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Company: Old Colony Railroad Company
Bank: Merchants National Bank (Boston, MA)
Date: January 2, 1899
Type: Railroad Dividend Checks / Bank Drafts
Revenue Stamps: 2-Cent 1898 \"Battleship\" Series Internal Revenue Documentary Stamps (4 total)
Era: Late 19th Century (1890s)This listing is for a consecutive-era lot of 4 antique dividend checks issued by the Old Colony Railroad Company on January 2, 1899 (Dividend No. 83). All four drafts are drawn on the Merchants National Bank of Boston and feature the signature of Treasurer E. L. Soule.Each check includes an intact, original pink 2-cent 1898 \"Battleship\" series U.S. Internal Revenue documentary stamp affixed to the left edge, matching the historic tax mandate from the Spanish-American War era. The backs of the checks display original hand-written payee endorsements and clean, crisp pinhole
cancellation patterns from the clearinghouse.The items are in excellent vintage condition. The paper remains crisp with minor, expected edge wear consistent with 120+ year old financial documents.
