JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER Signed STANDARD OIL Founder Stock Autograph * PSA FLAGLER
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IMPORTANT STANDARD OIL TRUST STOCK CERTIFICATE SIGNED BY ALL 3 CO-FOUNDERS – FOR A FOUNDING PARTNER'S OWN SHARES!
Billionaire businessmen, investor, philanthropists and Standard Oil Co-Founders JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER and American Industrialist HENRY M. FLAGLER important autographed Standard Oil Trust Stock Certificate for 200 shares to Standard Oil Co-Founder JABEZ A. BOSTWICK. The certificate, issued in April 5, 1882, is signed by all three with heavy cancellation marks through the founders' signatures, as shown. Bostwick's shares were subsequently cancelled by transfer the following year in December 1883, as annotated in red along the left margin.
In mint condition, these rare certificates can fetch up to $5000 – don't miss your chance to acquire a true founding partner's shares at a fraction of the price of a perfect certificate. It is estimated that 500 shares from 1882 would be worth millions of dollars today, potentially exceeding $1.6 to $2 million+ when accounting for over a century of stock splits, mergers and dividend reinvestment!
Rockefeller, Flagler, and Bostwick, who served as Treasurer, were key architects of the Standard Oil Trust, utilizing aggressive refining consolidation, logistical efficiency and railroad rebates to monopolize the U.S. Oil industry. Their partnership combined corporate planning, capital and marketing to build a massive integrated empire. Rockefeller's Standard Oil empire made him the wealthiest man in America, as well as the world's first billionaire.
A stock certificate is a physical document certifying that an individual or entity – in this case, Bostwick – owns a specific number of shares in a corporation. It serves as legal, tangible proof of ownership, and is traditionally signed by authorized the company's officers. Slashing, punching or cancelling signatures on stock certificates were done to formally invalidate the document once the shares were transferred, redeemed, or retired.
The ROCKEFELLER, FLAGLER and Bostwick autographed stock certificate has been thoroughly reviewed and CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC BY PSA/DNA EXPERT EXAMINATION – your assurance of absolute authenticity. GUARANTEED GENUINE. Purchase includes original PSA/DNA Letter of Authenticity. A museum-quality acquisition for any collection.
Condition is as shown with expected wear, toning, wrinkles, folds, small areas of paper loss and cancellation marks consistent with age, use and handling. Document measures appx. 11.5" x 7.5". Please review photos carefully for exact condition.
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