I wrote recently about two vendors on eBay who sell old press photos that often have everyday people in them. Now I've found a vendor who has several old stock certificates. He appears to be selling them strictly for the interest in the certificates, because he is not including the names of the purchasers in the descriptions of the items. (You'd think these sellers would try to come up with more ways to cross-market their items, but no.) A lot of these certificates have people's names on them, people who might have descendants or other relatives researching them. I would love to find one with my relative's name, but so far I haven't. Just to spread the word, here are some items expiring today, January 1, and Saturday, January 2.
Alfred Scarpa, 1946, United Cigar-Whelan Stores Corporation
Stanforth Ricketson and William James Crawford, 1920, Broken Hill South Limited (Australia)
Roberta Lee Hoover, 1960, Mt. Hood Stages, Inc.
Ben Goodwin, 1926, Katherine Gold Mining Company of Delaware
Julia V. Elder, 1921, National Producing and Refining Company
Harry S. Patrick, 1943, West Side National Bank of Yakima
Chase & Higginson, 1882, Oregon and Transcontinental Company
Charles W. Holden, 1939, Rainbo Gold Mines Corporation
LeRoy Fullwood, 1923, Alden Coal Mining Company Inc.
Mrs. Chas. M. Tompkins, 1923, Powertown Tire Corporation
Mrs. Carrie R. Phillips, 1924, The Great Western Sugar Company
James Whitten, 1885, Silver Chief Mining Company
L. E. Fischer, 1923, Illinois Traction Company
John A. Latimer and Wm R. Webster, 1885, Oregon amd Transcontinental Company
I missed the expiration times for a couple of certificates. I don't know if this seller relists items, but it probably wouldn't hurt to send him a message if these names are familiar:
Miss Nell Beatrice Nelson and Miss Evelyn K. Nelson, 1960, The Chase Manhattan Bank
Lawrence F. O'Brien, 1961, General Box Company
