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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford & New York Transportation Co. (CT) | Shipping | 3-Feb | SM#227 | 1180 | 1887 | B | n/a | $250 | $130 | 15% | $150 | VF+ | |
| Orinoco Steam Navigation Co. of New York (NY) | Shipping | Jul-93 | SM#119 | 5301 | 1851 | S | n/a | $60 | $80 | 10% | $88 | ink corrosion | |
| Weehawken Ferry Co. (NJ) | Shipping | Oct-99 | SSI#9 | 423 | 1870 | B | n/a | $180 | $180 | 10% | $198 | U; VF;"rare" | |
| Newark International Baseball Club (NJ) | Sports | 8-Feb | SM#277 | 1124 | 1931 | BR | S | n/a | $250 | $180 | 15% | $207 | *; #5; 1 sh |
| City & County of San Francisco (CA) | State & Treasury Bonds | 2-Jul | SM#221 | 3093 | 1867 | B | n/a | $112 | $100 | 10% | $110 | VF;POC | |
| Liberty Loan of 1917 (USA) | State & Treasury Bonds | 6-Jul | SM#262 | 3225 | 1917 | B | n/a | $1,250 | $1,100 | 15% | $1,265 | U;VF+ | |
| State of Louisiana (Cr. 71A) (LA) | State & Treasury Bonds | 6-Jul | SM#262 | 5504 | 1871 | BR | B | n/a | $500 | $350 | 15% | $403 | U;VF+;"extremely rare in Criswell";s/b:H.C. Warmouth as Pres. |
| Third Liberty Loan - Gold Bond of 1928 | State & Treasury Bonds | 1-Jan | SM#205 | 2283 | 1918 | GB | n/a | $1,250 | $1,200 | 12% | $1,344 | U;VF+;"1st of this variety we have handeled" | |
| Anaconda Extention Gold Mining | Tabor, Horace A.W. | Jan-96 | SM#146 | 1075 | 1892 | S | SO | $500 | $350 | 10% | $385 | EF | |
| St. Louis, Alton, & Terre Haute Railroad Co. | Trask, Spencer | Jun-96 | David Beach | n/a | 1886 | S | SV | $375 | $375 | Catalog; F | |||
| Newmarket & Sperryville Turnpike (VA) | Turnpikes, Bridges & Roads | 5-Feb | SM#245 | 5658 | 1853 | S | n/a | $250 | $200 | 15% | $230 | F;staining;#34 | |
| City of Baltimore Water Stock (MD) | Utilities | Jan-97 | WINS#12 | 711 | 1884 | B | n/a | $108 | $52 | $52 | F; pen cnx through signatures | ||
| Interborough-Metropolitan (NY) | Vanderbilt, Cornelius | 2-Apr | SM#218 | 5516 | 1911 | C | I&SV | $125 | $160 | 12% | $179 | U;VF+;Common Stock Voting Trust Certificate | |
| Staten Island Railroad Co. (NY) | Vanderbilt, William H. | Jun-92 | SM#107 | 6117 | 1864 | S | SO | $1,000 | $1,150 | 10% | $1,265 | transferred to Daniel Drew | |
| American Express Co. (NY) | Wells & Fargo, J. C. | 2-Nov | WINS#26 | 40 | 1866 | S | SO | $600 | $650 | 10% | $715 | F;"blue border scarcer variety" | |
| ALS -- Naval Appointment | Wood, Fernando | Dec-99 | WINS#19 | 2563 | 1853 | ALS | SO | $250 | $250 | 10% | $275 | VF | |
| Cave Silver Mining Co. of New York City (NY) | Mining | 10-May | Holabird-5/10 | 691 | 1880 | BK/CR | S | n/a | $200 | $110 | 18% | $129 | U; EF; #48; 6100 shs; Bradshaw Dist. |
| New Orleans, Mobile & Texas Railroad Co. | Ames, Oakes | Jan-95 | SM#134 | 2143 | 1872 | B | S | $1,500 | $1,000 | 10% | $1,100 | a/b: Frank M. Ames; VF+ | |
| Associated Motor Industries (DE) | Automobiles | 3-Feb | SM#227 | 5006 | 1922 | GB | n/a | $100 | $75 | 15% | $86 | VF+ | |
| Dixie Motor Car Co. (OK) | Automobiles | 7-Nov | SM#274 | 2010 | 1911 | GR/ | GB | n/a | $300 | $200 | 10% | $220 | First Mortgage 6% $250 |
| Grant Motor Car Corp. (NY) | Automobiles | Jan-99 | SM#182 | 1012 | 1916 | S | n/a | $300 | $170 | 10% | $187 | U; VF+; premium quality | |
| Moon Motor Car Co. (DE) | Automobiles | Jul-95 | SM#140 | 5129 | 1930 | S | n/a | $275 | $220 | 10% | $242 | VF; light soiling | |
| Requa Motor Co. (NY) | Automobiles | Nov-98 | SM-PL1198 | D8129 | 1911 | S | n/a | $250 | 15% | $288 | Price List; U; VF+; s/b Leonard F. Requa | ||
| Tucker Corp. (DE) | Automobiles | Jul-95 | SM#140 | 5144 | 1947 | S | n/a | $200 | $140 | 10% | $154 | VF+; temporary shares | |
| Baldwin Airship (ME) | Aviation | Jan-96 | SM#146 | 2011 | 1905 | S | n/a | $650 | $350 | 10% | $385 | #2; VF; NO SALE (book bid) |