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

Archives International Auctions - Sale 52 97 May 14,2019 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com SCRIPOPHILY - NOTABLE COMPANIES Delaware 668 668 Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc., 2000 Specimen Stock Certificate Delaware. Odd Shares Class A Common Stock Specimen Certificate, Black print with gray border to left side, Multiple images of the sun on certificate, Pin punched Specimen, VF-XF condition, ABNC. Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. (MSO) is a diversified media and merchandising company founded by Martha Stewart and owned by Sequential Brands Group since December 4, 2015. It is organized into four business segments: publishing, Internet, broadcasting media platforms, and merchandising product lines.���������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $150-250 SCRIPOPHILY - CONSUMER GOODS 669 669 Western Tablet & Stationery Corp., 1920-1940’s Specimen Stock Certificate Delaware. 100 Shares Preferred Stock Specimen Certificate, Black print on light blue border and under tint, Reclining woman at top, Specimen overprints and POC’s, VF-XF condition, FLABNC.�������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $80-160 New York 670 670 F.W.WoolworthCo., 1940SpecimenBond NewYork. $2,000,000 Specimen 2 1/2% Registered Sinking Fund Debenture Bond, Black print on orange border and under tint on horizontal overprint, Bald Eagle at top between two hemispheres of the globe, Specimen overprints and POC’s, VF-XF condition, FL-ABNC. The F. W. Woolworth Company (often referred to as Woolworth’s or Woolworth) was a retail company and one of the original pioneers of the five-and-dime store. It was arguably the most successful American and international five-and-dime business, setting trends and creating the modern retail model that stores follow worldwide today.����������� Est. $130-200 671 671 W.& J. Sloane, 1908 Specimen Bond New York. $10,000 Specimen 6% Debenture Bond, Black print on orange border and under tint on horizontal format, Portrait of company founder at top, Specimen overprints and POC’s, VF-XF condition, ABNC. Well known department store. W. & J. Sloane was a prominent furniture and rug store in New York City that catered to the prominent, including the White House and the Breakers, and wealthy, including the Rockefeller, Whitney, and Vanderbilt families. After a long period of prosperity and prominence, the firm went through a shorter period of decline and was forced to file for bankruptcy in 1985 ���������������������������� Est. $100-160 SCRIPOPHILY - ENTERTAINMENT Delaware 672 672 Goldwyn Pictures Corp., 1919 Specimen Stock Certificate Delaware. <100 Shares Voting Trust Specimen Stock Certificate, Black print on brown border and under tint, Temporary Certificate, Specimen overprints and POC’s, VF-XF condition with minor toning around edges, ABNC. Goldwyn Pictures Corporation was an American motion picture production company that operated from 1916 to 1924 when it was merged with two other production companies to form the major studio, Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer.������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $130-200 673 673 Viacom International Inc., 1970s Specimen Stock Certificate Delaware. >100 Shares Specimen Stock Certificate, Black print on orange border and under tint, Allegorical woman standing at top above company title, POC’s at bottom, VF-XF condition, ABNC. Viacom International Inc. is a subsidiary of Viacom. It is the holding company for copyrights and trademarks associated with Viacom’s corporate websites and its cable networks, specifically ViacomMedia Networks, and is the division which licenses the product rights for their various properties. Before the merger with CBS Corporation in 1999, it also acted as the licensee company for Viacom’s owned television stations; for instance New Britain, Connecticut station WVIT, currently an NBC owned and operated station for the Hartford market owned by Viacom from 1978 until 1997, took their call letters from Viacom International. Viacom International also continues to focus on its own in-house productions made for its various networks such as MTV, VH1, and Nickelodeon. Viacom International is a partner in Comedy Partners, the Viacom subsidiary which owns Comedy Central. ������������������������������������������� Est. $200-400