United States of America

United States – Collection of 20 historical stock and bond certificates – Railroads, Oil, Mines and American Industry. Fascinating lot consisting of 20 original American financial titles, among shares, certificates and historical bonds, belonging to major companies that contributed to the industrial and economic development of the United States of America. A particularly interesting collection for variety, graphics and historical content, able to tell through authentic financial documents some of the great sectors that played a leading role in the economic expansion of the United States: railroads, oil, coal, copper, mining industry, chemical, cement, infrastructure and large corporations. Among the clearly recognizable names in the lot are companies of great historical and numismatic interest such as The New York Central, Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, The Anaconda Company, Kaiser-Frazer Corporation, Sinclair Oil Corporation, Allied Chemical Corporation, The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A&P), in addition to numerous other mining, energy and industrial companies. A journey through American economic history These certificates represent a tangible testimony of the era when shares and bonds were real paper documents, often featuring elaborate engravings, allegorical vignettes, views of plants, locomotives, industrial landscapes, portraits, company crests and sophisticated ornamental motifs. Particularly evocative are the titles linked to American railway history, a fundamental sector for the economic conquest of the land and the development of the United States between the 19th and 20th centuries. They are complemented by certificates belonging to the world of oil, coal, copper and mining industry, protagonists of the growth of American industrial power. The color and graphic variety of the documents – blue, green, orange, brown and black – also makes the lot extremely decorative and suitable for display. Some companies present in the lot Among the titles visible in the collection you can recognize: The New York Central – historic name of the U.S. railways; Lehigh Valley Railroad Company – important American railway company; The Anaconda Company – one of the great copper industry names; Sinclair Oil Corporation – historic oil company; Kaiser-Frazer Corporation – famous postwar American automobile manufacturer; Allied Chemical Corporation – important chemical industry group; The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A&P) – one of the historic names of American retail. Also present are certificates relating to mining, coal, oil, industrial and infrastructural companies, including Magma Copper Company, Glen Alden Coal Company, Lee Oil & Natural Gas Company, Dewey Portland Cement Company, Boston and Ely Consolidated Mining Company and other American companies. Collector interest The lot offers an interesting panorama of American scripophily, one of the most fascinating sectors of international financial collecting. Each certificate tells a different story and preserves characteristic elements of its issue: serial numbers, signatures, stamps, punch holes and cancellations, engraved vignettes and different printing techniques. A collection ideal both for the already specialized collector and for those wishing to approach scripophily through an immediately representative set of the economic and industrial history of the United States. Lot: 20 original financial titles Country: United States of America Type: shares, stock certificates and/or bonds Sectors represented: railroads, automotive, oil, gas, mining, coal, copper, chemistry, cement, industry and infrastructure Period: different issues from the 19th and 20th centuries Condition: varies by individual title; normal signs of circulation, stamps, punch holes and era cancellations present. Refer to photographs for precise assessment of preservation state. Sale as a single lot of 20 documents. The first cover image is representative; the document can be seen in detail in the following photos as described."

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