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Auction: 321 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale and Stocks and Bonds of the Americas
Lot: 1309

Western Air Line Construction Co. (IA), $1000 shares, 188[1], #87, signed by Francis M. Drake as president, vignette of horse and ox-drawn wagons passing native americans, ornate border, black, hole and stamp cancelled, counterfoil re-glued at left, light creasing, GVF.

Francis M. Drake (1830-1903) was a merchant who later fought in the American Civil War. President of several railroads and also the Centerville National Bank. Elected 16th Governor of Iowa. Founded and endowed Drake University in Des Moines.

Estimate
$150 to $200