147. 1889. PROVIDENCE AND WORCESTER RAILROAD COMPANY. $200.
Name: Providence and Worcester Railroad Company.
Date: 30 X 1889
Signature: Pen.
Dimensions: 27 x 19 cm.
Coupons: No.
Category: Railroad
Condition: VF+
Denomination: 200 Dollars
DESCRIPTION: ACTION OF ONE OF THE OLDEST U.S. RAILWAY COMPANIES FROM THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS. THE COMPANY WAS FOUNDED IN 1844 AND AFTER THREE YEARS HAD ALREADY RUN ITS FIRST SERVICE. THIS RAILROAD WAS RUN BETWEEN THE TOWN OF GARDNER IN WORCESTER COUNTY AND THE TOWN OF PROVIDENCE IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND. HENCE ITS NAME. THE COMPANY GREW ITS OPERATIONS AND THE LINE ALSO REACHED NEW YORK. HOWEVER, IN 1892 IT WAS LEASED FOR 99 YEARS BY THE NEW YORK, NEW HEAVEN AND HARTFORD RAILROAD. FROM 1972 UNTIL TODAY, HOWEVER, IT HAS BEEN OPERATING UNDER ITS OWN NAME. THE STOCK HAS A BORDERING OF GEOMETRIC-PLANT SHAPES IN GREEN. THE STOCK ALSO HAS THE SIGNATURES OF THE COMPANY'S PRESIDENT AND TREASURER. A VIGNETTE OF A MOVING TRAIN IN THE CENTER SECTION. AN EXCEPTIONAL TESTIMONY TO THE HISTORY OF THE USA RAILROAD. A RARITY ON THE POLISH ANTIQUARIAN MARKET.
