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Auction: 312 - Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 2006

Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio RR (VA) 1871. #149. 10 shares. Steam train in lush valley; train on bridge on back. William Mahone as president. Imprinted revenue stamp. CBN. VF+. William Mahone (1826-1895) was a Confederate Major General active in many battles including Seven Pines, Malvern Hill, Second Manassas, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor and Petersburg. Mahone was known as the “Hero of the Battle of the Crater” at Petersburg. After the war Mahone returned to railroading and created what is now known as the Norfolk & Western System.

Estimate
$80 to $120