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Standard Oil Trust Stock Certificate signed by William Rockefeller and Henry Flagler - 1890's dated Autograph Stock Certificate

Inv# AG1167   Stock
State(s): New York
Years: 1890's
Color: Green

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William Rockefeller (1841-1922), Financier, Industrialist. Brother of John D. Rockefeller, managing Standard Oil's export selling functions in New York. He carried on a number of bold speculations in Wall Street securities. Stock dated 1890's, number of shares vary. Henry M. Flagler (Flagler was the brains of the Trust and was also responsible for the development of Florida) signs as Secretary. Both signatures are at front and bold. Extremely Rare!!! Nice portraits included. Excellent Condition!

William Avery Rockefeller Jr. (May 31, 1841 – June 24, 1922) was an American businessman and financier. Rockefeller was a co-founder of Standard Oil along with his elder brother John Davison Rockefeller. He was also part owner of the Anaconda Copper Company, which was the fourth-largest company in the world in the late 1920s. He was a prominent member of the Rockefeller family.

Rockefeller was very adept in business matters. When John D. formed Rockefeller, Andrews & Flagler in 1867, he invited William to take charge of the company's export business in New York. In 1867, William Rockefeller and Co. was formed as a subsidiary to Rockefeller and Andrews. In 1870, that company became Standard Oil. In 1911 Standard Oil of New Jersey was split up by the United States Supreme Court. Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Rockefeller_Jr.

Henry Morrison Flagler (January 2, 1830 – May 20, 1913) was an American industrialist and a founder of Standard Oil, which was first based in Ohio. He was also a key figure in the development of the Atlantic coast of Florida and founder of the Florida East Coast Railway, much of which he built through convict leasing. He is known as the father of Miami and Palm Beach, Florida.

Flagler attended local schools through eighth grade. His half-brother Daniel had left Hopewell to live and work with his paternal uncle Lamon G. Harkness, who had a store in Republic, Ohio. He recruited Henry Flagler to join him, and the youth went to Ohio at age 14, where he started work in 1844 at a salary of US$5 per month plus room and board. By 1849, Flagler was promoted to the sales staff at a salary of $40 per month. He later joined Daniel in a grain business started with his uncle Lamon in Bellevue, Ohio. Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Flagler

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Condition: Excellent

A stock certificate is issued by businesses, usually companies. A stock is part of the permanent finance of a business. Normally, they are never repaid, and the investor can recover his/her money only by selling to another investor. Most stocks, or also called shares, earn dividends, at the business's discretion, depending on how well it has traded. A stockholder or shareholder is a part-owner of the business that issued the stock certificates.

Item ordered may not be exact piece shown. All original and authentic.
Price: $1,249.50