COLUMBIA TRANSPORTATION CO Stock 1863 Washington Territory Steamboats Panama VF,




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Reference Number: Avaluer:10009665
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Columbia Transportation Company. Stockissued on April 7, 1863 in Vancouver, Territory of Washington (becamea state in 1889). Incorporatedin the Territory of Washington (Cityof Vancouver, Clark County).Embossedcompany seal lower left (witha locomotive in the center).Certificate No. 3278 was issued to Asby P. Minear for one share ofcapital stock ($100 per share). Original ink signature of companysecretary Joseph M. Fletcher. Certificate is about 5” x 8”.Dark-blue and red print on cre...am-colored paper. Vignette of earlysidewheelsteamboat(topcenter) and a small early steam locomotive (upper right corner).
Rare Certificate from Early West Coast Shipping Company.
Condition: Very Fine+, no folds, creases or tears, very light signs of any wear/handling/toning, small punch hole upper left corner, Uncancelled.Printer: Farmer Print, 97 Front Street, Portland, Oregon.

Company History:TheColumbia Transportation Company operated sidewheel steamboats betweenthe Pacific Northwest cities of Seattle and Portland down the coastto San Francisco and to Panama in Central America, where passengersand freight would be transferred from railroad that traversed theIsthmus of Panama originating in the eastern U.S. The discovery ofgold in California during the 1849 Gold Rush had prompted thecreation of transportation companies carrying a multitude of"Forty-Niners" who were urged on by the true spirit of thepioneer had flocked to the Isthmus of Panama in such numbers that theneed was infinitely increased for a regular line of steamshipsconnecting Atlantic and Pacific ports via the Panama Railroad thathad been completed by the early 1860s, at the same time as theColumbia Transportation Company began service to transport passengersand freight up and down the West Coast. Later, in the 1800s railroadshad been crossing the U.S. with regular service which lessened theneed for the Panama Railroad connection. It was during this periodthat the Columbia Transportation Company changed their routes tocarry passengers and freight on the lower Columbia River. In 1891, the Columbia Transportation Company merged with the Seattle Steam andNavigation Company, creating the Columbia River and Puget SoundNavigation Company. Captain U.B. Scott was the president of the newcompany, which was later known as the White Collar Line.
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