American Bank Note Company Archives

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H.R.Harmer, Inc. and Archives International LLC are Proud to Present the Historic American Banknote Archives Auction of Stocks and Bonds, Banknotes, Vignettes, Production Material and Security Printing Ephemera.

A majority of the material in this sale will be offered for the first time to the collecting public. All of the items being offered are fresh from the Archive of the American Banknote Company. The scope and quality of the material in this archive is staggering and offers many opportunities for the general collector, specialist and dealer to acquire items that are unique or extremely rare.

Over 1,400 lots of stocks and bonds from hundreds of well known companies are represented and being seen for the first time. Topics include Railroads; Automobile; Navigation; Mining; Wall Street and Stock Brokers; Banking and National Banks; Oil and Gas; Manufacturing; Computers and Internet; Entertainment; Sports; Breweries; Aviation and countless others.

Some of the many high lights are:

- Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A Stock, with the highest share price of any stock certificate on the NYSE

- Unique Enron models and proofs with production files

- 100+ lots of aviation certificates

- 120+ lots of railroads, many unlisted

- 70+ lots of automobile and related stocks including Cord, Tucker, Rolls Royce, Daimler-Benz, Hercules, Volvo, unique essay Ford stock and many others

- 150+ lots of Banking and National Bank stocks

- 100+ lots of foreign stocks and bonds

- Over 25 lots of Hawaiian stocks

- Early Browning Arms Co. Stock, the famous gun company

- Original artwork including an incredible original oil painting by A.E.Foringer

- 200 + lots of foreign banknotes from Panama; Colombia; Viet Nam; Laos; China; Venezuela; Mexico; El Salvador; Indonesia; Philippines; Ethiopia and other countries will be offered in this sale.

