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Standard Oil Co. 1876 Issued Stock certificate with J.D. Rockefeller & Henry Flagler Signatures.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:1,750.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD
Standard Oil Co. 1876 Issued Stock certificate with J.D. Rockefeller & Henry Flagler Signatures.
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Cleveland, Ohio. Standard Oil Co. 86 Shares, I/C Stock certificate. #102. This historic document has an ornate border with a vignette of the U. S. Capitol and patriotic Liberty portrait, counterfoil glued on left back margin. VF condition with very light creases from folding and minor toning on the very edge. Maverick, Stephan & Co. Signed by John D. Rockefeller as president and Henry M Flagler as Secretary. By 1872, Standard Oil controlled more then 25% of daily usage of oil used in the U.S., which gave Rockefeller immense power over his competitors and by 1899 Standard Oil controlled over 90% of American oil refined in the U.S. which set them up to be the target of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act which eventually caused the company to be reorganized. Henry Flagler was the founder of Standard Oil along with Rockefeller. Besides his oil interests, Flagler became interested in Florida in the 1880's and single handedly developed the entire east Coast of Florida from Palm Beach to Key West as well as railroads. Historic certificate with autographs.