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BIOGRAPHY |
| FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS |
| TIMELINE of events
that have affected the railroad industry |
| General
information about certificates |
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GLOSSARY |
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CANCELLATION explained. |
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DEALERS who sell collectible
stocks and bonds |
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COLLECTING ORGANIZATIONS |
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DIFFERENCES between
stocks and bonds |
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CUSIP NUMBERS, what
are they? |
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IMPRINTED REVENUE stamps known
on certificates |
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REPORTING NEW CERTIFICATE
COLORS |
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More than you EVER wanted to know about SPECIMENS
AND PROOFS |
| How
much are certificates "worth?" |
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PRICING of certificates as
collectibles |
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VALUES of certificates
as securities |
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HINTS FOR SELLERS |
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HOARDS and their effect on prices |
| What
certificates are currently known? |
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DATABASE of all known certificates,
online, updated weekly |
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CURRENT CERTIFICATE
POPULATION, general summary |
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ABBREVIATIONS
used in the database |
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WHAT CAN SERIAL NUMBERS TELL US? |
| What
are the MAJOR TYPES of certificates? |
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STOCKS |
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TERMINOLOGY of stock certificates |
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DENOMINATIONS of stock
certificates |
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COLORS of stock certificates |
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BONDS |
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PURPOSES of bonds |
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COUPON vs REGISTERED
bonds |
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BEARER vs REGISTERED
bonds |
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TYPES of bonds |
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CROSS-REFERENCE to
"Criswell" numbers |
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GOLD BONDS |
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GOLD BOND SCAMS AND HYPES
-- BEWARE! |
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COLORS of bonds |
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CURIOSITY about the lettering
on bonds |
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OTHER
collectible railroad certificates |
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SCRIP |
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WARRANTS |
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RECEIPTS |
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TEMPORARY STOCKS
AND BONDS |
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CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT |
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FRACTIONAL BONDS |
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FRACTIONAL STOCKS |
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STOCK TRANSFERS |
| What
companies and areas are included? |
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COUNTRIES included from
"North America" |
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STATES AND PROVINCES
in North America |
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Types of COMPANIES INCLUDED
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Types of COMPANIES EXCLUDED |
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DECEPTIVE NAMES of non-railroad companies and clubs. |
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DECISION MATRIX for including or excluding companies |
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DISCUSSION OF LOGIC for including or excluding companies |
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Why LOGGING COMPANIES are included |
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Why UTILITIES are excluded |
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Why BRIDGE COMPANIES are excluded |
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Why REAL ESTATE COMPANIES are excluded |
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Why PLANTATION COMPANIES are excluded |
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Why LABOR UNIONS are excluded |
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Why INDUSTRIAL RAILROADS are excluded |
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Why MIINING RAILROADS are excluded |
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Why certain "GRAY AREA" PARTS COMPANIES are excluded |
| What
autographs
are currently known? |
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COLLECTING CELEBRITY AUTOGRAPHS |
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LIST OF ALL KNOWN
AUTOGRAPHS on railroad stocks and bonds |
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PICTURES of
all celebrities currently on file. |
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CRITERIA for LISTING AUTOGRAPHS |
| Glossary of common words in GERMAN catalogs and price lists to describe certificates |
| How
do you keep certificates intact? |
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PRESERVATION issues,
discussion of the major things to consider |
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SOURCES for archival
materials |
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RESTORATION and REPAIR |
| What
are state seals? |
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GENERAL DISCUSSION about
how you can use state seals |
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FINDING GUIDE that will allow
you to disover a state name from its seal |
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ALL STATE SEALS compiled
in one place |
| Mysteries
that I need help solving |
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ONGOING UNSOLVED MYSTERIES |
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QUESTIONABLE COMPANIES
that might, or might not, be railroad-related |
| AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY archives |
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List of auctions of specimens, proofs, plates, and certificates that have been sold from the American Bank Note company archives since 1988. |
| Q&A
- frequently questions about miscellaneous issues |
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CATALOG NUMBERING
EXPLAINED, how my system works |
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How can you tell if a certificate was issued or not? |
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Why do some certificates lack signatures? |
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RAILROAD LAND GRANTS explained
in more detail |
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DOW-JONES INDEX, the makeup
of the index through time |
| LINKS
to related web sites |
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DEALERS of railroad certificates |
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ORGANIZATIONS for stock
and bond collectors |
| NEWSLETTERS,
an achived collection of newsletters I send to contributors |
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Mar, 1999 |
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Jun, 1999 |
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Sep, 1999 |
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Dec, 1999 |
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Mar, 2000 |
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Jun, 2000 |
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Sep, 2000 |
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Dec, 2000 |
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Mar, 2001 |
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Jun, 2001 |
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Sep, 2001 |
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Dec, 2001 |
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Mar, 2002 |
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Jun, 2002 |
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Mar, 2003 |
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Dec, 2003 |
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Mar, 2004 |
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Jun, 2004 |
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Sep, 2004 |
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Dec, 2004 |
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Sep, 2005 |
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Dec, 2005 |
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May, 2006 |
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Aug, 2006 |
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Nov, 2006 |
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Mar, 2007 |
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Jun, 2007 |
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Sep, 2007 |
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Apr, 2008 |
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Jun, 2008 |
| HOW
YOU CAN HELP, I always need help adding more certificates and
company names |
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CONTRIBUTE STATES
OF OPERATION |
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CONTRIBUTE IMAGES |
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SPECIFIC CERTIFICATES
I need extra help with |
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ONTRIBUTE STORIES ABOUT COMPANIES |
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HOW TO WRITE ARTICLES |
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REFERENCES TO CERTIFICATES |
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PRICE GUIDES |
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BOOKS |
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UNPUBLISHED SOURCES |
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AUCTION CATALOGS |
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MAILBIDS |
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DEALER PRICE LISTS |
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TRANSIENT SOURCES |
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References to company names |
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NAME SOURCES |
| SCANNING
TIPS, how to improve images of certificates |
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HINTS FOR ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
™, How to patch scans together |
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HINTS FOR COREL PHOTOPAINT
™, How to patch scans together |
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HINTS FOR JASC PAINT
SHOP PRO ™, How to patch scans together |
| Miscellaneous stuff somehow related
to railroads |
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Index of CURRIER & IVES prints |
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Old GEOLOGY GUIDE BOOKS for
Western Railroads |
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MILLION DOLLAR BILLS (not
railroad-related, but I keep getting inquiries) |
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BANK NOTE PRINTERS and ENGRAVING COMPANIES |
