| 872 | | Knight-Ridder Publishing and Media Certificates "FL. 1970-1985. Specimen. 6 different certificates. Vignette of allegorical man holding globe flanked by newspaper printing presses and stack of newspapers. 1,2,3). Knight Ridder, Inc. Odd shs, blue, vignette; Odd shs, blue, no vignette; $ odd, registered 7 1/4% bond, no vignette. 4,5,6). Knight Ridder Newspapers, Inc. < than 100 shs, green, vignette; 100 shs, blue, vignette; > than 100 shs, red, vignette. Knight Ridder is the sconde largest newspaper publisher in the United States, with 31 daily and 26 nondaily newspapers in 28 U.S. markets, including the well known and prize-winning Detroit Free Press, Miami Herald, Philadelphia Inquirer, and San Jose Mercury News. Knight Ridder's newspapers have won 84 Pulitzer Prizes, and its online news service with the Tribune Company has become equally respected and used by millions around the world. SC-USBNC, SCBNC. XF." (Photo) |
200-400 |
| 873 | | Major Book Publishers and Sellers "DE, NY. 1950-1980's. Specimen. 3 different certificates. 1). Rand McNally & Company. Odd shs, blue. 2). Random House, Inc. 100 shs, blue. 3) The Gitano Group, Inc. Odd shs, blue. SC-USBNC, SCBNC, ABNC. XF." (Photo) |
150-300 |
| 874 | | Michigan Newspaper Publishing Pair "MI. 1976-1985. Specimen. 2 different certificates. 1). The Evening News Association. Odd shs, blue. Vignette of James Edmund Scripps, founder. 2). Booth Newspapers, Inc. Odd shs, blue. George Washington vignette. The eventual success of the Evening News was due to Scripps' son-in-law, George Gough Booth, founder of Booth Newspapers. The Evening News Association, owner of the News, merged with Gannett in 1985. Booth went on to construct Michigan's largest newspaper empire, founding the independent Booth Newspapers chain now owned by S.I. Newhouse's Advance Publications. Rare closely related newspaper publishers. SCBNC, Federated BNC. XF." (Photo) |
150-300 |
| 875 | | "Newspaper Certificates (2)," "NY, DE. 1920-1980's. Proof, specimen. 1) The American News Company, Inc. Stock proof. Vignette, title and text, but missing border. Vignette of News boy with allegorical woman and man flanking him. Purple ""Cancelled"" handstamps at bottom. Printed by RBNCo. Right margin has thins. 2) UPI, ""United Press International"". Class B Common. ""UPI"" letters as logo. Both rare certificates. RBNC, SC-USBNC. VG to XF." (Photo) |
150-300 |
| 876 | | "Pennsylvania Printing, Publishing & Paper Product Stock Specimens (9)," "PA. 1920-1950's. 1) Telegraph Press. Eagle vignette. Odd shares, brown. 2) Shopping Publications, Inc. Eagle vignette. Odd shares, brown. 3) James H. Simons Printing Corporation. Eagle vignette. Odd shares, green. 4)-5) Personal Arts Company. Eagle vignette. Odd common shares with brown border. Odd preferred shares with green border. 6) Pennsylvania Fibre Box Company. PA state arms. Odd shares, green. 7) Penn Paper and Stock Co. Eagle vignette. Odd shares, red. 8) National Fiberstok Envelope Company. Eagle vignette. Odd shares, blue. 9) National Business Supply Company. Odd shares, green. Another group of PA certificates. SBNC. Fine to XF." (Photo) |
125-250 |
| 877 | | "Philadelphia Daily News Incorporated," "Philadelphia, PA. 1910-30. Specimen. Odd shs, capital stock, blue. Liberty Bell. SBNC. XF." (Photo) |
100-200 |
| 878 | | "Staight Arrow Publishers, Inc. ""Rolling Stone Magazine""," "DE. 1977. Specimen. Odd shs, common stock, blue. RollingStone logo title. Rare famous rock and roll music magazine publisher. SCBNC. XF." (Photo) |
200-400 |
| 879 | | "The Curtis Publishing Company," "Philadelphia, PA. 1930-50's. Specimen. 100 shs, common stock, brown. Benjamin Franklin vignette. The Curtis Publishing Company was the Philadelphia-based company that published the Ladies' Home Journal and the Saturday Evening Post, as well as several other magazines and newspapers. The company was formed in 1890 by its original publisher Cyrus Curtis. Curtis purchased The Saturday Evening Post for $1,000 in 1897. The company established The Ladies' Home Journal in 1883. Norman Rockwell's artwork was prominently featured on covers of the Saturday Evening Post. SBNC. XF." (Photo) |
125-250 |
| 880 | | The Herald-Post Company. "KY. 19- (c. 1900-1910). Specimen. Odd shs, common stock, green. Newspaper boy selling newspapers on the street. Early newspaper stock certificate with unique vignette. SBNC. XF." (Photo) |
