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1864-1906 – Collection of four scarce stock certificates relating to the U.S. printing industry
$600
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Various, Various, Various, Unbound
Very good
These four certificates were once in the collection of The Printing Museum at Houston, Texas. Upon its closure in 2024, they were purchased by a Texas antique dealer.
1864 – Aden Typesetter and Distributing Machine Company. New York, New York. Stock certificate for one share at $1,000 each. Issued to A. V. Stout. Signed by H. W. Walden. 11” x 7 1/8”. Features illustrations of the typesetting machine, Benjamin Franklin, and Walden or one of the Alden Brothers. Light glue stain along left margin.
1869 – Aden Type Setting and Distributing Machine Company. New York, New York. Stock certificate for one share at $100 each. Issued to Ida Cleveland. Signed by the company president and treasurer 11½” x 6½”. Features an illustration of Gutenberg, his printing press, printed leaves, and assistants. It bears a 25-cent “Certificate” stamp (Scott #R44).
1891 – News Publishing Company. Boston, Massachusetts. 6% 25-year bond at $10. Complete; none of the 22 coupons have been clipped. Signed by Ruben Kelly. 16¾” x 14”. Features an illustration of a printing press in action and a portrait of Benjamin Franklin. The company published a Boston newspaper, titled The News. Said to be the only known example of this bond. Some light toning.
1896 – Merganthaler Linotype Company. Brooklyn, New York. Stock certificate for 10 shares. Issued to W. E. Spencer. Signed by Philip T. Dodge, President. 10 5/8” x 7¼”. Features an illustration of a linotype machine. Cancelled by handstamp and punch. The company was founded in the United States in 1886 to market the Linotype machine that cast metal type in lines that was invented by Ottmar Mergenthaler. It became the world's leading manufacturer of book and newspaper typesetting equipment. It is franked with two brown 10-cent documentary stamps (#168) on the reverse.
(For more information, see “The Alden Typesetting and Distribution Machine” at the Making Book website and “Merganthaler Linotype Company” at Wikipedia.)
All of these certificates are scarce. The museum valued them at $2,300 when they were acquired from Ted Lee in 1995. However, recent auction results and sales offers suggest that they are worth no more than half that amount at present. A photocopy of the museum’s valuation sheet will be included.
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