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An Extremely Early Telephone Stock Signed By Marshall Jewell As President

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An Extremely Early Telephone Stock Signed By Marshall Jewell As President
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MARSHALL JEWELL. 1881, Connecticut. Stock certificate of the Connecticut Telephone Company for 10 shares boldly signed "Marshall Jewell" as president. Black on white paper with a small vignette of an early telephone receiver at the top. Litho. The world's first commercial telephone exchange was established in New Haven just two years after the invention of the telephone and three years before this stock was issued. Thus, this is one of the earliest known telephone stocks in existence. It is lightly stamp cancelled though not affecting the signature. There is very light toning to the extreme right edge and it is in very fine condition.