THIS STOCK IS HAND SIGNED BY GEORGE BAER, legendary Railroad Tycoon and President of the Reading Co.! His bio is here: wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Frederick_Baer
The design is shown in Scan 1. The signature is shown in Scan 2. Share amount and bearer may vary as may the date which is circa 1910.
The East Pennsylvania Railroad was incorporated on May 26, 1856 as the
Reading and Lehigh Railroad Company by a special Act of the Pennsylvania
Legislature. The name was changed to the East Pennsylvania Railroad
Company on April 21, 1857. The company operated a double-track line
extending from Allentown to Reading, a distance of 35.8 miles.
Beautifully engraved with an ornate
title wrapping an oval train vignette featuring famed Engine 31!! Excellent clean condition!
Collector Value with Baer Autograph $200!
Super vintage PA railroad cert that we sold for $100 and up on our Wall Street History Stand! SAVE 80%!!