MARIETTA & CINCINNATI RAIL ROAD Stocks (Lot of 2) 1865 & 1868 Southern OH RR VF+

Description

Lot of 2:
1) Preferred stock First Class issued August 10, 1865 to Thomas Reed for three shares. Certificate No. 1576 with red underprint and dog vignette in oval frame, and vignette with train next to river.
2) Preferred stock Second Class issued April 16, 1868 to James G. King’s Sons for 100 shares. Certificate No. 1645 with green underprint and vignette with train passing through hills and valley.
Marietta and Cincinnati Rail-Road Company
. Stocks issued at New York City at
per share. Incorporated (reorganized) in 1860 in the State of Ohio. Revenue stamps affixed within stamp frames.
Company capital was
,000,000
. Hand signed by company
president B. Roelston
and register George P. Fetch. Certificates are about 8” x 10.5”. Black print on vellum paper.
The Marietta and Cincinnati Rail Road was an important east-west railroad in southern Ohio, that was later absorbed by the Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Railroad. Its original route ran from Marietta through Vincent, Athens, Hamden, Chillicothe, Greenfield, Blanchester, and Loveland, Ohio. It had two main branches: Blanchester to Hillsboro, which was originally part of the Hillsboro and Cincinnati Railroad; and Hamden to Portsmouth, Ohio, originally part of the Scioto and Hocking Valley Railroad.
The
Marietta and Cincinnati Rail Road
was founded as the Belpre and Cincinnati Railroad (B&C) in 1845. The first through-train from Cincinnati, using the tracks of The Little Miami Railroad to reach Loveland, ran on April 9, 1857. The
Marietta and Cincinnati Rail Road
operated a ferry for the 14 miles downriver from Marietta to Parkersburg, so that travelers and freight could be transferred between it’s trains and the B&O system trains.
Condition:  Very Fine+
, light folds, minor creasing, no tears, minor signs of wear/handling/toning (see photos), stamp and punch or slit cancelled.
Printer:
Hosford & Ketcham, New York City.
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