Universal Oil Products Co. Stock // Shares Vary // Blue // 1950s-70s

Throughout history, companies competed to produce the most impressive stock and bond certificates, with brilliant colors, intricate designs, and beautiful vignettes. However, with the rise of the internet and online brokerage firms in the 1990s, the need for physical certificates disappeared. One by one, companies quietly discontinued issuance of their paper stocks and bonds. The eventual demise of the stock certificate ends a tradition that extends back at least 400 years, when the Dutch East Indies Company became the first company to issue certificates. Today, the beautiful stock and bond certificates that remain are enduring relics from a bygone era in American financial history.

The expert staff of Olevian Numismatic Rarities unconditionally guarantees the authenticity of this historic Universal Oil Products Co. Stock Certificate, and all signatures contained therein. A certificate of authenticity will be included.