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Auction: 316 - The Collector's Series
Lot: 711

Merchants Despatch Transportation (NY) 350 shares, 1889, #22, signed by James C. Fargo as president and issued to James C. Fargo, who signs on verso. Stub remnant. Red pen cancel through signature on recto. VF+. James C. Fargo (1829-1915) organized both American Express and Wells, Fargo & Co. with his partner Henry Wells, and with his brother, William G. Fargo (1818-81) developed the concept of the traveler´s cheque.

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