FAIR HAVEN & WESTVILLE RAIL ROAD Stock 1902. New Haven, CT Horse-Drawn Cars VF++

Description

Fair Haven and Westville Rail Road Company. Stock issued October 1, 1902 at New Haven, Connecticut. Incorporated May 1860 in the State of Connecticut. “Consolidated November 1, 1898”
printed top right corner. Embossed company seal upper right corner. Certificate
No. 3346
issued to Catherine A. L. Trobridge for 100 shares of capital stock ( per share). Hand signed by company president and secretary. Certificate is about 7" x 11". Black print on vellum paper.
Very attractive vignette of New Haven, Connecticut ca. 1860 with horse-drawn streetcars in the city center. Small vignette with an eagle perched on a rock and lighthouses right, farming left (bottom left), and cherub in ornamental panel (left center).
The Fair Haven and Westville Rail Road was incorporated in 1860 to operated horse-drawn streetcars in the city of New Haven, Connecticut. Service began in 1861. In 1898 the railroad acquired the New Haven & Centerville Street Railway and in 1900 it acquired the Winchester Avenue Railroad, and in 1904 it was sold to Consolidated Railway Company which renamed it The Connecticut Company in 1907.
Condition:  Very Fine++
, light folds, very creasing, no tears, light signs of wear/handling/toning (see photos),
punch cancelled.
Printer:
(none noted)
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