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RARE 1862 ORIGINAL AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. WELLS & FARGO SIGNED STOCK CERTIFICATE

$ 2059.19

Availability: 100 in stock
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    Description

    Up for sale is a
    RARE 1862 ORIGINAL AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. WELLS & FARGO SIGNED STOCK CERTIFICATE

    This is a RARE 1862 ORIGINAL AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. WELLS & FARGO SIGNED STOCK CERTIFICATE. YOU ARE LOOKING AT AN EXTREMELY RARE PIECE OF HISTORY. THIS STOCK CERTIFICATE IS FROM 1862 FOR THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, AND IT IS SIGNED BY WILLIAM FARGO (SECRETARY), AND HENRY WELLS (PRESIDENT). ALEX HOLLAND SIGNED UNDER TREASURER. THIS STOCK CERTIFICATE MEASURES APPROX. 12 INCHES BY 8  1/4 INCHES. IT WAS ISSUED ON FEBRUARY 15, 1862. THE CERTIFICATE NUMBER IS 890, AND IT WAS FOR (4) SHARES OF THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY. DURING THIS TIME 2,000 SHARES WERE OFFERED AT 0 EACH. THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY WAS FORMED IN 1850, DISBANDED BY LAW IN 1860, AND THEN RECAPITALIZED IN 1861. THAT MEANS THAT THIS DOCUMENT BEFORE YOU IS THE EARLIEST OF ITS KIND. IT WAS SIGNED BY WELLS AND FARGO 12 YEARS AFTER THE FOUNDING OF AMERICAN EXPRESS. THIS DOCUMENT HAS SLIGHT TEARS ALONG THE EDGES, AND IS VERY OLD. IT HAS A COUPLE FOLDS, AND ONE PINHOLE. YOU WILL NOT FIND ANOTHER ONE LIKE THIS FROM 1862, IT IS TRULY AN AUTHENTIC, RARE HISTORICAL SIGNED DOCUMENT. THIS IS A TRUE PIECE OF AMERICAN HISTORY. PLEASE LOOK OVER PICTURES CAREFULLY.
    GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC OR YOUR MONEY BACK!.
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