Some history:
In 1859 Colonel Drake drilled the first oil well in Titusville, Pensylvania, USA. Ignacy Łukasiewicz is the inventor of the refining of kerosene from crude oil.
About Petroleum ( From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, November 27th 2008)
Petroleum (from Medieval Latin petroleum, from Greek πετρα (petra) - stone, ολέον – oil; in ancient greek πετρέλαιον (petrelaion) πετρα + έλαιον (elaion) "olive oil, any oily substance".) or crude oil is a naturally occurring liquid found in formations in the Earth consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons (mostly alkanes) of various lengths. The approximate length range is C5H12 to C18H38. Any shorter hydrocarbons are considered natural gas or natural gas liquids, while longer hydrocarbon chains are more solid, and the longest chains are coal. In its naturally occurring form, it may contain other nonmetallic elements such as sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen. It is usually black or dark brown (although it may be yellowish or even greenish) but varies greatly in appearance, depending on its composition. Crude oil may also be found in semi-solid form mixed with sand, as in the Athabasca oil sands in Canada, where it may be referred to as crude bitumen.
Petroleum is used mostly, by volume, for producing fuel oil and gasoline (petrol), both important "primary energy" sources. 84% (37 of 42 gallons in a typical barrel) of the hydrocarbons present in petroleum is converted into energy-rich fuels (petroleum-based fuels), including gasoline, diesel, jet, heating, and other fuel oils, and liquefied petroleum gas.
USA
Amerada Hess Corp., 6,75% bond due 1996, 1971, $ 10.000, red, 43 Euro.
Vignette: elegant woman holding a Caduceus, a globe,
chemical plant, gas station with gas truck and a ship.
Coastal States Gas production Co., 100 shares, 1969-71, brown border,
23 Euro.
vignette: man carrying pipe on his shoulder, 2 draglines
carrying pipes
American Natural Gas Corp., (Delaware), certificate of 10 shares, issued
in Amsterdam, 1928; idem > 100Sh, purple, 1976, 7 Euro
Baruch Oil Corporation, 1956, x shares of 10 c, no 26491, brown border
on yellow, staple holes in left border, punched character cancellaation,
blue pencil figures in upper border, 23 Euro.
Baruch - Foster Corp., 1970, brown, Vignette: BFC logo, flanked by man
and woman, 16 Euro.
Baruch - Foster Corp., 1980, orange, large orange vignetteof oil tower,
little tear and stain on the left, 23 Euro.
Caltex Oil Company
Incorporated in 1906 under the laws of the state of Nevada (USA);
capital stock: 2,5 million $; bearer
certificate of odd (=20) shares, New York, 1919, issued by the
Commercial Trust Company of New York and originally signed by its treasurer;
blue border and field; print: Hamilton Bank Note Co., N.Y.; British
red tax stamp of 4 shillings printed and embossed; coupon sheet attached,
with coupons 2-20 remaining; uncancelled; On the back side the company president and
secretary originally sign that the Caltex certificates are deposited
with teh Commercial Trust Company., 3 small tears in upper border, price
50 Euro.
Central Public Service Corporation, certificate, 25 by 18 cm, + attached
coupon sheet, of ten shares class A stock, without nominal value, orange
/ green decorative border, with orange printed seal, issued in Amsterdam,
1929, 50 Euro.
This company is a daughter of the
Central Public Utility Corporation
Central Public Utility Corporation, certificate for 10 shares class A
stock, without nominal value,25 by 18 cm, + coupon sheet, issued in
Amsterdam, 1925 -1933, green decorative border, orange printed tax seal, 15
Euro
Established in 1932
under Delaware law as a result of the reorganization of her daughter
company, the Central Public Service Corp. She gained control over
this central Public Service Corp. and over the Consolidated Electric
& Gas Company.
Century Natural Gass & Oil Corp, green, 1960, x shares, Delaware, vignette
of eagle, 12 Euro.
Columbia Gas System, Inc., 100 shares, orange, 1970, vignette: elegant
lady sitting in front of oilfield with drilling towers, (figures stamped
over vignette), 12 Euro
Continental Oil Company, incorp. in Delaware, USA, 9 1/8th % debenditure
1986-1999, 10.000 $, green border, large vignette (3 by 2 inches = 13 by
4,5 cms) of oil towers, storage tanks, tanker freigh train with steam loc,
flanked by 2 semi-nude males, 45 Euro.
