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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Interlocking Switch & Signal Co. (NY) | Railroads | 9-Jun | SPINK-296 | 1963 | 1884 | BL | S | n/a | $400 | $210 | 20% | $252 | VF; #44; 5 shs |
| New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Co. (NY) | Railroads | May-00 | SSI#10 | 346 | 1898 | GB | n/a | $75 | $75 | 10% | $83 | VF | |
| Ocean City Railroad Co. (NJ) | Railroads | 1-Jun | SM#212 | 5854 | 1884 | S | n/a | $100 | $100 | 10% | $110 | VF+;"Cox reports fewer than 50 known" | |
| Petaluma & Sebastopol Railroad (CA) | Railroads | 4-Oct | SM#241 | 2265 | 1889 | S | n/a | $400 | $400 | 15% | $460 | U;VF+;"1st we've seen" | |
| Queen Anne's Railroad Co. (MD) | Railroads | 6-Feb | SM#258 | 5552 | 1902 | S | n/a | $150 | $125 | 15% | $144 | U;VF+ | |
| Salt Lake & Fort Douglass Railway Co. (UT Terr.) | Railroads | 4-Aug | Wins#0408 | 796 | 1884 | B | n/a | $400 | $240 | 10% | $264 | U;F;sm tear center fold;attached coupons | |
| South Carolina Railway Co. (SC) | Railroads | 4-Jun | SM#239 | 5766 | 1866 | B | n/a | $150 | $110 | 15% | $127 | VF;light staining;POC | |
| Staten Island Electric Railroad Co. (NY) | Railroads | 3-Sep | WINS 0903 | 629 | 1890 | B | n/a | $200 | $150 | 10% | $165 | VF;attached coupons;$500 Bond | |
| Tunnel Railroad of St. Louis (MO) | Railroads | Oct-98 | STOCKSEARCH | 384 | 1905 | S | n/a | $50 | $60 | 10% | $66 | VF | |
| Wat-Chung Railway Co. (NJ) | Railroads | 6-Jul | SM#262 | 5465 | 1875 | S | n/a | $113 | $110 | 15% | $127 | VF;#38;minor split at top | |
| TLS -- re paper on etiology of Yellow Fever | Reed, Walter | Oct-97 | SM#169 | 392 | 1902 | TLS | S | $450 | $750 | 10% | $825 | G; 8vo | |
| Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad Co. | Rockefeller, John D. | May-00 | SM#197 | 163 | 1891 | S | I&SV | $950 | $1,000 | 12% | $1,120 | VG | |
| Check | Roosevelt, Theodore | Mar-94 | WINS#9403 | 328 | 1916 | CK | S | $625 | $350 | 10% | $385 | F;26th President | |
| Illinois Central Railroad Co. (IL) | Schuyler, Robert | Jul-94 | WINS#9407 | 48 | 1851 | B | SO | $200 | $127 | 0% | $127 | VF; some blled through of ink | |
| Atlantic Wharf Co. (MA) | Shipping | 5-Feb | SM#245 | 5578 | 1851 | S | n/a | $125 | $60 | 15% | $69 | U;VF+ | |
| Harlem & Spuyten Duyvil Navigation Co. (NY) | Shipping | Oct-94 | WINS#9410 | 543 | 1860 | S | n/a | $88 | $60 | 0% | $60 | F;pen cnx | |
| Oregon Steamship | Shipping | Jul-97 | SM#166 | 5639 | 1879 | C | n/a | $125 | $110 | 10% | $121 | F; unissued; text changes in red pen; "rare" | |
| Virginia Navigation | Shipping | Jun-96 | SM#152 | 1296 | 1894 | S | n/a | $200 | $425 | 10% | $468 | VF+;"only one we know of" | |
| New England Trotting Horse Breeders' Association | Sports | Feb-00 | SM#195 | 5298 | 1895 | S | n/a | $200 | $110 | 12% | $123 | U;VF | |
| City of New Orleans (LA) | State & Treasury Bonds | 3-Feb | SM#227 | 5975 | 1900 | B | n/a | $200 | $250 | 15% | $288 | EF; Specimen | |
| Liberty Loan of 1917 (United States Government) | State & Treasury Bonds | 6-Mar | SM-PL0603 | 1917 | BL | B | n/a | $3,500 | $3,500 | VF+;Price List;orginal 80 coupons bound to side-none clipped | |||
| State of Louisiana (Cr. #29C) (LA) | State & Treasury Bonds | 5-Aug | WINS#0508 | 472 | 1828 | B | n/a | $300 | $150 | 10% | $165 | Few fold separations;with accompanying coupons | |
| Territory of Montana (MT) | State & Treasury Bonds | 6-Oct | SM#266 | 5366 | 1868 | BL | B | n/a | $100 | $80 | 15% | $92 | VF;couple minor tears top border |
| CK in amount of $100 payable to "Myself" | Sutter, John Augustus | 2-Mar | WINS#203 | 190 | 1875 | CK | SO | $2,000 | $1,900 | 10% | $2,090 | F;written in Sutter's hand & signed by him | |
| Oil Creek Railroad | Tilden, Samuel J. | Feb-88 | SM#69 | 52 | 1865 | S | I&SV | $100 | $130 | 10% | $143 |