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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Page Motor Corp. (DE) | Automobiles | May-96 | SM-PL0596 | C4420 | 1922 | S | n/a | $300 | $300 | Price List; VF; very few...car...[vignette] | |||
| Colon Compania Transaerea Espanola (Spain) | Aviation | Jun-96 | WINS#11 | 926 | 1928 | B | n/a | $70 | $69 | 0% | $69 | U; Choice | |
| Lockheed Aircraft (NV) | Aviation | 2-Mar | SM#217 | 1064 | 1929 | S | n/a | $1,250 | $1,800 | 10% | $1,980 | VF+;s/b:Allan Loughead as president | |
| A.G. Spalding & Bros. (DE) | Banks | 4-Oct | SM#241 | 1035 | 1959 | S | n/a | $250 | $180 | 15% | $207 | U;VF+ | |
| Bank of Wilmington (NC) | Banks | Jul-98 | SM#178 | 5057 | 1862 | S | n/a | $125 | $160 | 10% | $176 | VF* | |
| First Savings Bank of Sarvar (Hungary) | Banks | Mar-99 | WINS#17 | 265 | 1926 | S | n/a | $108 | $75 | 0% | $75 | U; EF | |
| Second Bank of the United States | Banks | 3-Jun | SM#229 | 3227 | 1830 | S | n/a | $500 | $300 | 15% | $345 | U;VF+ | |
| Laclede Gas Light Co. (MO) | Belmont, August | Sep-99 | WINS#18 | 20 | 1889 | S | I&SV | $750 | $520 | 0% | $520 | F | |
| DS -- as 1st Consul of French Republic | Bonaparte, Napoleon | Sep-96 | WINS#9609 | 40 | DS | S | $4,000 | $1,400 | 10% | $1,540 | VF; year 11 of the Republic; in French | ||
| AFF - re:to A. Burt Esq. (Washington post mark) | Calhoun, John C. | 3-Dec | WINS 1203 | 57 | 1838 | AFF | SO | $150 | $122 | 10% | $134 | F;"nice bold example" | |
| Chaplin Studios, Inc. (CA) | Chaplin, Charles | Jan-95 | SM#134 | 1019 | 1918 | S | SO | $8,500 | $7,200 | 10% | $7,920 | EF+; a/b: Sydney Chaplin | |
| American District Telegraph of Brooklyn | Communications | Jun-90 | SM#89 | 2638 | 1899 | S | n/a | $250 | $525 | 10% | $578 | One of only two known | |
| Echo Telephone Co. | Communications | Aug-93 | WINS#9308 | 393 | S | SPEC | $150 | $84 | 0% | $84 | |||
| Mutual Telephone Co. (Kingdom of Hawaii) | Communications | Nov-98 | SM-PL1198 | C4690 | S | n/a | $95 | 15% | $109 | Price List; VF; fully-issued/scarce; ca 1890's | |||
| Union Home Telephone & Telegraph Co. (CA) | Communications | 7-Oct | Harmer#0710 | 1314 | 1906 | BL/ | SPEC | n/a | $225 | $190 | 15% | $219 | "XF"; SPECIMEN; $1,000 5% 1st mort. GB; POCs |
| Civil War Confererate Bond - Ball T-84 (Richmond, VA) | Confederate & Civil War | 3-Mar | WINS#27 | 171 | 1862 | B | n/a | $80 | $75 | 10% | $83 | U;F;attached coupons | |
| Confederate States of America Act of March 23,1863 (Ball 275) | Confederate & Civil War | 7-Jul | SM#272 | 2813 | 1863 | B | n/a | $450 | $475 | 15% | $546 | F-VF;light bleed from endorsement | |
| TLS - to S.B.Gavitt re:get his views of seaplane in the air | Curtiss, Glenn H. | 5-Aug | WINS#0508 | 72 | 1911 | TLS | SO | $500 | $500 | 10% | $550 | VF;on Curtiss Aeroplane Co. Letterhead | |
| CK - re: bank check payable to S.W.Robley for $3.50 | Dole, Sanford B. | 5-Jun | SM#249 | 5193 | CK | SO | $200 | $130 | 15% | $150 | VG;n.d.;check entirely in Dole's hand | ||
| Edison Cement Corp. (NJ) | Edison, Charles | Oct-93 | SM-PL1093 | C1043 | 1931 | B | SV | $75 | $75 | Catalog, Price List | |||
| American Broadcasting - Paramount Theatres Inc. (NY) | Entertainment | 7-Feb | Harmer#0701 | 1251 | 1965 | GR | S | SPEC | $300 | $100 | 15% | $115 | XF;Specimen |
| Star Film Co. (SD) | Entertainment | 6-Jul | SM#262 | 5077 | 1917 | S | n/a | $150 | $60 | 15% | $69 | U;VF+;#2 | |
| Merchants Union Express Co. (NY) | Express & Transportation | 8-Oct | WINS#0810 | 387 | 1868 | BK/GR | S | n/a | $125 | $75 | 15% | $86 | *; F; 100 shs |
| American Express (NY) | Fargo, William G. | 3-Jun | SM#229 | 3245 | 1866 | S | n/a | $750 | $425 | 15% | $489 | VF+;a/b:A.Holland&H.Wells;cancel affects sig | |
| ALS -- re: Population & Asylum shares | Fitzsimmons, Thomas | Oct-95 | SM#144 | 158 | 1797 | ALS | S | $350 | $6,500 | 10% | $7,150 | SC; VF; to John Nicholson |