Spring 2025 Feature Auction of Autographs, Trading Cards & Memorabilia - Ends May 10th

Lot #241:

J. Pierpoint Morgan Signed NJ Junction Railroad Company Stock Certificate (PSA/DNA LOA)

Partly-printed document signed “J. Pierpont Morgan,” one page, 13.5" x 9.5", June 30, 1886. First mortgage bond of the New Jersey Junction Railroad Company in the amount of $1000, endorsed on the reverse by J. P. Morgan and H. C. Fahnestock as trustees. Unaccomplished and bound at the left edge with one page of coupons. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full Letter of Authenticity from PSA/DNA.

Financier and banker John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) is remembered for dominating corporate finance on Wall Street throughout the Gilded Age as head of the banking firm now known as J.P. Morgan & Co. The banker Harris C. Fahnestock (1835-1914) is known for his partnership with Jay Cooke and for his railroad investments.