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Auction: 312 - Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 2998

Erie Canal Navigation Co (NY), $100 shs,1823, not numbered,signed by Comfort Tyler as president, , two similar canal boat vignettes, ornate borders, black, light dammpstains, folds, good VF. Comfort Tyler (1764-1827) was one of the first settlers of what would become Syracuse, NY, one of the chain of cities that would grow up along the Erie Canal. Conceived in 1808, the canal opened officially in 1825, but portions were running as early as 1820. A rare certificate, as this is the only example we have seen.

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