Lot of 11 original antique bank stock certificates relating to the Citizens Bank of Oak Park and Citizens Bank of Sacramento, California. The photographed examples date from 1909 through 1919.
An interesting collection of early Sacramento banking history, including certificates issued on October 30, 1909, the bank’s incorporation date. The certificates feature handwritten shareholder information, signatures, decorative borders, embossed corporate seals, and cancellation markings. Several retain their attached record stubs, and one photographed example bears documentary revenue stamps.
H. C. Muddox Connection
Several certificates bear the name of Harry C. Muddox, including examples issued to him as a shareholder and examples bearing his signature as bank president.
Muddox was a Sacramento brick manufacturer associated with the historic H. C. Muddox company. UC Davis identifies him as the founder of the Citizens Bank of Oak Park in 1909 and notes that Muddox bricks were used in the bank building at 2863 35th Street in Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood.
These documents connect Oak Park’s banking history with a prominent name in Sacramento’s brickmaking and building history. The lot includes both the Oak Park bank name and the later Citizens Bank of Sacramento name.
Condition
Previously issued and canceled certificates with age-related toning, folds, creases, staining, handwritten notations, and cancellation stamps or perforations. Some have edge tears and paper losses. The ornate 1919 Citizens Bank of Sacramento certificate has particularly noticeable damage. Condition varies throughout the lot.
Please review all photographs carefully for condition, dates, names, and signatures.
Sale includes all 11 certificates, sold together as one lot. Offered as historical paper collectibles. The dollar amounts printed on the certificates represent historical share denominations, not their collectible value.
