Published by American Commonwealth Power Corporation, New York, 1930
Seller: 32.1 Rare Books + Ephemera, IOBA, ESA, Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Manuscript / Paper Collectible Signed
Softcover. 8 1/2" x 11." Dated November 4, 1930. Signed by the company vice president and Secretary. American Commonwealth was a New York City-based holding company that operated a large network of electric utilities in the United States and Canada. The company's roots trace back to the Commonwealth & Southern Corporation, which was incorporated in 1929 and included other utility holding companies like Southeastern Power & Light Company and Penn-Ohio Edison Company. In its prime, American Commonwealths Power Corp served 399 communities in 26 US states and 250,100 people in three Canadian provinces. The company ultimately faced financial difficulties and went into receivership. Very Good with light handling and two light vertical creases.
Published by Seville: Islas del Guadalquivir, 1926, 1926
Seller: Harrison-Hiett Rare Books, Richelieu, France
Signed
An original share certificate for this Spanish company. Signed in ink by the administrator to the certificate, and stamped with the validation / tax stamp. Now lightly mounted on mounting board, and covered in protective cellophane. Certificate measures 14" x 161/2" Mount is 171/2" x 201/2" A little darkening to the paper, and the stamp / signature have faded a touch. light creasing, but nothing significant. A nice example of this certificate.
Published by Detroit, 1920
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
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9.75 x 13.5, orange, two revenue stamps on reverse. Cancelled, light wrinkling, minimal staining on upper margin else good. Lincoln Motor company, owned by Henry M. Leland and his son Wilfred C. Leland, originally made aircraft engines. After the end of WWI, the company reorganized in January of 1920 in order to manufacture the Lincoln auto. Expected to be on sale by April, 1920, the cars were not ready until September, well after the main buying periods were over. Financial difficulties ensued when sales did not meet expectations. The company went into receivership on Nov. 8, 1921, and secret talks began a few weeks later with Henry Ford. On Feb. 4, 1922, Henry Ford bought the Lincoln Motor Company. Certificate is issued to the E.E. MacCrone & Co., and transferred to Nathan Simons, a local insurance agency. SIGNED BY W.C. LELAND AS VICE PRESIDENT AND W.T. NASH AS TREASURER. motors.
Published by Detroit, 1920
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
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Oblong 9.75 x 13.5, orange, two revenue stamps on reverse. Cancelled, light wrinkling, minimal staining on upper margin, small edge tear else good. Lincoln Motor company, owned by Henry M. Leland and his son Wilfred C. Leland, originally made aircraft engines. After the end of WWI, the company reorganized in January of 1920 in order to manufacture the Lincoln auto. Expected to be on sale by April, 1920, the cars were not ready until September, well after the main buying periods were over. Financial difficulties ensued when sales did not meet expectations. The company went into receivership on Nov. 8, 1921, and secret talks began a few weeks later with Henry Ford. On Feb. 4, 1922, Henry Ford bought the Lincoln Motor Company. Certificate is issued to the E.E. MacCrone & Co. and transferred to Nathan Simons, a local insurance agent. SIGNED BY W.C. LELAND AS VICE PRESIDENT AND W.T. NASH AS TREASURER. Motors.
Published by n.p., 1916
Signed
Condition: Good. 25 x 30cm. Splitting along later vertical fold -- are aound fold reinforced by later strips of acid free paper mending tape. Signed by Secretary and two Directors. Payment and transfer information on back.
Publication Date: 1897
Seller: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
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Share certificate number R128338 for 100 shares of the Wyoming gold field. The buyer was Oppenheimer & Co.; the certificate is dated November 14, 1958. Signed by the secretary and vice president of the mining company and registered at Reno, Nevada. 10 x 6 1/2", printed in black on green stock. Very good.
Published by Indianapolis, IN nd
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Oblong 7.75 x 11.25", printed in green and black with allegorical figures at top, some staining to top edge (on recto and verso), some toning to edges else a nice, unissued stock certificate. SIGNED BY JOSEPH J. COLE AS PRESIDENT, and another as Secretary, with Cole Motor Car blindstamp. Also present is the front cover of MOTOR AGE magazine from February 19, 1920 showing the Cole Aero-Eight.
Published by Philadelphia, 1871
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Signed
Printed by J. Haehlen, Phila. Attractive vignette of the Mercantile Library, light orange and black, Internal Revenue stamp over a seal. Creasing, light soiling and spotting else good. Sylvanus A. Leith purchased one share/ten dollars on December 5, 1871. Not cancelled. Signed by J. Perot as president and John H. Wall as treasurer.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Signed
Ohio 1872. Minor edge tears & pin hole else ok. 7.5 x 10" plus register. Nice train vignette with smaller one at bottom. Signed by President and Secretary of company.
Published by Ixelles-Brussels: Tramways & Electricite de Constantinople, [1929]., 1929
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Manuscript / Paper Collectible Signed
Condition: Good. Folio. Single page. Very good. Includes seven rubber stamps on front. Signed by two administrators. En Francais.
Published by London: Waterlow & Sons Limited., 1909
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Manuscript / Paper Collectible Signed
Condition: Good. Folio. Folded single page. Printed on both sides. Fair with substantial edgewear, staining.Signed by President and Secretary of Brazil Railway Company. Includes several rubber stamps on front. Dated July 1, 1909. Text in English, French and Portuguese.
Published by Tarrasa: Industrial Freixa SA., 1946
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Manuscript / Paper Collectible Signed
Condition: Good. Folio. Single page. Good with slight staining. Signed by the Administration Counsel President. Coupons present on right fold. Dated December 28, 1946. En Espanol.
