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Auction: 321 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale and Stocks and Bonds of the Americas
Lot: 1234

Northwest Equipment Company of Minnesota (MN), certificate for [500] shares of $100, New York 18[89], #A45, issued to and signed by John D. Rockefeller, vignette of steam train passing station at top, ornate border, brown and black, hole and stamp cancelled, counterfoil re-glued at left, extremely clear signature, GVF and rare

John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) founded the famous Rockefeller family with his brother William A. Rockefeller. He built the oil refining company, Standard Oil, which became the largest in the world, and lead to Rockefeller becoming the richest man in the world.

Estimate
$2,000 to $3,000