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Stock Certificates
Here is a stock certificate
printed by Altemus & Co. in 1897.
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This stock certificate
from the Packer Coal Company was printed by Altemus & Company.
The signer, Israel Morris, bought 38 shares in 1885. Of note is that
the Packer Coal Company which was located in South Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania was founded by Asa Packer, the founder of Lehigh
University. (My daughter's school). Of further interest is that the
signer Israel Morris was a well known and well connected Philadelphia
businessman.
As noted before, Altemus & Company did various types of
printing in the 1800's. Stock certificates are only one example. This
is the second different company's certificate printed by Altemus that I
have located. I suspect that there are more. (The Altemus & Co.
imprint is on the lower left of the certificate.)
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This is another stock
certificate printed by Altemus and Company. This certificate differs
from the other two that have been found in two ways. First, the other
two stock certificates were printed for local Pennsylvania companies
whereas this one was printed for a company located in Colorado.
Secondly, this is the earliest of the three being printed in 1882.
All three certificates have the Altemus & Co. Phil in the
bottom left.
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Altemus and Company was mainly
a
printer in the 1880's. In addition to blank books, stationery and the
like, a number of Altemus printed stock certificates have been seen.
Here is a second stock certificate (for this website) for a Colorado
mining company. This 1881 certificate for 500 shares was issued by the
Lincoln Mining Company of Leadville, Colorado. Note the "Altemus
& Co. Phil" imprint on the bottom left.
It is impossible to know how many companies contracted with Altemus to
print their stock certificates. Here is the fourth one that I have
found.
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