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Auction: 321 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale and Stocks and Bonds of the Americas
Lot: 1174

Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co., scrip certificate for 10 shares preferred stock, 1873, #21866, signed by Russell Sage as Vice President, issued to and signed on reverse by Alexander Mitchell, allegorical female with steam train and ships behind, green, punch cancelled through signatures but still legible, VF.

Russell Sage (1816-1906), a financier involved in many railroad developments in the US, often in partnership with Jay Gould.
Alexander Mitchell (1817-1887), a banker, railroad financier and politician, he held the position of president of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad from 1865-87.

Estimate
$100 to $125