^Lot 605 Mobil Oil Corporation Registered Bonds

NY. 1976. Specimen. 6 different registered bonds. All with vignette of allegorical woman and torch in circle on right and "Pegasus" flying horse in circle on left. All are 8 1/2% Debentures Due 2001. 1)to6) All are blue. $ odd; $100; $500; $1,000; $5,000; $10,000. Only 3 sets found of this type; Scarce oil company bonds from one of the original Standard Oil Trust (John D. Rockefeller) Companies. In 1955, Socony-Vacuum became Socony Mobil Oil Co. and in 1966, simply Mobil Oil Corp. A decade later, a newly incorporated Mobil Corporation embraced Mobile Oil as a wholly owned subsidiary. In 1998 Exxon and Mobil merged to form Exxon Mobile. ABNC. XF.