- Thousands of proof vignettes used on banknotes, stocks, stamps and documents from 1830 to the 1970’s are offered.
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American Medical International, Inc. Production Fi251 - American Medical International, Inc. Production Fi
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DE. 1976-1979. 9 different certificates and 3 border proofs. 1)-4) All with allegorical woman to left of large medical building. Unique model of &qu...
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American Medicorp, Inc. Production File,252 - American Medicorp, Inc. Production File,
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DE. 1975. 5 different certificates. All with allegorical woman seated in front of map of the U.S. Proof of complated certificate, 100 shs, green borde
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Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. Production File with253 - Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. Production File with
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IN. 1984. Production file. 5 different certificates. 1)-3) Specimens, 100 shs in green, than 100 shs in red. 4) Unique Approval Model or Mockup, odd
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Hospital Affiliates International, Inc. Production254 - Hospital Affiliates International, Inc. Production
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DE. 1975-1976. Production file. 3 different certificates and 3 border proofs. All with vignette of allegorical woman flanked by globe and hospital. 1)
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The Crawford Dental Manufacturing Company,255 - The Crawford Dental Manufacturing Company,
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DE. 190-. Specimen. Early and rare dental company. SBNC. VF.
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Hazeltine Corporation256 - Hazeltine Corporation
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DE. 1940-1970's. Specimen. 4 different certificates. All have allegorical woman holding light with lightening coming from it. 1) than 100 shs, ...
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Boise Cascade Corporation Production File Includin257 - Boise Cascade Corporation Production File Includin
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DE. 1977. Artwork, proofs. Fascination producting file with models, proofs and original artwork. All have vignette of three men and a woman in front o
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Hoerner Waldorf Corporation Production File,258 - Hoerner Waldorf Corporation Production File,
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DE. 1975. Production file. 5 different certificates and 3 different border proofs. All with seated alegorical woman with flanked by globes. 1)-3) Spec
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PA. Scott Paper Company Proof and Specimen Certifi259 - PA. Scott Paper Company Proof and Specimen Certifi
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1910-1920's. 2 different certificates. Both have some vignette of allegorical woman with factory and beehive and fancy title. The specimen has a...
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St. Regis Paper Company Unique Production Model,260 - St. Regis Paper Company Unique Production Model,
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NY. 1972. Mockup. $1,000, Convertible Subordinated Debenture, green. Lumberjack and scentist side by side. Unique approval production mockup or model
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Ex-Lax, Inc. Pair261 - Ex-Lax, Inc. Pair
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NY. 1920-1969. Specimen. 2 different certificates. 1) < than 100 shs. Class A Capital Stock, green. Eagle facing left. 1920's E.A. Wright Ban...
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Foreign Pharmaceutical-Related Stock Proofs (4),262 - Foreign Pharmaceutical-Related Stock Proofs (4),
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Sweden, England. 1960-1980's. 1)-2) Astra AB, odd American Depositary shares. Incorp. Sweden. Vignette of allegorical figures holding globes. On...
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Munyon Remedy Company,263 - Munyon Remedy Company,
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Philadelphia, PA. 1900-1920. Specimen. Odd shs, Capital Stock, green. Munyon raising hand as if lecturing or pointing to God. Munyon Remedy Company of
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Pfizer Inc. Unique Production Model,264 - Pfizer Inc. Unique Production Model,
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DE. 1972. Mockup. $1,000, Registered Bond, green. Flying Mercury with 2 black globes behind him. Unique production mockup or model proof. Mounted on w
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Pfizer Inc. Stock and Bond Archive,265 - Pfizer Inc. Stock and Bond Archive,
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1972-89. Speicmen. 17 different stocks and bonds. All but one has vignette of winged Mercury flying. 1) Not More than 100,000 shares, Blue. 2) Due Bil
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Procter & Gamble Co. and A.H. Robins Co.,266 - Procter & Gamble Co. and A.H. Robins Co.,
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OH, VA. 1960-1970. 2 different specimen stocks. 1) The Procter & Gamble Co. Odd shs. Blue border. "Devil's Head" vignette. 2) A.H....
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Scott & Bowne,267 - Scott & Bowne,
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NJ. 19- (ca.1900-1920). Specimen. Odd shs, Class A Capital Stock, green. Man holding large cod on back with harbor scenes on each side. Scott & ...
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The Chattanooga Medicine Company,268 - The Chattanooga Medicine Company,
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Chattanooga, TN. 1920-30. Specimen. Odd shs. orange. Factory building. In 1879 Chattanooga businessman Zeboim Cartter Patten and a group of friends es
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The Proctor & Gamble Company.269 - The Proctor & Gamble Company.
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OH. 1970's. Specimen. Odd shs, common stock, blue. "Devil's Head" trademark logo. Scarce. ABNC. XF.
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The Samuel W. Bowne Estate Company,270 - The Samuel W. Bowne Estate Company,
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CT. 19- (ca.1900-1920). Specimen. Odd shs, Preferred Capital Stock, green. Portrait of Bowne with harbor scenes on each side and underprint of tradema
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Eastman Kodak Company Unique Production File with271 - Eastman Kodak Company Unique Production File with
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NJ. 1956. Unique model or mockup proof of unissued design of unissed design of a stock certificate. The proposed vignette had the top of a building wi
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Eastman Kodak Company Unique Production File with272 - Eastman Kodak Company Unique Production File with
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NJ. 1972. Unique model or mockup proof of 100 shs, common stock, green stock certificate. Vignette of allegorical woman with globe and Kodak logo. Als
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Polaroid Corporation273 - Polaroid Corporation
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DE. 1976-1989. Specimen. 6 diff certificates. 5 have an allegorical man and woman flanking variation of a large circle. 1) to 4) Odd shs; Odd shs; 100
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Addressograph-Multigraph Corporation Bonds274 - Addressograph-Multigraph Corporation Bonds
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DE. 1978. Specimen. 7 different registered bonds. All have allegorical men flanking company initials logo. All have red overprint "Name Changed...
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Archie Comic Books Stock Certificates275 - Archie Comic Books Stock Certificates
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NY. 1970-1980. Specimen. Archie Enterprises, Inc. 2 different stock certificates, one for < than 100 shs and the other for 100 shs. Both have vig...
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Curtis-Martin Newspapers, Inc. Bond,276 - Curtis-Martin Newspapers, Inc. Bond,
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PA. 1930. Specimen. $1000, 10 year 6% Coupon Note, orange. Vignette of Benjamin Franklin in his printing office. Cyrus Curtis was a significant U.S. p
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Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. Production File w277 - Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. Production File w
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DE. 1960-1966. Production file. 4 different certificates and 3 different border proofs. All with seated allegorical men flanking logo with owl. 1) Spe
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Airship International LTD. (2),278 - Airship International LTD. (2),
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NY. 1982. Specimen. 1) Odd shs, common, blue, vignette of blimp. 2) Warrant. No vignette. SC-USBC. XF.
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American Airmen's Investment Corporaiton,279 - American Airmen's Investment Corporaiton,
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NV. 1970. Specimen. Odd shs, Blue. Common Stock. Photograph of Lear Jet. Rare. Federated BNC. XF.
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American Eagle Aircraft Corp. & Pittsburgh Screw &280 - American Eagle Aircraft Corp. & Pittsburgh Screw &
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DE, PA. 1920-1940's. 2 different proof certificates. Both have vignette, title and text but are missing border. Both are proofs from the Republi...
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Aviation Sales Company,281 - Aviation Sales Company,
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DE. 1990's. Proof. Proof stock certificate for odd shs of Common Stock. Vignette of large jet on right with aviators looking up at it. Blue bord...
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Banner Aerospace, Inc. Production Model and Proof,282 - Banner Aerospace, Inc. Production Model and Proof,
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OH. 1990. 2 different certificates. Both have Aviation mechanic or engineer in front of commercial jet aircraft. 1) Unique approval model proof or moc
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Beech Aircraft Corporation,283 - Beech Aircraft Corporation,
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DE. 1968. Specimen. $5,000. 4?% convertbile registered bond due 1993. Vignette of 2 allegorical men with airplane propeller and small planes in backgr
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Beech Aircraft Corporation,284 - Beech Aircraft Corporation,
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DE. 1968. Specimen. $1,000. 4?% convertible registered bond due 1993. Green. Vignette of 2 allegorical men with airplane propeller and small planes in
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Beech Aircraft Corporation,285 - Beech Aircraft Corporation,
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DE. 1968. Specimen. $ odd. 4?% convertible registered bond due 1993. Orange. Vignette of 2 allegorical men with airplane propeller and small planes in
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Bellanca Aircraft Corporation,286 - Bellanca Aircraft Corporation,
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MN. 1960-70's. Specimen. Odd shs, common, red. Vignette of woman seated between 2 globes with small airplanes. In 1910, a young Sicilian named G...
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The Boeing Company Production File,287 - The Boeing Company Production File,
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DE. 1960-1967. 1) Specimen certificate for "< than 100 shs", Capital Stock, green, with allegorical man and 2 allegorical women. 2) Pho...
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The Cessna Aircraft Company,288 - The Cessna Aircraft Company,
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KS. 1984. Specimen. $ odd. 8% registered bond due 2008. Purple. Vignette of 2 Woman flanking Globe. ABNC. XF.
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The Cessna Aircraft Company,289 - The Cessna Aircraft Company,
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KS. 1967. Specimen. $1000. 3 7/8% registered bond due 1992. Blue. Vignette of 2 Woman flanking Globe. ABNC. XF.
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Curtiss-Wright Corporation Proofs (2),290 - Curtiss-Wright Corporation Proofs (2),
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DE. 1930's. A vertical pair of proof certificates with vignette, title and text, but missing border. Vignette of allegorical woman flanked by bi...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Custer Channel Wing Corporation Rare Group291 - Custer Channel Wing Corporation Rare Group
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MD. 1950. Specimen. 7 different stocks. All have photo vignette of the airplane they designed. 3 certificates have Willard R. Custer facsimile signatu
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Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc.292 - Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc.
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DE. 1958. Specimen. < than 100 shs, capital stock, purple. Seated male and female angels flanking globe with 3 bi-planes circling it. The Douglas...
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Douglas Aircraft Transition to McDonnell Douglas C293 - Douglas Aircraft Transition to McDonnell Douglas C
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MD. 1967. Specimen. $10,000 4 3/4% Registered Bond, Due 1991. 3 biplanes circling the world flanked by allegorical angels. Overprinted in Red "...
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Douglas Aircraft Transition to McDonnell Douglas C294 - Douglas Aircraft Transition to McDonnell Douglas C
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MD. 1967. Specimen. $5,000 4 3/4% Registered Bond, Due 1991. Brown border. 3 biplanes circling the world flanked by allegorical angels. Overprinted in
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Start Price : 130.00 | Estimate : 225.00 - 450.00
 
