Archives International Auctions Auction 74 February 23, 2022 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Colonial Banknotes, Colonial Fiscal Documents, Historic Ephemera and Security Printing Ephemera

Archives International Auctions - Sale 74 104 February 23, 2022 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com SCRIPOPHILY - COMMUNICATION & TELECOM Delaware 569 569 Sanabria Television Corp., 1932 I/U Stock Certificate Delaware..... 1932. 100 Shares I/U Capital Stock Certificate, Black print with orange border and undertint. VF condition, Central BNC. Both W9XAP and W9XAO Television stations owe their technology to Chicago television inventor Ulises A. Sanabria. Sanabria began public, experimental telecasts on June 19, 1928. Sanabria, an Oak Park, Chicago native, conceived of television as a high school freshman in 1925. Sanabria’s television epiphany occurred about the same time as Philo Farnsworth’s. Some four years later, Sanabria demonstrated his working television system. Behind the glass, a mechanical TV set displayed the first pictures from Chicago station W9XAP. The station inaugurated its television service on the evening of August 27, 1930. W9XAP’s mechanical television equipment painted grayscale pictures with a mere 45 lines. Historic early Television Pioneer company founded by Sanabria with his facsimile signature as president. This is the first time offered by our company. ������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 SCRIPOPHILY - COMMUNICATIONS & TELECOM Florida 570 570 General Telephone Co. of Florida, 1961 Progress Proof Stock Trio Florida, 1961. 3 pieces, all related to the design and printing of stock certificates. Odd Shares Progress Proof Cumulative Preferred Stock Certificate, Black text with a Pair of allegorical figures at top center with Florida at center; <100 Shares Progress Proof Stock Certificate border and underprint in orange; and 100 Shares Progress Proof Stock Certificate border and underprint in green. All are in VF condition. Also includes a folder with Proof Request form and other details from SCBN. Unique and rare lot. (4) ��� Est. $90-160 571 571 Peninsular Telephone Co. Proof Mock-Up and Proof Stock Certificate Pair, ca. 1940s Florida, ca. 1940s. 2 pieces: 100 Shares Proof Cumulative Preferred Stock Certificate in blue, Writing in pink at top and bottom right, staple holes at top left corner, VF condition; and 100 Shares Proof Mock-Up Capital Stock Certificate, Black text with green border and underprint on brown paper, Fine condition with glue stains, pasted on design elements, and writing in pencil. SBN. (2) ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $120-200 Georgia 572 572 Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. “CNN” 1984. Specimen Bond Georgia, 1984. $500,000 Registered 12 7/8% Specimen Bond. Black and green print with Bald Eagle at top. Pin punched Specimen at bottom. VF-XF condition. ABNC. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (abbreviated as Turner) is an American television and media conglomerate, part of AT&T’s WarnerMedia. Founded by Robert Edward “Ted” Turner III and based in Atlanta, Georgia, it merged with Time Warner on October 10, 1996. Among its main properties were its namesake TBS, TNT, CNN, and TruTV. It also licensed or had ownership interests in international versions of these properties. The company was known for several pioneering innovations in U.S. multichannel television, including its satellite uplink of local Atlanta independent station WTCG channel 17 as one of the first national “superstations”, and its establishment of CNN—the first 24- hour news channel. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $230-375