116. 1837. THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY. $13,300.
Name: the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Date: 6 XI 1837
Signature: pen
Dimensions: 23.5 x 14.5 cm
Coupons: No
Category: Railroad
Condition: VF
Denomination: 13,300 Dollars (133 shares x $100)
Description: an EXCEPTIONAL VALUE FROM OVER 180 YEARS AGO. THE STOCK OF ONE OF THE OLDEST USA RAILROAD COMPANIES FROM THE STATE OF MARYLAND. ITS CONSTRUCTION BEGAN IN 1828. THE FIRST LINE CONNECTED THE PORT OF BALTIMORE IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND WITH THE TOWNS OF WHELING AND PARKERSBURG IN WEST VIRGINIA ON THE OHIO RIVER. THE NETWORK IS STILL IN OPERATION AND OWNED BY CSX TRANSPORTATION. VALOR ON DISPLAY IN BALTIMORE. DECORATIVE MOTIVES WITH A WINIZE depicting a train from the era reminiscent of a DIVISION with a cabless locomotive and TWO ALEGORIC FEMALE figures. DUE TO AGE - RARE!
