Archives International Auctions Auction 86B August 15, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 86b 62 August 15, 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Ohio 1241 1241Fisher Body Ohio Co. 1922 I/C Stock Certificate, Acquired by General Motors Ohio....., 1922. 50 Shares I/C Preferred Capital Stock Certificate, Black text with green border and underprint, Trio of allegorical figures at top center. POCs, Fine-VF condition, ABNC. Signed by F. J. Fisher as President. Fisher Body was an automobile coachbuilder, now part of General Motors. The company was founded on July 22, 1908 by Albert, Fred, and Charles Fisher of Detroit, Michigan. Their company became one of the top coachbuilders in the United States, building their signature factory, Fisher Body 21, in 1919. At the time, the company had more than 40 buildings housing 3,700,000 square feet of floor space. Prior to forming the company, Fred Fisher had built the body of the Cadillac Osceola at the Wilson Body Company. Starting in 1910, Fisher became the supplier of all closed bodies for Cadillac, and also built for Buick. General Motors bought 60% of the company in 1919 before integrating it entirely as an in-house coachbuilding division in 1926. Fisher purchased Fleetwood Metal Body in 1925. It was split from Ternstedt and recombined in 1968. Fisher was dissolved by being merged with other GM operations in 1984. ���������������������������������������������������� Est. $80-160 Delaware 1242 1242Willys-Overland Motors, Inc., ca. 1920-40s Specimen Stock Certificate Delaware, ca. 1920-40s. 100 Shares Specimen Stock Certificate, Black text with green border and underprint, Allegorical Hermes in flight at top center. Specimen overprints, POCs. XF condition, ABNC. In 1908, John Willys bought the Overland Automotive Division of Standard Wheel Company and in 1912 renamed it Willys– Overland Motor Company. From 1912 to 1918, Willys was the second-largest producer of automobiles in the United States after Ford Motor Company. ���������������������������� Est. $90-180 Germany 1243 1243Daimler-Benz, 1983, Specimen Stock Certificate. Germany, 1983. Specimen, Odd Shares, ADR Stock Certificate, Black on olive green border and underprint, Company title at top center, Specimen overprint and POCs, Chemical Bank is the U.S. Depositary Bank, XF-AU condition, S-CBNC ���������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 New Jersey 1244 1244General Motors Co., 1916, I/C Stock Certificate Detroit, MI. (Inc. in New Jersey), 1916. General Motors Co., 23 Shares Preferred Stock I/C Certificate, Black on olive green border and underprint, Allegorical woman beside lion at top, POCs, VF condition with 4 staple holes on top middle. ABNC. ������������������������������������������������ Est. $45-90 Scripophily - Aviation Delaware 1245