Archives International Auctions - Auction 107 October 29, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 107 80 October 29, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Scripophily - Fraud & Scam Certificates Delaware 345 345 Crazy Eddie, 1986 Specimen Bond “EddieAnton” Scam company. 1986. $ Odd. Specimen stock certificate. 6% Due 2011. Pin punch “Specimen - 06-26-86”. Blue border. Choice uncirculated. In 1989, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil action against Crazy Eddie founder Eddie Antar and a group of former executives, accusing them of manipulating the value of the company’s stock by overstating profits and sales in financial reports. The complaint alleged that Antar, members of his family, and company executives engaged in securities fraud and insider trading from the time the company first went public in 1985 until 1989. Antar, the complaint charged, made over $60 million from the conspiracy, selling off stock just before the real results of Crazy Eddie’s evidently at best marginally profitable operations became public. In 1989 the chain suffered a major scandal when Eddie Antar and his family were accused (and eventually convicted) of “cooking the books” in order to skim money and inflate inventory. Antar was found to have sold used electronics as new, committed insurance fraud, faked inventory, and skimmed most of the cash payments to avoid taxes. Having taken the company public (the stock was soon worth hundreds of millions), Antar began selling his stock and the stock price began to collapse. The firm was bought in a hostile takeover by another company, but the buyers were quick to find that some $80 million in inventory did not exist. Antar fled to Israel using the name David Cohen, where he lived until 1994 when he was extradited back to the United States. He was subsequently sentenced to eight years in jail, ordered to pay over $150 million in fines and also owes more than a billion dollars from civil suits. Extremely rare stock that is “INSAAAANE!!” SC-USBNC. �� Est. $120-180 346 346 Van Sweringen Corp., 1930 <100 Shrs Specimen Stock Certificate, XF SBNC Van Sweringen Corporation was incorporated in Delaware. <100 Shrs Specimen Stock Certificate, Black on green border, XF SBNC. Oris Paxton Van Sweringen (April 24, 1879 – November 22, 1936) and Mantis James Van Sweringen ( July 8, 1881 – December 12, 1935) were American brothers who became railroad barons in order to develop Shaker Heights, Ohio. They are better known as O. P. Van Sweringen and M. J. Van Sweringen, or by their collective nickname, the Vans. The brothers came from a farming area near Wooster, Ohio. Their father was for a time an engineer in the oil fields of Pennsylvania, fought in the Civil War and was wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg. The family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in about 1890. Neither brother married; the two shared a common bedroom in their 54-room mansion, Roundwood Manor, on the grounds of their estate, Daisy Hill, in Hunting Valley, Ohio. During their lifetimes, they seldom gave interviews or made appearances in public; however, when they did, it was always together. �� Est. $199-299 Scripophily - Group Lots - Automobiles, Aviation & Transportation Various 347 347 U.S. Automotive and Transportation Sector Proof & Progress Proof Stock Certificate Collection, ca. 1980s to 1990s Lot of 8 items, featuring Central Parking Corporation, a major operator of parking facilities across the U.S., proof with yellow border; National R.V. Holdings, Inc., a manufacturer of recreational vehicles and motorhomes, proof with black border; Autocraft Industries, Inc., a supplier of automotive components and aftermarket products, proof with blue border; Capco Automotive Products Corporation, a maker of automotive parts and systems, proof with red border; Hercules Incorporated, a chemical and materials manufacturer that also supplied specialty products for automotive applications, proof with red border; Discount Auto Parts, Inc., a regional auto parts retail chain later merged into Advance Auto Parts, proof with red border; Meritor Automotive, Inc., a global supplier of drivetrain and braking components for heavy-duty vehicles, proof with green border; and American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc., a leading manufacturer of driveline and drivetrain systems for the automotive industry, proof with blue border. All are face-only stock certificate proofs with blank reverses and were printed by the American Bank Note Company; overall condition is Very Fine to Uncirculated (8). �� Est. $120-240 Scripophily - Group Lots - Computers, Telecom & Technology 348 348 Industrial, Technology, and Retail Proof & Progress Proof Stock Certificate Collection, ca. 1980 to 2000 Lot of 12 items, featuring American Pad & Paper Company, a leading manufacturer of office paper products and writing pads, border in blue; Hypercom Corporation, a provider of electronic payment and point-of-sale systems, border in green; Shorewood Packaging Corporation, a specialty packaging company serving consumer goods and entertainment industries, border in teal; Brunswick Corporation, a diversified manufacturer known for recreational products including marine engines, boats, and fitness equipment, border in red; L-3 Communications Holdings Inc., a major defense contractor and supplier of communication and surveillance systems, border in blue; InaCom Corp., a former IT services and computer distribution company, border in blue; Bay Networks Inc., a networking hardware company later acquired by Nortel, border in green; CommScope Inc., a global provider of infrastructure solutions for communications networks, border in teal; Carson Pirie Scott & Co., a historic U.S. department store chain based in Chicago, border in red;. All are face-only stock certificate proofs or specimens with blank reverses; overall condition is Very Fine to Uncirculated (12). �� Est. $150-300