GUAYABILLAS MINING CO Stock 1889. Honduras. Gold & Silver Mines. Central America
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Reference Number: Avaluer:10030651 |
TheGuayabillas Mining Company, Yuscaran, Honduras. Stock issued on March8, 1889 in New York City. Incorporated in 1884 in the State of NewYork. Raised embossed company seal lower left. Certificate No. 320was issued to John W. Leckie for one share of capital stock ($25 pershare). Company capital was $2, 000, 000. Original ink signatures ofcompany president S. D. Eugle and secretary C. L. Engles. Certificateis about 7.5” x 11”. Beautifulcertificate with brown underprint on a beige se...pia paper, ornateborders, and a very unique vignette engraving of a Honduras cowboy.
Condition:Very Fine, two usual folds, no creases, no tears, minimal signs ofhandling/wear/discoloration, Uncancelled.Printer:New York Bank Note Company, New York City.
CompanyHistory:TheGuayabillas Mining Company owned gold and silver mines in the ElParaiso Region of southern Honduras. The Yuscarán Mining District is named after the mining village of Yuscarán founded in 1730. At its height, Yuscarán was a wealthy mining townand home to some of Honduras’s most influential families. It wasone of the first places in Honduras to get electricity in 1898 –even before the capital city of Tegucigalpa. Within the YuscaránMining District is an area of rich gold and silver producing veinsnear Guayabillas.
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Condition:Very Fine, two usual folds, no creases, no tears, minimal signs ofhandling/wear/discoloration, Uncancelled.Printer:New York Bank Note Company, New York City.
CompanyHistory:TheGuayabillas Mining Company owned gold and silver mines in the ElParaiso Region of southern Honduras. The Yuscarán Mining District is named after the mining village of Yuscarán founded in 1730. At its height, Yuscarán was a wealthy mining townand home to some of Honduras’s most influential families. It wasone of the first places in Honduras to get electricity in 1898 –even before the capital city of Tegucigalpa. Within the YuscaránMining District is an area of rich gold and silver producing veinsnear Guayabillas.
PAYMENTAND SHIPPING Please read certificate description details shown above before bidding. Please contact me with any questions before bidding. Payment by PayPal only. Shipping within the U.S. is by USPS First Class Mail ($4.00 for packages weighing 13 ounces or less) – shipping for packages weighing over 13 ounces will be shown on your invoice. If another shipping method is requested, a revised invoice will be sent. International buyers need to wait for my invoice before paying. Combined shipping cost will be offered for multiple items won – please wait for invoice before paying, or if specific shipping method or insurance is requested. Multiple items will be shipped together in one package. All packages will be shipped with certificates placed in plastic sleeves with cardboard backing and marked “Do Not Bend”. I do not profit on shipping costs charged. Items typically shipped within two days of payment.RETURNSAND GUARANTEE: Buyer satisfaction and authenticity of certificate is guaranteed – returns are accepted with 14 days of purchase (buyer pays return shipping cost unless item received is not as described in this listing). All certificates are originals – no reproductions.