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Standard Shipbuilding Corp., ND ca.1900 Progress Proof Stock Certificate.

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Standard Shipbuilding Corp., ND ca.1900 Progress Proof Stock Certificate.
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New York, Odd Shares, Proof Stock certificate, Black printing only, no border or undertint, steamship being pulled by a tug boat, Purple cancelled overprints and crayon numerals referring to the printing plate number. This was the cancellation impression for the company's records. Fine. Republic BNC. Rare if not unique navigation certificate. Standard Shipbuilding, Shooters Island NY, (formerly Townsend & Downey) was located on Shooters Island was a yacht builder in the early years of the last century, most notable for building "Meteor" for the Kaiser. Downey sold the shipyard in 1917, to a group of Cuban financiers, and started a new yard in the Arlington section of Staten Island. The Cubans expanded the Shooters Island yard from 25 to 50 acres, effectively occupying the entire island, which is just off the Richmond Terrace section of Staten Island. At its peak, it had about 4,500 employees. Rare.