{"product_id":"bond-stores-inc-stock-certificate-1944-25-shares-preferred-temporary-cancelled","title":"Bond Stores Incorporated 1944 Stock Certificate 25 Shares Preferred Cancelled","description":"\u003cp\u003eIssued in 1944, while World War II was still underway, this is a temporary stock certificate for 25 shares of Bond Stores, Incorporated 4 1\/2% Convertible Preferred Stock, the kind of certificate handed out until the permanent engraved ones were ready. It was printed by American Bank Note Company with a green border and the corporate seal. Certificates like this are collected as scripophily and business ephemera, and framed they make a good conversation piece for an office, den or shop wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertificate number TCPO 1600, dated May 1, 1944, for 25 shares of $100 par preferred stock of Bond Stores, Incorporated, a Maryland corporation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt was issued to American Express Company.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe registrar is The Commercial National Bank and Trust Company of New York, countersigned by the Bank of the Manhattan Company as transfer agent.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe back is endorsed for transfer and stamped January 19, 1945.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Punch-cancelled as retired certificates are, with a center fold crease, yellow toning along the top edge, two file holes, and red stamps and ink endorsements on the back; see photos. This is a collectible, not a live security.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlaws:\u003c\/strong\u003e Creased.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe photos are part of the description, and it will be shipped flat and packed with care.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bond Stores, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51074234417409,"sku":"EI-3656-02e1e214","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/4571\/4945\/files\/mwgowq33-1.jpg?v=1794678104","url":"https:\/\/bigfoottradingco.com\/products\/bond-stores-inc-stock-certificate-1944-25-shares-preferred-temporary-cancelled","provider":"Bigfoot Trading Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}