Rare Antique Nashville Chattanooga & St Louis Railroad Stock Certificate 1800s, Famous Signature

Very Rare Antique Nashville Chattanooga & St Louis Railroad Stock Certificate 1800s this is signed by "King" Edmund Cole

11 1/4" x 7.5" ~

Usually, we don't check the signatures on stocks but this one had notes regarding it and the significance. "King" Edmund Cole or Edmund "King" Cole was a famous robber baron who united the southern railroads into one cohesive network and also incorporated Tennessee into the system. After selling the railroad in 1880 he started the American National Bank. He was quite the character and as you can expect with anyone with the nickname "King". There is a sanitized history here https://www.geni.com/people/Col-Edmund-Cole-CSA/6000000018425538914 These are unissued stock and a really neat find!

This is a hard-to-find stock definitely take advantage of my prices while I have these available.

Imagine hanging this antique historic collectible on your wall as home decor in any room! Stock certificates are another thing that is limited in supply and once they are gone all into museums and collections they will be hard to get. They are such historic documents with so much history behind them. The first stock certificate was issued in 1606 by the Dutch East India Company. 407 years of history later the Walt Disney Company issued one of the last paper stock certificates from a major corporation in 2013.

My pictures seriously don't do it justice. These had to be done on heavy paper stock, almost like a dollar bill but stiffer and more durable, which makes them stay vibrant and new looking for a long time.

This item has reached full antique status.