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Auction: 313 - Numismatic Collector's Series - Ft. Worth, TX
Lot: 1986

Standard Oil Co (OH), $100 shs, 1875, #41, signed by John D Rockefeller as president and Henry M Flagler as secretary, US Capitol, semi-nude "Standard Bearer" at lower left, black, stub reattached left, signatures canceled with a light red pen, toned especially at edges, about VF+. John D Rockefeller (1839-1937) became synonymous with big oil in the United States by building a distribution monopoly; because he could force shippers to offer his company rebates and discounts, smaller oil refiners had difficulty competing and were summarily bought out by Standard Oil, until it controlled 90% of US refineries; when anti-monopoly laws were passed to preserve competition, Rockefeller formed Standard Oil Trust to work around them; became the world´s first billionaire. Standard Oil Trust certificates signed by Rockefeller are highly collectible; signed Standard Oil certificates are rarer still.

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