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1930's JOB Brothers Newfoundland Fisheries Stock Certificate
$ 5.27
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8 1/2 by 11 inch Job Brothers & Co. Limited stock certificate.Incorporated 1933,under the Companies Acts,Newfoundland.The Job Bros companies were in existence from 1750 to 1967.Job Brothers & Company,Limited was a Colony of Newfoundland based mercantile empire that spanned three centuries.The main business of the company centered on production and development of the fisheries,rather than trading.The Job Brothers & Co.,Limited self described themselves as "Steamship owners,general merchants,agents,and importers" as well as "exporters of dried cod fish,herring,salmon,lobsters,seal skins,whalebone fertilizers,cod oil,medicinal cod liver oil,seal and whale oil".As president of Job's Brothers,Hazen Russell had the company's vessel,Blue Peter,outfitted as the first floating,frozen-fish processing factory in the world.Certificate is in great condition-see scans.Winner pays .25 for postage and handling to the United States,.25 to Canada or .25 for International(greatly reduced postage for multiple lot winners-see below).Payment is required within four days of purchase.We accept Paypal and any other methods Ebay currently allows as payment.Please check my Ebay auctions and Ebay store for more vintage Merchant tokens,Condor Tokens,Jubilee and Coronations medals,coins and Milk/Dairy tokens.Greatly reduced/combined postage for multiple lot winners PROVIDED you wait for my invoice and do not pay the one Ebay immediately sends to you,AND you only make one payment.
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