| 573 | | "500 Fifth Avenue, Inc. Bond Proof," "New York City, NY. 1929. Proof. $100, First Mortgage Leasehold, 6 1/2% Gold Bond. Proof of vignette, title and text without border. Printed on off white paper with purple ""Cancelled"" hand stamps. Vignette of allegorical women leaning on birds-eye view of Manhattan. Unique in archive. Republic BNC. VG with wrinkles, toning and light stains." (Photo) |
150-300 |
| 574 | | "American Motor Inns, Inc. Production File," "VA. 1982. Production file. 2 different certificates. 1) Unique model or mockup of odd shs, blue border. Allegorical woman with modern city. 2) Specimen of odd shs, blue border, eagle. All with allegorical man flanked by globe and books. Also includes miscellaneous correspondence and production material including LDP vignettes. Large publicly traded hotel company that was sold in 1984 to prime Motor Inns. Unique in archive. SCBNC, SC-USBNC. XF." (Photo) |
175-350 |
| 575 | | "American Realty Trust, Inc. Production File," "GA. 1987-1990. 3 different certificates. 1) Unique model or mockup. Odd shs, green border. Allegorical woman holding torch and man watching. 2) Proof of completed certificate with green border, same vignette as previous. 3) Specimen of odd shs, purple border, old man in front of large key. Also includes miscellaneous correspondence. American Realty Trust, Inc. and National Realty, L.P. merged to form American Realty Investors, a New York Stock Exchange Company. ABNC. XF." (Photo) |
125-250 |
| 576 | | "Amrep Corporation Production File," "OK. 1977-1983. 6 different certificates and 4 border proofs. All with vignette of allegorical man seated in front of map of the U.S. 1) Unique approval model or mockup. Odd shs, purple border. ""OK to engrave"" stamped on folder and initialed. 2) Proof of completed certificate. Odd shs, red border. 3) Proof of vignette, title and text without border with matching borders (4 different). 4)-6) Specimens. 3 different. 5) 6 LDP's of vignette, text, title and lathework borders also included. Miscellaneous correspondence included. AMREP Corporation is engaged in two businesses, magazine service operations, consisting of fulfillment and distribution services and real estate development. Through is AMREP Southwest Inc. subsidiary, the Company is a major landholder and a leading developer of real estate in New Mexico as well as the founder of Rio Rancho, which is the fourth largest city in New Mexico. AMREP Corporation was organized in 1961 and has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange, symbol ""AXR"", since 1972. Unique in archive. SC-USBNC. XF." (Photo) |
250-500 |
| 577 | | "Eastern Offices, Inc. The Greybar Building Bond," "New York, NY. 1928. Specimen. $1000, Serial Mortgage Leasehold 5 1/4% Gold Bond, green. Vignette of Greybar building on left. Located at 420 Lexington Avenue. Rare real estate bond. SBNC. XF." (Photo) |
200-400 |
| 578 | | "Equitable Office Building Corporation Bond," "New York, NY. 1917. Specimen. $1000, 35 year 5% Sinking Fund debenture, light brown. The building was located at 120 Broadway and was known as the Equitable Life Building, occupying a one-block area at Broadway and Pine and has thirty-four floors. The original site was sold to the Equitable Office Building Corporation, organized by General T. Coleman du Pont, president of du Pont de Nemours Powder Company and built by him. In 1917, the Bankers Club was located on the thirty-fourth floor and the headquarters of the No. 2 District of the Federal Reserve System, the New York area, was located at 120 Broadway. Rare bond of famous NY landmark building. SBNC. XF." (Photo) |
250-500 |
| 579 | | "Horizon Corporation Production File," "DE. 1971-1981. Production file. 10 different certificates and 3 different border proofs. All with seated allegorical man holding large writing board and draftsman material with large city next to him. 1)-3) Specimens, 2 with vignette and an earlier certificate without vignette. 4)-5) 2 different Unique Approval Models. Both with odd shs, one with green border, the other with purple border and both with ""OK to Engrave"" stamped on back of grey folders. 6)-8) 3 different proofs of entire certificates of < than 100 shs, 100 shs and Odd shs. 9) Proof of Vignette, title and text without border. 3 different borders without vignette, title and text of < than 100 shs; 100 shs and > than 100 shs. Includes LDP's of vignette, title, text and 2 different lathework borders. Also includes miscellaneous production department correspondence. Horizon Corporation, rumored to be one of the most scandal-ridden development outfits in the U.S. SCBNC. XF." (Photo) |
