WTC Air Freight Share Certificate 1971 California Aviation Stock

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WTC Air Freight Share Certificate 1971 California Aviation Stock

An evocative 1971 WTC Air Freight share certificate, issued in California and beautifully engraved by the American Bank Note Company. A fine example of mid-century aviation commerce and stock design, embodying the optimism of post-war air trade.

Measurements: approx. 12 x 8 inches
Date: December 3, 1971
Condition: In decent vintage condition; minor age toning and archival wear visible. Please inspect images carefully for full details.
Internal notes: QC passed

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FOR COLLECTIBLE PURPOSES ONLY. This is a vintage, cancelled share certificate and holds no financial value. A fantastic piece of scripophily / industrial history.

Step back into the high-flying optimism of the early 1970s, when air freight and global logistics symbolised modern progress and intercontinental connection. This original share certificate, dated December 3, 1971, represents the ambitions of WTC Air Freight Inc., incorporated in California during a time of rapid expansion in international cargo aviation.

Beautifully printed by the American Bank Note Company, the certificate bears the company’s distinctive aviation emblem and is adorned with an ornate copper-brown border design. Details such as the corporate seal (dated March 18, 1964) and the signatures of authorised officers evoke the administrative elegance of the era. Its transfer endorsements on the reverse, including those from Kuhn, Loeb & Co., further enhance its documentary authenticity.

Collectors and historians alike will appreciate the tangible connection this piece offers to the world of mid-century American enterprise and aviation finance. Preserving this document safeguards a fragment of 20th-century economic history, honouring a time when stock certificates were crafted as both legal instruments and works of art.

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