1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition Co/50 Shares Stock Certificate/supporting 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. Size 11.25” x 8.25”

Purchased from estate of one of the founders of the1904 World's Fair Society in St. Louis, Max Storm.

You can find nice videos on internet about his passion and collection including stock certificates.

These are somewhat rarer items. It also shows embossed seal and signatures, has creases as seen in pictures.

Max Storm (died 2020) was a prominent historian, collector, and founder of the 1904 World's Fair Society in St. Louis, which he established in 1986 to preserve the memory and memorabilia of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. He was widely recognized for his vast collection of fair artifacts and his dedication to documenting its history. We will send photo copy of paperwork shown

Stock printed by Mermod & Jaccard Jewelry Co., St. Louis

This is a transcription of the text from the stock certificate:

1803 1904
NUMBER E 1790 
50 SHARES 
LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION COMPANY
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL STOCK $6,000,000 
This Certifies that Emil A. Meysenburg is the owner of Fifty fully paid Shares of Ten Dollars each of the Capital Stock of the LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION COMPANY of Missouri transferable only on the Books of the Company in person or by attorney in fact duly authorized upon surrender of this Certificate. 
Witness the Seal of the Company and the Signatures of the President and Secretary. St. Louis, Mo., this 8 day of Sept 1903. 
(Signed) Wallis B. Stevens
SECRETARY 
(Signed) D. R. Francis
PRESIDENT 
MERMOD JACCARD & JEWELRY CO. ST. LOUIS.

The stocks for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company were used to raise funds for the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis.

The Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company was the entity responsible for organizing the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. To finance this massive international exposition, the company raised capital through several means, including:

Stock subscriptions: $5,000,000 was raised from subscriptions to the company's capital stock, such as the certificate pictured.

City donations: The city of St. Louis donated $5,000,000.

Congressional appropriation: The U.S. Congress appropriated another $5,000,000.

In total, $15,000,000 was provided to fund the fair.

Information on individual:


Emil A. Meysenburg was charged with bribery during a major corruption crackdown in St. Louis politics around 1902–1903.  

    •    The charges were part of a broader investigation into bribery involving businessmen and city officials (often called the St. Louis “boodle” scandals).


Outcome:

    •    He was tried and convicted.

    •    He received a sentence of 3 years in the penitentiary.  


See our other stock certificates and other 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair items from this estate.


Keep in mind the shipping price also covers handling fees, packaging materials & time, not just postage.

Meysenburg was charged with bribery during a major corruption crackdown in St. Louis politics around 1902–1903.  

    •    The charges were part of a broader investigation into bribery involving businessmen and city officials (often called the St. Louis “boodle” scandals).


Outcome:

    •    He was tried and convicted.

    •    He received a sentence of 3 years in the penitentiary.   See our eBay store for 1000’s of our other items.

See our other other 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair items from this estate.

Keep in mind the shipping price also covers handling fees, packaging materials & time, not just postage.

See our eBay store for 1000’s of our other items.

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