300-600
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| 580 | | "Hotel Investors Trust Production File ""Starwood Hotels""," "MD. 1981-1982. Production file. 3 different certificates. 1) Specimen. Odd shs, green border. No vignette. 2) Proof of entire certificate with brown border. Odd shs. Allegorical man holding globe with city behind him. 3) Unique model of design in brown, odd shs, with ""OK to Engrave"" stamped on back of grey folder. Also includes miscellaneous production department correspondence and LDP's of vignette, title and text and 1981 corporate report. In 1995 Starwood Capital acquired the debt of a distressed NYSE listed company called ""Hotel Investors Trust"". The total market value of equity was $8 million. Through the contributions of assets, debt and cash, Starwood Capital took control of Hotel Investors and renamed it Starwood Lodging. SC-USBNC. XF." (Photo) |
200-400 |
| 581 | | "HRE Properties Production File," "MA. 1988. Production file. 4 different certificates and 1 border proof. All with allegorical man holding globe and rolled up paper. Includes 2 specimens. One with Hubbard Real Estate Investments and the other with HRE Properties, both with archival notations on changes; Unique approval model ""HRE Properties"", Proof of Vignette, title and text without border; Proof of border without vignette, title and text. Also includes miscellaneous production department correspondence and LDP of title. SC-USBNC. XF." (Photo) |
125-250 |
| 582 | | "National Capital Realty Company," "DE. 19- (ca. 1900-1920). Specimen. Odd shs. capital stock, green. Impressive vignette of the nations capital. SBNC. XF." (Photo) |
100-200 |
| 583 | | "National Capital Realty Company Stock Specimen," "DE. 1900-1910. Impressive vignette of U.S. Capitol building. Odd shares, green border. SBNC. XF." (Photo) |
125-250 |
| 584 | | "New Jersey Shore Real Estate Development, Land & Miscellaneous Group (13)," "NJ. 1900-1940's. Specimen. New Jersey stock certificate and bond specimens. 1)-2) Seaboard Development Corporation. Odd shares. Green and brown border variants. Waves on beach vignette. 3) Ventnor Investment Corporation. Eagle vignette. Odd shares, blue. 4) Ocean City Automobile Bridge Company Second Mortgage Certificate. $Odd, orange. 5) Cape May Real Estate Company. New Jersey State Arms. Odd shares, green. 6) Northampton Quarries Company. Odd shares, green. 7) Paterson Bridge Company. Eagle vignette. Odd shares, green. 8)-9) Rancocas Land Company. Eagle vignette. Odd common shares, orange. Odd preferred shares, green. 10) Piping Rock Estate. Eagle vignette. Odd shares, brown. 11) New York and Philadelphia Package Company. Vignette of barrels. Odd shares, green. 12)-13) National Package Company. Odd common shares, green. Odd preferred shares, orange. Most are unique in archive. Interesting and scarce New Jersey subject matter. Condition ranges from VG to XF. Please inspect. SBNC. VG to XF." (Photo) |
300-600 |
| 585 | | "New York City Real Estate Bonds," "NY. 1937-1942. Specimen. 5 different bonds with New York City addresses. 1)-4) 261 Fifthh Avenue. $ odd; $100; $500; $1,000. All different colors with eagles. 5) Madison 52nd Corp. $1,000. Orange border, eagle. Rare group of NYC bonds. Hamilton BNC. Fine to VF." (Photo) |
300-600 |
| 586 | | "Rockefeller Center Properties, Inc.," "NY. 1985. Specimen. Odd shs. Common Stock. Red. Male sculpture from Rockefeller center. Rare certificate from this wourd famous New York Landmark. Facsimile signature of David Rockefeller. Rockefeller Center Properties, Inc. (RCPI) is a real estate investment trust. In 1985, The Rockefeller Group purchased from Columbia University the land underlying the original 1930s Rockefeller Center buildings, which became national landmarks later that same year. Very rare certificate. ABNC. XF." (Photo) |
300-600 |
