Standard Oil Trust Signed By: John D. Rockefeller, Henry Flagler and Jabez Bostwick
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1883, New York. Certificate Issued to Jabez A. Bostwick for 200 shares "in the equity to the property held by the trustees of the Standard Oil Trust..." Green/Black/White. Lovely engraved vignette of the capital building. Signed by JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER (1839 - 1937) as President, HENRY FLAGLER (1830-1913) as Secretary and JABEZ A. BOSTWICK (died 1892) as Treasurer. Noted historian Allan Nevins said of the trust; "The birth of this unprecedented entity was an epochal event in business organization." Bostwick has signed four times; As treasurer, on the stub, in the transfer section and endorsing his sale of the stock. Light cut cancellation at Rockefeller's signature.
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Standard Oil Trust Signed By: John D. Rockefeller, Henry Flagler and Jabez Bostwick
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