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Orinoco Steam Navigation Co. 1851 Stock Certificate Issued to Freeman Rawdon on RWH&E Engraved Certi

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:240.00 USD Estimated At:325.00 - 500.00 USD
Orinoco Steam Navigation Co. 1851 Stock Certificate Issued to Freeman Rawdon on RWH&E Engraved Certi
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New York, 1851. 1 Share of $1000 I/U Stock Certificate, S/N 182, Black text with black border and red underprint, Horses driving goods by steamship at top center. Cut out cancelled, Signatures have been crossed-out. Issued to Freeman Rawdon. Rawdon was the younger brother of Ralph Rawson, and both brothers established engraving and printing firms in the early 1800s. Each partnered with other engraversãRalph with Vistus Balch of Williamstown, Massachusetts (ca. 1818-1822) and then with Asahel Clark to form Rawdon, Clark, & Co. At the same time, Freeman partnered with Neziah Wright in 1828, establishing Rawdon, Wright, & Co. of New York City. On March 1, 1832, their two firms merged to become Rawdon, Wright, Hatch, & Company. Tracy R. Edson joined the company as a business administrator at the time of this merger. Edson's name was added to the company's title in 1847, and the subsequent Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson won the United States government contract to print postage stamps (1847-1851). Eventually, the company merged with other firms in 1858, and the new consolidated company was named the American Bank Note Company.