153. 1866. STEUBENVILLE AND INDIANA RAIL ROAD COMPANY. $30.
Name: Steubenville and Indiana Rail Road Company.
Date: 24 III 1866
Signature: pen
Dimensions: 28 x 7 cm
Coupons: no
Category: Railroad
Condition: VF
Denomination: 30.48 Dollars
DESCRIPTION: CERTIFICATE CONFIRMING THE PAYMENT OF A DIVIDEND ON THE SHARES OF ONE OF THE U.S. RAILWAY COMPANIES FROM THE STATE OF OHIO. THE COMPANY TO BUILD THE LINE WAS FOUNDED IN FEBRUARY 1848. ITS PURPOSE WAS TO BUILD A CONNECTION FROM THE CITY OF STEUBENVILLE IN EASTERN OHIO TO THE INDIANA STATE BORDER AT WILSHIRE AND FORT RECOVERY. DECORATIVE MOTIFS WITH BORDERING ON THE LEFT WITH GEOMETRIC AND FLORAL SHAPES.... THE TREASURY STAMP WITH JERRY WASHINGTON ON THE LEFT. ON THE CYLINDER, OF COURSE, THE SIGNATURE OF THE COMPANY SECRETARY. AN EXCEPTIONAL TESTIMONY TO THE HISTORY OF THE U.S. RAILROAD FROM THE PERIOD JUST AFTER THE CIVIL WAR. A TRUE RARITY NOT ONLY ON THE POLISH ANTIQUARIAN MARKET.