Exxon Corp., blue, 1976, < 10.000 shares, 43 Euro.
Vignette: interesting modern style drawing of a nude
man sitting in the universe with arms stretched out. See picture of fragment or click here for picture of entire certificate.
Fina: see Belgium.
Galveston-Houston Company,
Incorporated in 1936 under Delaware law, as a reorganisation
of the former Galveston-Houston Electric Company (see further under that
heading for their stocks !). Originally the company ran electric streetcars
in Houston and Galveston and an interurban railway between these cities
(see for history and photos of these streetcars the beautiful web site:
http://members.iglou.com/baron). The company still exists A.D. 2002, but
is now in a completely different business: manifacturing equipment for the
mining and oil drilling industry (source: Steven M. Baron, Lexington, USA).
---------- 1930's, Common Stock Scrip, light
blue border on blue, 28,5 by 20 cm, price 100 Euro.
---------- 1930's, x shares, dark green border
on green, 28 by 19,5 cm, ABNC, 25 Euro.
---------- 1940's, x shares of 5 $ each, orange
border on orange, 28 by 20 cm, ABNC, 25 Euro.
---------- 1952, x shares, green border on
green, 20,5 by 31 cm, corporate seal 1936, 25 Euro.
---------- 1950's, x shares, orange border
on yellow field, corporate seal 1936,28 by 21 cm, 25 Euro.
---------- 1960's, x shares, green border
on green, corporate seal 1936, 31 by 20,5 cm, 25 Euro.
Hess Oil & Chemical Corp., green,1969, 100 shares, 34 Euro.
Large vignette: Oil truck with the name Hess, harbour
with ship named hess Trader, chemical plant and alegorical man.
Koninklijke Nederlandsche Petroleum Maatschappij (Royal Dutch petroleum
Comp.).
This famous Dutch company forms together with the UK-based Shell Transport
and Trading Company the "Royal Dutch / Shell Group"
transferable in New York, vignette with oil refinery, god of the trade
Mercury and goddess Fortuna,
Blue border, 100 shares, unfolded, VF, hole cancelled, 1960-ies and
1970-ies, See picture , 15 Euro
.
----- same, brown border, x shares, 23 Euro
----- same, orange border, 1970-ies, 20 Euro
Marathon Manufacturing Company
Incorporated in 1969 under Delaware law, USA; The company was founded
by Howard Terry, originally as Business Funds Inc. It built oil rigs world
wide. The company also owned the John Brown Shipyards that once built the
HMS Hood, the Queen Elisabeth, and QE2. Later the company was acquired by
Penn Central Corporation during its diversification phase (Source: Collectible
Stocks and Bonds).
certificate of 100 shares, 1970s,
orange border and 6,5 by 5,5 cm. engraving of a muscular man holding
a burning torch and globe in front of 2 Greek buildings, at his feet a laurel
wreath of olive twigs; print: Security Columbian Banknote Co.; condition
EF: unfolded, no staple traces, no cancellation stamp, price 25 Euro.
In 490 BC the people of Athens (now the capital of Greece) gained (under
leadership of Miltiades) the victory over their enemies, the Persians (under
leadership of Datis) in the battle of Marathon, a small site on the north
east coast of Attica. A messenger ran so quickly to Athens (about 40 km away)
to bring the good news that he died upon arrival. This "Marathon walk" has
always remained part of the Olympic Games, over a measure of 40,195 meters.
(source: ENSIE, part X).
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation, certificaat van 10 aandelen van $
10, blankette, EF, issued in Amsterdam 1934,12 Euro
New England Oil Corp, green, certificate of 100 shares, 1921, laws of Virginia, USA,
print ABNC, dark green border on light green; "'COMMON"' in red print,
cancelled, origin. sign. of president D. Cox and treasurer Samuel Vaughan;
in the name of Louis Rosenfield; 2 small rusted staple holes, cancelled. Price: 25
Euro.
Pennzoil United, Inc,
vignette: seated semi nude man holding
chemical equipment, before oil installations
---------- 1971-1996, blue border, 5,25% debenditure, 1971, unfolded,
no staple traces, EF, 25 Euro.
