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Keith’s Antiques & Collectibles

KAC

Keith A. Camilli Proprietor

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This auction for:

 Antique Railroad Bank Check

Description:

Note: I will be listing a large number of railroad paper – checks (from the 1860s through 1908, with many obscure railways) & timetables (1920s-70s) – check my other auctions or view my store under transportation collectibles to see more!

This is a 1907 check from Louisiana Western Railroad Company of New Orleans LA paid to DL&W RR (Delaware Lackawanna & Western Railroad of Scranton PA) for $11.50 for Jan 1907 Interline car service balances.

Per Wikipedia: The railroad of the Louisiana Western Railroad Company, hereinafter called the Louisiana Western, is a single-track, standard-gage, steam railroad, located in the southern part of Louisiana. The owned mileage extends eastwardly from the Texas-Louisiana State line at Sabine River to Lafayette, a distance of 105.888 miles, with branch lines from Mallard Junction to Lake Arthur, from Midland to Abbeville, and from Midland to Mamou, aggregating 102.219 miles, or a total main-line mileage of 208.107 miles. The Louisiana Western also owns and uses 75.084 miles of yard tracks and sidings. Its road thus embraces 283.191 miles of all tracks owned.

The Louisiana Western forms a part of the Atlantic System of the Southern Pacific Company and its main line is an important link in that carrier's through transcontinental route from New Orleans to San Francisco.

From the date the property was placed in operation, July 1, 1881, until February 28, 1885, the Louisiana Western was operated by its own organization. From March 1, 1885, until December 31, 1901, the property was exclusively operated by the Southern Pacific Company, under lease. From the latter date until December 31, 1917, it was operated by its own organization. On January 1, 1918, its common-carrier property was taken over and operated by the United States Railroad Administration and is so operated on date of valuation.

CORPORATE HISTORY

The Louisiana Western was incorporated March 30, 1878, for an unlimited period by special act of the legislature of Louisiana, approved March 30, 1878. The purpose of incorporation was to construct and operate a railroad extending from a point near Vermillionville, now Lafayette, to any point in the parish of Calcasieu on the Louisiana-Texas State line, all in the State of Louisiana, and such branches extending therefrom as may be deemed necessary. The date of organization was February 11, 1879.

There is a hole in the center of the check with 3 radiating ½ each tear lines nearly invisible when laying flat -- good condition. 

Excellent old ephemera!

Condition:

I would consider this to be in  Good condition, see description above & photos.

Grading on a near mint, excellent, very good, good, fair, poor scale

Contact information:

You can contact me by clicking on ask a question link near the bottom of this page.  Or you can click my seller name and click ask a question.

Please contact me with any questions you may have.

Terms/Conditions:

Payment accepted via PayPal only due to Ebay restrictions on other forms of payments.  Seller reserves the right to refuse bids of users who have had payment or dispute issues in the past.

Pennsylvania buyers must pay 6% sales tax (on price + shipping and handling and insurance), I am passing this straight through to the state.  If you have a valid tax ID number, you must e-mail me a copy and statement that you are buying for resale.

Shipping/Handling:

Shipping & Handling price is actual cost for USPS mail.  International shipments will either be through the Ebay global shipping program or actual cost + $2.00 handling.

With Ebay requirements of tracking, all items cost at least $3.09 including envelopes – not to mention, packaging supplies, envelopes, and gas.

Items shipped internationally will NOT be marked as gifts.  I will state value of Ebay item as in the invoice.

I will combine shipping on multiple items won within the same week (if you need longer than one week, contact me and we can determine if it will work pending my heavy travel schedule).  Ebay combined shipping often overstates the price, as it takes into account total weight of each item, so ask for a combined invoice and I will get you a correct total.

Personal Note:

Hi everyone, I have been using ebay almost since its inception and have an excellent feedback record. I do my best to accurately describe items, answer questions, and communicate upon completion of auctions. I have been digging/collecting/buying/selling bottles since I was 13. Thirty-odd years later, I have quite an accumulation of "stuff." I probably have 10,000 bottles and jars of all kinds, and have accumulated hundreds of thousands of paper items and miscellaneous other items as well (over 100,000 matchbooks alone). If anyone is looking for anything special, please ask me to auction it on ebay. I can’t list specifics here or I will violate ebay policy, so please take a look at my store and other auctions!!

Our items come from a smoke-free and pet-free home. Thanks for looking and good luck bidding!  Keith Camilli (KAC)