200-400 |
| 881 | | "The New York Times Company," "NY. 1970's. Specimen. Odd shs, olive green. No vignette, just the title of the company. Arthur Ochs Sulzberger facsimile signature as chairman. ABNC. XF." (Photo) |
100-200 |
| 882 | | "The Philadelphia Inquirer Company," "Philadelphia, PA. 1930. Specimen. $1000, 10 year 6% Coupon Note, green. Philadelphia Inquirer Building vignette. The newspaper was put up for sale after the previous owner, Col. Eleverson died of a heart attack and his sister who inherited it decided to sell it. On March 5, 1930, that controlling interest was bought by Curtis-Martin Newspaper Inc. through its publications on the Public Ledger. Reportedly, the price was $11 million-half in cash, the remainder in promissory notes. The president of the purchasing company was Cyrus H.K. Curtis, also head of the Curtis Publishing Co. (which published the Saturday Evening Post) and the publisher of the Public Ledger, the Evening Ledger and the New York Evening Post. This bond is dated almost 7 months later, so it can be assumed that this series of bonds delt with the purchase and financing of the newspaper. Please see the related bond ""Curtis-Martin Newspaper, Inc."", which evidently was involved in this transaction, since both were dated the same day. Both bonds add up to a total of 10 Million dollars, close to the 11 million paid for the newspaper. Rare matching pair of complete bonds. SBNC. VF." (Photo) |
250-500 |
| 883 | | "The Washington Post Company," "Washington, D.C. 1960-80. Specimen. Odd shs, Class B Common Stock, Foreign Share Certificate. Orange. U.S. capital building. Rare stock certificate from this famous company. Facsimile signature of Katherine Graham. In 1963, Philip Graham committed suicide and Katharine Graham assumed control of the Washington Post Company. From 1969 to 1979 she was also publisher of the newspaper. From 1973-1991 Katharine Graham, known to many as ""Kay,"" was board chairman and chief executive officer of the Washington Post Company, and remained Chairman of the Executive Committee until her death. Under Katharine Graham's leadership, The Washington Post became known for its hard-hitting investigations, including the publication of the secret Pentagon Papers against the advice of lawyers and against government directives, followed by the Woodward and Bernstein investigation of the Watergate scandal. For these reasons, she and the newspaper are sometimes credited with bringing about the fall of Richard Nixon. Rare stock certificate from this famous company. ABNC. XF." (Photo) |
200-400 |
| 884 | | "The Washington Post Company," "Washington, D.C. 1960-80. Specimen. Odd shs, Class B Common Stock, Domestic Share Certificate. Blue. U.S. capital building. Rare stock certificate from this famous company. Facsimile signature of Katherine Graham. ABNC. XF." (Photo) |
200-400 |
| 885 | | "Time, Inc. Unique Production File and Time Warner Proof," "DE. 1979. Time, Inc. Unique production file for Registered Bond. 3 different certificates. All with vignette of allegorical woman with hand on globe and big city behind her. 1) Approval Model or mockup in grey folder. $ odd, red color. Unique. 2) Proof of registered bond with orange end panel. Printed on light brown paper. 3) Proof of Time Warner certificate with same vignette. Odd shs, green end panel. Printed on white paper. 4) Proof of title and vignette and 5 pieces of production materila and correspondence. TIME was co-founded in 1923 by Briton Hadden and Henry Luce, making it the first weekly news magazine in the United States. Time became part of Time Warner in 1989 when Warner Communications and Time, Inc. merged. Since 2000, the magazine has been part of AOL Time Warner, which subsequently reverted to the name Time Warner in 2003. Unique production file of famous magazine. SC-USBNC. Choice group." (Photo) |
500-1000 |
| 886 | | "Time, Incorporated Registered Bond group" "NY. 1979. Specimen. 4 different. All are 9 3/8% debentures due 2009. 1) - 4) $5000; $10,000; $25,000; $100,000. Orange. Allegorical woman with globe holding a magazine. SC-USBNC. XF." (Photo) |
200-400 |
