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.
To initiate a search for a name, use the scroll down menu to Name and enter the name in the box to the right, and then click on Search in the blue box.
| Name | Category | Auction Date | Auction Catalog | Item Number | Year Signed | Color | Type | Signed | Est-Ask | Realized | Comm-Disc | Cost | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Union Bank $1000 | Banks | Oct-92 | SM PL 1092 | n/a | 1833 | B | n/a | $300 | $300 | Price List | |||
| United States Land & Loan (KS) | Banks | 4-Jun | SM#239 | 5083 | 1891 | S | n/a | $150 | $61 | 15% | $70 | U;VF+;#23 | |
| Bank of the United States (PA) | Biddle, Nicholas | Jun-00 | SM#199 | 2039 | 1831 | S | SO | $500 | $1,100 | 10% | $1,210 | U;VF | |
| Buick Oil Co. (CA) | Buick, David D. | May-98 | WINS#15 | 137 | 1911 | S | S | $1,050 | $500 | 0% | $500 | U; F | |
| Ohio Canal Stock (OH) | Canals | 3-Jun | SM#230 | 5195 | 1842 | B | n/a | $150 | $75 | 15% | $86 | VF;s/b:John Brough Ohio Civil War governor | |
| DS -- Check | Clemens, Samuel L. | Oct-95 | HISTAUTO | 54 | 1875 | CK | S | $1,750 | $1,400 | 10% | $1,540 | F | |
| Brooks Satellite Inc. (DE) | Communications | 2-Mar | Boone#32 | 1736 | 1985 | S | n/a | $850 | $850 | Price List;EF | |||
| Home Long Distance Telephone Co. (CA) | Communications | 7-Oct | Harmer#0710 | 1312 | 1912 | /SR | SPEC | n/a | $188 | $250 | 15% | $288 | "XF"; SPECIMEN; $1,000 5% 1st mort. GB; POCs; burgundy |
| Penn Overland Telephone & Telegraph (NJ) | Communications | Jan-97 | WINS#12 | 1165 | 1884 | S | n/a | $175 | $160 | $160 | U; EF | ||
| Confederate States America Counterfeit Bond-Cr.#89 Bal 79 | Confederate & Civil War | 2-Nov | WINS#26 | 166 | 1863 | B | n/a | $100 | $70 | 10% | $77 | "counterfeits far rarer than orginals"edge chinks | |
| Loan of 1864 (CSA) | Confederate & Civil War | 1-May | SSI#12 | 59 | 1864 | B | n/a | $95 | $110 | 10% | $121 | U;VF;w/cooupons;CR143C | |
| West Indies Sugar (DE) | De Mille, Cecil B. | Feb-00 | SM#195 | 5400 | 1945 | S | I&SV | $300 | $300 | 12% | $336 | VF+ | |
| Wilmington & Northern Railroad (PA-DE) | Dupont, Henry A. | 4-Feb | SM#236 | 6074 | 1887 | B | SO | $150 | 15% | $150 | U;EF;"premium quality for this issue" | ||
| Edison Portland Cement Co. (NJ) | Edison, Thomas A. | Jun-89 | SM#81 | 1204 | 1899 | I&SS | $1,250 | $1,550 | 10% | $1,705 | framed | ||
| Edison Phonograph Toy | Entertainment | Oct-93 | SM-PL1093 | C1491 | 1889 | S | n/a | $975 | $975 | Catalog, Saint Nicholas in his sleigh | |||
| Louisiana Purchase Exposition Co. (MO) | Expositions & Centennials | 7-Jul | SM#272 | 1283 | 1904 | RD | S | n/a | $500 | $700 | 15% | $805 | U;VF+;"1 of the freshest & brightest example we've seen" |
| Merchants Dispatch Transportation (Type 1) | Fargo, James C. | Jun-91 | SM#97 | 1062 | 1871 | S | SO | $500 | $440 | 10% | $484 | only 12 believed found | |
| Oregon & Transcontinental Co. (OR) | Field, Marshall | 1-Feb | SM#206 | 5866 | 1882 | S | I&SV | $500 | $350 | 12% | $392 | VF;minor chipping end of certif;excellent sign. | |
| Coca Cola Co. (NY) | Food & Drink | 1-Jun | SM#211 | 2155 | 1929 | C | n/a | $1,250 | $600 | 10% | $660 | VF+ | |
| Whole Grain Wheat Co. (AZ) | Food & Drink | Oct-98 | STOCKSEARCH | 73 | 1926 | S | n/a | $40 | $50 | 10% | $55 | U; VF+; scarce | |
| Autograph Docket Signed -- Civil War-date | Garfield, James A. | Apr-99 | SM#186 | 252 | 1864 | DS | S | $500 | $700 | 10% | $770 | Mounting trace; 4to | |
| Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad Co. | Gould, Jay | Jan-93 | SM#112 | 1133 | 1886 | S | SO | $300 | $360 | 10% | $396 | a/b: George J. Gould; pinholes | |
| AES-French/untranslated; warrant furnishing handbells | Guillotin, Joseph-Ignace | Jan-98 | SIGHOUSE#9 | 199 | 1790 | DS | S | $1,350 | $1,200 | 15% | $1,380 | VG; 8vo | |
| Currency Signed (one shilling note) | Hart, John | Dec-99 | WINS#19 | 2222 | 1776 | DS | S | $350 | $475 | 10% | $523 | EF; SD; a/b: John Stevens | |
| Wrigley Pharmaceutical Co. (DE) | Hospitals & Medical | 4-Feb | SM#236 | 5313 | 1925 | S | n/a | $63 | $44 | 15% | $51 | U;VF;minor fold splits |