Archives International Auctions Sale 61 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, and Security Printing Ephemera and Historic Ephemera October 4 & 5, 2020

Archives International Auctions - Sale 61 77 October 4-5,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Kansas 568 568 Cessna Aircraft Co., ca.1930-40’s Specimen Stock Certificate. Kansas, 100 Shares, Specimen stock certificate. Common stock. Allegorical woman, airplane, ship, train and Zeppelin. Choice uncirculated. Orange borders. Northern BNC. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $240-450 Maryland 569 569 Douglas Aircraft Co., Inc. Transition Certificate to McDonnell Douglas Corp, 1966 Specimen Bond. Maryland, 1966, $1000, 4 3/4% Convertible Subordinated Debenture, Specimen Bond, Black on blue border. Allegorical angels flank globe with small bi-planes on it, VF-XF condition, ABNC. Red overprint that reads “The name of the company is McDonnell Douglas Corporation.” ����� Est. $100-200 New York 570 570 Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Co., 1916 Progress Proof Stock Certificate New York. Odd Shares Preferred Stock Certificate, Progress proof printed without border, Black print, Bald Eagle at center flanked by farming scenes at either side, Purple cancelled overprint at bottom, Fine-VF condition with large counterfoil on left folded over. Republic BNC. Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company was an American aircraft manufacturer formed in 1916 by Glenn Hammond Curtiss. After significant commercial success in the ‘teens and 20s, it merged with the Wright Aeronautical in 1929 to form Curtiss-Wright Corporation. ���������������������������������� Est. $200-400 Virginia 571 571 Banner Aerospace, Inc., 1990 Proof Stock Certificate. Virginia, 1990, Odd Shares, Proof stock certificate, Blue border, Planes and worker vignette, Stamped “This is a Hand Pulled Proof…”, Uncirculated condition, Banner Aerospace, Inc. overhauls and distributes rotable aircraft parts--components that are meant to be recycled. Its products include flight data recorders, avionics, and defense and space equipment. Banner sells its products to commercial airlines, air cargo carriers, original equipment manufacturers, and other distributors. About one-third of its sales are made internationally. The company had kept a low profile until the mid-1980s, when Jeffrey J. Steiner assumed control and began using it as an investment and takeover vehicle. In the latter half of that decade, Banner’s rapid-fire, junk-bond-financed acquisitions earned it a reputation as ‘the KKR (Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts and Co.) of public companies. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 Washington 572 572 Boeing Airplane Co., 1958 Specimen Bond Used as Model with Changes Written on it Specimen $1000 5% Sinking Fund Coupon Bond, Black on red border and underprint, standing allegorical man and 2 women. Specimen overprints, POC’s, Changes written in pen or items crossed out on bottom, still VF to XF condition. Rare specimen stock from this amazing aviation company. ABNC. The Boeing Company is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, and missiles worldwide. The company also provides leasing and product support services. Boeing is among the largest global aircraft manufacturers; it is the second-largest defense contractor in the world based on 2015 revenue, and is the largest exporter in the United States by dollar value. Boeing stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. ��������������������������������� Est. $150-250 573 573 King Airship Company, Ltd., 1920 Stock Certificate. Washington, 5 Shares, I/U, Black on gold underprint, eagle at left with gold seal, VF condition. Possibly a lighter then air blimp company. Rare aviation related certificate. ���������������������� Est. $110-220