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American Merchants Union Express Co. Stock, Imprinted Revenue [159598]

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Transportation Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
American Merchants Union Express Co. Stock, Imprinted Revenue [159598]
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160.00USD+ (40.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2023 Jan 21 @ 15:21UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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American Merchants Union Express Company stock certificate No. 5260 for 100 shares. Signed by Secretary, J. Knapp, President, William G. Fargo, and Treasurer, Ross. Three cancellation stamps by the Farmers Loan & Trust Company. Dated 1860? 12 x 9.5 inches. Good condition. Rare RN-P5 revenue imprint. This company was the consolidation of the American Express Company and the Merchants Union Express Company. Near the close of the Civil War, Merchants Union Express was created specifically to compete with American Express and the Wells-Fargo-Butterfield-Livingston business family. The companies merged on November 25, 1868. American Express Company returned to its old name in 1873.

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State: New York
City: New York
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