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Wonderful William Fargo Display Ready Lot

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Certificates Start Price:350.00 USD Estimated At:575.00 - 750.00 USD
Wonderful William Fargo Display Ready Lot
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WILLIAM G. FARGO (1818 - 1881). Expressman. Fargo got his start in the express business at age 13 through a 30 mile mail route. Sometime later, William Fargo served as a messenger with Wells & Company, the first express company to venture west of Buffalo. Fargo became a partner in Wells & Company and, in 1850, they joined with two other express companies to form the American Express Company which covered the eastern sector of the United States; Wells, Fargo & Company, formed in 1852, covered the western sector. American Merchants Union Express Company stock certificate for fifteen shares. Signed as president “Wm. G. Fargo.” Black. Vignette of express-coach leaving a dockyard at top center. Circular vignettes of “Safety and Dispatch” dog at upper left and two hand clasped in friendship at lower left. Framed alongside an image of Fargo and a small plague that reads, “William Fargo 1818-1881 Co-Founder of Wells, Fargo and Company.” 29” x 18” framed in a gold frame. An Extremely Fine and attractive display ready lot.