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AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY: HENRY WELLS and JAMES C. FARGO 1866 stock certificate in Wells Fargo, signed by founder Wells and company officers Fargo and Holland. This certificate dates from only 16 years after the company's founding in 1850. Stock certificate signed: "Henry Wells" as President, "Jas C.Sale Price $1,120.00
$1,400.00
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AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY: HENRY WELLS and JAMES C. FARGO. Stock Certificate signed: "Henry Wells" as President, "Jas C. Fargo" as Secretary pro tem and "Alex Holland" as Treasurer, 1p, 12x8½. New York, 1866 May 28. No. 673 Certifying "that Ruben W.Sale Price $1,190.00
$1,400.00
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AMERICAN EXPRESS: WELLS & FARGO. Stock Certificate signed: "Henry Wells" as President, "Wm G. Fargo" as Secretary and "Alex Holland" as Treasurer of the American Express Company, 1p, 12x8½. New York, 1861 June 14. Certificate 807 registered to Mrs.Sale Price $1,190.00
$1,400.00
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AMERICAN MERCHANTS UNION EXPRESS COMPANY. Stock Certificate signed: "Wm G. Fargo" as President, "E. P. Ross" as Treasurer and "J. N. Knapp" as Secretary, 1p, 12x8½. New York, 1869 September 30. Certificate No. 5443.Sale Price $1,487.50
$1,750.00
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AMERICAN MERCHANTS UNION EXPRESS COMPANY William G. Fargo signs an American Merchants Express Company Stock Certificate that has been bound in a leather and felt portfolio, 17¾x12¾ when closed. Stock Certificate signed: "Wm G. Fargo" as President, "E. P. Ross" as Treasurer and "J. N.Sale Price $1,275.00
$1,500.00
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MINNESOTA MINING & MANUFACTURING ("3M"): HENRY S. BRYAN, EDGAR B. OBER and JOHN DWAN. Stock Certificate signed: "Henry S. Bryan" as President, "John Dwan" as Secretary and on verso "E.B. Ober" as shareholder, 10¼x8¼.Sale Price $765.00
$900.00
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THE MEXICAN TELEPHONE COMPANY: HENRY B. CHAPIN. Stock Certificate signed: "H.B. Chapin" (on verso), 1p, 7¾x5¼, with 3x5¼ receipt portion affixed at left edge. New York, 1882 December 20. Also signed by the President and Treasurer. Stock certificate number 1707.Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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ERASTUS CORNING Railroad developer signs stock certificate for the forerunner of the New York Central Railroad. Stock Certificate signed: "Erastus Corning" as President of the Utica and Schenectady Railroad Company, 1p, 7¾x5½. No place, circa May 1847.Sale Price $450.00
$500.00
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A stock certificate signed by the Vice President to certify that he owns 100 shares of The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company. His brother, a prominent businessman, acts as witness.Sale Price $396.00
$440.00
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CHARLES G. DAWES and HENRY M. DAWES A stock certificate signed by the Vice President to certify that he owns 100 shares of The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company. His brother, a prominent businessman, acts as witness Stock Certificate signed on verso: "Charles G. Dawes", 1p, 12x8.Sale Price $396.00
$440.00
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CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW. Stock Certificate signed: "Chauncey M. Depew" on verso as President of the Board of the N.Y. Central Railroad, 1p, 12¼x8¼. New York, 1888, May 30. Stock certificate number 180. In part: "This Certifies that Chauncey M.Sale Price $935.00
$1,100.00
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SIDNEY DILLON. Stock Certificate signed: "Sidney/Dillon" as President of the Chicago and Canada Southern Railway company, 1p, 15¾ x 7¾ (including receipt portion at left). New York, 1879 February 6. Certifying that William R. Utley owns 120 shares of the railroad's capital stock.Sale Price $1,020.00
$1,200.00
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CHARLES duPONT Stock receipt signed as the administrator of a relative's estate. Partly Printed Stock Certificate signed on a slip of paper affixed to the attached stub: "Charles I duPont", 1p, 12x7½ overall, certificate 9¼x7½. Dover, Delaware, 1866 September 7. Certificate No. 1322.Sale Price $637.50
$750.00
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HENRY A. duPONT Stock certificate signed as President of the Wilmington and Northern Rail Road - 1,000 shares owned by himself Stock Certificate signed: "H.A. duPont" as Presidentof The Wilmington and Northern Rail Road Company, 1p, 11x8. No place, 1891 January 31. Certificate # 1,163 identifying Col. H. A.Sale Price $680.00
$800.00
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IRÉNÉE du PONT He signed the transfer of this stock certificate in the International Mercantile Marine Company in 1918, one year before he became President of the Du Pont Corporation. Stock certificate endorsed "Irénée du Pont -".Sale Price $850.00
