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Chicago Artesian Well Co. Stock w/ Neighborhood Vignette [130615]

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Certificates Start Price:120.00 USD Estimated At:240.00 - 400.00 USD
Chicago Artesian Well Co. Stock w/ Neighborhood Vignette  [130615]
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Vignette shows a six block area. In the upper left seems to be the Artesian Well Ice House!!! UNIQUE! Ed. Mendal lithographer. #54 for 2 shares. Dateline Chicago 1867. 25c Certificate revenue stamp. Signed by president Brown. One heavy vertical fold and nicks on edges. Otherwise very nice. In 1863 a clairvoyant convinced A.E. Swift and Thomas Whitehead that Chicago was the perfect place to drill for oil. In November of 1864 at 711 feet, they struck a gusher of water. It shot 80 feet into the air. They had an artesian well. State:Illinois City:Chicago Date:1867 Provenance: