Louis Giants Negro League Stock Certificate! Louis Giants Negro League Stock Certificate. Dated March 4, 1920, the St. Louis Giants Base Ball and Amusement Co. Certificate issues two shares to Charlie Turpin, a prominent figure in St. We found his name in an Internet search of old periodicals, a banner headline on August 6, 1915 for black owned and operated newspaper The St. Louis Argus , ” announcing, ” Turpin Wins Contest for 4th Dist. Louis Giants were founded in 1909 by white businessman Charlie Mills, so we must assume that the signature at bottom right of Louis J. Mills is a family relation. The team would win pennants in 1928, 1930 and 1931, disbanding after that final flag. Cobb, who signs as secretary at lower left, was an African-American who applied his signature as owner in the 1920 charter to create Rube Foster’s storied league. Negro League material is notoriously challenging for the modern collector, but this seminal document almost certainly related to the fundraising necessary to join the Negro National League is one of the most significant we’ve encountered from the subgenre. It survives in remarkably fine condition, with original storage folds the only condition issue to report. The document measures approximately 9×10.5 in size. Pl ease check the photos. Of course, remember, that 100% of all final proceeds go to charity. BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY. TIFFORD FOUNDATION FOR TESTICULAR CANCER. AIR FORCE ENLISTED VILLAGE. KOMEN FOR THE CURE BREAST FOUNDATION. BATON ROUGE AREA FOUNDATION. BOARDING FOR BREAST CANCER. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL. PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA. THE ELK BEST FOUNDATION. HANDS ON NEW ORLEANS. KIDS EDUCATIONAL YOUTH SERVICES. FOOR FOR THE POOR. RONALD Mc DONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF THE CAPITAL REGION, INC. NATIONAL BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION. THE JUNIOR GIANTS COMMUNITY FUND. SOUTH BELLMORE FIRE DEPT. NORTH BELLMORE FIRE DEPT. AUTISM SOCIETY OF AMERICA. SAFETY VESTS FOR RESCUE VOLUNTEERS. THE LONG BEACH CHRISTMAS ANGEL INC. Please send us a message if you are interested!!! 100% Great Baseball Cards!!! And Thanks again for supporting this GREAT cause!!! PLEASE CHECK OUR OTHER GREAT NON-PROFIT AUCTIONS!!!!!!!!! Thank you and God Bless. The item “1920 St. Louis Giants Negro League Stock Certificate! Very rare” is in sale since Wednesday, January 22, 2014. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Stocks & Bonds, Scripophily\Other Scripophily”. The seller is “helpinghumans” and is located in New York, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.