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A listing of collectable Telephone and Telegraph stock and bond certificates from Western and Midwest states.
The Telephone changed the way America did everything. One can hardly go through a single day without using their telephone at home, at work, or walking down the street with their 'personal communicator'. First came the telegraph, with lines tracing the railroads west, followed by the telephone coming soon on its heals. Telephone 'exchanges', as they were known, began cropping up throughout the East and quickly moved West. The telephone network began to grow and every region or town of any significance had to have its own telephone company and exchange. Telephone lines were strung over the highest passes in the mountain regions of the west in order to reach the small mining towns.
While Telegraph and Telephone company stock and bond certificates from Eastern states are available with some regularity, the collector will seldom see certificates from Western states come available. Many of the smaller, independent telephone and telegraph companies were bought up or consolidated into larger companies, with some becoming part of American Bell, Colorado Telephone, Rocky Mountain Bell, Northwestern Bell, or another one of the famous "Bell" companies. Many of these companies were eventually merged into AT&T. Many of these independent telephone companies served local towns and rural communities, were lightly capitalized and closely held, which makes their certificates scarce and highly collectable.
The Denver Stock Exchange is pleased to offer a unique assortment of antique, collectable Western and Midwestern telegraph and telephone stock and bond certificates for your consideration. Many of these certificates have never before been seen for public sale. In this catalogue, we will showcase telephone and telegraph certificates from a number of states including Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, and others. We hope you find something of interest!
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Issued / Cancelled, dated 1952. An American telecommunications icon! AT&T is arguably the most recognized name in the telecommunications business, or perhaps the entire American business world. A great number of smaller, independent telephone and telegraph companies were eventually absorbed or merged into AT&T. This is a very nice certificate whose vignette depicts a string of candlestick phone ear pieces around a globe. Certificate is in F condition.
Offered at: $20 Newly Listed! Item #TE90039 Order Now! |
American Telephone
& Telegraph Company|
Idaho / Minnesota Issued / Uncancelled, dated 1910. Incorporated in Idaho. The Arco Telephone Company operated a local telephone exchange with 25 miles of line and 157 stations at Arco, Minnesota as well as lines in the rural area around Arco. Certificate is in crisp VF condition.
Offered at: $45 Item #TE90014 Order Now! |
Arco Telephone
Company, Ltd|
Tucson, Arizona Issued / Cancelled, dated 1911. Wonderfully vignetted certificate with multiple views of various telephone themes. This company was eventually absorbed into the Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company. Click here to see an enlarged view of the vignette. Certificate is in VF condition.
Offered at: $150 Newly Listed! Item #TE90038 Order Now! |
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Montana Issued / Uncancelled, dated 1912. This Big Horn Telephone Company certificate was issued at and had their exchange at Hardin, Montana. Nice Western telecommunications certificate. Certificate is in crisp F condition.
Offered at: $85 Newly Listed! Item #TE90033 Order Now! |
Big
Horn Telephone Company|
Deadwood, South Dakota Issued / Cancelled, 1894. By 1895, the company had 208 miles of line and thirteen offices as well as providing communications services for Fort Meade. The company had exchanges in Deadwood, Sturgis, Spearfish, and Rapid City, Dakota. Certificate is in crisp, VF condition
Offered at: $200 Newly Listed! Item #TE90041 Order Now! |
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa Issued / Cancelled, dated 1896. Wonderful small-format certificates (measures approx 7-1/2" x 5-1/4"). Company served the counties of Benton, Cedar, Jones, and Linn in Iowa with a total of 342 miles of line by 1901. Certificate is in VF condition with no folds.
Offered at: $45 Item #TE90016 Order Now! |
Cedar
Rapids & Marion Telephone
Company|
Broken Bow, Nebraska Issued / Cancelled, dated 1907. Nice telephone certificate out of Broken Bow, Nebraska. Certificate is in F condition.
Offered at: $50 Newly Listed! Item #TE90035 Order Now! |
Central Telephone Company|
Colorado Issued / Cancelled, dated 1911. Issued at Denver, Colorado. In 1878, F. O. Vaille and 2 partners introduced telephone service to Colorado. In 1881, Vaille and his associates organized the Colorado Telephone Company and sold all property, rights, and franchises they held in Colorado to the company. By 1888, the Colorado Telephone Company controlled all telephone interests and service in the state. on August 1, 1911, the Colorado Telephone Company merged into the Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company. The Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company, along with the Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Company were also merged together into the Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company. This certificates represents one of the last issuances of stock for the Colorado Telephone Company prior to its merger. Certificate vignette depicts a telephone and telephone poles with wire. Certificate is in F condition. This certificate is also listed in our Colorado Certificate Catalogue.
Offered at: $150 Newly Listed! Item #TE90023 SOLD! |
Colorado
Telephone Company|
Montana / North Dakota Issued / Cancelled, dated 1909. Incorporated in Montana. The Dakota-Western Telephone Company operated extensive telephone exchanges with over 380 miles of line in the counties of Burke, Divide, Mountrail, McKenzie, Ward, and Williams, North Dakota. Certificate is in F condition.
