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110 Pets.com, Inc. 2000 SpecimenStockDelaware. Odd Shares Common
Stock Specimen Certificate. Black print with a green border and under
tint. No vignette, company logo at top above company name. Specimen
overprints, POC’s, VF-XF condition. SCBN. ��������������������������������Est.
$120-250
New York
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111 International Business Machines Corp., ca.1970-1980 Specimen StockNew York. 100 Shares Capital Stock Specimen Certificate. Black
print with a green border and under tint. Image at top of two allegorical
figures, male and female, flanking company title. Specimen overprints,
POC’s, VF-XF condition with notes and specifications written in the
margins. SBNC.�����������������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$200-300
SCRIPOPHILY - MANUFACTURING
Delaware
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112 Du Pont Securities Co., 1915 Specimen BondDelaware. $1000
Specimen 5% Collateral Trust Serial Gold Coupon Bond, Black print
on large ornate green border and under tint, Image of American
Bald Eagle at top, Specimen overprints, POC’s, VF-XF condition.
FLABNC.���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$400-600
Michigan
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113 Owosso Woolen Manufacturing Co., of Owosso City, 1868 Bond Certificate.Michigan, $100, 10% Coupon Bond, I/U, Deep blue
with red underprint, Yellow seal at left with revenue stamp, S/N 44,
No vignette but very attractive, VF condition. Rare early Michigan
certificate.��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$150-250
New Jersey
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114 International Steam Pump Co., 1909 Specimen BondNew Jersey.
$1000 Specimen 5% 1st Lien Sinking Fund Gold Coupon Bond. Black
print on large brown border and under tint, Image of steam pump at
top, Specimen overprints, POC’s, VF-XF condition, ABNC. Bond also
payable in Sterling, Francs and Guilders. Benjamin Guggenheim was an
heir in the wealthy Guggenheim family. At the age of 20, Guggenheim
went to Colorado to handle the family’s mines in Leadville. After
taking a break in Europe, Guggenheim returned to the United States
and started building mining machinery. That business later became
part of the International Steam Pump Company in 1906. Guggenheim
was elected president in 1909. Following a trip to Europe in 1912,
he decided to sail on the maiden voyage of the Titanic in which he
perished.����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$240-350