| 587 | | "The Elks Home of Mahanoy City Bond," "Mahanoy, PA. 1914. Specimen. $500, 1st Mortgage Coupon Bond, Orange. Vignette of elk on top. SBNC. XF." (Photo) |
125-250 |
| 588 | | "Tishman Realty & Construction Co., Inc." "NY. 1975-1977. Specimen. 2 Common Stocks. 1) < than 100 shs. Orange; 2) 100 shs. Green. Famous NY construction company. High-profile projects handled by the company (or its publicly-owned predecessor) include Disney World's EPCOT Center, Madison Square Garden, the ill-fated World Trade Center (as well as its rebuilding), and Chicago's John Hancock Center. The Tishman family - scions of immigrant founder Julius Tishman, who began building tenements in 1898 - own Tishman Realty & Construction. Rare Stock from this famous builder. SCBNC. XF." (Photo) |
300-600 |
| 589 | | "Toms River Development Company," "Toms River, NJ. 190-. Specimen. Odd shs. Green. Street car traveling in front of large building with horses and carriages. SBNC. XF." (Photo) |
200-400 |
| 590 | | "Uris Buildings Corporation," "NY. 1960. Specimen. Odd shs, Common Stock, olive green. Skyscraper being built and other tall buildings in New York City with logo ""U"" that looks like the side of an office building. Famous New York builders and developers, Harold D. Uris (Civil Engineering, 1925) and his brother, Percy Uris were the founders of Uris Buildings Corp. in New York City. They built and developed the following buildings: Look Building (1950); 2 Broadway (1959); Sperry-Rand Building (1962); New York Hilton Hotel (1963) (with Rockefeller Center Development Corp.); American Brands Building (1967); Paramount Plaza (1968) and 55 Water Street (1972). Rare certificates. XF." (Photo) |
150-300 |
| 591 | | "Alaska North Slope Royalty Participation Certificate Specimens (2)," "AK. 1975. Specimen. Royalty Participation Certificates Specimens. Vignette with stylized flame framing oil well. $ Odd. 1) Series No. 1. U.S. $3,000,000 (Divided into 3,000 units of U.S. $1,000 each). Issued by Northern Royalties LTD. Red border. ""A Cayman Corporation."" 2) Series No.1. U.S. $4,000,000 (Divided into 4,000 units of U.S. $1,000 each). Issued by Northern Royalties LTD. Blue border, ""A Bermuda Corporation."" SCBNC. XF." (Photo) |
150-300 |
| 592 | | "American Natural Gas Company Production File," "DE. 1969-1975. Production file. 6 different certificates and 2 border proofs. All with allegorical men flanking company logo. 1)-2) Proofs of completed certificates, < than 100 shs, brown border; > than 100 shs, red-brown border. 3) Proof of text, title and vignette without border and matching borders for < than 100 shs, brown border and > than 100 shs, blue border, both printed on white paper; 4)-6) Specimens of < than 100 shs, brown border; Specimen of 100 shs, green border; Specimen of > than 100 shs, blue. Also includes miscellaneous correspondence and 7+ LDP vignettes including 2 different versions of the main allegorical vigentte. In 1949, Michigan Consolidated Gas, the Milwaukee Gas Company, the Michigan-Wisconsin Gas Company, the Austin Field Pipeline Company and the Milwaukee Solvay Company merge to become American Natural Gas Company. SCBNC. XF." (Photo) |
225-450 |
| 593 | | "American Natural Resources Company Production File," "MI. 1976-1983. Production file. 6 different certificates. All with allegorical men flanking company logo. 1) Proof of completed certificate, odd shs, green border; printed on white paper; 2) Unique approval model or mockup with ""OK to Engrave"" on grey folder. 3) Proof of text, title and vignette without border. 4)-6) 3 different specimens. Also includes miscellaneous correspondence and LDP vignettes including 2 progressive proofs of the main vignette. Related to American Natural Gas (its predecessor company). ANR owned gas pipelines from Texas to Michigan and Wisconsin. Unique in archive. SCBNC, SC-USBNC. XF." (Photo) |
250-500 |
| 594 | | "Carnegie Dock and Fuel Co. Bond Proof," "PA. 1909. Proof. $1000, First Mortgage Guaranteed, 6% Gold Bond. Proof of vignette, title and text without border. Printed on off white paper with purple ""Cancelled"" hand stamps and ""Destroyed"" on top in orange refering to printing plate destruction. Vignette of seated allegorical women with workers behind her. Unique in archive. Republic BNC. VG with wrinkles, toning and light stains." (Photo) |
