Old Stock Yard Collectible Stock and Bond Certificates. Baltimore and Ohio Rail-Road Company. Original stock certificate 1880 – Baltimore, Ohio. Issued to and signed by George A. Lingen was a German immigrant to the U. Who became a prominent Baltimore businessman and socialite (read more below). Attractive certificate with beautiful vignettes. More information on George A. A list of the representative men of the city of Baltimore and the State of Maryland who have made themselves notably conspicuous in public and private life by a combination of most excellent qualities whose superior force of character has placed them in the front rank would be decidedly lacking in accuracy were the name of George A von Lingen not to be found Not only did he rise above the standard in business life but he possessed in a high degree those excellencies of character which make men worthy of the regard of their fellows He was keenly alive to all the varying requirements of trade conducted operations of the most extended and important character and by his high minded and liberal business methods succeeded in making Baltimore a great commercial metropolis Brief and imperfect as this sketch is it illustrates his energy and industry his courage and fidelity to principle and it would fail to do justice to him if it did not excite regret that there are not more citizens like him as worthy of honor and imitation The memory of his upright life is a blessed benediction to those who were his associates whom he numbered among the representative men of Baltimore. Mr von Lingen married 1865 Alba H Webb and they had one child Alberta who married Charles W Field a well known lawyer and former assistant city solicitor At the time of their daughter’s debut Mr and Mrs von Lingen entertained extensively and when Prince Henry of Prussia visited this country Mr von Lingen was chosen to receive him and to make the address of welcome to him in Baltimore For many years Mr von Lingen was a member of the Maryland Club was a member of the board of governors from 1888 and was also a member of the Germania Club For a time the sport of yachting appealed to him strongly and he was one of the party with the late T Harrison Garrett when the latter was drowned in the Chesapeake about twenty years ago From the time he took out his naturalization papers in 1873 Mr von Lingen was an American citizen in the highest acceptance of the term yet he never wavered in love and devotion to the interests of his mother country as well and was held in as high esteem on the one side of the ocean as on the other His efforts in behalf of the German element in Baltimore resulted to a great extent in the furtherance of German literature in the city libraries Although the health of Mr von Lingen for some time prior to his death had given rise to uneasiness his death was unexpected when it did come and he had kept in touch with his numerous business interests until within three months of that sad occurrence It is no exaggeration to say that he possessed in an unusual degree the respect and confidence of the business world Sound judgment and exceptional capacity for business were combined in him with public spirit and highmindedness and the resultant esteem accorded him by his fellowmen was appreciated by him to the fullest extent In his intercourse with his business associates his opinions were delivered in short decisive remarks which verged upon abruptness but he possessed to a great extent the German characteristic of good fellowship and was considered most companionable by his intimates Any enterprise which he undertook to support was certain to have this support given in a wholehearted vigorous manner which invariably made for success. Baltimore: its history and its people, Volume 2. By Lewis Historical Publishing Co. Old Stock Yard Policies and FAQs. Items are sent via U. Usually first class, but occasionally priority or parcel post. Policy, my listings are setup to accept. Are you your certificates authentic or copies? Everything I sell is original and authentic. I do not sell copies or reproductions. Is the certificate pictured the exact one I will receive? Occasionally, I do list certificates of the same type without rescanning. In this case, the certificate you receive will be virtually identical same color, size, vignette, etc. To the one pictured. What is the best way to store, protect, and display my certificate collection? The best thing, by far, that I have come across for storing certificates are profolios and sleeves made by Itoya. I have several sizes available. Do the certificates you sell have financial value? The item “1880 Baltimore & Ohio Railroad stock certificate George A Von Lingen autograph” is in sale since Saturday, May 05, 2012. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Stocks & Bonds, Scripophily\Transportation\Railroads”. The seller is “oldstockyard” and is located in Jacksonville, Florida. This item can be shipped worldwide.