Published by London, UK: Walsingham Reading Room, Club and Coffee House Company, 1880
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Manuscript / Paper Collectible Signed
Condition: Good. Share Certificate. 22 x 20 cm. Very Good. Signed in ink on recto & verso. Scarce.
Published by London, UK: The Library Company Limited, 1862
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Manuscript / Paper Collectible Signed
Condition: Good. Share Certificate. 23 x 15 cm. Very Good. Signed in ink on recto & verso. Scarce.
Published by Malmedy 14 mars (March), 1929
Seller: Versandantiquariat Karsten Buchholz, Grönwohld, SH, Germany
Signed
Signed Vintage Founding Share from the Lang Tannery Belgium in an Art Nouveau style. Steel engraving with original ink signature by Marie-Louise Lang. Double Sheet, 34 x 24 cm (13 x 9.5 in), numbered #127, light wear otherwise ok International Shipment will be Airmail.
Published by Hamburg 26 June, 1920
Seller: Versandantiquariat Karsten Buchholz, Grönwohld, SH, Germany
Signed
Signed Vintage Share from this Colonial Trading Company. Steel engraving with signature of authorized officer. Large single Sheet, 27 x 38 cm (10 x 15 in), folding mark, numbered #9104, with original conversion to 20 Goldmark, some wear (see photos) otherwise ok International Shipment will be Airmail at no extra charge * Boediker was specialiced in trading with South-West Africa (today Namibia) and for the supply of the merchant and military marine, exports of all kind of goods and imports of diamonds from Luederitzbuch and Swakopmund where they had own branches. This share was once owned by the noble family Lettow-Vorbeck. Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck (1870-1964) is commonly known as the Africa General".
Published by Hamburg 08 Dezember, 1898
Seller: Versandantiquariat Karsten Buchholz, Grönwohld, SH, Germany
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Signed Antique Share from this African & Asian Trading Company (Cameroon & Sumatra). Steel engraving with signature of authorized officer. Single Sheet, 19 x 26 cm (7.5 x 10 in), empty margins were cutted, numbered #0689, with original conversion to 20 & 80 Goldmark, some wear (see photos) otherwise ok As the share was both traded in Hamburg & Bruxelles Stock Exchange the back side is in French language International Shipment will be Airmail at no extra charge * The company was specialiced in natural rubber production, import and trading all over the world. This share was once owned by the noble family Lettow-Vorbeck. Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck (1870-1964) is commonly known as the Africa General".
Published by Malmedy 14 mars (March), 1929
Seller: Versandantiquariat Karsten Buchholz, Grönwohld, SH, Germany
Signed
Signed Vintage Founding Share from the Lang Tannery Belgium in an Art Nouveau style. Steel engraving with original ink signature by Marie-Louise Lang. Double Sheet, 34 x 24 cm (13 x 9.5 in), numbered #93, light wear otherwise ok International Shipment will be Airmail.
Published by San Francisco and Oakland: 1866, 1866
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Manuscript / Paper Collectible Signed
Condition: Good. Stock Certificate for one share, July 20, 1866 to Frank Buck. One of 74 shares at $300 each. Signed in ink by the officers. With 25 cent Washington revenue stamp. 5 x 8.5 inches in quadruple mats.
Seller: historicArt Antiquariat & Kunsthandlung, Wiesbaden-Breckenheim, Germany
Manuscript / Paper Collectible First Edition Signed
1. certificate for one share number 378 of 100 dollars of the "Bank der Vereenigde Staten van America" in Philadelphia, original copper engraving on folded cardboards with embossed seal (with a crowned lion), dated June 18, 1839 with original signatures of an attorney (B. Commelin) and original signatures of the widow of Willem Borski, the director of Ketwich & Voombergh and the original signature of Adriaan van der Hoop as director of the Bank Hope & Co., paper size ca. 26 x 21,5 cm, some foxing, small crack in the lower middle fold, attached inside the cardboards 11 dividend coupons from 1840 until 1845 with facsimile prints of Hope & Co., rare copy in good condition 2100 gr.
12. Antwerpen, 1 October 1781, in-plano, 34 x 21,5 cm, printed document with manuscript additions, signed by duke Charles de Proli (General manager of the company) and Guillaume Bolts. The share certificate is written out to Thomas Joseph de Bie. The Triester East India company was the last great colonial enterprise by the Habsburger. The empress Maria Theresia gave permission to Guillaume Bolts to start the company in Trieste, mainly financed by Antwerp bankers. (scripophily).
12. Antwerpen, 1 October 1781, in-plano, 34 x 21,5 cm, printed document with manuscript additions, signed by duke Charles de Proli (General manager of the company) and Guillaume Bolts. The share certificate is written out to Thomas Joseph de Bie. The Triester East India company was the last great colonial enterprise by the Habsburger. Empress Maria Theresia gave Guillaume Bolts permission to start the company in Trieste, mainly financed by Antwerp bankers. (scripophily).
12. Antwerpen, 1 October 1781, in-plano, 34 x 21,5 cm, printed document with manuscript additions, signed by duke Charles de Proli (General manager of the company) and Guillaume Bolts. The share certificate is written out to Thomas Joseph de Bie. The Triester East India company was the last great colonial enterprise by the Habsburger. Empress Maria Theresia gave Guillaume Bolts permission to start the company in Trieste, mainly financed by Antwerp bankers. (scripophily).