163. 1955. COLLECTION OF 2 SHARES OF NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY STOCK. $50 AND $100.
Name: the New York Central Railroad Company
Date: 1 IV 1955
Caption: Facsimile and pen
Dimensions: 24 x 35.5 cm
Coupons: Yes, 20
Category: Railroad
Condition: VF-/VF
Denomination: 50 and 100 Dollars
DESCRIPTION: COLLECTION OF 2 SHARES OF ONE OF THE OLDEST U.S. RAILWAY COMPANIES FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK. ITS CONSTRUCTION BEGAN IN 1831. THE LINES CONNECTED NEW YORK WITH SEVERAL STATES ON THE EAST COAST AND IN THE LAND OF THE GREAT LAKES, INCLUDING. PENNSYLVANIA, OHIO, ILLINOIS, MICHIGAN, INDIANA. THE NETWORK OPERATED UNTIL 1968 AND ITS SUCCESSOR WAS THE PENN CENTRAL COMPANY. AFTER ITS BANKRUPTCY, PART OF THE LINE WAS TAKEN OVER BY CSX. DECORATIVE MOTIFS WITH A VIGNETTE DEPICTING A FEMALE FIGURE SEATED ON A THRONE. A CURIOSITY ON THE POLISH ANTIQUARIAN MARKET.