Offered at: $65 Item #TE90015 Order Now! |
Dakota-Western Telephone
Company
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Paso Telephone CompanyColorado City, Colorado Issued / Cancelled, dated 1904. Certificate #4. Issued at Colorado City, Colorado and sates "Headquarters, Colorado City, Colo." on certificate. We believe this company was the early predecessor to the El Paso County Telephone Company, which served the Colorado Springs area until 1985. Certificate is in G+ - VG condition with piece of corner missing and a rough top edge, otherwise the rest of the certificate is in Fine condition. This certificate is also listed in our Colorado Certificate Catalogue.
Offered at: $40 Item #TE90003 Order Now! |
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Dallas Center, Iowa Issued / Cancelled, dated 1910. This company operated approximately 186 miles of line and served the businesses and farmers in and around Dallas Center, Iowa. Certificate is in F condition.
Offered at: $45 Newly Listed! Item #TE90034 Order Now! |
Farmers Telephone Company|
Flagstaff, Arizona Issued / Cancelled, 1902. *Date is approximate as the certificate was not dated when issued, but a certificate for this company in our personal archives is dated 1902. Issued at Flagstaff, Arizona. Issued to the Overland Telephone and Telegraph Company. Certificate is in VG condition with small chip at top-right corner.
Offered at: $35 Item #TE90004 Order Now! |
Flagstaff
Mutual Telephone Co.|
Montana Issued / Uncancelled, dated 1912. Signed by Thaddeus S. Lane The Interstate Consolidated Telephone Company was the holding company for the following telephone companies: Billings Automatic Telephone, Helena Automatic Telephone, Great Falls Automatic Telephone, State Telephone & Telegraph, Interstate Telephone Co., Ltd., Idaho Independent Telephone, Home Telephone & Telegraph. these companies stretched across the Northern Rockies and into the Pacific Northwest in the states of Montana, Idaho, and Washington. They served the cities of Billings, Helena, Great Falls, Butte, Missoula, Anaconda, Hamilton, Bozeman, Livingston, Coeur d'Alene, Sandpoint, Panhandle of Idaho, Pocatello, and Spokane. Certificate is in crisp VF condition.
Offered at: $85 Newly Listed! Item #TE90030 Order Now! |
Interstate
Consolidated Telephone Company|
Iowa Issued / Uncancelled, dated 1881. This company likely served the Jackson County, Iowa region, though we have found very little information regarding this company, which is not unusual for telephone companies dated this early. Certificate displays a wonderful vignette of a very early telephone receiver. This certificate is the smallest format of a stock certificate we have seen! It measures just 4 5/8" x 2 3/4" !! (click here to see actual size - size may vary slightly based on your monitor settings) It is printed on thick card-stock, similar to a trade card. It is fully issued including the corporate seal. Certificate is in crisp VF condition.
Offered at: $150 Newly Listed! Item #TE90027 Order Now! |
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Jackson, Wyoming Issued / Cancelled, dated 1930. Company served the Jackson, Wyoming area. Certificate signed by Jackson resident Fred Lovejoy. Wonderful vignette with telephone poles. Certificate is in F condition.
Offered at: $85 Newly Listed! Item #TE90021 Order Now! |
Jackson
Valley
Telephone Company|
Lemmon, South Dakota Issued / Uncancelled, dated 1908. Company served Lemmon, South Dakota. This is a wonderful South Dakota telephone company certificate issued just a year after the town was platted. Lemmon was an important cattle town and railroad stop on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway in north western South Dakota. Certificate is in crisp F condition.
Offered at: $50 Newly Listed! Item #TE90026 Order Now! |
Lemmon
Home Telephone & Telegraph Company|
Lewistown, Montana Issued / Cancelled, dated 1900. Issued at Lewistown, Montana. Low certificate #10. Company served the Lewistown area with 105 subscribers and 100 miles of lines in 1902. Certificate is in F condition.
Offered at: $75 Item #TE90007 Order Now! |
Lewistown
Telephone Company|
New Mexico Territory Issued / Voided, dated 1896. Low number - Certificate #3 This certificate is very unique as it was an error in the process of issuing. It was nearly fully completed, except for the officers signatures and corporate seal, then it was voided. Written across the face of the certificate is written: "Void spoiled in drawing". Certificate is in crisp VF condition.
Offered at: $35 Newly Listed! Item #TE90029 Order Now! |
Mutual
Automatic Telephone Company|
Pine Bluffs, Wyoming Issued / Uncancelled, dated 1912. Issued at Pine Bluffs, Wyo. Another nice Wyoming telephone certificate! Certificate is in VF condition.
Offered at: $65 Newly Listed! Item #TE90022 Order Now! |
People's
Telephone Company|
Adams & Weld Co's, Colorado Issued / Cancelled, dated 1914. Company served Adams and Weld Counties with over 190 miles of line by 1913. This is a wonderful Eastern Colorado telephone company certificate! Certificate is in crisp F condition. This certificate is also listed in our Colorado Certificate Catalogue.
