2005-11
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/31/2005
ROCKEFELLER, John D. (1839-1937) One of America’s greatest industrialists, who controlled the oil industry. He organized the Standard Oil Co. in 1870, gained a monopoly in the oil business and organized the Standard Oil Trust in 1882; it was dissolved by court decree in 1892. Highly ornate, partly engaved Stock Certificate for 100 shares of the Standard Oil Trust; oblong folio, New York, issued to George H. Hopper. Signed by Rockefeller as President. Countersigned by Henry M. Flagler as Secretary and by Benjamin Brewster as Treasurer. A scarcer variety printed in brown, black and white instead of the green, black and white known more frequently for Standard Oil Trust stock certificates. With an ornate brown border. There is an engraved vignette of the U.S. Capitol building as on the green certificates, but the 100-share amount is elaborately engraved several times, rather than the share amount being entered in manuscript as on the green certificates. The stub is attached, and the transfer has been completed on the reverse. Fine condition, with excellent signatures which are only machine cancelled, with no pen cancellation line through them as is often found. Henry M. Flagler (1830-1913) was associated with Rockefeller in the development of the Standard Oil Company; he later organized the Florida East Coast Railway and built great hotels at Florida shore resorts. Benjamin Brewster was one of the original trustees of the Standard Oil Trust and one of the five original incorporators of the Standard Oil Company. These 100-share certificates were probably designed to be used for large transactions, as “Shares $100 each” is engraved at the top; 100 shares amounted to $10,000, a substantial amount of money at that time.
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