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Partly-printed DS, one page, 10.5 x 7.75, April 5, 1882. Stock certificate for 500 shares in Rockefeller's Standard Oil Trust issued to J. A. Bostwick, signed at the conclusion by John D. Rockefeller as president, Henry M. Flagler as secretary, and Jabez A. Bostwick as treasurer, and endorsed twice on the reverse by Bostwick. In very good to fine condition, with usual cancellation holes touching the signatures, backed with small paper repairs on the reverse. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder.
John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) was a business magnate and philanthropist whose Standard Oil empire made him the wealthiest man in the world. Henry Flagler (1830-1913) was a real estate and railroad entrepreneur who also co-founded Standard Oil, remembered for his efforts to make Florida the 'Newport of the South' by providing extensive rail access and grand hotels to lure wealthy vacationers. Jabez Abel Bostwick (1830-1892) was a founding partner of Standard Oil, serving as the company's first treasurer.
