WHACO, the acronym for Washington Historical Autograph and Certificate Organization was formed in 1994 and remained in existence until 2014. Founded by George and Juanada Teas, the club’s inspiration resulted from a large group of collectors residing in the greater Virginia and Maryland area. It soon gathered many additional members from around the nation. George and Juanada worked tirelessly for many years running the annual WHACO show from 1994 – 2000. During the period from 1994 through 2005, they compiled a highly important and useful database of auction records detailing sale results of virtually every important Scripophily auction held in the United States. With over 36,000 entries, it remains as the most comprehensive record of auction sales related to old stocks and bonds in America. Through the generosity of George and Juanada, we’re pleased to be able to make this information available to interested users. We hope you find this information helpful in your research and collecting endeavors.
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| Name | Category | Auction Date | Auction Catalog | Item Number | Year Signed | Color | Type | Signed | Est-Ask | Realized | Comm-Disc | Cost | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conrad Mountana Land Co. (WI) | Confederate & Civil War | 1-May | SSI#12 | 70 | 1909 | S | n/a | $36 | $55 | 10% | $61 | U;VF;#3 | |
| Autographed Note Signed | Davis, Jefferson | 2-Mar | WINS#203 | 83 | ANS | SO | $500 | $410 | 10% | $451 | F;mounted ot another sheet of paper;n.d. | ||
| Buffalo & State Line Railroad Co. (NY) | Drew, Daniel | Oct-93 | SM-PL1093 | C1535 | 1854 | S | I&SV | $6,500 | $6,500 | Catalog, Price List; VF; | |||
| Check | Edison, Thomas A. | Jun-96 | WINS#11 | 124 | 1928 | CK | S | $625 | $450 | 0% | $450 | Edison Botonic Research check | |
| Buffalo Bill's Wild West Co. (NJ) | Entertainment | 8-Feb | SM#277 | 1090 | 1887 | OR/BK | S | n/a | $25,000 | $20,000 | 15% | $23,000 | EF+; #156; 5 shs; IT&SO: Nate Salbury as treasurer |
| Yellowstone Park Transportation Co. (DE) | Entertainment | 10-Feb | SPINK#300 | 1461 | 1936 | BK/YL | S | n/a | $250 | $260 | 20% | $312 | VF; reinforced; 1 sh; #28 |
| Wells Fargo & Co | Express & Transportation | Jan-98 | SM#172 | 1067 | 1870 | S | SO | $2,500 | $7,600 | 10% | $8,360 | U; VF-VF+; certificate #1; sb: Ashbel Barney | |
| DS - contract for litho srvc to print Confed. currency | Ficklin, Benjamin F. | Oct-97 | SM#169 | 110 | 1862 | DS | S | $1,500 | $1,700 | 10% | $1,870 | VG; 4to; fine; 'rare'; s/a: B.F. Ficklin | |
| Bear Valley Irrigatiion Co. (CA) | Food & Drink | Mar-99 | WINS#17 | 717 | 1891 | S | n/a | $90 | $75 | 0% | $75 | U; EF | |
| Rogers Milk Products Co., Inc. (NY) | Food & Drink | Apr-99 | SSI#8 | 65 | 1923 | S | n/a | $70 | $95 | 10% | $105 | U; VF; scarce | |
| Reading Co. Stock (NY) | Frick, Henry C. | 2-Feb | WINS#24 | 120 | 1904 | S | I&SO | $200 | $200 | 10% | $220 | F | |
| Buffalo, Brandford & Pittsburgh RR | Gould, Jay | 1-Jan | SM#205 | 1157 | 1871 | S | SO | $2,250 | $1,150 | 12% | $1,288 | VF+;signature pen cancelled | |
| sign & dated card | Grover, Cleveland | 2-Mar | WINS#203 | 74 | 1892 | SC | SO | $200 | $150 | 10% | $165 | F | |
| ADS - Please pay... | Harrison, Benjamin | Apr-95 | SM#137 | 188 | 1790 | ADS | S | $750 | $525 | 10% | $578 | SD; VG; age-toning | |
| United States, 3rd Bill of Exchange (MA) | Hopkinson, Francis | May-00 | SM#197 | 6 | 1780 | DS | n/a | $400 | $325 | 12% | $364 | VG; SD; 4to; recently cleaned | |
| ADS-United States Loan Office certificate (CT) | Imlay, William | 5-Mar | WINS0305 | 1 | 1793 | C | SO | $750 | $825 | 10% | $505 | E;all paper intact | |
| Washington Insurance | Insurance | Feb-00 | SM#195 | 5149 | 1868 | S | n/a | $213 | $175 | 12% | $196 | VF; R44 | |
| Central American Ming (London) | International | 1-Jun | SM#212 | 6301 | 1892 | S | n/a | $150 | $120 | 10% | $132 | VF+;English & Spanish;minor edge chipping | |
| Lake Constance and Basle Railway (Switzerland) | International | Apr-97 | ERIK BOONE | 87 | 1852 | S | n/a | $257 | $371 | 18% | $438 | EF; No 7183 | |
| LS - thanks C.G.Childs for sending a copy of his Views of Philadelphia | Jackson, Andrew | 2-Dec | Barnes #26 | 33 | 1830 | LS | S | $3,000 | $3,000 | Catalog;F;expert repairs verso to minor folds | |||
| Lake Torpedo Boat Co. (ME) | Lake, Simon | May-95 | WINS#9 | 99 | 1917 | S | SO | $250 | $161 | 0% | $161 | EF | |
| Personal Check | Lucas, Anthony F. | 1-May | SSI#12 | 21 | 1921 | CK | S | $150 | $160 | 10% | $176 | VF+;check signed 3 weeks before his deah | |
| Buckeye Steel Castings Co. (OH) | Manufacturing | 10-Feb | SPINK#300 | 701 | 1921 | BL/ | P | n/a | $100 | $90 | 20% | $108 | VF+; 9 shs; #1169; s/b: Samuel P. Bush as pres. |
| Ivanhoe Manufacturing (NJ) | Manufacturing | Feb-00 | SM#195 | 5254 | 1884 | B | n/a | $100 | $75 | 12% | $84 | VF+*; scarce | |
| Stevens Arms & Tool (MA) | Manufacturing | 1-Jun | SM#212 | 5436 | S | n/a | $250 | $250 | 10% | $275 | Unissued;EF;n.d. |