Collectible Stocks and Bonds from North American Railroads             by Terry Cox

A guidebook and catalog of prices
(I neither buy nor sell stocks and bonds)
  Abbreviations used  

Denominations of stock certificates
odd =
no printed value, filled in by hand
<10 =
less than 10 shares
10 =
10 shares
50 =
50 shares
<100 =
less than 100 shares
100 =
100 shares
>100 =
over 100 shares
500 =
500 shares
<1000 =
less than 1000 shares
1000 =
1,000 shares
Denominations of bonds and other certificates
$odd =
no printed value, filled in by hand

Issuance and cancellation
i =
issued
ic =
issued and cancelled
iu =
issued and uncancelled
u =
unissued
uc =
unissued and cancelled
uu =
unissued and uncancelled


Printers

See Printers Abbreviations for a complete list.

 


Currency
Fr =
French francs
£ =
pounds Sterling
$ =
dollars (U.S. or Canada)
P =
pesos (Mexico and Cuba)

Description abbreviations
b&w =
black and white
ITASB =
issued to and signed by
l-r =
train appears to move left to right
loco =
locomotive with tender, but no cars
r-l =
train appears to move right to left
RN =
imprinted revenue, catalog number from Scott's
train =
locomotive plus one or more cars

State and country abbreviations

AbbrevStateCountry
BARBarbadosBridgetown
ALBAlbertaEdmonton
BCBritish ColumbiaVictoria
CANCanada, Dominion ofOttawa
MANManitobaWinnipeg
NBNew BrunswickFredricton
NFNewfoundlandSt Johns'
NWTNorthwest TerritoriesYellowknife
NSNova ScotiaHalifax
NUNNunavutIqualit
ONTOntarioToronto
PEIPrince Edward IslandCharlottetown
QUEQuebecQuebec City
SASSaskatchewanRegina
YUKYukon TerritoryWhitehorse
COSCosta Rica (República de Costa Rica)San José
CUBCuba
DOMDominican Republic
ELSEl Salvador
GERGermany
HAIHaiti
HONHonduras
JAMJamaica
AGSAguascalientesAguascalientes
BAJBaja CaliforniaMexicali
BCSBaja California SurLa Paz
CAMCampecheCampeche
CHIChiapasTuxtla Gutiérrez
CHHChihuahuaChihuahua
COACoahuilaSaltillo
COLColimaColima
DFDistrito FederalMexico City
DURDurangoDurango
GNJGuanajuatoGuanajuato
GUEGuerreroChilpancingo de los Bravo
HIDHidalgoPachuca
JALJaliscoGuadalajara
MEXMexicoMexico City
MXMexico, Estado deMexico City
MICMichoacanMorelia
MORMorelosCurenevaca
NAYNayaritTepic
NLNuevo LeonMonterrey
OAXOaxacaOaxaca
PUEPueblaPuebla
QUTQueretaroQuerétaro
QUIQuintana RooChetumal
SLPSan Luis PotosiSan Luis Potosí
SINSinaloaCuliacán
SONSonoraHermosillo
TABTabascoVillahermosa
TAMTamaulipasVictoria
TLATlaxcalaTlaxcala
VERVeracruzXalapa
YUCYucatanMérida
ZACZacatecasZacatecas
NICNicaragua
PANPanama
KNFederation of St Kitts and NevisBasseterre
HOLThe NetherlandsThe Netherlands
UKUnited KingdomLondon
ALAlabamaMontgomery
ALTAlabama Territory
AKAlaskaJuneau
AKTAlaska TerritoryJuneau
AZArizonaPhoenix
AZTArizona TerritoryPhoenix
ARArkansasLittle Rock
ARTArkansas Territory
CACaliforniaSacramento
COColoradoDenver
COTColorado TerritoryGolden, Denver
CTConnecticutHartford
DKTDakota TerritoryYankton
DEDelawareDover
AKDDistrict of AlaskaJuneau
DCDistrict of ColumbiaWashington
FLFloridaTallahassee
FLTFlorida TerritoryTallahassee
FRFranklinGreenville
GAGeorgiaAtlanta
GUAGuamAgana
HIHawaiiHonolulu
HITHawaii TerritoryHonolulu
HIKHawaii, Kingdom ofHonolulu
HIRHawaii, Republic ofHonolulu
IDIdahoBoise
IDTIdaho TerritoryBoise
ILIllinoisKaskaskia, Springfield
ILTIllinois TerritoryKaskaskia
INIndianaIndianapolis
INTIndiana TerritoryVincennes
IAIowaDes Moines
IATIowa TerritoryIowa City
KSKansasTopeka
KSTKansas TerritoryTopeka
KYKentuckyFrankfort
LALouisianaBaton Rouge
LATLouisiana-Missouri Territory
MEMaineAugusta
MDMarylandAnnapolis
MAMassachusettsBoston
MIMichiganDetroit, Lansing
MITMichigan TerritoryDetroit
MNMinnesotaSt. Paul
MNTMinnesota TerritorySt. Paul
MSMississippiJackson
MSTMississippi TerritoryNatchez, Washington
MOMissouriJefferson City
MOTMissouri TerritorySt Charles, Jefferson City
MTMontanaHelena
MTTMontana TerritoryHelena
NENebraskaLincoln
NETNebraska TerritoryOmaha, Capitol City
NVNevadaCarson City
NVTNevada TerritoryCarson City
NHNew HampshireConcord
NJNew JerseyTrenton
NMNew MexicoSanta Fe
NMTNew Mexico TerritorySanta Fe
NYNew YorkAlbany
NCNorth CarolinaRaleigh
NDNorth DakotaBismarck
NWNorthwest TerritoryVincennes
OHOhioColumbus
OKOklahomaOklahoma City
OKTOklahoma TerritoryOklahoma City
OROregonSalem
ORTOregon TerritoryOregon City, Salem
OTOrleans Territory
PAPennsylvaniaHarrisburg
PRPuerto RicoSan Juan
RIRhode IslandProvidence
SCSouth CarolinaColumbia
SDSouth DakotaPierre
TNTennesseeKnoxville, Nashville
TSWTerritory Southwest of River OhioKnoxville
TXTexasAustin
TXRTexas, Republic ofAustin
USUnited StatesWashington, DC
UTUtahSalt Lake City
UTTUtah TerritorySalt Lake City
VTVermontMontpelier
VAVirginiaRichmond
WAWashingtonOlympia
WATWashington TerritoryOlympia
WVWest VirginiaCharleston
WIWisconsinMadison
WITWisconsin TerritoryBelmont, Burlington
WYWyomingCheyenne
WYTWyoming TerritoryCheyenne

 

 
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