Up for consideration is The Western Plains Oil Company stock certificate from 1918:

#2756

Issued to Peter Elbert Nostrand for 300 shares on May 1, 1918

Signed by M. M. Belshe as secretary and Charles E. Newmeyer as vice president

Incorporated in Colorado

Capital stock of $300,000

Datelined Denver, Colorado

Uncancelled

Certificate in very good condition with a transfer stamp affixed to top right corner

Attractive vignette of a Hereford horned steer

Company main offices in Denver, Colorado.  Held 320 acres in the Teapot dome, 680 acres in the Big Muddy Field, 1,080 acres in the Wheatland field, and 760 acres in the Lusk field.