Auction: 8026 - Bond & Share Certificates of the World
Lot: 608
Abangarez Gold Fields of Costa Rica (DE), 100 shares of $25, (1909), signed by Minor C. Keith as President, vignettes of Minor C. Keith and allegorical figure, orange and black, ABNCo, VF. Registered in 1899 to incorporate 3 local companies. Controlled by United Fruit Company interests. Estimate £ 50-70 Minor Cooper Keith (1848-1929), capitalist, railroad builder and planter. Founder of the huge United Fruit Company. Built and controlled many railroads in Central America. Nephew of Henry Meiggs.
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