Coupon bonds from the 1880s and 1890s often show records of such changes. Definition varied among companies, but generally represented a receipt for a fully-paid stock or bond used while engraved certificates were being prepared. Often synonymous with a temporary stock or bond. A revenue stamp pre-printed on stocks, bonds, tickets, and checks. The most common U.S. imprints are found from about 1867 to 1872.
British imprints are also very common.
U.S. imprints are usually orange. British imprints are normally red. Land grant bonds . Loans that used land granted by state and federal governments as collateral. Monster mortgages .