Thomas Edison Signed Stock Certificates
146 Edison Phonograph Works, 1923 ITASB Thomas A. Edison.
New Jersey, 15 shares, I/C, Orange<brown on white, small eagle on
bottom, arched title, ITASB Thomas Edison, S/N 161, Capital Stock
changed from $300,000 to $1,200,000. Signed Thos. A. Edison on
back. (Purchased from Smythe in 1998 for $1285).
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EST. $80091600
147 Edison Portland Cement ITASB Thomas Edison On
Counterfoil and Back.
NJ. 1899, 1000 Shares, Certificate issued to
and signed by Thomas Edison on the counterfoil on the face and on
the back adhesive revenues on left and right, portrait of Edison in
middle, Cert.# 34, POC’s, VF to XF, ABNC. Rare and attractive auto<
graphed certificate.
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EST. $80091600
148 Thomas A. Edison Signed Edison Portland Cement Company,
1908 Stock certificate.
New Jersey, 1908, I/C, #1481, 40,000
Shares (1/6th of the capitalization in 1908), Black on brown border
and underprint, Portrait of Edison top center under arched title, Fine
condition with POC’s, FLBNC. ITASB Thomas A. Edison on back of
certificate. Attractive and popular Edison autograph from this well
known inventor. ABNC.
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EST. $75091500
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149 J.P. Morgan Signature as Trustee on New Jersey Junction
Railroad Co., 1886 Issued Bond.
New Jersey, 1886, $1,000. 4%
1st Mortgage Bond, Issued and uncancelled. Brown border w/ ferry
and harbor scene vignette. Back has J.P.Morgan autograph as
trustee. ABNCo. w/coupons, XF. Rare autographed bond with
banker who saved our financial system a little over 100 years ago,
J.P.Morgan.
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EST. $2509500
Outstanding American Express Collection
with Wells & Fargo Signatures
New York
150 American Express Co. 1855 Type II Stock with Henry Wells
and William Fargo Autographs.
New York, NY, 1855, 10 Shares,
Issued and uncancelled, Capital Stock 7,500 Shares, Type II, William
Fargo and Henry Wells autographs, Locomotive left<right,
Cert.#1372, VF condition with light toning and cut close to left bor<
der, still very attractive with strong signatures, Scarce early variety.
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EST. $50091000
151 American Express Company, 1859 Type III Stock Certificate
With Butterfield Signature.
New York, 10 Shares, I/U,
Locomotive L<R, Capital 7,500 Shares, Scarcer variety with signa<
tures of John Butterfield as president, William Fargo and Alex
Holland, VF condition with light toning . (Ex. Winslow, 1997 Auction,
Lot 34, Sold for $1976).
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EST. $80091600
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