| 887 | | "Time, Incorporated Stock Certificate group" "NY. 1976-1986. Specimen. 7 different stocks. 6 with vignette of Allegorical woman with globe holding a magazine. 1) Odd shs, common stock, brown, 1986. 2) < than 100 shs, common stock, green, 1976. 3) 100 shs, common stock, blue, 1970's. 4) > than 100 shs, common stock, red, 1973. 5) Odd shs, preferred stock, pink, 1979. 6) Odd shs, preferred stock, yellow, 1981. 7) Odd shs, Due bill for shs of common stock after stock splits 2 for 1, red. 1981. Rare group of pre-marger stock certificates. Federated BNC, SCBNC, SC-USBC. XF." (Photo) |
200-400 |
| 888 | | Washington Post Company Specimen Stocks "DE and Washington, DC. 1960-1970's. 2 different Class B common stocks. Both with vignette of U.S. Capitol building on top and vignette portrait of George Washington on bottom. 1) Domestic shares certificate, odd shares, with blue border. 2) Foreign shares certificate, odd shares, with orange border. Rare certificates from famous company. Facsimile signature of Katharine Graham. Famous Washington newspaper that broke the story of Watergate. ABNC. XF." (Photo) |
300-600 |
| 889 | | "Western Publishing Group, Inc. Production File," "DE. 1988. Specimen, Proof. 1) Approval model. Odd shs, Common Stock, tan. Vignette of toy cartoon train pulling railroad cars filled with various cartoon animals. Unique proof in archive. 2) Specimen certificates with hand written ""Specimen"" of previous model. 3) Litho proofs of the vignettes and logos used on model. The Western Publishing Group, Inc. is the holding company for Western Publishing Co., Inc., the largest creator, publisher, manufacturer, printer and marketer of children's books in the United States. It was acquired by the toy and entertainment company Mattel in 1979. SC-USBNC. Choice group." (Photo) |
250-500 |
| 890 | | "Quaker Property Related Stock and Bond Specimens (3)," "PA, DE. 1930-1970's. 1) Friends Meeting House Fund Inc. 5% specimen bond. $ Odd. No vignette. 2) Friends Housing Cooperative Inc. specimen stock. DE. Eagle vignette. Odd shares, blue border. 3) Friends Housing Cooperative Inc. Variation of previous certificate, with different border detail and different eagle vignette. Rare Quaker related certificates. SCBNC. XF." (Photo) |
150-300 |
| 891 | | The Little River Redwood Company. "CA. 19--(ca. 1900-1920). Specimen. 100 shs, Capital Stock, blue. Redwood forest with giant trees. SBNC. VF." (Photo) |
125-250 |
| 892 | | "Polaraire Electric Frigerator Co. Stock Specimen," "192-. Beautiful vignette of partially cut-away refrigerator with icy company logo with small curious polar bear. Odd shares, blue and black border. Early refrigerator company. SBNC. XF." (Photo) |
100-200 |
| 893 | | "Ames Department Stores, Inc. Production File," "DE. 1972-1984. Production file. 3 different certificates and 2 border proofs. 1) Unique approval model or mockup. Odd shs, brown border. ""OK to engrave"" stamped on folder and initialed. Allegorical woman with modern city. 2) Proof of completed certificate. < than 100 shs, brown border, printed on light brown paper. Same vignette as previous. 3) Specimen. Odd shs, brown border. Same vignette as previous. Also includes 2 different border proofs. 5 LDP's of text, title and lathework borders and end panels also included. Miscellaneous correspondence, production material as well as an original prospectus from the original stock offering from 1971 included. Ames was a chain of discount stores based out of Rocky Hill, Connecticut in the United States. At one time it was the nation's sixth-largest discount retailer with annual net sales of $2.2 billion. Company went bankrupt in 2002 due to overexpansion. Unique archival production file of this famous discount retailer. SCBNC, SC-USBNC. XF." (Photo) |
250-500 |
| 894 | | "Department, Drugstores and Famous Brands," "1950-2000. Specimen. 8 different certificates. 1)-2) The Nieman-Marcus Group, Inc. Odd shares, Common Stock, green; Odd shares, Class B Common Stock, red. Allegorical woman with globe. 3) The Timberland Co. Odd shares, Class A common, green. Shoemarker on top and textile or leather worker on bottom and forest or timber appearing green undertint. 4) BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. Odd shares, Common, red. Family in front of warehouse store. 5) Linens' N Things, Inc. Odd shares, Common, blue. Allegorical woman with globe in front of store. 6)-7) Reebok International Ltd. Odd shs, Common, blue. Eagle. Great assortment of well known names that are very scarce as certificates. ABNC, Jeffries BNC, SC-USBNC. XF." (Photo) |
