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COLORADO MINE DEVELOPING CO. Stock 1880. Leadville Mayor J.F. Humphreys SIG. EF+
COLORADO MINE DEVELOPING CO. Stock 1880. Leadville Mayor J.F. Humphreys SIG. EF+
COLORADO MINE DEVELOPING CO. Stock 1880. Leadville Mayor J.F. Humphreys SIG. EF+

COLORADO MINE DEVELOPING CO. Stock 1880. Leadville Mayor J.F. Humphreys SIG. EF+

$ 13.7

Availability: 100 in stock
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  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
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    Description

    The Colorado Mine Developing Company. Stock issued September 29, 1880 at Leadville, Colorado. Incorporated on February 13, 1879 in the State of Colorado.
    Embossed company seal lower left. Certificate
    No. 539
    was issued to
    J. S. Loomis (signed on verso in transfer to F. B. Rice)
    for one share of capital stock (0 per share). Company capital was
    0,000
    (increased from “0,000” blacked out). Hand signed by company
    president John F. Humphreys (Mayor of Leadville when this certificate was issued)
    and
    secretary John R. Mathews
    . Certificate is about 7” x 9.5”. Black print on cream-colored vellum paper.
    Unique vignette depicting a cross section with an early covered steam-powered windlass (a winch with pulleys to raise ore out of an underground mine) and a worker feeding wood into the engine’s burner, and beneath is an underground mine with workers in a mine shaft (with mountains and railroad in background).
    The Colorado Mine Developing Company owned and operated silver mines within the Leadville Mining District during the late 19th century. The company’s mines were a few miles north of Leadville on the eastern face of Mt. Zion along the Arkansas River. Mining claims owned by the company included the Grey Fox, Red Fox, Honest John, War Eagle, and the Windsor claims, covering 43 acres. The President of the Colorado Mine Developing Company was John F. Humphreys. Humphreys was the Mayor of Leadville at the time that he signed this certificate. He also purchased the Robert E. Lee mine at Leadville, which would become a significant producer of silver. John F. Humphreys was an active participant to bring an end the miners strike in Leadville on June 8th, 1880, just months before this certificate was issued.
    Condition:  Extremely Fine
    , no folds, no creasing, no tears, very light signs of any wear/handling/toning (see photos),
    uncancelled
    .
    Printer:
    Woodward, Neman & Hale, St. Louis.
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