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Auction: 21143 - Bonds and Share Certificates of the World e-Auction
Lot: 509

(x) U.S.A.: Oregon Improvement Company, $100 shares, 188[90], #A4717, signed by Elijah Smith as President and his brother Propsper W. Smith as secretary, vignette of ships at dockside below title, ornate border, black with green 'O.I.Co' in underprint, cancelled. The Oregon Improvement Company, founded by Henry Villard, purchased the Seattle & Walla Walla Railroad Co., and the Seattle Coal & Transportation Co. in 1880. Elijah Smith, 1840-1912 and Prosper W. Smith, 1842-1909,acquired control from Villard from their base in New Bedford, Mass. VF.

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Estimate
£40 to £50

Starting price
£30