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Seatrain Lines Inc Share Certificate 1960 – 100 Shares

1960 share certificate from Seatrain Lines Inc, Delaware, issued for 100 shares at $4 each, with bold blue border and vignettes celebrating intermodal freight innovation.

Measurements: approx. 12 1/8 x 8 1/8 inches
Date: January 20, 1960
Condition: In decent vintage condition; minor age toning and archival wear visible. Please inspect images carefully for full details.
Internal notes: QC passed

FOR COLLECTIBLE PURPOSES ONLY. This is a vintage, cancelled share certificate and holds no financial value. A fantastic piece of scripophily / industrial history.

This 100-share certificate dated January 20, 1960 from Seatrain Lines, Inc. exemplifies the bold graphic identity of America’s mid-century freight and logistics enterprises. The certificate is dominated by a vivid blue ornamental border and three vignettes—featuring a steam locomotive, ocean freight vessel, and an allegorical figure of commerce—illustrating the firm’s integrated sea-rail transport model. The overall design is both promotional and documentary, revealing a company keen to convey modernity and global reach.

Incorporated under the laws of Delaware, Seatrain Lines pioneered the intermodal transport of goods using railcars loaded directly onto ships—an early precursor to the modern container shipping industry. This certificate was issued to Glickenhaus & Lembo, a known brokerage, and bears official signatures including that of President John L. Weller. The document was printed by Security Banknote Company, with registration by The New York Trust Company, ensuring authenticity and industry-standard formatting.

Despite its age, the certificate is in decent vintage condition, showing light toning and minor edge wear consistent with careful archival handling. Measuring approximately 12 1/8 x 8 1/8 inches, it retains clear perforation cancellations and tax stamps, making it a sought-after item for collectors of transport history, maritime ephemera, or industrial-era share scrip.

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