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American Express Co., 1873 Cancelled Stock Certificate With William Fargo Signature.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Certificates Start Price:180.00 USD Estimated At:240.00 - 350.00 USD
American Express Co., 1873 Cancelled Stock Certificate With William Fargo Signature.
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180.00USD+ buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2018 May 23 @ 18:54UTC-4 : AST/EDT
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New York. 10 Shares Capital Stock Issued and Cancelled Certificate, Black print on black border with orange under tint, Image of dog beneath company title, Cut out "Void" at bottom of certificate, VF-XF condition, ABNC. Certificate is signed by William Fargo as President. Fargo was a pioneer American expressman who helped found the modern day financial firms of American Express Company and Wells Fargo with his business partner, Henry Wells. In 1866, upon the resignation of Henry Wells and American Express' merger with the Merchants Union Express Company, Fargo was elected President of the American Express Company. He was president of the American Express Company until his death in 1881, at which point his brother, J. C. Fargo, assumed the presidency, which he held until 1914.