Description

Sunray Oil Corporation Share Certificate, 1955

Measurements: approx. 12 x 8 inches
Date: February 8, 1955
Condition: In decent vintage condition; minor age toning and archival wear visible. Please inspect images carefully for full details.
Internal notes: QC passed

FOR COLLECTIBLE PURPOSES ONLY. This is a vintage, cancelled share certificate and holds no financial value. A fantastic piece of scripophily / industrial history.

Original 1955 Sunray Oil Corporation common stock certificate engraved in blue by the American Bank Note Company and issued for one hundred shares. The central vignette depicts a classical male figure beside refinery towers, a globe and the Sunray Motor Oils emblem, presenting the confident industrial imagery typical of mid-century American petroleum enterprises.

The document reflects the corporate identity of Sunray Oil, a company active during the major post-war expansion of the United States oil sector. Its intaglio borders, architectural typeface and embossed corporate seal dated 1929 align closely with the security-printing standards used by major energy firms of the period, where allegorical compositions were employed to convey technological ambition and global reach.

Measuring approximately 12 × 8 inches and printed on security bond paper, the certificate retains crisp engraving, clear signatures and pronounced embossing. Minor toning and light archival wear are consistent with careful long-term storage, while the reverse carries extensive text outlining corporate provisions together with a full transfer panel. The overall preservation makes this a strong example for collectors of petroleum history and mid-century financial ephemera.

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