New Jersey
43 Biograph Company Specimen Stock Certificate.
New Jersey,
19xx (ca. 1900-30), Less than 100 Shares, Specimen stock certifi-
cate, specimen overprints, POC’s, Black on brown border and
underprint, Screaming eagle vignette, XF condition, Biograph’s his-
tory dates back to 1895 when an inventor and nickelodeon film pro-
ducer, W. K. L. Dickson, who worked at the Thomas Edison labora-
tory discovered a way to capture life on moving images film. After
this discovery, Edison became disinterested in this new novelty.
Dickson left Edison in 1895, to form the first company that solely
focused on the production of moving pictures. This company was
the American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. Biograph became
the chief competitor to Edison and in 1896; the Biograph Projector
showed the first projected images from an American film company
to the first American movie theatre audience. Biograph was soon to
become the leader in the new movie industry.1908 marked a turn-
ing point in Biograph’s history when D. W. Griffith, an actor, was
hired to direct for them. Many early stars began with Biograph, such
as Mary Pickford, Lionel Barrymore, and Lillian Gish. Under the
direction of D. W. Griffith, Biograph’s popularity and box-office
receipts skyrocketed. Biograph innovated the close up, fade outs,
dissolves and suspense editing but Biograph’s main accomplish-
ment was discovering a great “Little village “ to shoot many of the
Biograph films Hollywood, California. ABNC. . . . . . . . .
Est. $200-400
New York
44 Kirshner Entertainment Corp. Specimen Stock.
New York,
1975, Odd Shares, specimen stock certificates. Certificate of well
known “Rock and Roll “ empresario from the late 1960’s to early
1970’s. Facsimile signature of Don Kirchner, well known for his “Don
Kirshner’s Rock Concerts “ on television. Pin punch cancelled and
dated 1975. Choice uncirculated. Rare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Est. $100-200
45 Paramount Pictures, Inc. $500 Specimen Bond.
New York,
1935, $500, 6% Debenture, Black on Slate blue border and under-
print, Coupons attached, Allegorical women flank Paramount logo,
Specimen overprints, POC’s, XF condition. Scarce and well known
movie company. ABNC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Est. $100-200
46 Decca Records Inc. Specimen Stock.
New York, 19xx (ca. 1934),
100 shs., Specimen Stk. certificate, Blue border with Allegorical cou-
ple flanking Decca logo of record album, Specimen overprints,
POC’s, HBNC., XF to Uncirculated condition, well known record
company that released records for everyone from Bing Crosby to Al
Jolson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Est. $150-240
Rhode Island
47 Hasbro, Inc. Specimen Stock.
Rhode Island, 1997, Common
Shs., Specimen, Trademarked man with top hat and cane, Blue
frame, Pin cancels, ABNC, XF. Well known Monopoly Logo and
famous toy company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Est. $125-250
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48 Grand National Films, Inc. Specimen Stock.
1936, 100 Shares,
Specimen stock, Green border, Spread winged eagle with movie
camera on top and roll of film on right, POC’s, XF, SBNC. Grand
National Films, Inc was an American motion picture company in
operation from 1936-1939 that was founded by Edward L. Alperson.
Grand National was originally meant to distribute films in the man-
ner of United Artists but the studio soon began its own production
company. Grand National was able to acquire James Cagney as an
independent producer for a few films and hired Boris Karloff for one
film. They also made a series of mysteries with the character of The
Shadow. The studio went into liquidation in 1939 with completed
but not yet released films sold to Universal Pictures. .
Est. $100-200
49 Home Box Office, Inc. Specimen Stock.
1973, Odd shs. Fuchsia.
Common Stock. HBO Logo, Possibly the IPO certificate and thus
very rare. The name speaks for itself. SCBNC. . . . . . . .
Est. $150-300
50 MTV Networks Inc. Specimen Stock Certificate.
1984, Odd
Shares, Specimen stock certificate. Pin punch cancellation
“Specimen 08-14-84 “. Rare Music Television initial offering stock
certificate. “I want My MTV “. Choice uncirculated. SC-USBNC.
Modern rarity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Est. $250-500
Scripophily - Government
Bonds
Illinois
51 Fourth Liberty Loan Federal Reserve District #7 Contribution
Certificate.
Chicago, Illinois, 19th October, 1918, Issued certificate,
Black on orange border on light brown paper, eagle in middle under
title, Issued to William Roberts with facsimile signature of Folds as
chairman of thee Chicago Liberty loan Committee. VF condition.
