Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company Share Certificate, 1955

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Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company Share Certificate, 1955

Original 1955 Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company share certificate with blue intaglio borders and paired engraved portraits emblematic of nineteenth-century Pennsylvania industrial leadership.

Measurements: approx. 11 x 7 inches
Date: September 26, 1955
Condition: In decent vintage condition; minor age toning and archival wear visible. Please inspect images carefully for full details.
Internal notes: QC passed

FOR COLLECTIBLE PURPOSES ONLY. This is a vintage, cancelled share certificate and holds no financial value. A fantastic piece of scripophily / industrial history.

This certificate features a finely executed blue border surrounding a central vignette of two prominent figures associated with the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, rendered in the precise linework typical of the American Bank Note Company. The firm’s long history, stretching back to its 1822 incorporation, is reflected in both the seal and the sober clarity of its engraved title, evoking the infrastructural ambitions that shaped the coal and canal networks of Pennsylvania.

By the mid-twentieth century, the company stood as a legacy institution of the earlier canal and rail era, and this 1955 issue conveys that heritage through its balanced typography, robust paper stock, and the authoritative weight characteristic of regulated financial documents. The par value and transfer inscriptions retain strong definition, while the perforations and dated cancellation marks affirm authentic circulation within the period’s brokerage environment.

Measuring approximately 11 × 7 inches, the certificate survives with light toning and mild archival wear consistent with careful handling. Its crisp borders, legible signatures, and intact embossing make it an appealing example for collectors of industrial, coal-era, or Pennsylvanian corporate ephemera, offering both historic resonance and visual distinction.

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