{"product_id":"american-express-company-stock-certificate-from-1875-signed-by-william-g-fargo","title":"American Express Company Stock Certificate from 1875 — Signed by William G Fargo","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an original stock certificate from American Express Company, dated 1875, issued, printed in black serial number 11915 for 10 shares. Bears the handwritten signature of co-founder, \u003cstrong\u003eWilliam G. Fargo\u003c\/strong\u003e as President! Alex Holland as Treasurer, and J. N. Knapp as Secretary. Features a vignette of a dog and includes ornate corner circular rosette patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShows expected age with some yellowing and minor wear consistent with vintage certificates from this era. The certificate is cancelled as seen by punch hole, indicating it was redeemed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1875, American Express stood as one of America's most trusted names in transportation and financial services. Founded in 1850 through the merger of express companies owned by \u003cstrong\u003eHenry Wells\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Fargo\u003c\/strong\u003e (who would later establish Wells Fargo), along with \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Butterfield\u003c\/strong\u003e, the company revolutionized how Americans moved money and goods across vast distances. \u003cstrong\u003eWilliam G. Fargo\u003c\/strong\u003e served as the company's president and was instrumental in building the express delivery network that connected East Coast financial centers with Western frontier communities. Under his leadership, American Express expanded beyond package delivery into money orders, traveler's checks, and eventually the charge card business that made the company a household name. The company's reliability during the Civil War and Reconstruction era made it indispensable to merchants, banks, and individuals who needed secure transportation of valuables.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCertificates from companies of the 1870s represent a unique chapter in American commerce, when trust and speed meant everything. These financial instruments doubled as works of art, with engraving houses creating designs that projected reliability and permanence to investors. \u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Fargo's\u003c\/strong\u003e signature transforms this from a collectible certificate into a genuine autograph of one of the titans who built America's financial infrastructure. Offered as a collectible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ticker History","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52318029971743,"sku":"BANK-AE-SI-BLK-1875-001","price":799.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/8757\/1743\/files\/american-express-company-stock-certificate-front-1.jpg?v=1776135980","url":"https:\/\/shop.tickerhistory.com\/zh\/products\/american-express-company-stock-certificate-from-1875-signed-by-william-g-fargo","provider":"Ticker History","version":"1.0","type":"link"}