152. 1864. STEUBENVILLE AND INDIANA RAIL ROAD COMPANY. $200.
Name: Steubenville and Indiana Rail Road Company.
Date: 16 July 1864
Signature: pen
Dimensions: 33 x 18.5 cm
Coupons: no
Category: Railroad
Condition: VF-
Denomination: 200 Dollars
DESCRIPTION: ACTION OF ONE OF THE U.S. RAILWAY COMPANIES FROM THE STATE OF OHIO. THE COMPANY TO BUILD THE LINE WAS FOUNDED IN FEBRUARY 1848. ITS PURPOSE WAS TO BUILD A CONNECTION FROM THE CITY OF STEUBENVILLE IN EASTERN OHIO TO THE INDIANA STATE BORDER AT WILSHIRE AND FORT RECOVERY. DECORATIVE MOTIFS WITH BORDERING GEOMETRIC AND FLORAL SHAPES. IN ADDITION, TOP VIGNETTE WITH A MOVING TRAIN AGAINST A CITY BACKGROUND. ON THE LEFT SIDE, A TAX STAMP WITH JERRY WASHINGTON. ON THE CYLINDER, OF COURSE, THE SIGNATURE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE LINE AND THE SECRETARY. AN EXCEPTIONAL TESTIMONY TO THE HISTORY OF THE U.S. CIVIL WAR RAILROAD. A TRUE RARITY NOT ONLY ON THE POLISH ANTIQUARIAN MARKET.