ABNC, Chicago. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Est. $150-300
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43 Biograph Company Specimen Stock Certificate. New Jersey,
19xx (ca. 1900-30), Less than 100 Shares, Specimen stock certifi-
cate, specimen overpr ints, POC's, Black on brown border and
underprint, Screaming eagle vignette, XF condition, Biograph's his-
tory dates back to 1895 when an inventor and nickelodeon film pro-
ducer, W. K. L. Dickson, who worked at the Thomas Edison labora-
tory discovered a way to capture life on moving images film. After
this discovery, Edison became disinterested in this new novelty.
Dickson left Edison in 1895, to form the first company that solely
focused on the production of moving pictures. This company was
the American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. Biograph became
the chief competitor to Edison and in 1896; the Biograph Projector
showed the first projected images from an American film company
to the first American movie theatre audience. Biograph was soon to
become the leader in the new movie industry.1908 marked a turn-
ing point in Biograph's history when D. W. Griffith, an actor, was
hired to direct for them. Many early stars began with Biograph, such
as Mary Pickford, Lionel Barrymore, and Lillian Gish. Under the
direction of D. W. Gr iffith, Biograph's popular ity and box-office
receipts skyrocketed. Biograph innovated the close up, fade outs,
dissolves and suspense edi ting but Biograph's main accomplish-
ment was discovering a great "Little village " to shoot many of the
Biograph films Hollywood, California. ABNC. E s t . s200-400
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44 Kirshner Entertainment Corp. Specimen Stock. N ew York,
1975, Odd Shares, specimen stock certificates. Certificate of well
known "Rock and Roll " empresario from the late 1960's to early
1970's. Facsimile signature of DonKirchner, well known for his "Don
Kirshner's Rock Concerts " on television. Pin punch cancelled and
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45 Paramoun t Pictures, Inc. ssoo Specimen B o n d
N e w Y o r k ,
1935, $500, 6% Debenture, Black on Slate blue border and under-
print, Coupons attached, Allegorical women flank Paramount logo,
Specimen overprints, POC's, XF condition. Scarce and well known
movie company. ABNC. E
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46 Decca Records Inc. Specimen Stock. New York, 19xx (ca. 2934),
100shs., Specimen Stk. certificate, Blue border with Allegorical cou-
ple flanking Decca l ogo of record album, Specimen overprints,
POC's, HBNC., XF to Uncirculated condi tion, well known record
company that released records for everyone from Bing Crosby to Al
Jolson.
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47 H asb ro , Inc. Specimen Stock. Rhode Island, 1997, Common
Shs., Specimen, Trademarked man wi th top hat and cane, Blue
frame, Pin cancels, ABNC, XF. Well known Monopoly Logo and
famous toy company. E
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48 Gr and National Films, Inc. Specimen Stock. 1936, 100 Shares,
Specimen stock, Green border, Spread winged eagle wi th movie
camera on top and roll of film on r ight, POC's, XF, SBNC. Grand
National Films, Inc was an American motion picture company in
operation from 1936-1939 that was founded by Edward L. Alperson.
Grand National was originally meant to distribute films in the man-
ner of United Artists but the studio soon began its own production
company. Grand National was able to acquire James Cagney as an
independent producer for a few films and hired Boris Karloff for one
film. They alsomade a series of mysteries with the character of The
Shadow. The studio went into liquidation in 1939 wi th completed
but not yet released films sold to Universal Pictures. E s t . $100-200
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49 H o me Box Office, Inc. Specimen Stock. 1973, Oddshs.Fuchsia.
Common Stock. HBO Logo, Possibly the IPO certificate and thus
very rare. The name speaks for itself. SCBNC. E s t . s1.50-300
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50 M T V Networks Inc. Specimen Stock Certificate. 1984, Odd
Shares, Specimen stock cer tificate. Pi n punch cancel lation
"Specimen 08-14-84 ". Rare Music Television initial offer ing stock
certificate. " I want My MTV " . Choice uncirculated. SC-USBNC.
Modern rarity.
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51 Fourt h Liberty Loan Federal Reserve District #7 Contribution
Certificate. Chicago, Illinois, 19th October, 1928, Issued certificate,
Black on orange border on light brown paper, eagle in middle under
title, Issued to William Roberts with facsimile signature of Folds as
chairman of thee Chicago Liberty loan Committee. VF condition.
ABNC, Chicago.
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Est. s1.50-300
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