The certificates below have a red overprint: "name changed to Pennzoil
Company";
---------- 51/4 % loan 1972-96, orange border, $ 1000, staple
traces, 25 Euro
---------- 51/4 % loan 1972-96, purple border, $ 10.000,
staple traces, 17 Euro
In March 2002 The Royal Dutch / Shell group took over the USA based Pennzoil-Quaker State oil company. It paid1,8 billion $ and took over 1,1 billion $ debts. Pennzoil is the
largest producer of lubricants in the world. Royal Dutch paid shareholders of Pennzoil a
42% premium on the latest stock price !
Philips Petroleum Comp.
---------- 7 5/8% debenditure, Delaware, 1974, vignette(olive color),
$ 10.000, 12 Euro.
---------- 7 5/8% debenditure, Delaware, 1974-2001, vignette,(red)
, $ 1000, 12 Euro.
---------- 7 5/8% debenditure, Delaware, 1977-2001 (blue), $ 50.000,
letters printed over vignette, 7 Euro.
Richfield Oil Corp., blue, 1965, 100 shares, beautiful vignette: drill
towers and oiltanks and beach with ship, at the side a bare breasted lady
and young man, 34 Euro.
Incorporated under Delaware law
Vignette: Shell logo (= a shell) flanked by 2
sitting allegorical figures.
---------- 8½ % debenditure (red), 1972, letters through
vigentte, 7 Euro
----------
certificate for < 100.000 shares of par value 1 $ (yellow), 1981,
unfolded, staple traces, 25 Euro.
Vignette: Shell logo (= a shell) flanked by 2
standing allegorical figures
(thin black line through woman's head).
----------
8,75 % debenditure (brown), 1979, 25 Euro
Sinclair Oil Corp, 100sh, yellow, New York, 1967, vignette of oil refinery,
flanked by sitting man and woman, 23 Euro.
South American Oil Comp., blouw 192. (blankette); oranje en bruin (ook
blankettes)
Sunray DX Oil Comp., green 1965, 100 shares, vignette: drill towers, retorts,
factory, train and god, 16 Euro.
Texas Eastern Transmission Corp., 8,5% debenditure, due 1989, rose red,
7 Euro
Vignette: man handling pipe shutter-wheel; chemical plant in the background;
stamp "5000" through vignette.
Texas Gulf Sulphur, Texas, brown, x shares, 1970
Universal Oil Products Company
Incorporated under Delaware law in 1958; print: Security-Columbian
Banknote Company; 10 by 6 cm vignette
of semi nude male in front of train, ship, oil towers and refinery.
---------- 100 shares, green border, 1970-ies, 25 Euro.
---------- x shares, blue border, 1975, 45 Euro.
Washington gas light company, a corp. of the district of Columbia
and Virginia, 3 vignettes, left: a blacksmith, Right: a memorial, Centre:
11 by 7 cm engraving of a factory with several persons in front, 2 of which
are horse riding, several different types and qualities, but all unfolded
and clean: see picture
--- 100 shares, olive, 1971, cancell. stamp on Right vignette,12 Euro
--- 100 shares, olive, 1973, no stamp on vignette, 23 Euro
--- < 100 shares, brown, 1971, no stamp on vignette, 23 Euro
---< 100 shares, green, 1965, no stamp on vignette, 23 Euro
--- 100 shares, green, 1974, no stamp on vignette, 23 Euro
X shares, olive green, 1961, no stamp on vignette, 23 Euro
> 100 shares, olive green, 1977, letter perforation through Right
vignette,12 Euro
100 shares, light orange, 1966, cancell. stamp on right vignette, 12
Euro
100 shares, red, 1975, cancell. stamp on right vignette, 23 Euro
100 shares, orange, 1973, cancell stamp on right vignette, 23 Euro
Wilshire Oil Company of Texas
Incorporated under Delaware law in 1951; print: Security-Columbian
Banknote Co.; 5 by 5 cm abstract logo of
oil towers and blue flame;
---------- blue border, 1969, 100 shares, UNC, unfolded, no staple
traces, 30 Euro
---------- brown border, 1968, < 100 shares, VF+, unfolded, some
staple traces, 30 Euro.
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