This is a set of nine (9) stock certificates purchased by FRANCIS I DUPONT & CO. These certificates from the 1940's to the 1970's, represent ownership in several companies and businesses by this relative of the DuPont family.  The stock certificates are as follows:

* American Bank Note Company (1943)

* American Brands, Inc. (1970)

* American Cable & Radio Corporation (1958)

* Bond Stores, Incorporated (1947)

* Erie-Lackawanna Railroad Company (1965)

* The Grand Union Company (1963)

* The Pennsylvania Railroad Company (1961)

* Spartans Industries, Inc. (1969)

* Studebaker-Packard Corporation (1954)

These certificates are authentic. This collection would be considered a valuable piece of financial history for collectors of stocks and bonds or those interested in scripophily.

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