Historic Americana
Cincinnati Railway Tunnel Company Stock Signed by John C. Fremont
1872, Cincinnati Railway Tunnel Company, Preferred Stock Certificate, 100 Shares, Very Fine.
Black with blue overprint Stock Signed "Fremont" on back of this 6" x 10.25" document, featuring an engraved panoramic view of the city and mountains, and a smaller vignette of a woman at the left. Issued to "Fremont and Morton". Small chip at top margin, not affecting text or signatures in the least. Rare!
John Charles Frémont (1813-1890), was an explorer, the first candidate of the Republican Party to run for President, and the first presidential candidate of a major party to run on a platform in opposition to slavery. During the 1840s, that era's penny press nicknamed Frémont "The Pathfinder."
Cincinnati Railway Tunnel Company Stock Signed by John C. Fremont
1872, Cincinnati Railway Tunnel Company, Preferred Stock Certificate, 100 Shares, Very Fine.
Black with blue overprint Stock Signed "Fremont" on back of this 6" x 10.25" document, featuring an engraved panoramic view of the city and mountains, and a smaller vignette of a woman at the left. Issued to "Fremont and Morton". Small chip at top margin, not affecting text or signatures in the least. Rare!
John Charles Frémont (1813-1890), was an explorer, the first candidate of the Republican Party to run for President, and the first presidential candidate of a major party to run on a platform in opposition to slavery. During the 1840s, that era's penny press nicknamed Frémont "The Pathfinder."
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Coins-Currency-Autographs-Americana
9:00 AM PT - May 18th, 2008
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Early American
P.O. Box 3507
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