$1,000.00
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DUESENBERG AUTOMOBILEFramed interim stock certificate for shares in the Duesenberg Automobile & Motors Company Stock Certificate Signed: “L. F. Reynolds” (Assistant Secretary) and “L.M. Rankin” (Vice President). Certificate 8 ½x12¼ with an ornate green border. Ad Interim Certificate No.Sale Price $1,360.00
$1,600.00
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JAMES B. DUKE Very rare stock certificate for 1000 Shares of the Common Capital Stock of One Hundred Dollars each of the P. Lorillard Company, signed by Duke as President of Southern Investment Co., of Canada Stock Certificate signed: "JB Duke" as President of Southern Investment Co.Sale Price $2,975.00
$3,500.00
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CHARLES EDISON Charles Edison, son of Thomas Edison, signed this certificate for 250 shares in the Edison Portland Cement Company in 1929. Stock Certificate signed: "Charles Edison" as Presidentand "H.F.Sale Price $414.00
$460.00
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CHARLES EDISON Charles Edison, son of Thomas Edison, signed this certificate for 250 shares in the Edison Portland Cement Company in 1926, the year he became president of Thomas A. Edison, Inc. Stock Certificate signed: "Charles Edison" as Presidentand "H.F.Sale Price $414.00
$460.00
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THOMAS A. EDISON The inventor signs a stock certificate transferring 280 shares of The Edison Portland Cement Company to another of his companies, Edison Manufacturing Co., of which he is President.Sale Price $3,187.50
$3,750.00
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THOMAS A. EDISON The inventor signs an original stock certificate transferring 125 shares of The Edison Storage Battery Company to another person. Partly Printed Stock Certificate signed: "Thos A Edison" at lower right margin, 1p, 11½x7¾, with 7½x6½ receipt portion affixed at left.Sale Price $2,975.00
$3,500.00
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THOMAS A. EDISON. Partly Printed Stock Certificate signed: "Thos A Edison" on 4½x8 receipt portion affixed at left, 1p, 12x8. New Jersey, 1899 August 19. Certificate No. 16, certifying "that Thomas A.Sale Price $3,187.50
$3,750.00
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THOMAS A. EDISON. Stock Certificate signed: "Thomas A Edison" on verso and "Thos A Edison" on receipt portion, 1p, 11½x8 with 8¼x5 receipt portion affixed at left margin. No place, 1899 August 19. Certificate No. 58, certifying "that Thomas A.Sale Price $3,187.50
$3,750.00
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JAMES FARGO. Stock Certificate signed: "Jas. C. Fargo" on verso as assignor of shares New York, 1891 April 30; also signed by "W. S. Webb" as President and by "James D. Taylor" as Secretary, 1p, 12x8. New York, 1891 April 20. No.Sale Price $1,360.00
$1,600.00
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FREDERIC JOHN FISHER Frederic John Fisher signs a stock certificate for 10 shares in The Fisher Body Ohio Company. Stock Certificate signed: "F.J. Fisher" as President and "A Mendelson" as Secretary, 1p, 13¼x9¼. Cleveland, Ohio, 1924 January 2.Sale Price $552.50
$650.00
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FREDERIC FISHER Frederic John Fisher signs a stock certificate for 10 shares in The Fisher Body Ohio Company. Stock Certificate signed: "FJ Fisher" as President and "A Mendelson" as Secretary of The Fisher Body Ohio Company, 1p, 13½x9¼. Cleveland, Ohio, 1923 February 5.Sale Price $531.25
$625.00
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LAWRENCE FOX, JR. Stock Certificate Signed twice: "Lawrence W. Fox Jr.", as President of General Filmand on verso as transferring shareholder. 1p, 10x6½ with 3½x6½ receipt portion affixed at left edge. No place, 1937 April 30. Stock Certificate No.Sale Price $198.00
$220.00
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His signature on 100 shares of International Mercantile Marine Company purchased by the Rockefeller Foundation in 1915. Franklin, who had been the company's spokesman during the Titanic disaster, became its President the year he signed this certificate, as IMM went into receivership.Sale Price $324.00
$360.00
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"BET A MILLION GATES": JOHN W. GATES. Preferred Stock Trust Certificate endorsed: "JW Gates" on verso, 1p, 11¼x7¼. No place, 1899 December 15.Certificate No. 1162 for 100 Shares of the preferred stock of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, issued June 27, 1899. Each share was $100.Sale Price $1,870.00
$2,200.00
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JAY GOULD Jay Gould signed this certificate for 100 capital stock shares for Horace Manual & Co. in the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company in New York City in 1880. Stock certificate signed "Jay Gould" as President of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company in blue ink.Sale Price $935.00
$1,100.00