 
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Douglas Aircraft Transition to McDonnell Douglas C295 - Douglas Aircraft Transition to McDonnell Douglas C
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MD. 1967. Specimen. $1,000, blue border and $ odd, red border, 4 3/4% Registered Bonds, Due 1991. 3 biplanes circling the world flanked by allegorical
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Emery Air Freight Corporation296 - Emery Air Freight Corporation
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DE. 1960-80s. Specimen. 5 different certificates. Vignette of 2 allegorical men holding Air Plane over globe. 1) than 100 shs, common, blue. 4) <...
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Gates Lear Jet Corporation297 - Gates Lear Jet Corporation
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DE. 1966. Specimen. 3 different registered bonds. All are 5 1/2% Convertible Subordinated Registered Bonds due 1981. Vignette of flying Lear Jet. 1) $
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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GM Hughes Electronics Corporation,298 - GM Hughes Electronics Corporation,
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DE. Specimen. Odd shs. Class H Common Stock, purple. Vignette of Space Shuttle, Satellites, Futuristic Car. "A Wholly-Owens Subsidiary of Gener...
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Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp. Registered bond299 - Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp. Registered bond
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NY. 1967. Specimen. 3 different 4 1/4% registered bonds due 1992. Vignette of seated Mercury, 1) $10,000 brown. 2) $1000, orange. 3) $ odd. Red. The G
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Grumman Corp. Registered bonds300 - Grumman Corp. Registered bonds
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NY. 1974. Specimen. 3 different registered bonds. Vignette of seated Mercury. 1) $1000, 8% registered bond due 1999, brown. 2) $ odd, 9 1/2% registere
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