Archives International Auctions Sale 53 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, and Security Printing Ephemera June 20, 2019

Archives International Auctions - Sale 53 90 June 20,2019 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Maryland 658 658 International Telephone & Telegraph Corp., 1929 Specimen Bond Maryland. $100 Specimen 4 1/2% Convertible Gold Debenture Coupon Bond, Black print on green border and under tint, Winged allegorical figure standing between two hemispheres of the world, Specimen overprints and POC’s, VF-XF condition, ABNC. ITT was found in 1920 when its founders acquired the Puerto Rice phone Co. and Cuban-American Telephone and Telegraph Co. and part of the Cuban Telephone Co. In the 1930’s ITT purchased German Companies and had done some business with Hitler and Himmler.�� Est. $80-140 New York 659 659 NewYork Telephone Co., 1919 Specimen Bond. New York, 1919, $100 Specimen 6% Gold Bond. Allegorical women and men flank old fashioned telephone. POC. Coupons attached. XF Condition. ABNC. Rare and early NY Telephone specimen. �� Est. $100-180 SCRIPOPHILY - COMPUTERS, INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY California 660 660 Apple Computer, Inc., 1998 Specimen Stock Certificate. California, 1998, Pin punched Specimen Stock, Odd Shares, Black on grey border and underprint with company logo on left by title, VF-XF condition, SC-USBNC. Facsimile of Executive V.P and CFO, Anderson. �� Est. $350-500 Various 661 661 Amazon.com, Inc., 1996, Specimen Stock Certificate. Delaware, Odd Shares, Common Stock, Specimen Stock Certificate, Black title with blue end panel and undertint, Jeff Bezos Facsimile Signature, XF/Uncirculated, Rare modern business history of historic company. Earlier logo of what appears to be a winding river above the name amazon.com . Very possibly the IPO stock certificate with an earlier logo that evidently was abandoned. SC-USBN/ABNC. Rare specimen stock certificate. �� Est. $500-1000 California 662 662 WIRED Internet Era Magazine Stock Certificate. San Francisco, California, ND, (ca.1993), Odd Shares, Specimen stock, Extremely attractive and colorful stock certificate from this well known internet age magazine. The magazine and website reported on how new and developing technology affects culture, the economy, and politics. There are interesting quotes on the front of the certificate such as “It is the business of the future to be dangerous” by A. N. Whitehead. Pin pinch specimen overprint, XF condition, Northern BNC. Very cool digital design over engraved end panel on left. Rare certificate. Wired is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics. Owned by Condé Nast, it is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and has been in publication since March/April 1993. Several spin-offs have been launched, including Wired UK, Wired Italia, Wired Japan, and Wired Germany. Condé Nast’s parent company Advance publications is also the major shareholder of Reddit, an internet information conglomeration website. In its earliest colophons, Wired credited Canadian media theorist Marshall McLuhan as its “patron saint.” From its beginning, the strongest influence on the magazine’s editorial outlook came from techno-utopian cofounder Stewart Brand and his associate Kevin Kelly. From 1998 to 2006, Wired magazine and Wired News (which publishes at Wired.com) had separate owners. However, Wired News remained responsible for republishing Wired magazine’s content online due to an agreement when Condé Nast purchased the magazine. In 2006, Condé Nast bought Wired News for $25 million, reuniting the magazine with its website.�� Est. $200-350