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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secret Telegraph | Communications | Feb-93 | SM#113 | 5265 | 1917 | S | n/a | $30 | $37 | 10% | $41 | ||
| Bond -- Cr. #89/Ball #79 | Confederate & Civil War | Mar-99 | WINS#17 | 287 | 1863 | B | n/a | $80 | $65 | 0% | $65 | No. 1253 | |
| Confederate States of America Act of February 17,1864(Cr.141G)(Ball 291) | Confederate & Civil War | 7-Jul | SM#272 | 2843 | 1864 | B | n/a | $600 | $325 | 15% | $374 | F-VF;"only 256 of this type issued";Rarity 7 in Ball | |
| Pan American Airways Corp (DE) | Cord, Errett Lobban | May-98 | WINS#15 | 70 | 1937 | S | I&SV | $275 | $200 | 0% | $200 | E | |
| TLS -- re Disney stock | Disney, Walt | Dec-99 | WINS#19 | 2136 | 1959 | TLS | S | $2,200 | $1,800 | 10% | $1,980 | EF | |
| Peoria & Bureau Valley Railroad Co. (IL) | Durant, Thomas C. | Jul-93 | SM#119 | 5662 | 1854 | T | SO | $250 | $250 | 10% | $275 | ||
| Thomas A. Edison (NJ) | Edison, Thomas A. | 6-Mar | SM-PL0603 | 1945 | BR | S | SO | $150 | $150 | VF+;Price List;"ornate border" | |||
| Moving Picture Co. of America (DE) | Entertainment | 7-Feb | Harmer#0701 | 1289 | SPEC | GR | S | n/a | $225 | $80 | 15% | $92 | XF; |
| Adirondack Stage (NY) | Express & Transportation | Feb-00 | SM#195 | 5152 | 1889 | S | n/a | $200 | $200 | 12% | $224 | VF+* | |
| American Express (Type VI) | Fargo, William G. | Jan-97 | SM#159 | 2119 | 1873 | S | SO | $400 | $290 | 10% | $319 | VF+; 1/2 hole by number of shares | |
| State of New York (NY) | Fillmore, Millard | May-96 | SM-PL0596 | C4691 | 1860 | B | SO | $700 | $700 | Price List; VF | |||
| Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Co., Ltd (HI Terr) | Food & Drink | 7-Jan | Harmer#0701 | 400 | 1920 | RD | S | n/a | $300 | $130 | 15% | $150 | XF;Specimen; < 10,000 shs |
| Selma, Marion & Memphis Railroad Co. (AL) | Forrest, Nathan B. | 3-Feb | SM#227 | 2182 | 1869 | GB | SO/SV | $1,500 | $1,500 | 15% | $1,725 | VF+;RN-W2;RN-P5(2) | |
| The San Francisco City Stock | Geary, John W. | Jul-94 | WINS#9407 | 41 | 1851 | B | SO | $300 | $200 | 0% | $200 | EF; lightly pen cnx | |
| Troy, Salem & Rutland Railroad Co. (NY-VT) | Gould, Jay | Jan-00 | SM#194 | 2168 | 1865 | B | SO (2) | $300 | $270 | 12% | $302 | U; VF+ | |
| TLS - re: newspaper shipments from Canada | Harding, Warren G. | May-00 | SM#197 | 365 | 1922 | TLS | S | $450 | $450 | 12% | $504 | VG | |
| Partly printed document ordering R. Shaw to appear in court re:debt | Heyward, Thomas | 2-Dec | Barnes#25 | 50 | 1786 | ADS | S | $1,000 | F;SD;slight ink erosion to signature;Price List | ||||
| Chesapeake, Ohio & Southwestern RR (NY) | Huntington, Collis P. | 1-May | SSI#12 | 17 | 1882 | S | S | $380 | $400 | 10% | $440 | VF;rare | |
| Germania Fire Insurance Co. (NY) | Insurance | Nov-94 | SM#132 | 8190 | 1864 | S | n/a | $75 | $110 | 10% | $121 | VF+; RN | |
| Banco Nacional (PA) | International | 7-Oct | Harmer#0710 | 557 | 1926 | OR/ | SPEC | n/a | $375 | $575 | 15% | $661 | "XF" condition; SPECIMEN; 500 Balboas 6.6% gold bond |
| Compagnie Transaerea Espa Ola 'Colon' (ES) | International | 1-May | SSI#12 | 735 | 1928 | S | n/a | $85 | $95 | 10% | $105 | U;VF+;scarce;w/coupons | |
| Imperial Government State Loan (Russia) | International | 1-Oct | LABARRE | 419 | 1909 | B | n/a | $150 | E;Price List | ||||
| Phonix AG fur Bergbau und Huttenbetrieb | International | Sep-97 | IAB9710 | 436 | 1855 | B | n/a | $2,693 | $5,117 | 15% | $5,885 | VF-EF | |
| Tesoreria Nacoinal de Puerto Rico | International | Jun-98 | SM#177 | 1483 | 1813 | B | n/a | $600 | $1,600 | 10% | $1,760 | A very important piece | |
| MDS -- Presidential appointment | Johnson, Andrew | Apr-99 | SM#186 | 407 | 1866 | MDS | S | $950 | $500 | 10% | $550 | VG; choice |