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Alta California Telegraph Company Stock Certificate (Gold Rush Era)

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Alta California Telegraph Company Stock Certificate (Gold Rush Era)
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Gold Rush stock certificate, extremely rare. The first California telegraph, certificate number 688, for $100.00, signed by company President Justin E. Strong, on December 1, 1859. Printed on "onionskin" paper, it is in excellent condition. The Alta telegraph Company was started in 1854, and was ultimately incorporated into the national Western Union Company. (Prag Collection)

City: Alta
State: California
Date: 1859
HWAC#: : 28942