Posted on July 4, 2010.
Collecting Antique Stocks by Theme There is a growing market in old stock certificates because of their beauty, originality, historical significance, rarity and, surprisingly, at an affordable price.
Though most certificates (even a century ago) can be bought for less than $ 100, the number of available licenses (thousands), not to mention the costs of the rarest, is opposed to any person seeking to collect all.
For this reason, and because of personal preferences, people tend to give as gifts or collect share certificates subject. These are some of the most popular themes:
Railways 1.Industry - are popular themes in the industry. There were a lot of them and they literally created the infrastructure that enabled the U.S. to develop a unified economic entity, cultural, political and societal Even within the category of railway Most people focus on sub-segments, such that the first railways electric traction (trolleys) from a hundred years or all the little lines that consolidated to create a wider path iron. examples of the industry are other aircraft, mining, petroleum, automobiles, retailers, banks, or any industry "that you define.
2.Geography - It is amusing to see the name of your city or state on a certificate. These sensors typically have to do a little research and reading about companies and places they identify with or acknowledge. There are hundreds of old certificates of city, county or state names in the name of the company, for example, Maricopa Mica Mining Company (1890) or the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company (1927).
3.Vignette - "Vignette" is the term of the collection of the photo (s) on most certificates. They are usually very detailed artwork created from etchings. A collector might choose, for example, images of animals (including American eagles, foxes, dogs, horses, cattle, doves, cats and many others).
4.Family Relationship - If your last name is Morrison, you could have a beautiful, framed, an authenticated certificate from 1865 for "The Morrison Family Oil Company" hanging in your den. How long Dock Company (1860) or the Custer Channel Wing Corporation?
5.Time Period - Fans of the Old West like The Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company, The John B. Stetson Company or Abercrombie & Fitch Company (they were actually important suppliers in the good old days too).
There are many other possible themes (autographs of famous people, famous events, years ...). And many certificates may take more than one theme, so there is no end to the satisfaction of creating a beautiful collection, but also the excitement of picking a new direction.
In all cases, the collection of rare historical documents is a culture, entertainment, which is gratifying and exciting to continue to enjoy sharing with others (as you show your Barnstable 1865 of the Bank and the exhibit on trade during the civil war).
