Telepost Company

Product Details Company Telepost Company Certificate Type Convertible Stock/Certificate of Beneficial Interest Date Issued December 31, 1913 (green) September 23, 1908 (brown, olive) September 24, 1908 (orange) Canceled Yes Printer Not indicated Signatures Hand signed Approximate Size 11" (w) by 8" (h) Images Show the exact certificate you will receive Guaranteed Authentic Yes Additional Details NA Historical Context Telepost was incorporated in Maine as high speed alternative to the standard 15 word a minute telegraph systems that were currently available in the early 20th century. The company touted a number of trunk lines being built across the country, but actual results were much more spotty. As time went by, the company, and its President H. Lee Sellers, came under scrutiny for multiple incorporations over 9 states - Maine (two separate entities), New Jersey, Massachusetts, South Dakota, New York, Delaware, Missouri and Illinois - which diluted the company's stock offering from the stated $18,000,000 capital to over $33,000,000. Related Collections