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Coxrail Blog Index
Articles arranged by CATEGORY
Articles archived from Coxrail.blogspot.com
See also Blog Index, Articles arranged by by DATE
Auction announcements
Certificate-related announcements
| May 30, 2008 | Upcoming books |
| Oct 24, 2008 | Check out BullMarketGifts.com |
| Dec 11, 2008 | New stock and bond calendar for 2009 |
| Sep 17, 2009 | Scripophily.com 2010 calendar available |
Database changes
| May 30, 2004 | New York Central group getting too large |
| Aug 31, 2004 | States of incorporations |
| Sep 14, 2004 | New share value format |
| Sep 18, 2004 | New date format |
| Jun 1, 2005 | Needing to cut back on eBay links |
| Nov 5, 2005 | Database modification |
| Apr 9, 2008 | Electric companies out of database |
Informational articles
| Feb 3, 2008 | Trading room |
| Jul 3, 2008 | Gene Hessler wins prestigious Farran Zerbe Memorial Award for Distinguished Service |
| Jul 6, 2008 | Interview with Ephemera |
| Aug 6, 2008 | Passing of Ken Holter |
| Nov 25, 2008 | Prices are absolutely wacky right now |
| Jan 24, 2009 | Old References to stocks and bonds |
| Jan 31, 2009 | Railroad system maps on certificates |
| Feb 1, 2009 | Poor's Manuals online |
| Feb 24, 2009 | Counting cancellation types |
| Apr 21, 2009 | Prices remain schizophrenic |
| Apr 30, 2009 | 11x17 scanners |
| May 26, 2009 | Cherrelyn Horse Car in Denver |
| Jun 3, 2009 | American Bank Note Company security printing |
| Jun 10, 2009 | The Assassination of Colonel James Fisk, Jr. |
| Jun 19, 2009 | New York state revenues on bonds |
| Jun 24, 2009 | The Great West Exposition Train Co |
| Jul 21, 2009 | (The number of) Sales on eBay are up |
| Nov 17, 2009 | E-mail failure rates |
| Dec 9, 2009 | Prices on the rise? |
| Feb 25, 2010 | How do you know if certificates were cancelled? |
Newsletter announcements
| Jul 10, 2004 | More newsletters online |
| Jan 15, 2006 | Newsletters posted |
| Jan 16, 2006 | December newsletter mailed |
| Aug 21, 2006 | Switching to electronic newsletters (mostly) |
| Mar 31, 2007 | March newsletter out |
| Jul 19, 2007 | June newsletter available |
| Sep 22, 2007 | September newsletter online |
| Apr 29, 2008 | Newsletter available |
| Jun 17, 2008 | Working on another newsletter |
| Jun 20, 2008 | June newsletter available |
| Jan 19, 2009 | January newsletter online |
| Jul 28, 2009 | July newsletter - Play fair...with your heirs |
| Aug 28, 2009 | August newsletter online |
Opinion
| Jun 23, 2008 | BIG RANT! Inadequate packaging. |
| Apr 25, 2009 | Arguing against jargon |
| Jun 7, 2009 | Rarity (again!) |
Pricelist announcements
| Jun 2, 2008 | New Hollins list available |
| Jun 3, 2008 | New LaBarre catalog available |
| Oct 6, 2008 | Clinton Hollins catalogs received |
| Jan 12, 2010 | New Clinton Hollins catalogs |
Printed edition announcements
| May 14, 2004 | State designations in third edition |
| Nov 17, 2005 | New data display |
| Jul 10, 2009 | Third edition schedule |
Request for help
| Dec 31, 2006 | Old catalogs needed |
| Oct 16, 2009 | Help with blank generic certificates |
| Mar 2, 2010 | Bridge and tunnel companies should they stay or should they go? |
Scripophily magazine announcements
| Dec 15, 2007 | Scripophily, December issue out |
| Dec 31, 2008 | December issue of Scripophily published |
| Aug 6, 2009 | July 2009 issue of Scripophily mailed to members |
| Dec 29, 2009 | Dec. 2009 issue of Scripophily mailed to members |
Show announcements
| Jul 26, 2008 | LaBarre at ANA show |
| Aug 15, 2008 | 8th Northern Virginia Stock and Bond Show |
| Aug 25, 2009 | 9th Annual Stock Certificate & Bond Show approaching |
website announcements
| Jul 2, 2004 | Currier & Ives railroad prints |
| Jul 15, 2004 | Currier & Ives railroad prints |
| Sep 25, 2004 | Imprinted revenues that appear on railroad certificates |
| Oct 22, 2004 | Companies with unknown locations |
| May 1, 2005 | Your "high-res" images may not really be high-resolution |
| Dec 1, 2005 | Public and private search screens |
| Jan 14, 2006 | Database search problem corrected |
| Jul 5, 2006 | Notes about companies |
| Jul 15, 2006 | Company mini-histories |
| Sep 16, 2006 | How to tell if certificates were ever issued |
| Jan 27, 2007 | website look and feel |
| Feb 21, 2007 | Slow database |
| Sep 3, 2007 | Company mini-histories |
| Sep 12, 2007 | Geology along western railroads |
| Nov 18, 2007 | Specimens and proofs |
| Mar 8, 2008 | Misleading company names |
| Jul 6, 2008 | New German glossary on my website |
| Jan 6, 2010 | New certificate rarity system now online |
| Feb 8, 2010 | Railroad and Trains magazines database now online |
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