200-400 |
| 895 | | "Famous Retail Stores and Conglomerates (4)," "VA, DE, WA. 1989-2000. Specimen stock certificates. 1) Frederick's of Hollywood. Odd shs, Capital Stock. Green border. ""Frederick's of Hollywood"" logo. 2) Nordstrom. WA. Odd shs, Common Stock. Blue lower engraved panel with large engraving of Mr. Nordstrom on left with gold corporate seal. 3) Fortune Brands, Inc. Odd shs, Common Stock. Blue engraved end panel. Vignette of allegorical woman with globe and torch next to triangle in a circle. 4) Circuit City Stores, Inc. VA. Odd shs, common Stock. Vignette of blind justice with her scale and sword. Odd shares. Red engraved end panel on left. Vignette of allegorical woman with globe and lightening. ABNC, SCBNC, SC-USBNC. XF." (Photo) |
100-200 |
| 896 | | "Highland Superstores, Inc. Production File with Proofs and Models," "MI. 1984-1985. Production file. 2 different certificates. Both with allegorical man holding walkie-talkie. 1) Proof with red border. Vignette, text and title on white paper. 2) Unique Approval Mockup or Model of design with ""OK to Engrave"" stamped on back. 3) Proofs of the title and of the vignette are also included. 4) Miscellaneous correspondence and related material and Company prospectus for 1985. Company went public in 1985 as a large consumer electronics chain. It filed for bankruptcy in 1992. SC-USBNC. XF." (Photo) |
200-400 |
| 897 | | J.J. Newberry Co. "DE. 1950-70. Specimen. 4 certificates, 3 are preferred stock and one is common stock. Vignette of allegorical man and woman flanking woman with globe. 1). 100 shs, common, orange. 2). < than 100 shs, preferred, blue. 3). 100 shs, preferred, brown. 4). Odd shs, preferred, blue. No vignette. Famous 5 and dime store. Federated BNC, SC-USBC. XF." (Photo) |
150-300 |
| 898 | | Kmart and S.S. Kresge Company Stock & Bond Specimen Archive "MI. 1950-1970's. 18 different certificates, 6 stock certificates and 12 registered bonds. 4 have modern looking allegorical woman facing left and 12 have a more classical looking allegorical woman facing right. 5 of the stocks are ""S.S.Kresge Co."" and one is ""S.S.Kresge Co."" overprint in red ""The Name of This Company Has Been Changed to Kmart Corporation"". Kmart is now a part of Sears. SCBNC. VF to XF." (Photo) |
250-500 |
| 899 | | K-Mart - S.S. Kresge Transition Certificate Group "MI. 1976-1980. Specimen. 5 different stock certificates. The 4 S.S. Kresge certificates are overprinted in red ""The name of this company has been changed to K Mart Corporation"". The same 4 certificates have a seated allegorical woman vignette. 1) 100 shs, orange. 2) < than 100 shs, green. 3) > than 100 shs, blue. 4) Odd shs, blue. 5) Kmart Corp. odd shs, brown. It merged with Sears in 2005. Rare assortment of Kmart certificates. SCBNC. XF." (Photo) |
250-500 |
| 900 | | "Kmart Corporation Unique Production File with Artwork, Models, Specimen and Proofs," "MI. 1977. 3 different certificates, original artwork of vignette and production material used in the design of the Kmart stock certificate. All have vignette of woman shoppping with daughter with ""Kmart"" store in background. 1) Unique Approval model or mockup for ""Odd shs"" of Common Stock in blue. 2) Proof of previous model of an ""Odd shs, common stock in brown printed on white paper with additional proof vignette of title, text and corporate seal. 3) Specimen stock certificate of predecessor company ""S.S. Kresge Company"", odd shs, blue Certificate has been overprinted in red ""The Name of This Corporation Has Been Changed to Kmart Corporation"". This transition certificate has been used as a preliminary model and has the title crossed out and ""Kmart Corporation"" written in as well as a few other minor changes. 4) Original artwork, 11.5 by 8 inches, of vignette of woman and daughter with ""Kmart"" in background. A mounted reduced sized photograph of vignette is also included as well as miscellaneous correspondence and production material. Unique and interesting production file. Presently Kmart is part of Sear's Holding Company. SC-USBNC. Choice group." (Photo) |
400-800 |
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