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Antique Stock Certificate Book – Original Historical Financial Documents form company. starts in 1906. includes about 26 different revenue stamps from time period stock was written, see pictures for exact stamps. more pictures can be provided if requested. feel free to make offersOffered for sale is an original vintage stock certificate book containing historical financial documents from an earlier era of American business and investment.The collection is being offered as one complete book rather than separated into individual certificates, preserving its original arrangement and historical context.Features- Original vintage stock certificate book.
- Historical financial and corporate ephemera.
- Period typography, engraved designs, and original printed details.
- An interesting collectible for enthusiasts of American business history, antique securities, and financial memorabilia.ConditionVintage condition consistent with age and previous handling. Please examine all photographs carefully for details regarding condition, signatures, certificate numbers, cancellations, and any missing or detached pages.The book is offered as pictured. No representation is made that the certificates retain financial value as securities.Collector appealAn opportunity to acquire an intact historical stock certificate collection rather than individual loose examples.Suitable for collectors of scripophily, American corporate history, antique documents, and financial memorabilia.The entire book is included in this sale.the following is my enterpitation of the first 23 entries and stock distributions recorded. Not as facts or correct information.Historical Significance of Certificates No. 1–23The first 23 numbered certificates form the historical core of this stock book. They document the ownership and transfer of shares in the Elmer H. Catlin Company from its original 1906 capitalization through transactions recorded in 1956.1906 — Original company capitalizationCertificates No. 2, 3, and 4 document the initial distribution of the company\'s 300 authorized shares among R. Evans, Elmer L. Evans, and Elmer H. Catlin.Certificate No. 1 is a canceled, unused form.1911–1912 — Early ownership transfersCertificates No. 5–8 record the redistribution and consolidation of the original shares, including the issuance of a 298-share certificate to Elmer H. Catlin.1920–1933 — Continued ownership and restructuringCertificates No. 9–12 document additional ownership changes involving Rennie Hayes, Raymond A. Catlin, and Elmer H. Catlin.These entries illustrate the company\'s continuing stock record across the early twentieth century.1940s — Family ownership and redistributionCertificates No. 13–21 document transfers involving members of the Catlin family and other shareholders.They include the division of larger holdings into smaller individual certificates, demonstrating how ownership was redistributed.Certificate No. 15 remains unresolved in the working catalog, while No. 20 is reported as a canceled clerical entry.1956 — Later ownership transfersCertificates No. 22 and 23 document the division of Charlotte McLeod\'s 29-share holding into:- 25 shares issued to Louise Catlin Taylor.
- 4 shares issued to Stuart Fraser Taylor.These transactions extend the documented ownership history to December 1, 1956.Together, the first 23 numbered entries preserve a historical record of the company\'s capitalization, original shareholders, subsequent transfers, and changing ownership.24 is missing, 25-100 are blank.blank certificates condition25-80 have a small tear near center of artwork at top of certificate, some may enter artwork most do not. 8oish throu 100 have no tears near artwork but may contain small tears or bem edges/corners, bust mostly in relatively good condition given book starts in 1906.