April 8th Autographs, Manuscripts, Books & Photography
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/8/2021
This Rare 100 Share stock of the 1880s is issued to Chas A. Sterling and is signed on the front side by John D. Rockefeller and Henry Flager. The stock is about 16" x 7 1/2" and in fine condition.
John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937), Industrialist, Philanthropist. Rockefeller formed the first oil trust at the age of 30. Ten years later he monopolized 85% of the industry and became the world’s first billionaire. He hated waste and inefficiency. As a result, he would target poorly run segments of the industry. He would often drive poorly run competition out of business or buy them out. He became the most detested man in the country and had a bodyguard continuously around him. Rockefeller gave 3/4 of a billion dollars to science and education. In one of the 1st public relations campaigns in history, Rockefeller would give a shiny new dime to whomever he would meet. Rockefeller signs along with Henry M. Flagler, Capitalist, and Promoter. Rockefeller once stated in court that Flagler was “the brains behind the Standard Oil Trust”. He transformed Florida’s once-neglected beaches and swamplands into one of the most luxurious playgrounds in the world.
With One Of A Kind Collectibles COA.
Standard Oil signed by John D. Rockefeller and Henry Flagler
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