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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Gold & Silver Mining Co. (NV) | Mining | May-99 | FHolabird-PL | 10170 | 1863 | S | n/a | $535 | $535 | PL;s/b:Seth Cook, pres. | |||
| Talmage Gold Mines Co. (WY) | Mining | Feb-99 | SM#183 | 5377 | 1907 | S | n/a | $200 | $200 | 10% | $220 | U; EF | |
| Tykoon Mining Co. of Keystone, South Dakota (SD) | Mining | Oct-98 | STOCKSEARCH | 275 | 1902 | S | n/a | $40 | $70 | 10% | $77 | U; VF | |
| Wabash Consolidated Mining Co. (CO) | Mining | 1-May | Hola#9V2 | 1687 | 1909 | S | n/a | $100 | $65 | 12% | $73 | U;EF;minor foxing lower left edge | |
| Yankee Girl Gold Mining Co. of Bullfrog (NV) | Mining | 1-Nov | Holabird-11/01 | 1155 | 1907 | S | n/a | $100 | $70 | 12% | $78 | EF | |
| Burlington Heights Improvement Co. (MN) | Misc Certificates | 10-Jun | SPINK-302 | 472 | 1889 | BK | S | n/a | $80 | $100 | 20% | $120 | GVF; #86; 3 $100 shs |
| Grigsby-Grunow Co. (IL) | Misc Certificates | Nov-98 | SM-PL1198 | C6061 | 1929 | S | n/a | $100 | 15% | $115 | Price List; VF+ | ||
| New Orleans Concordia Lodge of Ancient York Masons | Misc Certificates | Sep-97 | IAB9710 | 1203 | 1832 | B | n/a | $237 | $450 | 15% | $518 | VF; No. 92 | |
| Southwestern Louisiana Land (LA) | Misc Certificates | 3-Feb | SM#227 | 6068 | S | n/a | $200 | $200 | 15% | $230 | EF; Specimen;n.d. | ||
| Free Frank envelope addressed in his hand | Monroe, James | 2-Mar | WINS#203 | 140 | AFF | SO | $300 | $300 | 10% | $330 | VG;addressed in his hand to Judge Brooke;n.d. | ||
| North American Land Co. (PA) | Morris, Robert | 6-Jul | SM#262 | 3241 | 1795 | S | SO | $1,000 | $1,000 | 15% | $1,150 | U;VF+;a/b:James Marshall | |
| American Petroleum of the City of New York (NY) | Oils | 1-Jan | SM#205 | 1072 | 1865 | S | n/a | $625 | $850 | 12% | $952 | U;VF;"rare" | |
| Dunkard Creek Oil Co. (PA) | Oils | 7-Nov | SM#274 | 5311 | 1864 | S | n/a | $150 | $60 | 15% | $69 | *; 300 shs; #218; R45 | |
| Leading Petroleum of West Virginia (NY) | Oils | Jan-99 | SM#182 | 1096 | S | n/a | $500 | $300 | 10% | $330 | U; VF+; n.d. | ||
| Perry Oil Co (PA) | Oils | 3-Feb | SM#227 | 5322 | 1864 | S | n/a | $200 | $103 | 15% | $119 | U;VF+;R46 | |
| Tarr Homestead Oil Co. (PA) | Oils | 2-Nov | WINS#26 | 395 | 1865 | S | n/a | $275 | $310 | 10% | $341 | U;VF | |
| ALS -- financial content | Peabody, George F. | Mar-94 | WINS#9403 | 279 | 1841 | ALS | S | $875 | $650 | 10% | $715 | Peabody letters are quite scarce | |
| Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (DE) | PopArt | Oct-98 | STOCKSEARCH | 173 | SPEC | n/a | $230 | $250 | 10% | $275 | EF+;"scarce"; Specimen; n.d. | ||
| Charles Pratt & Co. (NY) | Pratt, Charles S. | Jan-98 | SM#172 | 1051 | 1874 | S | SO | $2,135 | $1,950 | 10% | $2,145 | VF+; i/sv: Henry R. Rogers | |
| Christian Statesman Publishing Co. (PA) | Publishing & Printing | 5-Jul | SM#250 | 7107 | 1887 | S | n/a | $55 | $50 | 15% | $58 | U;VF+;#30 | |
| Antifriction Car Truck Co. (IL) | Railroads | Oct-98 | STOCKSEARCH | 305 | 1883 | S | n/a | $95 | $95 | 10% | $105 | U;VF+;"rare" | |
| Barney & Smith Car Co. | Railroads | 5-Aug | WINS#0508 | 612 | 1915 | GR/BK | S | n/a | $60 | $70 | 10% | $77 | U;F |
| Brattleboro & Whitehall Railroad (VT) | Railroads | 2-Sep | SM#213 | 1098 | 1879 | B | n/a | $300 | $160 | 10% | $176 | VF+;minor fold split lower margin | |
| Cape May & Millville Rail Road Co. (NJ) | Railroads | Feb-00 | SM#195 | 5670 | 1875 | S | n/a | $150 | $105 | 12% | $118 | VF;"quite scarce" | |
| Chicago Subway Co. (NJ) | Railroads | 1-May | FHW#62 | 90 | 1906 | GB | n/a | $180 | 17% | $211 | EF;Gold Bond |