TEXAS RAIL TO WALL STREET: 1899

Fort Worth Denver City Railway 1899 Stock Certificate + Wall St Receipt

A visually striking late-19th-century railroad stock certificate from the Fort Worth & Denver City Railway, accompanied by an early Wall Street transaction receipt from S. V. White & Co., New York.

Together with the accompanying Wall Street receipt, the piece bridges the distance between Western railroad expansion and Eastern financial markets.

DESCRIPTION POINTS:
+++ Issued: Fort Worth, Texas, 1899
+++ Shares: 100 shares ($100 each)
+++ Engraved certificate with central vignette and eagle seal
+++ Revenue stamp affixed (reverse)
+++ Marked ‘CANCELLED’ with period ink stamps
+++ Signed and transferred (A. Q. Stewart, O. L. Coles)
+++ Includes original broker receipt: S. V. White & Co., 7 Wall Street Dated February 1902 with revenue stamp
+++ Certificate Number: R2008

Condition: Fold lines as issued, light age toning, minor edge wear. Displays very well.

The certificate bears multiple period signatures documenting its transfer and cancellation, including the original shareholder and subsequent assignment through a New York brokerage, offering a complete record of its financial life cycle.
VISIBLE NAMES:
+++ Miles Roberts (shareholder)
+++ A. Q. Stewart (transferee)
+++ O. L. Coles (attorney/transfer agent stamp)
+++ Vice President signature (printed/engraved name appears as 'R. B. ...' likely facsimile)
+++ Witness appears as John Wallace (handwritten)
+ These are typical transactional signatures, not famous railroad executives from our research.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT:
Organized in the early 1880s, the Fort Worth & Denver City Railway was a key component in the expansion of rail infrastructure across North Texas and into the High Plains, forming part of the broader network connecting Fort Worth to Denver.
Backed in part by interests aligned with the Union Pacific system, the line played an important role in cattle transport, regional commerce, and the development of frontier towns along its route.
By the close of the 19th century, such certificates represent not only financial instruments but tangible artifacts of the era of railroad-driven growth in the American West.

Subjects: Railroad expansion, Texas railroads, stock certificates, scripophily, Wall Street finance, American West development, 19th-century commerce, Ephemera, Financial History, Railroadiana, Americana.

Item #21786

Price: $75.00