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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS - Italian operatic tenor/ full length standing pose | Caruso, Enrico | Mar-97 | SM#162 | 209 | PS | S | $850 | $900 | 10% | $990 | Choice; n/d; dramatic photograph s/a: Caruso | ||
| ALS - response to autograph request | Colfax, Schuyler | Nov-94 | WINS#9411 | 73 | 1869 | ALS | S | $175 | $225 | 10% | $248 | Excellent | |
| Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Co. (KY) | Communications | Dec-00 | WINS#21 | 725 | 1884 | S | n/a | $150 | $75 | 10% | $83 | EF | |
| Metropolitan Telephone & Telegraph (NY) | Communications | Feb-98 | SM#173 | 5237 | 1881 | B | n/a | $200 | $141 | 10% | $155 | VF+ | |
| St. John's Marine Telegraph Co. (FL) | Communications | Oct-97 | SM-9710 | C3420 | 1871 | S | n/a | $150 | -15% | $128 | (Cost=MAX earned discount of 15%); VF+ | ||
| Civil War Confederate Bond - Cr. #122 | Confederate & Civil War | 3-Sep | WINS 0903 | 453 | 1863 | B | n/a | $125 | $100 | 10% | $110 | U;VF;some staining & foxing;attached coupons | |
| Confederate States of America Act of February 28, 1861 (Cr. 4) (Ball 16) | Confederate & Civil War | 7-Jul | SM#272 | 2433 | 1861 | B | n/a | $1,100 | $2,600 | 15% | $2,990 | VF+subtle tone;"close to top end quality for this" | |
| Utica & Schenectady Railroad (NY) | Corning, Erastus | 5-Mar | WINS0305 | 335 | 1851 | BK | S | SO | $125 | $138 | 10% | $80 | U;F;i/t:Eliphalet Remington |
| Mississippi & Missouri Railroad Co. (IA) | Dix, John/Thos Durant | Jan-97 | WINS#12 | 48 | 1855 | S | SO | $625 | $600 | $600 | EF; I&SV Thomas Durant | ||
| DS - Contract | Eastman, George W. | Nov-92 | WINS#9211 | 164 | 1919 | DS | SO | $875 | $650 | 0% | $650 | 750-1000e--225 | |
| ADS-re:account of fees-Port of East,Greenwich8/1790-6/1791 | Ellery, William | 4-Oct | WINS-Mail | 37 | 1790 | ADS | SO | $500 | $300 | 10% | $330 | F;SD;written entirely in his hand;light age spots | |
| Radio Corporation of America (DE) | Entertainment | 7-Feb | Harmer#0701 | 1302 | 1961 | BL | P | SPEC | $375 | $130 | 15% | $150 | XF;Specimen;"rare"; 100 shs; $3.50 convertible pfd |
| Duluth Street Railway (MN) | Express & Transportation | Jan-98 | SM#172 | 1101 | 1900 | GB | n/a | $200 | $180 | 10.00% | $198 | VF+; Gold Bond | |
| American Merchants Union Express (NY) | Fargo, William G. | 9-Aug | SPINK-08/09 | 754 | 1869 | BK/SR | S | SO | $150 | $75 | 20% | $90 | VF+; #2924; 100 shs |
| Mississippi Valley Co. | Fish, Stuyvesant | Jun-96 | David Beach | n/a | 1888 | S | SO | $165 | $165 | Catalog | |||
| Los Angeles Vineyard Society (CA) | Food & Drink | Feb-00 | FHolabird-Feb'00 | 562 | 1859 | S | n/a | $2,500 | $3,250 | 10% | $3,575 | Early CA wine financial | |
| Cincinnati Railway Tunnel Co. (OH) | Fremont, John C. | Jun-91 | SM#97 | 1065 | 1872 | P | I&SV | $300 | $265 | 10% | $292 | ||
| Oklahoma Oil Corporation (AZ) | Getty, Jean Paul | Oct-93 | ERIK BOONE | 574 | 1923 | S | SO | $2,320 | 20% | $2,784 | 1$=35.35 BF; min price + 20% = $2,783 | ||
| Autograph Note Signed -- re fundraising abuses | Grant, Ulysses S. | Nov-98 | SM#181 | 206 | 1876 | NS | S | $1,200 | $1,100 | 12% | $1,232 | G; 8vo; unusual | |
| Cedar Falls & Minnesota Railroad (IA) | Harriman, Edward H. | Jan-98 | SM#172 | 1092 | 1895 | S | I&SV | $500 | $350 | 10% | $385 | U; EF; premium quality | |
| Midland RR of New Jersey | Hobart, Garrett A. | Jul-97 | SM#166 | 5538 | 1880 | B | SO | $300 | $400 | 10% | $440 | VF; tears | |
| Newport News & Mississippi Valley Co. | Huntington, Collis P. | 6-Dec | SM#268 | 1021 | 1888 | OR | S | SO | $250 | $225 | 15% | $259 | U;VF+ |
| Manhattan Insurance (NY) | Insurance | May-96 | SM-PL0596 | C4492 | 1868 | S | n/a | $275 | $275 | Price List: VF+; scarce | |||
| Barnum & Bailey Limited (London) | International | 2-Sep | SM#213 | 3013 | 1902 | S | n/a | $625 | $1,000 | 10% | $1,100 | EF;purple | |
| Credito y Ahorro Ponceno Sociedad Anonima (PR) | International | 7-Oct | Harmer#0710 | 577 | 1895 | RD/ | SPEC | n/a | $450 | $600 | 15% | $690 | VF; SPECIMEN bond for 10 Pesos; POCs |