The May 2012 Collector’s Series Sale
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Ringling Bros - Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, Inc (DE), 100 50-cent shs, 1969, #S4901, wonderful color vignettes of circus animals, ,clowns, etc, green border, “Greatest Show on Eart” logo, ABN, file stamp at upper left, about EF. Est. 80-100
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Pixar (CA), 1 share, 2000, #7117, great full-color images at bottom of Cowboy Woody, Buzz Lightyear, the Pixar lamp, and two other creations, blue, facsimile signature of Steve Jobs, about EF. Founded in 1986 (though earlier a department of Lucasfilm), Pixar quickly established itself as the foremost producer of computer-animated films; its astonishing record of critical and financial successes includes Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Up, Wall-E, and the Toy Story and Cars series. (photo) Est. 400-500 Playboy Enterprises Inc (DE), 100 shs, specimen, ca 1972, nude vignette of model Willy Rey, olive, ABN, EF. Est. 100-150
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Playboy Enterprises, Inc (DE) Shs, Specimen, 1970s, as previous but no serial number, EF. Est. 100-150
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Playboy Enterprises, Inc (DE), 100 shs, Specimen, 1970s, as previous, EF. Est. 100-150
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Retailers Includes Bond Stores Inc (MD) 1943 red; Butler Brothers (IL) 1920 brown; Dominion Stores Ltd (Canada) 1929-31 one each brown, green, and orange; Frederick’s of Hollywood 1982 blue (2) and green (2); Grand Union Co 1970 blue; Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co (MD) 1962 blue and 1976 olive; Lit Brothers (PA) 1926 green; May Department Stores Co (NY) 1929-36 blue (1), olive (2), purple (1) and red (1); Metropolitan 5 to 50c Stores Inc (DE) 1923 brown; United Cigar Stores scrip 1928 brown; United Stores Corp (DE) 1933 green; Washington Market Co (DC) 1921 blue; and White Stores Inc 1966 green; VF-EF. [23] Est. 100-150
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Ringling Bros - Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows Inc (DE), Shs, Specimens, design as previous, #NU1552 blue, #N8555 green, and #NF7633 red, specimen stamps on versos, all lightly bumped at right edge, otherwise EF. [3] (photo) Est. 400-500
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Sandusky Amusement Co (OH) $100 shs, Unissued, 1905, #37-38, black with orange underprint, toned, VF+. Sandusky is home to the Cedar Point Amusement Park, widely acknowledged as the world’s greatest roller coaster park with an impressive 17 coasters. Est. 75-100
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Sperry Corporation (DE), $1 Common shares, 1954, red, instrument panel flanked by battleship at left and airplane at right, punch cancellations, otherwise very fine. [5] Est. 50-100
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Texas Star Flour Mills of Galveston (TX), One $500 share, 1883, #114, maiden with wheat over shoulder, black with blue “$500” underprint and blue and pink 5-pointed star, pen canceled, stain from stub in left margin, edge wear, file holes in left border, good VF. Est. 80-100
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Toy Companies Popular brands including Hasbro Inc (RI) 2002 blue; Lionel Corp (NY) 1950 green and 1961-67 orange (7); Mattel Inc 1969-71 brown (7, two styles); VF+-EF. [15] Est. 60-80