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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Woman's Journal | Blackwell, Alice S. | Oct-94 | WINS#9410 | 102 | 1911 | S | I&SO/SV | $500 | $475 | 0% | $475 | Excellent | |
| Utica & Waterville Rail Road Co. (NY) | Butterfield, John | 8-Jun | WINS#0807 | 532 | 1866 | BK | S | SO | $600 | $425 | 15% | $489 | F; 3 shs; small POC(4) |
| ALS - Sentimental holiday letter to friends dated Dec. 26, 1936 | Carver, George Washington | 2-Nov | SM#225 | 40 | 1936 | ALS | S | $350 | $300 | 15% | $345 | VG;lightly age toned;4to | |
| Affiliated Audo-Visual Network Inc. (NY) | Communications | 2-Mar | Boone#32 | 1726 | 1957 | S | n/a | $2,125 | $2,125 | Price List;EF | |||
| David Grimes Radio & Cameo Record (DE) | Communications | 1-Jun | SM#211 | 2156 | 1926 | B | n/a | $400 | $170 | 10% | $187 | U;VF+;Bond;1st we've seen | |
| Metropolitan Telephone & Telegraph Co. (NY) | Communications | Oct-99 | SSI#9 | 143 | 1912 | GB | n/a | $95 | $100 | 10% | $110 | U; VF; rare | |
| Steinite Radio Co. (DE) | Communications | 2-Mar | Boone#32 | 1800 | 1930 | S | n/a | $6,800 | $6,800 | Price List;EF | |||
| Civil War Confederate Bond - Cr. #29 $100 | Confederate & Civil War | 2-Feb | WINS#24 | 177 | 1862 | B | n/a | $75 | $80 | 10% | $88 | U;F;attached coupons;some light staining | |
| Confederate States of America Act of February 28, 1861(Cr. 9C)(Ball 18A) | Confederate & Civil War | 7-Jul | SM#272 | 2548 | 1861 | B | n/a | $3,000 | $1,900 | 15% | $2,185 | VF+;212 for $1000 issued;Rarity 7 in Ball;"nice wide margins" | |
| Legal Document | Crocker, Charles | Feb-88 | SM#69 | 547 | 1883 | DS | S | $300 | $270 | 10% | $297 | S: pg 2 | |
| International & Great Northern Railroad Co. (TX) | Dodge, Grenville M. | Mar-99 | WINS#17 | 36 | 1881 | S | I&SV | $700 | $530 | 0% | $530 | ||
| New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Rwy | Eastman, George W. | Jun-96 | David Beach | n/a | 1916 | B | I&SV | $4,900 | $4,900 | Catalog; perfect signature...only one this Rwy | |||
| ADS re:payment for revolutiionary war surgeon James Cogswell | Ellsworth, Oliver | 2-Mar | WINS#203 | 90 | 1775 | ADS | SO | $250 | $250 | 10% | $275 | E;"such doc.scarce&desirable medical history | |
| Rellimeo Film Syndicate (CA) | Entertainment | Oct-99 | SSI#9 | 151 | 1924 | S | n/a | $65 | $70 | 10% | $77 | U; VF; rare | |
| Governors Creek Steam Transportation & Mining Co (NC) | Express & Transportation | Jun-97 | WINS#13 | 930 | 1861 | B | n/a | $200 | $200 | 10% | $220 | U; EF | |
| Omaha Bridge & Terminal Railway Co | Fish, Stuyvesant | Jun-96 | WINS#11 | 121 | 1905 | S | SO | $108 | $66 | 0% | $66 | VF | |
| Musselshell Sheep Co. (Montana) | Food & Drink | Jul-00 | Wins#20 | 655 | 1892 | S | n/a | $95 | $55 | 10% | $61 | U;VF | |
| Cincinnati Railway Tunnel Co. (OH) | Fremont, John C. | Jun-93 | SM#118 | 2319 | 1872 | P | I&SV | $350 | $320 | 10% | $352 | ||
| Oklahoma Oil Corporation (AZ) | Getty, Jean Paul | May-95 | WINS#9 | 51 | 1928 | S | SO | $3,000 | $2,970 | 0% | $2,970 | EF | |
| DS -- Check | Grant, Ulysses S. | Apr-94 | SM#128 | 43 | 1866 | CK | S | $700 | $1,100 | 10% | $1,210 | President; R6 | |
| Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad Co. (IL) | Harriman, Edward H. | 1-Jan | SM#205 | 1170 | 1901 | S | I&SV | $500 | $375 | 12% | $420 | VF+ | |
| Autograph Verse Signed -- American Literary Figure | Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. | Mar-97 | SM#162 | 147 | 1866 | S | $375 | $425 | 10% | $468 | F; 8vo; stanza from The Chambered Nautilus | ||
| Newport News & Mississippi Valley RR (CT) | Huntington, Collis P. | Jun-93 | SM#118 | 2472 | 1890 | S | SO | $400 | $390 | 10% | $429 | ||
| Merchants Insurance of the City of Mobile | Insurance | Jan-98 | SM#172 | 2165 | 1855 | S | n/a | $250 | $350 | 10% | $385 | Fine-VF | |
| Cuba Northern Railways Co. (CU) | International | 7-Oct | Harmer#0710 | 905 | 1927 | OR/ | SPEC | n/a | $225 | $110 | 15% | $127 | Choice; SPECIMEN; #1,000 1st mort. 5.5% gold bond |