^Lot 606 Mobil Oil Corporation Registered Bonds (7)

NY. 1971. Specimen. 7 different registered bonds. All with vignette of allegorical woman and torch in circle on right and "Pegasus" flying horse in circle on left. 2 different series of certificates. All are 7 3/8% Debentures Due 2001. 1)to3) All are green. $ odd; $1000; $10,000. Only 3 sets found of this type. 4)to7) $1,000, red; $5,00, purple; $10,000, yellow; $ odd, green. Scarce oil company bonds from one of the original Standard Oil Trust (John D, Rockefeller) Companies. In 1955, Socony-Vacuum became Socony Mobil Co. and in 1966, simply Mobil Oil Corp. A decade later, a newly incorporated Mobil Corporation embraced Mobil Oil as a wholly owned subsidiary. In 1998 Exxon and Mobile merged to form Exxon Mobile. ABNC. XF.