IA. Excelsior Coal Co., 1881 to 1903, I/C Stock Certificate Assortment.

Oskaloosa, Iowa, 1881-1903. Lot of 5 I/C Capital Stock Certificates for varying shares, Black print with black border and grainy mining vignette at top center, S/Ns 35, 37, 39, 45, and 47, Certificates have cancelled stamps and POCs along bottom, Certificates range from Fine to VF+ condition. (5). The Excelsior Coal Company of Oskaloosa, Iowa operated its coal mines locally in southeastern Iowa, specifically in Mahaska County, centered around Oskaloosa and the surrounding coal fields. Oskaloosa was one of Iowa’s principal coal-mining centers in the late 19th century, with numerous shaft and slope mines operating immediately outside the city limits and in nearby townships. Companies such as Excelsior Coal typically mined bituminous coal from shallow to moderate-depth seams and supplied local railroads, industry, and domestic fuel markets

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