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Auction: 316 - The Collector's Series
Lot: 703

Queen City Oil Company of Buffalo (NY) July 3, 1865. One share. No. 28. Oil tower, tanks, barrels. Revenue affixed, tied in by the company´s stamp. Signed by William G. Fargo as President. Buffalo was known as the "Queen City." IU. VF+. William G. Fargo (1818-81) organized both American Express and Wells, Fargo & Co with his partner Henry Wells, and with his brother, James C. Fargo (1829-1915), who developed the concept of the traveler´s check.

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