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Western America: Rare "Jay Cooke" Broadsheet

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Western America: Rare  Jay Cooke  Broadsheet
Northern Pacific Railroad Co. Gold Loan Advertising Broadsheet, Choice Extremely Fine. 17" x 10". An interesting promotional piece for the Railroad and their "New 7-30 Gold Loan" (7% per annum for 30 years, interest payable in gold), the purpose of which was to develop the railroad in the American Northwest States and Territories. One side of the broadsheet extolls the value and safety of this investment, likening it to Government bonds. The other side has a map of the Northwest showing the route of the railroad and the cities it connects. These sheets were produced by Jay Cooke and Co., "Fiscal Agents Northern Pacific Railroad Co." Nice, embossed printing, some minor marginal tears. General toning and show-through of printing from reverse. Scarce.