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GA - Tallapoosa,1901 - Tallapoosa Gold Mining Co. Stock - Fenske Collection

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
GA - Tallapoosa,1901 - Tallapoosa Gold Mining Co. Stock - Fenske Collection
Session D is a Mail-Bid Only Auction. Absentee bids will be accepted only. No live bidding will be allowed. All winners will be contacted after the auction. BIDDING ENDS MONDAY JUNE 27 AT 5PM PACIFIC TIME!!!
Incorporated February 4th, 1901, under the the laws of the State of New Jersey. Certificate No. 234 issued for 1000 shares to J.A. Montgomery. Datelined Camden, New Jersey, April 8th, 1901. Signed by John R. Milton as President and (illegible) as Treasurer. Vignette of eagle at center top, with ornate green border, black print, and embossed seal at bottom left. U/C. In upper left on violet paper is "Battleship" RB3 50c revenue stamp inscribed "Documentary" and "Series of 1898." Tied with "T.G.M. Co." stamp. Noted as having a 40 stamp mill [Ref: AMA, 1901, pp. 121]. Although little information could be found on this company in our library, under "Mining Inquiries" in the United States Investor, March 23, 1902, the following was stated:" In Tallapossa, GA., however, the company is not well thought of, and an investment in the stock is not thought advisable there." Measures 10 1/2" x 8", foldlines, otherwise extremely fine.