Circa 1910 New York Highlanders (Yankees) Stock Certificate - Scarce Unissued Example

Sold For:

$420

Year:

1910

Auction:

2023 Fall

Lot #:

2951

Category:

Post-1900 Baseball Memorabilia

Original unissued New York Highlanders stock certificate, circa 1910. As noted on the certificate, $100 would allow for the purchase of one share of capital stock in the “American League Base-Ball Club of New York (Inc.).” This particular certificate is numbered “39,” and bears no signatures or any other typed or handwritten information. The New York Highlanders were New York’s representative in the recently formed American League in 1903. In 1913 the team became known as the New York Yankees, but it wasn’t until Jacob Ruppert and Tillinghast L´Hommedieu Huston purchased the club in 1915 that the team began building what would soon become the greatest franchise in all of sports. The certificate (11-3/8 x 8-3/4 inches) has a few very light creases but otherwise it is in Excellent condition overall. Opening Bid $100.