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• OldCompany.com - Old Stock and Bond Research Service.  Old Company Stock Research Service was founded by Bob Kerstein (The Old Stock Detective) who is a Certified Public Accountant, a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA), a member of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants, Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. 

• CoxRail.com
  This web site is dedicated to disseminating information about collectible railroad stocks and bonds. This site is maintained by Terry Cox, author of Collectible Stocks and Bonds of North American Railroads.  In December 2004, Terry issued his book's Second Edition which is highly recommend for every collector of Scripophily.

• Hans-Georg Glasemann - Fachautor und Sachverständiger für Historische Wertpapiere

• Collectible United States Savings Bonds - Buyers and Sellers of paper Savings Bonds, Treasury Bonds and Liberty Loan Bonds.

• Pictorial Stock Certificates - A website showing a number of different stock and bond certificates with a a colorful book called "Pictorial Stock Certificates Lithography & Engravings For The Graphic Art Collector" authored by Brent Brown.

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• Museum of Financial History
  An affiliate of the Smithsonian, the museum has a great site that goes beyond stocks and bonds, into the history of Wall Street and American Capitalism.
   

• Securities and Exchange Commission
  Division of Market Regulation No-Action Letter to Sell non-cancelled single share stock certificates as gifts, collectibles or novelty items
   

• Ephemera Society of America
  The Ephemera Society of America is a non-profit organization formed in 1980 to encourage the preservation and study of paper ephemera, to further the special interests of ephemerists, and to serve as a link among collectors, dealers, and scholars.
   

• Society of Paper Money Collectors
  The Society of Paper Money Collectors, Inc. was formed in 1961 and has over 1,750 members from around the world. Membership is open to anyone interested in paper money or related areas such as checks, stocks, engravings, and other fiscal ephemera
   

• Securities and Exchange Commission - An old stock or bond certificate may still be valuable even if it no longer trades under the name printed on the certificate. The company may have merged with another company or simply changed its name. You can use the resources below to find out if an old stock or bond certificate has value. Even if you learn that a certificate has no value, you may find that the certificate itself has value as a collectable.
   

• American Numismatic Association
  An educational organization chartered by the United States Congress to promote the study and collection of money, including coins, tokens, medals and paper currency, for research, interpretation and preservation of history and culture from ancient times to the present.

• Frauds, Phonies and Scams
  The Bureau of the Public Debt and United States Department of the Treasury are aware of a number of fraudulent schemes that involve what are claimed to be securities issued or backed by us or any other part of the United States Government.

• Washington Historical Autograph and Certificate Organization - WHACO
   

• Savings Bond Calculator - If you want to find out what your U.S. Government Savings Bond is worth today

• German Scripo Club