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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Mixed Clothing and Catalog Company Stock Proofs an901 - Mixed Clothing and Catalog Company Stock Proofs an
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DE, NY, CA. 1960-1980's. All but one are proofs on white paper. 1) Frederick's of Hollywood, Inc. proof stock, odd shares. DE (and CA). Vign...
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S.H. Kress and Company Unique Production File With902 - S.H. Kress and Company Unique Production File With
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NY. 1957-1959. Production file for Common Stock with model, proof, specimens and correspondence. 1) 100 shs, common stock, purple. Approval mockup pro
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S.S. Kresge Company "Kmart" Before Name Change,903 - S.S. Kresge Company "Kmart" Before Name Change,
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Detroit, Michigan. 1930-50. Specimen. 100 shs, Common Stock, Orange. Allegorical woman. Scarce early certificate of "Kmart" that is now a ...
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Start Price : 37.00 | Estimate : 75.00 - 150.00
 
 
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S.S. Kresge Company Unique Production File With Sp904 - S.S. Kresge Company Unique Production File With Sp
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MI. 1950-70's. Production file for Common Stock with proofs, specimens and correspondence. All certificates have vignette of seated allegorical ...
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Spiegel, May, Stern Company, Inc.905 - Spiegel, May, Stern Company, Inc.
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DE. 1920-30. Specimen. 100 shs. green. 2 allegorical women flank logo of company. The company was founded in 1865 by Joseph Spiegel, the son of a Germ
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The B.V.D. Company, Inc.,906 - The B.V.D. Company, Inc.,
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DE. 1950. Specimen. 100 shs. Common stock. Blue. Vignette of allegorical man and woman without there B.V.D's. BVD is a brand of men's underw...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Wyandotte Silk Company,907 - Wyandotte Silk Company,
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PA. 19- (ca.1900-1920). Specimen. Odd shs. Orange. Native American with feather headress. Rare. SBNC. VF.
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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The Sperry and Hutchinson Company "S&H" Unique Pro908 - The Sperry and Hutchinson Company "S&H" Unique Pro
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OH. 1968. 1) Unique Approval Model or mockup for "100 shs" of $3.00 Cumulative Preference Stock in green. Vignette of allegorical woman ho...
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Brink's Incorporated Specimen Stocks (3),909 - Brink's Incorporated Specimen Stocks (3),
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DE. 1980's. Specimen stocks with vignette of allegorical man with globe standing on stylized U.S. map. 1) 100 shares, red border. 3) 100 shares...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Holmes Electric Protective Company.910 - Holmes Electric Protective Company.
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1930-50's. Specimen. 100 shs, common stock, red. Allegorical man with shield and sword protecting 2 women. Edwin Holmes is largely credited for ...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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