, it is more desirable to have the company’s place of business physically located in the state of issue.
This vignette has often been attributed wrongly to have been engraved by Paul Revere partly due to the similarity that it has with the sword in hand Massachusetts currency.
Payment Order to the Connecticut State Treasurer for “One Pound Nineteen Shillings & 6 Pence Lawful money – being in part of the Bills of Cost taxed against Thomas Bibbs & David Hillman for Counterfeiting dated at Hartford this 6th Day of March 1787. Signed at front by Geo. Pitkin and Samuel Wyllys and at back by Oliver Wolcott, Jr. and Jesse Root.
from Coventry, Connecticut. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress for Connecticut from 1778 until 1782, and sat as chief justice of the state's Supreme Court from 1796 to 1807. 
nnecticut from 1817 to 1827. Wolcott was appointed in 1784 as one of the commissioners to mediate claims between the U.S. and the state of Connecticut. After serving as state comptroller of Connecticut from 1788-90, he was named auditor of the federal treasury, and became comptroller of the Treasury in 1791.He was appointed Secretary of the Treasury by George Washington in 1795 to succeed Alexander Hamilton, but resigned in 1800 due to unpopularity, and a particularly vitriolic campaign against him in the press in which, among other things, he was falsely accused of setting fire to the State Department building.
yllys (1739 – 1823)
courts for many years, was commissioned captain in 1768, lieutenant-colonel in 1774, colonel in 1775, and commanded the 4th regiment of minute-men, with which he marched to Boston on hearing of the battles of Concord and Lexington. 
J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), Banker, connoisseur of art, son of Junius S. Morgan. Involved in his early years in a broad range of finance, his company, J. P. Morgan & Co. became one of the most powerful banking houses in the world. He engaged in several dubious pieces of business during the Civil War period, but was essentially an organizer and stabilizing force in business.
k by J. Pierpont Morgan and H. C. Fahnstock as Trustees. A large impressive vignette of a harbor scene is also at the back. Graphically beautiful both front and back. Includes nice portraits of both Morgan and Fahnstock. Any other type of stock or bond signed by Morgan will sell in the $2,000 or more range. This bond is a great value at this special price!!!
James C. Fargo was the younger brother of William Fargo, co-founder of American Express and Wells Fargo Co. He became the third president of American Express after William's death in 1881. James was a co-founder along with William Fargo.
ess Co. Both sign at front of this great stock with slight cancellation affecting the W. C. Fargo signature. Great vignette of the mascot dog. Excellent condition and extremely rare with both signing.
Hardbound book with an historic profile of the European economy from 1803-1957, including important events in economic history. The four countries featured are Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, and Germany.
Railroad executive Charles Sanger Mellen's (1851-1927) early career involved New England Railroads, then the Union Pacific. His close ties with J. P. Morgan obtained him the presidency of the Northern Pacific in 1892.
y slightly cancelled signature of Mellen as President. His signature is very rare on this bond. An important autograph. Excellent condition.
William Andrews Clark, (1839-1925), merchant and mine operator. Clark worked in the Colorado and Montana Gold Mines. H e represented mining interests in Montana politics and feuded with his fellow Democrat Marcus Daly.
Moulton Mining Co. dated in the 1880s and boldly signed at front by Clark as President. This stock is slowly becoming scarce, especially with an exceptional signature. Superb blue engravings by American Bank Note Co. Stub at left border. Excellent condition.
Operating from 1889-1904 as a subsidiary of the Northern Pacific Railroad, the Puget Sound and Alaska Steamship Company ran a steamship line from Tacoma servicing Puget Sound and Alaska. A number of prominent investors owned shares in the company.
Hardbound book with an historic profile of the United States economy from 1600-1972, including important events in economic history. The three main sections are land & transport facilities, transportation, and banking and finance.
James Norman Hill (1870-1932), Railway Official, first son of James Jerome Hill, famous railroad builder and President of the Great Northern Railway. Known as the "Empire Builder" James N., a Yale graduate in 1893, began his railway career as a clerk. In 1907, Hill was Vice President of the Northern Pacific Railroad as well as President of United Securities Corporation and trustee of Great Northern Iron Ore Properties.
as president and is lightly hole cancelled. Printed by American Banknote Co., NY. Rare! Stocks signed by Hill's father James J. Hill can sell for as much as $10,000! This bond is exceptional and so rich in history.
