Archives International Auctions Sale 52 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Coins and Security Printing Ephemera May 14, 2019

Archives International Auctions - Sale 52 103 May 14,2019 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com New York 706 706 BFB Permanent Blind Relief War Fund, 1910s Specimen Stock Certificate New York. $10 Specimen Donation Certificate, Black print on red border and under tint, Company title at top with drawing of a nurse leaning on shoulder of blinded man, Return to Record & Specimen Dept. stamp at top, VF-XF condition, ABNC. In 1915 the American merchant George Kessler and his wife, Cora Parsons Kessler, organized in Paris the British, French, and Belgian Permanent Relief War Fund. George Kessler had been aboard the Lusitania when it was sunk by a German torpedo. As a survivor, he vowed to help veterans in some way, eventually settling on helping those blinded in the war. He then recruited author and lecturer Helen Keller, who had been deaf and blind since childhood. The Kesslers and Keller worked together, forming an American branch of the Permanent Relief War Fund called the Permanent Blind Relief War Fund for Soldiers and Sailors of the Allies, which was incorporated in New York in 1919, with Keller and Cora Parsons Kessler as trustees. In the 1920s the organization began serving blind civilians, as well as military personnel, and also began printing texts in Braille. This prompted the 1925 name change to the American Braille Press for War and Civilian Blind. Under this name the organization was one of the leading publishers of Braille texts, and it was responsible for the first “talking book” (1937). In 1946 the name changed yet again, to the American Foundation for the Overseas Blind, as its mission expanded to include rehabilitation of the blind.��������� Est. $40-80 707 707 Columbian Insurance Co. 1865. Certificate of Profits. New York, NY & Philadelphia, PA. Pair of certificates, both dated 1865. The first issued to a Mr. Robinson declaring his entitlement to $70 invested profits of the Columbian Insurance Company, representing no more than 6% interest profit. Affixed is a 25 Cent I.R. stamp. Vignette of sailing ship at top center, a native American at bottom right and a sailor at bottom left. Fine with tape in margins. The second is a dividend certificate issued to a William Carol declaring his entitlement to $35, also 6% profits, with an affixed 10 Cent I.R. stamp. Very Fine.������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-180 Pennsylvania 708 708 American Union Fire Insurance Co., 1920s Specimen Stock Certificate Pennsylvania. 100 Shares Capital Stock Specimen Certificate, Black print on orange border and under tint, Liberty Bell and Independence Hall at top, POCs along bottom, VF-XF condition, SBNC.����������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $80-130 709 709 FireAssociation of Philadelphia, 1920s SpecimenStockCertificate Pennsylvania. Odd Shares Capital Stock Specimen Certificate, Black print on green border and under tint, Hose and hydrant at top, Specimen overprints and POC’s, VF-XF condition, “Return to Record & Specimen Dept.” stamp at top.����������������������������� Est. $80-140 SCRIPOPHILY - TECHNOLOGY & INTERNET Delaware 710 710 American Online Inc., 1992 Specimen “IPO” Stock Certificate Delaware. Odd Shares Preferred Stock Specimen Certificate, Black print on blue border and under tint, Company logo and title at top, Pin punched Specimen, VF-XF condition, S-C USBNC. AOL was one of the early pioneers of the Internet in the mid-1990s, and the most recognized brand on the web in the United States. It originally provided a dial- up service to millions of Americans, as well as providing a web portal, e-mail, instant messaging and later a web browser following its purchase of Netscape. In 2001, at the height of its popularity, it purchased the media conglomerate Time Warner in the largest merger in U.S. history. AOL rapidly declined thereafter, partly due to the decline of dial-up and rise of broadband. AOL was eventually spun off from Time Warner in 2009, with Tim Armstrong appointed the new CEO. Under his leadership, the company invested in media brands and advertising technologies. On June 23, 2015, AOL was acquired by Verizon Communications for $4.4 billion.������������������������������������������ Est. $180-280 California 711 711 eBay Inc. 2001 Specimen Stock Certificate. California, 2001, Odd Shares, Specimen Stock, Black on blue border and underprint, eBay logo top center with cartoon depiction of products for sale, Red SPECIMEN overprints, VF-XF condition, ABNC. Destined to be a Modern Classic Certificate.�������������������������������������������� Est. $400-600