Yesterday's post on Edward Sweet & Company got me thinking about whether I could put together a group of cancels and photos of the Presidents of the NYSE in the years before, during, and after the 1898 tax period. The Presidents included here were part of firms that operated during the 1898 tax period, and consequently cancelled stamps during that time.
The collection is a work in progress, but with the stamps from mine and Dave T's collections I was able to assemble a decent survey, with only one company cancel, that of Pomroy Brothers, missing between 1886-1912. There is also representation going back to 1878, by Mr. Ives of R. H. Bissell & Company.
The collection is a work in progress, but with the stamps from mine and Dave T's collections I was able to assemble a decent survey, with only one company cancel, that of Pomroy Brothers, missing between 1886-1912. There is also representation going back to 1878, by Mr. Ives of R. H. Bissell & Company.
Brayton Ives
President, NYSE, 1878-1879
Mr. Ives was partner in the firm R. H. Bissell & Company.
cancel for R. H. Bissell & Company
Thompson scans
There is a gap here from 1880 to 1885....1898 Revenues is seeking cancels for the firm of Vermilye Company. Please write to 1898revenues@gmail.com if you have any 1898 series stamps with Vermilye cancels.
1882 Hudson Hawley painting of the New York York Stock Exchange on Broad Street
In 1903, the NYSE would move to a new and grander location on Broad Street.
James D. Smith
President, NYSE, 1886-1887
Cancel for James D. Smith & Company
J. D. S. & CO.
SEP 8 1899
Thompson scan
William L. Bull
President, NYSE, 1888-1889
Senior Partner, Edward Sweet & Company
perfin cancel for Edward Sweet & Company
E S & Co
Langlois scan
Watson B. Dickerman
President, NYSE, 1890-1891
Watson Dickerman was a founding partner of Dominick & Dickerman, a firm that would be renamed Dominick & Dominick upon Mr. Dickerman's departure from the firm. Dominick & Dominick is still in business today and remains privately owned.
Cancel for Dominick & Dickerman
DOMINICK & DICKERMAN
JAN
6
1899
NEW YORK.
Langlois scan
Frank K. Sturgis
President, NYSE, 1892-1894
Sturgis was President of the Exchange during the Panic of 1893. The panic produced the second greatest economic depression the US has experienced after the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Cancel for Strong Sturgis & Company
S. S. & CO.
APR
10
1899
Langlois scan
Francis L. Eames
President, NYSE, 1894-1898
Cancels for Eames & Moore
EAMES & MOORE
JAN
2X
1901
NEW YORK.
die cut:
E & M
Thompson scan
Rudolph Keppler
President, NYSE, 1898-1903
Rudolph Keppler presided over the Exchange when it moved into its new and present facilities. The Harper's issue above, on which Mr. Keppler was the cover feature, contained an article on the Exchange entitled "The American Gambling Spirit" by Edwin Lefevre. Lefevre was a noted stock broker and journalist who chronicled the stock market in the early 20th century.
cancel for Rudolph Keppler & Company
RUDOLPH KEPPLER & CO.
SEP
22
1898
Langlois scan
Current NYSE, opened in 1903.
Ransom H. Thomas
President, NYSE, 1903-1904
Cancel for R. H. Thomas & Company:
R. H. THOMAS & CO.
SEP
5
1899
NEW YORK.
Langlois scan
Henry K. Pomroy
President, NYSE, 1904-1907
Pomroy Brothers cancel needed. David T - Any P. B. cancels in your collection?
Ransom H. Thomas
President, NYSE, 1907-1912
Mr. Thomas returned as President during the market panic year of 1907. The panic of 1907 was stabilized through the actions of J. Pierpont Morgan; the ensuing investigation of its cause and proposed remedies led to the creation of the US Federal Reserve. Imagine a Ron Paul America with no Federal Reserve -- life would go back to financial panics, delivered at least once a generation, controlled only by kingpin financial barons like J. P. Morgan. Paul can have his vision of America. It is not mine.
Cancel for R. H. Thomas & Company:
R. H. THOMAS & CO.
SEP
5
1899
NEW YORK.
Langlois scan
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