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Florence and Keyport Joint Companies Stock Certificate (126009)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Transportation Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Florence and Keyport Joint Companies Stock Certificate  (126009)
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200.00USD+ (50.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2020 Dec 17 @ 12:16UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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Beautiful stock issued in 1855. Inc. in New Jersey. No. 1245, issued for 100 shares to W.S. Toland on July 30th, 1855. Signed by Seymon as register. Not cancelled. Blue border and print. Fantastic vignette at the top featuring ships and buildings on a bayfront, including a steamer labelled "Florence." There is also an allegorical vignette on the left border, and a map at bottom left showing the transportation routes of the company. Text at bottom left describes the charter in 1853. Printed by Hosford & Co., NY. 6.75 x 9" Pinholes, folds, creases. According to the charter of the company, it was to be headquartered in Raritan, New Jersey so that they could operate out of Raritan Bay. The object of the company was to transport people, coal, goods, agricultural products and more; the construction of docks, wharves, depots and warehouses; the construction and purchase of steamboats, barges, and other vessels for navigation on the Delaware River and Raritan Bay; the purchase and employment of horses, carriages, wagons, cars; and the construction and maintenance of roads to the depots.

Date: 1855
Country (if not USA):
State: New Jersey
City: Raritan
Provenance: Ken Prag Collection

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