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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ft. Scott Coca-Cola Bottling (MO) | Food & Drink | Feb-00 | SM#195 | 5227 | S | n/a | $125 | $110 | 12% | $123 | EF; ca.1930's; first...seen | ||
| Selma, Marion & Memphis Railroad Co. (AL) | Forrest, Nathan B. | Jan-98 | SIGHOUSE#9 | 69 | 1869 | B | I&SO/V | $1,950 | $1,850 | 15% | $2,128 | VG; 1p | |
| Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. (MD) | Gates, John W. "Bet-a-million" | Jan-95 | SM#134 | 1016 | 1899 | P | I&SV | $450 | $470 | 10% | $517 | VF+; POC | |
| Oil Creek & Allegheny River Rwy | Gould, Jay | Jun-89 | SM#81 | 5528 | 1869 | S | I&SV | $300 | $1,300 | 10% | $1,430 | ||
| Homestake Mining | Hearst, Millicent | 4-Jul | SM#240 | 3663 | 1903 | S | SO | $1,000 | $1,550 | 15% | $1,783 | VF+;"rare";countersigned by William Randolph | |
| Chesapeake, Ohio & Southwestern Railroad Co. | Huntington, Collis P. | 8-Jun | WINS#0807 | 529 | 1882 | GR/ | S | SO | $150 | $125 | 15% | $144 | EF; 100 shs; small POC(6) |
| Enterprise Insurance Co. (PA) | Insurance | Jan-97 | WINS#12 | 348 | 1871 | S | n/a | $150 | $130 | $130 | Pen cnx through revenue stamp | ||
| Banca D'America E D'Italia (Italy) | International | 7-Nov | SM#274 | 5218 | 1917 | GR/RD | S | n/a | $60 | $130 | 0% | - | *; VF; 10 shs; #26943; "red vignettes": "minor splits" |
| Compagnie Francaise & Americanie De San Francisco (France) | International | 6-Jul | SM#262 | 3106 | 1850 | S | n/a | $600 | $275 | 15% | $316 | U;VF+;"earliest certif w/vignette from CA Gold Rush" | |
| Howe Machine (BE) | International | 9-Aug | SPINK-08/09 | 971 | 1889 | GR | S | n/a | $150 | $70 | 20% | $84 | EF; 100 Francs |
| Stuttgarter Liederkranz (Germany) | International | Sep-97 | IAB9710 | 1164 | 1864 | B | n/a | $1,158 | $2,200 | 15% | $2,530 | EF | |
| Connecticut Telephone Co. (CT) | Jewell, Marshall | 3-Mar | WINS#27 | 637 | S | SO | $250 | $235 | 10% | $259 | EF;"truly early telephone stocks in existence" | ||
| DS - Warrant of Pardon | Lincoln, Abraham | Oct-97 | SIG#8 | 21 | 1863 | DS | S | $5,000 | $4,300 | 10% | $4,730 | VG; 4to; s/a President of U.S. | |
| Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio Rail Road Co. (VA) | Mahone, William | 9-Apr | SPINK-04/09 | 2548 | 1872 | GR/ | S | n/a | $150 | $80 | 20% | $96 | EF; #490; 4 shs |
| Electric Manufacturing & Miscellaneous Stock Exchange | Manufacturing | 4-Oct | SM#241 | 1053 | 1883 | S | n/a | $625 | $750 | 15% | $863 | U;VF+;#3 | |
| New England Motive Power (ME) | Manufacturing | Nov-98 | SM-PL1198 | C6561 | 1884 | S | n/a | $125 | 15% | $144 | Price List; EF | ||
| Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co. of America (NJ) | Marconi, Gugliemo | 2-Mar | SM#217 | 2250 | 1913 | S | I&SV | $12,500 | $6,250 | 10% | $6,875 | VF+ | |
| International Nickel | Mills, Ogden Jr | Mar-92 | MALONE | 35 | 1916 | S | I&SV | $80 | $80 | ||||
| American Mining Co. (VT) | Mining | Feb-00 | SM#195 | 5433 | 1850 | S | n/a | $125 | $110 | 12% | $123 | U;VF+ | |
| AZ,Eastern&Montana Smelting,Ore Purchasing Co (WV) | Mining | Jul-00 | Wins#20 | 555 | 1899 | S | n/a | $225 | $118 | 10% | $130 | U;E | |
| Blair County Mine | Mining | 3-Feb | SM#227 | 5239 | 1852 | S | n/a | $125 | $60 | 15% | $69 | U;VF | |
| Bullfrog National Bank Gold Mining Co. (SD) | Mining | Nov-00 | Holabird-11/00 | 541 | S | n/a | $75 | $55 | 12% | $62 | U;VF;no date visible or listed in catalogue | ||
| Central Arizona Mining Co. (NY) | Mining | 8-Feb | SM#277 | 5194 | 1881 | S | n/a | $150 | $60 | 15% | $69 | *; #4267; 100 shs; "pinholes, corner fold" | |
| Colorado Consolidated Mining & Tunneling (CO) | Mining | 4-Feb | SM#236 | 5373 | 1882 | S | n/a | $213 | $110 | 15% | $127 | U;VF+ | |
| Copper Cliff Mines of Montana (England) | Mining | 4-Jun | SM#239 | 5339 | 1903 | S | n/a | $100 | $45 | 15% | $52 | U;VF+ |