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Auction: 312 - Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 2255

New York & Harlem RR (NY) 1873. #12396. 100 shs. Train. Blacksmith and sailor, dog, left. Signed by William H. Vanderbilt as president, and countersigned at left by Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr. Punches affect William´s signature. Cornelius´s signature is partially obscured by ink, RN-T4. VF+. William H. Vanderbilt was the son of Commodore Vanderbilt. The Commodore at first thought little of William´s business sense, but allowed him to manage a small railroad in Staten Island. William succeeded and won the Commodore´s confidence. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr. was William´s son.

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