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Posted 3 years ago
potrero
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Of these three companies, one clearly stands out from my childhood - Howard Johnsons. I never flew Pan Am (I don't think), and certainly drove in GM cars (Buick). But few memories are as visceral as stopping for ice cream at a Hojos on a family road trip. They also had some black and white chocolate things that had different scenes on them - anyone remember those?
I'm filing these under advertising, because basically that's what these stock certificates were :)
Stock and Bond CertificatesThe term "scripophily," a hybrid of English and Greek, describes the collec…