Some notes on the telegraph companies of the United States; their stamps and franks (1900)
Rich, Joseph S · New York, Priv. print · leaf 29
chconsists of large ornamental figure or figures of value on aninvolved background of lathe-work and enclosed within anornamental diamond-shaped frame. The diamond rests onan ornamental shaded shield which contains in either uppercorner the letters a or r and in the lower corners t or co. At the… … This company was organized in 1879 and incor-porated Oct. 4, 1880, with a capital of $600,000, allwind. In January, 1881, the capital was increased to$10,000,000, mostly water. A few wealthy gentlemenput in some money, and a line was built up in less thantwo years, amounting to 25,000 miles, the…
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