Archives International Auctions Sale 54 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, and Security Printing Ephemera July 24, 2019

Archives International Auctions - Sale 54 Archives International Auctions www.arcchivesinternational.com 83 July 24,2019 578 Playboy Enterprises, Inc. 1972 Specimen Stock Certificate. 1972, <100 Shares, Specimen Stock, Black on chestnut brown border and underprint, Nude reclined female top center, Red large and small SPECIMEN overprints POC’s, Uncirculated condition, ABNC Est. $120-240 578 Delaware 579 Sonora Phonograph Company, Inc., ca.1910-1920 Proof Stock Certificate (Evolved into Magnavox) New York. Odd Shares Common Capital Stock Proof Certificate, No border or underprint, Bald Eagle and bell top center with title and text, Fine condition. Republic BNC. Very possibly only 1 or 2 proofs known for this company. Sonora was a large phonograph manufacturer. Around 1924 the model line was extended to radios, which were not produced in its own plants, but bought from Ware, Wireless Specialty, Splitdorf, or American Bosch. The successor of “Sonora Phonograph” is Sonora Radio & Telev., Corp. At the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco the Sonora phonograph was awarded a gold medal for its quality. Radios became popular in the1920’s, and the company turned to the manufacture of radio cabinets. In 1929 the New York investors obtained complete control, and then went bankrupt in 1930. Sonora Phonograph slogans were: “The Instrument of Quality” and “Clear as a Bell”. In summer 1927 the company’s headquarters moved to Saginaw. Sonora had a branch in Oakland, California, that later became Magnavox. Est. $110-180 579 New York 580 Louisiana Purchase Exposition Co., 1904 Issued Stock Certificate. St. Louis, MO. 1904, 1 Share, I/U, Black on green underprint with view of the fair. S/N A3432, VF but unfortunately there is a big ink spot in the title, the back has hand stamped “Stock Holder’s Reduced Rate Admission Tickets Issued June 1904”, I guess one of the perks of being a stock holder. Amazing and dramatic designed certificate. Est. $180-280 580 Missouri Scripophily - Expositions & Fairs 581 Tiffany & Co., ca.1980-1990 Proof Stock Certificate Delaware. Odd Shares Common Stock Proof Certificate, Black print on blue border and under tint printed on bright yellow paper, Atlas holding clock to left of certificate, VF-XF condition, USBNC. Est. $140-280 581 Delaware Scripophily - Famous Names 582 Chesapeake &Ohio Grain Elevator Company $1000 Gold Bond Signed by Collis P. Huntington NJ. 1882, $1000, brown underprint and seal, grain elevator by railroad tracks, full sheet of coupons, issued, cancelled, VF+. Signed by Collis P. Huntington as president of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad. The signature is punch cancelled. Huntington was one of the Big Four of western railroading, and along with Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins, and Charles Crocker, invested in the Central Pacific Railroad, the Western portion of the Transcontinental Railroad. Est. $70-110 582 Ohio Scripophily - Farming 583 Cancelled Stock and Bond Certificate group, ca.1890-1910 South Carolina, Main, & Rhode Island... Lot of 5 Issued and cancelled Stock and bond certif- icates. Highlights include: Cancelled Bank of Charleston Stock Certificate, Cancelled Lincoln National Bank of Bath Stock Certificate, and Cancelled City of Providence Bond. All pieces are in VF-XF condition. (5) Est. $80-150 583 South Carolina, Main, & Rhode Island 584 McDonald’s Corporation, 1960-70’s Proof Stock Certificate. McDonald’s Corp., 100 Shares, Proof stock certificate, Blue on yellow paper, Young woman and man at left with McDonald’s Golden Arches, French Fries, Big Mac and Drink, blank back. Intaglio printed, SC-USBN. Rare if not unique in this format. Est. $160-250 584 Chicago Scripophily - Food & Beverage 585 Philippine Plantation Co. 1906 Stock Certificate. Philippines (Inc. in CA). 1000 Shrs Stock Certificate. I/U. VF Est. $65-110 585 Philippines