May 16th Rare Autograph Auction
Stock Certificate signed: "Wm G. Fargo" as President, "E. P. Ross" as Treasurer, and "J. N. Knapp" as Secretary, 1869 June 30th. Certificate No. 2754 for 25 shares. The stock Issue of 180,000 shares of Capital Stock; each share was worth $100. Fine condition all signatures are bold with a cancellation hole going through Knapp.
William Fargo (May 20, 1818 – August 3, 1881) 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. He was also the 27th Mayor of Buffalo, serving from 1862 until 1866 during the U.S. Civil War.
With One of a Kind Collectibles LOA
American Merchants Union Express Company signed by William Fargo
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