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Gold-Rush era Alta California Telegraph Co. Stock Certificate

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:375.00 USD Estimated At:750.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Gold-Rush era Alta California Telegraph Co. Stock Certificate
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Very rare! Pre-Transcontinental Telegraph! Certificate No. 696. Signed by Justin E. Strong (the company president) and secretary. Not issued to anyone, though the certificate is dated Dec. 1st, 1853 in Sacramento City. No vignette. 9.5" x 5.25" Deep crease and fold along left side. Delicate paper. The company completed a line from Sacramento to Nevada City with subsequent connections to mining camps. Eventually, they headed towards the Bay Area which put them into direct competition with California State Telegraph Co. When Alta laid a line down from Oakland to San Francisco (through the San Francisco Bay), they were sued by California State Telegraph and lost. Eventually, they consolidated. Prag Collection

Date: 1853
City: Sacramento
State: California
ID: 22473