Archives International Auctions Auction 91 January 23, 2024

Archives International Auctions - Sale 91 63 January 23, 2024 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 288 288 Standard Oil Trust 1882 I/C Stock Certificate Signed by J.D. Rockefeller New York, April 5, 1882. 500 Shares, I/C Stock Certificate Issued to W.G. Warden, S/N 301. Black text with green border, U.S. Capitol Building at top center. Signatures have been cancelled with red ink and with very thin cut cancel slits. VF to Choice VF condition with some signs of wear along bottom margin, FBN. Signatures are: J. D. Rockefeller as President; J. A. Bostwick as Treasurer; H. M. Flagler as Secretary. Henry Flagler ( January 2, 1830 - May 20, 1913), was a partner and co-founder with John D. Rockefeller in the Standard Oil Company, among others. Jabez Abel Bostwick (September 23, 1830 - August 16, 1892) was an early oil pioneer and magnate, and when John D. Rockefeller formed the Standard Oil Company, Mr. Bostwick aided in its organization and became its first Treasurer. John Davison Rockefeller ( July 8, 1839 - May 23, 1937) was the guiding force behind the creation and development of the Standard Oil Company, which grew to dominate the oil industry and became one of the first big trusts in the United States. He is widely considered the wealthiest American of all time and the richest person in modern history. Standard Oil was an American oil-producing, transporting, refining, and marketing company. Its history as one of the world’s first and largest multinational corporations ended in 1911, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, in a landmark case, that Standard Oil was an illegal monopoly. Historic certificate with a valuable quartet of signatures from historic American businessmen. ����������������Est. $1100-2200 289 289 Standard Oil Trust 1882 I/C Stock Certificate Signed by J.D. Rockefeller and Henry Flagler New York, April 5, 1882. 1000 Shares, I/C Stock Certificate Issued to W.C. Andrews, S/N 211. Black text with green border, U.S. Capitol Building at top center. Signatures have been cancelled with red ink and with very thin cut cancel slits. VF to Choice VF condition with some signs of wear along bottom margin, FBN. Signatures are: J. D. Rockefeller as President; J. A. Bostwick as Treasurer; H. M. Flagler as Secretary; and as witness on the back, also signed by W.C. Andrews, who the stock certificate is issued to was the President of the New York Steam Company and, the New York Cable Railway Company. Henry Flagler ( January 2, 1830 - May 20, 1913), was a partner and co-founder with John D. Rockefeller in the Standard Oil Company, among others. Jabez Abel Bostwick (September 23, 1830 - August 16, 1892) was an early oil pioneer and magnate, and when John D. Rockefeller formed the Standard Oil Company, Mr. Bostwick aided in its organization and became its first Treasurer. John Davison Rockefeller ( July 8, 1839 - May 23, 1937) was the guiding force behind the creation and development of the Standard Oil Company, which grew to dominate the oil industry and became one of the first big trusts in the United States. He is widely considered the wealthiest American of all time and the richest person in modern history. Standard Oil was an American oil-producing, transporting, refining, and marketing company. Its history as one of the world’s first and largest multinational corporations ended in 1911, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, in a landmark case, that Standard Oil was an illegal monopoly. Historic certificate with a valuable quartet of signatures from historic American businessmen. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Est. $1000-2000 Ephemera - Notable Autographs Washington, D.C. 290 290 Francis E. Spinner, 1868 Handwritten Letter in Spinner’s Hand With His Famous AutographWhileTreasurer of the U.S. Washington, D.C., November 23, 1868. 1 page hand written letter by Francis Elias Spinner ( January 21, 1802 – December 31, 1890) who was an American politician from New York. He served as Treasurer of the United States from 1861 to 1875, and was the first administrator in the federal government to employ women for clerical jobs. The letter, written to Judge Ezra Graves, discusses copies of papers received from General Butterfield given to Graves, but Spinner had not heard from the War Department or General Meyers. Judge Ezra Graves (December 1, 1803 – January 8, 1883) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was First Judge of the Herkimer County Court from 1845 to 1847. After the re-organization of the New York court system, he was Judge and Surrogate of the Herkimer County Court from 1847 to 1855, and from 1860 to 1863. He was a delegate to the 1856 Republican National Convention. In 1858, he was Temporary Chairman of the Republican state convention. He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1867–68. Rare Spinner letter written fully in his hand with his distinguished signature found on U.S. currency from that time. XF condition, Est. $180-280