Northern Pacific Railroad Company: Set of 5 Stock Certificates in Different Colors (1876 - 1897)

Offered here is a pleasant set of 5 Northern Pacific Railroad Company stock certificates in 5 different colors: blue, green, orange, red, and brown. These certificates feature exceptional intaglio printing by the National Bank Note Company, and all bear a portrait of Frederick Billings—attorney, financier and namesake of Billings, Montana who served as the company president from 1879-1881.

The Northern Pacific Railway was a transcontinental railroad that operated across the northern tier of the western United States, from Minnesota to the Pacific Northwest. It was approved by Congress in 1864 and given nearly forty million acres of land grants. Construction began in 1870 and the main line from the Great Lakes to the Pacific was ceremoniously completed when former President Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in western Montana on September 8th, 1883. The railroad had about 6,800 miles of track and served a large area, including Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin. In addition, Northern Pacific had an international branch to Winnipeg, Manitoba. The main activities were shipping wheat, cattle, timber, and minerals, as well as consumer goods and passenger transport.

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