1898 NY CENTRAL& HUDSON RIVER RR $1000 GOLD BEARER BOND

A Collectible Certificate from the

NEW YORK CENTRAL

HUDSON RIVER

RAILROAD

MICHIGAN CENTRAL COLLATERAL

This is a $1000.00 GOLD Bearer Bond!!!

These Bonds were at the time they were issued the same as cash because they could be redeemed by anyone who possessed them - hence the term "Bearer Bond".

This is the Much More Rare Vertical

Michigan Central Collateral

Gold Bearer Bond!!!

Cornelius VANDERBILT had been expanding what was to become his NEW YORK CENTRAL RR for a couple of decades when he REALLY branched out.  In the 1860s he bought first the New York & HARLEM and then the HUDSON RIVER RR.

I have shown some pictures (NOT included in this sale) for your enjoyment.  The first is the Bridge across the Albany River in 1866.  The next is an 1876 map for the NY Central & Hudson River and then an 1896 map of New York Central, just before this bond was issued.

Having covered all the territory from Albany to Manhattan he then started reaching West along the Great Lakes.  This Bond was issued for the developing MICHIGAN CENTRAL RR.  For more on Vanderbilt and the New York Central, take a look at my several offerings for that Railroad in my eBay Store:

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The Vignette is Marvelous: an old Stovepipe Locomotive steaming along the Harbor Shore with a Huge Warehouse and a Combination Steam-Sail Ship in the Background!!!

This Bond is in Extremely Fine Condition

CRISP AND CLEAN

and is EXACTLY like the one you will receive.  It was first issued and printed in 1898.  You can pay a lot of money for this Certificate but it's yours right now at

the LOW, BUY-IT-NOW PRICE of $19.99!

[The Certificate you receive bears Registration Number 1303.  It is too big for my scanner but is complete and measures more than 10 inches by 14 inches.  The picture is a combined scan of the top and bottom of the same bond.  When you receive the Bond it will be folded ONLY ONCE along the Original Line.]

This was printed by American Bank Note Company

These Collectible Certificates are getting more and more scarce!

Yet this is a wonderful time to start learning more about this delightful source of some of the best of the ENGRAVER'S ART!

Let me take you on a Journey through the World of

MYTHOLOGY and SYMBOLISM that will be

Entertaining as well as Informative!

Be sure to come back as my Store increases its Inventory!

I will be adding dozens more very shortly!

Check out my other items!

[Note: These Certificates possess Collector's Value only]

So come along with me on a Delightful and Fascinating Journey through the Wonderful World of the Engraver’s Art – with more than A THOUSAND IMAGES and some Entertaining and Informative Commentary.

I’ve spent more than THREE DECADES teaching Literature and Symbolism at the University Level and want to convey some of my Excitement about this Subject to YOU!!!

WORLDWIDE SHIPPING

IS GENERALLY AVAILABLE BUT PAYPAL REQUIRES OVERSEAS BUYERS TO SHIP BY REGISTERED MAIL, WHICH USUALLY COSTS ABOUT $15.00 FOR ONE ITEM.  IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU PURCHASE SEVERAL ITEMS TO DEFRAY THE COST, BECAUSE THE REGISTRATION FEE IS CHARGED ONLY ONCE PER SHIPMENT.

IF YOU DO NOT WANT THIS EXPENSE, PLEASE DO NOT BID.

THIS IS NOT MY POLICY, IT IS THEIRS.