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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merchants Exchange of St. Louis (MO) | Confederate & Civil War | 1-May | SSI#12 | 96 | 1894 | S | n/a | $65 | $65 | 10% | $72 | VF | |
| Beech Creek Railroad Co. (PA) | Depew, Chauncey M. | 2-Mar | Boone#32 | 235 | 1896 | B | SV | $60 | $60 | Price List;EF;$1000 Bond | |||
| Wilmington & Northern Rwy Co. | DuPont, Henry A. | Nov-91 | WINS#9111 | 645 | 1898 | S | SO | $250 | $101 | 0% | $101 | ||
| Edison Portland Cement Co. (NJ) | Edison, Thomas A. | Jan-95 | SM#134 | 1228 | 1899 | S | I&SV | $1,250 | $850 | 10% | $935 | Temporary Certificate; EF+; #3; light red pen CNX | |
| Famous Authors Productions, Inc. (DE) | Entertainment | 2-Mar | Boone#32 | 1564 | 1925 | S | n/a | $5,100 | $5,100 | Price List;VF;#25 | |||
| Panama-California Exposition (CA) | Expositions & Centennials | 9-Jun | SPINK-296 | 1968 | 1915 | RD/GS | S | n/a | $750 | $360 | 20% | $432 | VF+; #3799; 2 shs |
| Merchants Dispatch Transportation (Type 1) | Fargo, James C. | Jan-96 | SM#146 | 2031 | 1872 | S | SO | $400 | $460 | 10% | $506 | EF; RN-P2; #69 | |
| Pullman's Palace Car Co. (IL) | Field, Marshall | 1-Feb | SM#206 | 5894 | 1892 | C | SO | $500 | $425 | 12% | $476 | VF+;Chicago Certificate | |
| Coca-Cola International Corp. (DE) | Food & Drink | 7-Jan | Harmer#0701 | 129 | SPEC | GR | S | n/a | $525 | $300 | 15% | $345 | Proof on lt brown paper;"rare-only 2 or 3 found as proofs" |
| Standard Rope & Twine Co. (NY) | Forbes, John Murray | Oct-93 | SM-PL1093 | C1478 | 1908 | S | SO | $100 | $100 | Catalog, Price List | |||
| MLS -- political content -- re Virginia Republicans | Garfield, James A. | Apr-99 | SM#186 | 388 | 1880 | MLS | SO | $750 | $650 | 10% | $715 | VG; 4to; as Presidential candidate | |
| Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad Co. | Gould, Jay | Jul-94 | SM#129 | 2173 | 1880 | S | SO | $325 | $340 | 10% | $374 | cat date 1860 is probable error | |
| Homestake Mining (NY) | Haggin, James Ben Ali | Nov-98 | SM-PL1198 | C3178 | 1879 | S | SO | $125 | 15% | $144 | Price List; VF+ | ||
| Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (NJ) | Hartford, George H. | Aug-93 | WINS#9308 | 60 | 1905 | S | SO | $400 | $310 | 0% | $310 | POC(3) | |
| Houdini Picture Corp. (NY) | Houdini, Harry | 4-Aug | Wins#0408 | 318 | 1923 | S | SO | $3,000 | $2,275 | 10% | $2,503 | U;E;"rarely seen w/HH sig-sig bold and clear" | |
| Astor Mutual Insurance Co. (NY) | Insurance | Apr-97 | ERIK BOONE | 1004 | 1852 | C | n/a | $69 | $107 | 18% | $126 | VF; No 891; s/b: Zebedee Cook | |
| AG der Zuckerfabrik Boblingen (Germany) | International | Sep-97 | IAB9710 | 922 | 1888 | B | n/a | $2,105 | $4,000 | 15% | $4,600 | EF | |
| City of Florence Monte di Pieta | International | Jul-97 | SM#166 | 5740 | 1660 | B | n/a | $625 | $525 | 10% | $578 | F-VF; (Grand Duchy of Tuscany) | |
| Govt of Chinese Republic-Province of Petchili (China) | International | Jun-97 | WINS#13 | 430 | 1913 | B | n/a | $88 | $105 | 10% | $116 | U; VF | |
| Minas de Cazalla Y Guadal-Canal-Hoppensak (SP) | International | Jun-98 | BOONE#30 | 869 | 1795 | S | n/a | $1,213 | $1,256 | 15% | $1,444 | EF | |
| Societe Internationale De La Photographie Des Couleur (France) | International | 3-Sep | WINS 0903 | 481 | 1899 | S | n/a | $1,500 | $1,525 | 10% | $1,678 | U;EF;"early stock certif from a color photo Co" | |
| Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Railroad Co. | Jerome, Leonard W. | Oct-98 | STOCKSEARCH | 35 | 1856 | S | I&SO | $300 | $360 | 10% | $396 | VF | |
| Lincoln Motor Co. (MI) | Leland, Wilfred | Nov-98 | SM-PL1198 | D8095 | 1920 | S | I&SV | $1,200 | 15% | $1,380 | Price List; VF+; s/b William T. Nash as secy. | ||
| DS - Ship's Pass | Madison, James | Oct-95 | HISTAUTO | 198 | 1813 | DS | S | $2,125 | $1,325 | 10.00% | $1,458 | E; a/b: James Monroe | |
| Crane Iron Co. (PA) | Manufacturing | Nov-00 | SSI#11 | 157 | 1872 | S | n/a | $120 | $120 | 10% | $132 | U;VF;scarce |