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Scripophily

18th Century Stock Certificates and the American Competitive Edge (63) Ned W. Downing. Collecting the certificates that launched today’s $40 trillion American capital markets.

Abraham Lincoln and the Second Portuguese Church (80) Sanford J. Mock. Investigating the history of a rare Lincoln document.

Add Memphis to Your List! (23) Richard Urmston. A description of the Memphis Paper Money Show from the Scripophilists' point of view.

The American Banknote Company (53) Part I of II. The American Banknote Company, well-known as the 19th century engraver of United States currency, stocks, and bonds, celebrates its 200th anniversary this year (1995). Throughout its two centuries of existence, the company’s basic business plan has not changed: combine the highest quality of art with the best possible technology.

The American Banknote Company (54) Part II of II. A preview of the gallery exhibit presented in December 1995 at the Museum.

An Abridged Catalogue of Known Cripple Creek Certificates (40) Brian Levine. A brief listing of known Cripple Creek certificates including their price ranges, rarity, and possible reasons for their popularity.

American Express Company (10) Editors. An illustrated cataloguing of the certificate variations of the "AMEXCO family" of express companies.

Are Bonds A Better Buy? (31) Warren Anderson. Understanding the difference between stock certificates and bonds, to help dispel myths concerning the collecting of obsolete bonds.

Autographs of Scripophily (18) Warren and Cheryl Anderson. Discusses the growing interest in certificates with autograph value and offers suggestions to collectors who wish to develop such a collection.

Celebrating America’s Papered Past (57) Daniel Thompson. Antique Stock and Bond collectors and dealers gather for the 10th Anniversary of the Strasburg Stock and Bond Event.

Certificate Classic: Bankers and Brokers Association (23) Editors. Background on a certificate from a 19th century stock exchange.

Certificate Classic: Des Moines River Improvement (26) Editors. The background to the visually impressive 8% preferred stock certificates of the 1850s.

Certificate Classic: Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. (25) Editors. The company history of the present-day Pennwalt Corporation.

Certificate Classic: Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Road (24) Editors. Background on the company behind America's first vignetted stock certificate.

Collecting Florida Stocks and Bonds (21) Howard Applegate. Explores the history of Florida and the popularity of Florida railway certificates.

Collecting Religious Bonds (22) Franz Frankl. An overview of what is certainly one of the more specialized areas of the hobby.

Collecting Trends: Financial Documents (18,19) James Lowe. One autograph dealer's view of the awakening interest in financial documents, with a generous sampling of examples of Presidential bank checks and their values. Reprinted from the AB Bookmans Weekly.

Columbus and Scripophily (2) Editors. Commentary on the growing interest in scripophily: the collecting of bond and stock certificates.

Dealer Enthusiasm Results in Successful Paper Money Show in Memphis (59) Caleb S. Esterline. Commentary on the June 1997 Memphis Coin Club’s International Paper Money Show.

Films, Amusement Parks, Cartons, and now, Stock Certificates (57) Fred Fuld III. The Disney Co. Produces something for everybody.

Grasping the Spider (51) Steel Plate Engravers in the past and at Strasburg, 1994.

How to Make Money with Railroad Stocks and Bonds (37) David Beach. An article of interest to railroad stock and bond collectors who wish to assess the value of their collection.

In Case of Settlement (53) Daniel M. Collier, Jr. If all else fails, make the bond beautiful, and there can be life after the demise of a portfolio investment - as a collectible.

An Introduction to Latin American Bonds (13) Mike Veissid. An overview beginning with the 1820s, designed to serve as an introduction to upcoming articles on individual countries.

Is is Real? (64) Jim Romeo. Tips for the autograph collector.

The Jewish Colonial Trust (12) Editors. The story behind the founding of The Jewish Colonial Trust - the first formal attempt by Jews to help struggling merchants and to colonize and develop Palestine.

Mining for Certificates in the Scripophily Market (37) Warren Anderson. A discussion on one of the early problems in scripophily that still continues today - the lack of information that exists in the quantity of certificates found and released on the market.

New York Stock Exchange Guide for Certificate Printers (13) Editors. The official rules governing stock-and-bond printing for NYSE-listed issues.

Palestine's Traveling Credentials (26) Franz Frankl. Traces the history of a kind of promissory note, a traveling credential, which led to the development of traveler's checks in Europe.

Preparing for an Auction (62) George Teas. Tips for beginning bidders.

Preserving Your Collection (22,23) Shelby C. Applegate. A very helpful two-part article filled with tips for collectors on avoiding damage to collectible paper.

Research Pays Dividends. Robert D. Fisher. A regular column, which highlights cases of supposedly "dead" securities coming back to life.

Revere Engravings (12) George Wait. A refutation on the common belief that Paul Revere was the engraver of Massachusetts Treasury Notes and Continental Currency.

The Roman Loan (64) Sandy Mock. Sometimes ever the Catholic Church needs funding - and when Pope Pius IX was short of cash in 1866, he issued $12 million worth of public debt to compensate.

The Romantic Howard Hughes (34) Ray Helsel. A brief note about a love letter that was written by Howard Hughes to Jean Peters that was discovered at a recent autograph auction.

Save That Pretty Wallpaper (17) John Herzog. A perspective on Scripophily. Traces the birth and growth of this most interesting pastime.

Scripophilists Surf the Internet (57) Sarah E. Massey. Newscripophily information hits the world wide web.

Scripophily in Tokyo (62) Dave Baeckelandt. The Tokyo Stock Exchange’s lonely gallery of Japanese Scripophily.

Security for the World, 200 Years of American Banknote Company (55) Join the Museum on a gallery walk-through of the exhibit celebrating the bicentennial of the Company. Learn about the printing process, the advent of new, anti-counterfeiting devices, and the commercial need for security.

Sign on the Dotted Line... (11) Editors. This issue features one of the most fascinating aspects of scripophily--the signatures of noteworthies on antique certificates.

Strasburg 1992 (45) A look at the activities of the 5th Annual Stock and Bond Auction and Show at its historic winter home in Strasburg, PA.

A Streetcar Named Helgoland (12) Larry Bogers. Brief article on this fantasy piece from the tiny island of Helgoland.

Through the Looking Glass (41) David Beach. What antique stock and bond collectors see in the dusty old certificates they collect.

U.S. World's Fair and Expositions: Stock-and-Bond Checklist (28) Joe R. Kirker. A round-up of the Exposecurities known to date.

Vignettes of Industry (6) Editors. The origin and explanation of vignettes on certificates.

War, Watergate, Whitewater, and Wall Street: Politics as Usual (57) Meg Ventrudo. A look at satirized dollar bills depicting presidents.

Whales Captured in Banknote Vignettes (33) Bruce R. Hagen. Features a handsome collection of certificates with whale vignettes that emerged as a result of the discovery of petroleum in 1859.