2Perry Street Railway Company Stock Certificate No. 362 – Antique Capital Stock Ephemera

Description:

Antique stock certificate from the Perry Street Railway Company, featuring intricate orange border and engraved vignette of a streetcar. Certificate No. 362, with blank fields for issuance, dated to the late 19th or early 20th century. A rare piece of transportation and financial history from a bygone urban railway era. Reverse side is also preserved.

Historical Value:

This certificate represents the boom of street railway systems in U.S. cities in the late 1800s to early 1900s. Companies like Perry Street were often small-scale operations later absorbed or closed due to the rise of motor vehicles. Scripophily collectors value such pieces for their engraving and rarity.