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Knickerbocker Trust Company (New York) A stock certificate like document which is a receipt for a bo

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Knickerbocker Trust Company (New York) A stock certificate like document which is a receipt for a bo
Knickerbocker Trust Company (New York) A stock certificate like document which is a receipt for a bond issued by the Yaqui Delta Land and Water Company. Dated 1927 and printed in brown and black. Signed on the verso by John Hays Hammond, a successful mining engineer and financier. Hammond was hired in the 1890's by Cecil Rhodes to be his Chief Mining Engineer in the Consolidated Gold Fields in South Africa and was instrumental in adopting changes in mining techniques that greatly increased the output of those fields. He returned to the United States in 1899 and pursued a highly successful career as a consulting mining engineer. He retired in 1907 due to poor health. The Yaqui Delta Land and Water Company was one of his last commercial projects, which was at the time the largest irrigation project on the continent. His signature is quite rare. Punch cancellations do not affect the Hays signature. Extremely Fine. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 per hour. On occasion eBay live bid software cannot keep up with the pace of the auctions where 4-5 lots per minute can hammer down, so we recommend that you place a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Also please note that all Heritage/CAA lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions.