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Archives International Auctions - Sale AIAXXXII
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Maine
404
Maine, 10 Shares,
I/U, Black on green underprint, allegorical woman and cherub at
left, Signed by Lee DeForest as president, VF to XF condition. Rare
stock certificate signed by De Forest. NYBNC. *Lee de Forest was an
American inventor, self-described “Father of Radio”, and a pioneer in
the development of sound-on-film recording used for motion pictures.
He had over 180 patents, but also a tumultuous career—he boasted that
he made, then lost, four fortunes. He was also involved in several major
patent lawsuits, spent a substantial part of his income on legal bills, and
was even tried (and acquitted) for mail fraud. His most famous invention,
in 1906, was the three-element “grid Audion”, which, although he had
only a limited understanding of how it worked, provided the foundation
for the development of vacuum tube technology. (*Wikipedia)�������� Est.
$1250-1750
New York
406
New York, NY. 188x (ca.1880’s),
100 Shares, Specimen stock certificate, Black with green border
and underprint, Screaming eagle and shield in middle with cherubs
holding telegraph lines on left and right, Pencil notations including the
corrections and changes, Specimen overprints, POC’s, S/N “00000”, VF
condition, Unique archival production specimen, ABNC.�����������Est. $170-250
407
New York. $1000 Gold Coupon Bond
Specimen. POC. ABNC. EF. ���������������������������������������������������������Est. $300-500
408
New York, 1883, I/U Stock,
25 Shares, #1537, Black print with ornate black border, Allegorical
woman standing in border and artist and scholar in top left corner, Fine
condition with toning and creases, ABNC. ����������������������������������Est. $130-240