100-200 |
| 595 | | "Exxon Pipeline Co. Bond Group," "DE. 1974-1975. Specimen. 8 different registered bonds. All have vignette of allegorical woman with winged wheel sitting on the world globe directly on top of the U.S. 1)-4) 9% Registered Bonds Due 2004. Orange, $1000, brown, $5000, Blue, $10,000, Red. 4)-8) 8 7/8% Registered bonds Due 2000. All with green end panels. $ Odd, $1000, $5000, $10,000. Famous oil company, rare certificates. ABNC. XF." (Photo) |
200-400 |
| 596 | | Halliburton Company Bond Specimens (7) "DE. 1970-1972. Specimen. All have vignette of allegorical male with test tube, microscope with oil wells behind. 1)to3) 1972. 4% Due 1997. $10,000 with purple border; $5000 with orange border; $1000 with blue border, only 3 sets of this bond series found in archive. 4)to7) 1970. 7.95% Due 1995. $ odd with red border; $10,000 with green border; $5000 with blue border; $1000 with brown border, only 2 sets of this bond series found in archive. Rare set of Haliburton registered bonds. ABNC. XF." (Photo) |
250-500 |
| 597 | | "Himont Incorporated Production File with Proofs and Models," "DE. 1984-1987. Production file. 2 different certificates. Both with allegorical woman holding globe. 1) Proof with blue border. Vignette, text and title on white paper. 2) Unique Approval Model of design with ""OK to Engrave"" stamped on back. 3) LDP's of the title, text and end panels. 4) Miscellaneous correspondence and related material. HIMONT Inc. was an indirect subsidiary of Montedison, an Italian firm and leading competitor to Shell in the world polypropylene markets before their merger. The federal Trade Commission required divestiture of Shell's U.S. polypropylene business, settling charges that the formation of Montell Polyolefins, a $6 billion joint venture between Montedison and Shell, could substantially reduce competition in several polyproplene and polypropylene-related production and licensing markets and reduce U.S. export sales. SC-USBNC. XF." |
200-400 |
| 598 | | "Houston Oil Company of Texas," "DE. 1954-1955. Production file for common stock certificates. All have vignette of allegorical woman seated between oil wells. 1). < than 100 shs, green. Proof on light brown paper with large margins. 2). Proof on white paper of vignette, title and text without denomination or border. 3). < than 100 shs, orange. Speicmen. 4) Odd shs, brown. Specimen. 5). Miscellaneous correspondence and order forms (3 items). SBNC. Choice group." (Photo) |
150-300 |
| 599 | | "Houston Oil Royalty Trust Production File," "TX. 1980. Production file. 6 different certificates and 1 border proof. Includes 3 specimens of ""Certificates for Units of Beneficial Interest"" with no vignette, Proof of Odd shs, turquoise with engineer holding globe with ocean oil drilling platform behind him. Printed on light brown paper; Unique approval model of Odd shs, turquoise with engineer holding globe with ocean oil drilling platform behind him, Proof of Vignette, title and text without border, Proof of border without vignette, title and text, Also includes miscellaneous production department correspondence and LDP's of vignette, title and text. Invests in productive oil and gas related properties located in the Gulf of mexico, Texas and Louisiana coasts. SC-USBNC, SCBNC. XF." (Photo) |
200-400 |
| 600 | | "Howell Corporation Production File of Unissed Design," "TX. 1980. Production file. Essay certificates that were never issued due to the merger of Howell Corporation and Howell Petroleum corporation in 1980. 3 different certificates and 1 border proof. Includes specimen, odd shs, green border with no vignette; Unique approval model of Odd shs, green border with Howell logo flanked by 2 allegorical men; Proof of Vignette, title and text without border; Proof of border without vignette, title and text. Also includes miscellaneous production department correspondence and LDP's of vignette and title and mounted mockup vignette. Howell was an independent producer of oil and natural gas. The company's primary operations were in the Salt Creek field in Wyoming's Powder River Basin and the Elk Basin in Wyoming and Montana. Anadarko Petroleum Corporation acquired Howell Corporaiton in 2003. SC-USBNC. XF." (Photo) |
300-600 |