[ROCKEFELLER, John D; John Dustin Archbold].
John D. Rockefeller and John Archbold Signed Standard Oil Trust Stock Certificate.
Rare Standard Oil Trust Stock Certificate; signed by both John D. Rockefeller and Henry Morrison Flagler
New York: Standard Oil Trust, 1886.
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Rare Standard Oil Trust Stock Certificate signed by both John D. Rockefeller and John Dustin Archbold. Partially printed document signed "JD Rockefeller" as President and "Jno D. Archbold" as Secretary, one page, numbered A678, dated March 5, 1886. Stock certificate for one hundred shares in Rockefeller's Standard Oil Trust issued to E. T. Hulst. In very good condition with cancellation ink stamp on front and cancellation red ink lines are drawn through the signatures with additional cancellation cuts.. The original receipt remains affixed at the left edge. Transfer information present on verso. The piece measures 15.25 inches by 7.75 inches.
John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) was a business magnate and philanthropist whose Standard Oil empire made him the wealthiest man in the world. John Dustin Archbold (1848-1916) became a Director of the Standard Oil of Ohio Company in 1875 and later became president of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey from 1896-1911. The company flourish until it was broken up in accordance with newly-passed anti-trust laws in 1911.
John D. Rockefeller and John Archbold Signed Standard Oil Trust Stock Certificate.
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