West Shore Railroad Company (Hudson River). First Mortgage Guaranteed Bond, Issued $1,000.00; dated 1892.
1892. An early Junk bond, with an attractive bank-note engraving of the Hudson Highlands - a fictitious Garrison's Landing looking west across the Hudson towards the plains of West Point; with an eagle on the verso. Issued at 4 percent dated 13 Oct. 1892. It is signed by Chauncey Depew (1834 - 1928), whose ancestors settled in 1685 at the present location of Peekskill, NY. Among many other positions, Depew was president of the New York Central Railroad System, and president of the West Shore Railroad Company. This line extended from Weehawken, NJ, north along the west shore of the Hudson River to Albany, NY and then west to Buffalo; it is no longer a passenger line & now serves as CSX Transportation's main freight route from the west to the New York City area. Approx. 13 5/8 x 9 1/4" Very good condition with some cancellation holes. Item #16584
Price: $75.00