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1795 Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Stock Ce

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
1795 Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Stock Ce
<Our item number 86041><B>1795 Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Stock Certificate.</B> Partly-printed Document Signed &#34;<I>Wm Bingham</I>&#34; as president and &#34;<I>Tench Francis</I>&#34; as treasurer, vellum, 7½&#34;x9½&#34;, 1795 Mar. 16. Some yellowing to vellum, else fine. One share of stock, No. 136, to Jasper Yeates of Lancaster County. Vignetted at top with a horse-drawn wagon approaching a toll gate. Five transfers between 1817 and 1899 are noted on the verso. The Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Road Company was chartered in April 1792 to construct 62 miles of road at a cost of &#36;465,000, and one thousand shares of stock, printed on paper and carrying a naïve vignette of a four-horse passenger coach, were offered. These share were apparently called in by the company in 1795 and replaced with vellum certificates; approximately 200 additional shares were issued in March 1795. This stock is the earliest-known, vignetted American stock. Jasper Yeates was a jurist who sa t in the convention that ratified the constitution of the United States and was an associate justice of the supreme court of Pennsylvania. William Bingham was founder and director of the first bank in the United States. Tench Francis was the nation&#39;s first Purveyor of Public Supplies; he contributed huge sums of his personal fortune to support the American Revolution. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;1,000-1,500. <BR><BR>Our item number 86041<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/33jpegs/086041.jpg"> </P></IMAGES> <BR><DIV ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/ilgebaylogo.JPG"></TD> <TD> 350 South Beverly Drive Suite 350<BR> Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA<BR> Telephone: 310-551-2646<BR> Fax: 310-551-2626<BR> E-Mail: <A HREF="mailto:brian@goldbergcoins.com"> info@goldbergcoins.com </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <font color=red> <h3>There is a 20% commission charge added to each and every lot.</h3></font> <P>We are one of the country's premier auction houses, specializing in U.S., World and Ancient Coins and Currency; Autographs; Manuscripts; Rare Books and other Fine Collectibles. Dedicated to quality of product and customer service, we guarantee authenticity of all items sold for their full purchase price. </P> <P>Our office will answer inquiries about lots (e-mail only, please) from 9-5 (Pacific Time) Monday through Friday. </P> <a href=http://PayPalSucks.com><img border=0 src=http://PayPalSucks.com/images/logo.gif></a> <p align=center> <font face=Arial size=2>Pay for this auction online with Western Union<sup>®</sup> Auction Payments<sup><font size=2>SM</font></sup></font> <BR><BR> <a href="http://www.auctionpayments.com/" target="_blank"><img border=0 src="http://www.auctionpayments.com/images/banners/banner1.gif" alt="Western Union Auction Payments"></a> </p> <P>Bidpay payment items will be sent upon reciept of check from Western Union. These payments may take up to ten days to get to us. We accept MasterCard, Visa up to $2500 dollars, personal checks, cashiers checks and money orders on all items. When using a credit card, please include account number, expiration date, billing and shipping address and eBay lot number. <B>Successful California bidders must pay 8.25% sales tax. This tax charge may not appear on your invoice until we are notified of purchasers address.</B> All credit card transactions are subject to additional verification. Shipping charges will not be quoted until notification of purchasers address. Please allow up to 5 days after the auction to get your invoice from us via e-mail</P> <P>We are members of the American Numismatic Association, Professional Numismatists Guild, International Autograph Dealers Alliance, Universal Autograph Collectors Club and the Manuscript Society. View our auction catalogs and consignment offers at: <A HREF="http://www.goldbergcoins.com"> www.goldbergcoins.com. </P> <TABLE> <TR> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.com/images/png1.gif" ALT="Member PNG" width=50 height=65>
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