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Jay Gould Signature as President on Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company Stock [130205]

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Jay Gould Signature as President on Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company Stock  [130205]
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Certificate #A3254 issued to Alsberg, Goldberg & Co. and signed by president Gould. Issued in 1881. Has a RARE 2,50 cent Dutch stamp on upper right? “Twee Gld, 50 Ct.”Hole punch cancelled. Cattle vignette. Purple Border. Some and pin holes. Overall nice. The Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway was incorporated in May 1870 in Junction City, Kansas. The company received government land grants to build a supply railroad connecting the frontier military bases of Fort Riley, Fort Gibson, and Fort Scott; and eventually Fort Worth, as well as establishing connections with other railroads that served Fort Leavenworth and Fort Smith — but its broader ambitions were to connect Chicago and New Orleans. Gould gained ownership just about the time this certificate was issued! J Gould was an American railroad magnate and financial speculator who is generally identified as one of the Robber barons of the Gilded Age. His sharp and often unscrupulous business practices made him one of the wealthiest men of the late nineteenth century. Gould was an unpopular figure during his life and remains controversial.

Date: 1881
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Provenance: Ken Prag Collection