AIA 105 B-Timed Auction August 26, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 105B 49 August 26, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Scripophily - Entertainment, Casinos, Gambling Various 1201 1201 EntertainmentProof&ProgressProofStockCertificateCollection, ca. 1980s. Lot of 5 items, featuring American media and entertainment companies including Transmedia Network Inc., Heritage Media Corporation, American Media, Inc., Big Flower Press Holdings, Inc., and CEC Entertainment, Inc. Transmedia Network Inc., a media network company, has a green border proof. Heritage Media Corporation, involved in media production, is also represented with a green border proof. American Media, Inc., a media company, is a specimen with no colored border but includes the title and vignette. Big Flower Press Holdings, Inc., a publishing company, shows a red border proof. CEC Entertainment, Inc., known for entertainment services, has a red border proof as well. All certificates are face-only with blank reverses and mostly printed by the American Bank Note Company. Overall condition is Very Fine to Uncirculated. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $90-180 Scripophily - Group Lots - Banking, Finance & Insurance THE FOLLOWING LOTS ARE RARE PROGRESS PROOFS FROM THE AMERICAN BANK NOTE ARCHIVES THAT ARE BEING OFFERED FOR THE FIRST TIME. THESE PROOFS WERE ISSUED BEFORE THE INITIAL PRODUCTION PRINTING OF THE STOCKS OR BONDS TO CONFIRM THAT THE DESIGN, COLORS, AND TEXT WERE CORRECT AND TO GET THE FINAL APPROVAL BEFORE AN EXPENSIVE PRINTING RUN BY THE CLIENT. ALL OF THESE PROOFS ARE RARE OR UNIQUE IN THE ABN ARCHIVES WITH ONLY 1 TO 3 EXAMPLES FOUND ON A VAST MAJORITY OF THESE ITEMS 1202 1202 Banking and Finance Proof & Progress Proof Stock Certificate Collection, ca. 1970s to 2000 Lot of 6 companies with 3 different 2 part progress proofs items, featuring Standard Federal Bancorporation, Inc., a Michigan- based savings and loan institution later acquired by ABN AMRO, progress proof without border; KeyCorp, a major regional bank headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, providing retail and commercial banking services, proof with green border; First Chicago NBD Corporation, a prominent Midwest bank holding company that later became part of Bank One and ultimately JPMorgan Chase, proof with blue border; Shawmut National Corporation, a New England banking company acquired by Fleet Financial Group, proof with blue border; Commerce Bancorp, Inc., a fast-growing regional bank based in New Jersey known for its extended hours and customer service, later acquired by TD Bank, progress proof pair with red border; M&T Bank Corporation, a regional bank based in Buffalo, New York, with a strong presence in the Northeastern U.S., proof with green border; plus three generic stock certificates in green, blue, and red borders. All are face-only stock certificate proofs with blank reverses and most were printed by the American Bank Note Company; overall condition is Very Fine to Uncirculated (6 companies with 3 different 2 part progress proofs for a total of 9 items). ��������������� Est. $90-180