Offered at: $75 Newly Listed! Item #TE90025 Order Now! |
Platte
Valley Mutual Telephone Company|
Utah Territory Issued / Cancelled, dated 1885. This company got its start in Salt Lake city as the Rocky Mountain Telephone Company, then reorganized with the support of American Bell as the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company in 1883. The company purchased small, independent exchanges in the region and eventually operated across a vast area including Utah, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. On August 1, 1911 the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company, along with the Colorado Telephone Company and Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Company, merged into the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company. Mountain States eventually became known as Mountain Bell, which served telephone customers in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming, and parts of Texas. This is a beautifully vignetted and historic Western telecommunications certificate. Certificate is in crisp VF condition.
Offered at: $350 Newly Listed! Item #TE90031 SOLD! |
Rocky
Mountain Bell Telephone Company|
Utah Territory Issued / Cancelled, dated 1889. This company got its start in Salt Lake city as the Rocky Mountain Telephone Company, then reorganized with the support of American Bell as the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company in 1883. The company purchased small, independent exchanges in the region and eventually operated across a vast area including Utah, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. On August 1, 1911 the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company, along with the Colorado Telephone Company and Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Company, merged into the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company. Mountain States eventually became known as Mountain Bell, which served telephone customers in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming, and parts of Texas. Attractive Western telecommunications certificate. Certificate is in VF condition.
Offered at: $200 Newly Listed! Item #TE90032 Order Now! |
Rocky
Mountain Bell Telephone Company|
Salina, Utah Issued / Cancelled, dated 1909. Company served the Salina, Utah region. Very nice certificate with golden highlights in the underprint. Certificate is in F condition.
Offered at: $65 Newly Listed! Item #TE90040 Order Now! |
Salina Telephone
Company|
Yankton, Dakota Territory Issued / Cancelled, 1882. Issued at Yankton, Dakota. This company served the towns of Huron, Mitchell, Pierre, Sioux Falls, Watertown, and Yankton in Dakota Territory. Beautifully printed graphics and color! Certificate is in crisp, EF condition
Offered at: $300 Newly Listed! Item #TE90042 Order Now! |
Southeastern
Dakota Telephone and Telegraph
Company|
Durango, Colorado Issued / Cancelled, dated 1894. By the time this certificate was issued in April, 1894, the city of Durango had granted the Southwestern Telephone Company a 25 year franchise and the town had more than 60 phones installed. Certificate is in F condition. This certificate is also listed in our Colorado Certificate Catalogue.
Offered at: $100 Newly Listed! Item #TE90036 Order Now! |
Southwestern Telephone Company|
Ten Sleep, Wyoming Issued / Cancelled, dated 1903. Issued at Ten Sleep, Big Horn County, Wyoming. Low certificate #10. Company was founded in 1902 and served the Ten Sleep area with only 50 miles of lines by 1918. Certificate is in F condition. Certificate has some staple holes on top margin, otherwise crisp.
Offered at: $85 Item #TE90012 Order Now! |
Ten
Sleep
Telephone Company|
Vernal, Utah Issued / Cancelled, dated 1926. Company served the Vernal, Utah area. Great candlestick telephone vignette and telephone lines on certificate. The company was founded in 1907 by William H. Smart to bring the first telephone lines into the Uinta Basin. Certificate is in VF condition.
Offered at: $85 Newly Listed! Item #TE90020 Order Now! |
Uintah
Telephone Company|
Wray, Colorado Issued / Cancelled, dated 1909. Issued at Wray, Colo. Company served Yuma County with 128 miles of line by 1915. This is a wonderful Eastern Colorado telephone company certificate! Certificate is in crisp VF condition. This certificate is also listed in our Colorado Certificate Catalogue.
Offered at: $85 Newly Listed! Item #TE90024 Order Now! |
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Craig, Colorado Issued / Uncancelled, dated 1913. Incorporated in 1913 and issued at Craig, Colorado. Company served Moffat and Routt Counties with 216 miles of line by 1917. This is a superb Northwest Colorado telephone company stock! Certificate is in EF condition with no folds. This certificate is also listed in our Colorado Certificate Catalogue.
Offered at: $65 Item #TE90010 Order Now! |
Yampa
Valley Telephone Company|
Bozeman, Montana / Wyoming Issued / Cancelled; $500, 6%, First Mortgage Gold Bond. Dated 1901, Maturity date: December 1, 1911. A very attractive bond issued at Bozeman, Montana. The company was formed to build a telephone exchange in Yellowstone Park, but that exchange was not built until well after this company had been absorbed into Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company. Telephone service in Yellowstone Park was born when an exchange was finally opened in 1927. Bond is in VF condition with coupons attached.
Offered at: $250 Newly Listed! Item #TE90037 SOLD! |
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