Beautiful engraved specimen certificate from the City of Fort Lauderdale General Refunding Bond dated in 1936. This historic document was printed by Western Bank Note Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of an eagle. This item is over 71 years old. 
Certificate Vignette Fort Lauderdale, known as the "Venice of America" due to its expansive and intricate canal system, is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city is known for its abundant beaches, bars, yachts, night clubs, performing arts, and downtown museums. The city's population is described as metropolitan, where diverse culture is commonplace. According to the 2004 U.S. Census Bureau's Estimates, the city had a population of 164,578. Annexation of unincorporated areas in 2005 has boosted the city population to 170,823. It is the county seat of Broward County, and forms a part of the South Florida metropolitan area. Fort Lauderdale has a Commission-Manager form of government. City policy is set by a city commission of five elected members; the mayor and four district commission members. Administrative functions are performed by a City manager, who is appointed by the city commission. Fire & EMS Services are provided by Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue Department Mayors of Fort Lauderdale The mayor of Fort Lauderdale serves a three-year term, no greater than six consecutive terms, for a total of eighteen years. The current and longest-ever serving mayor, Jim Naugle, will be ineligible for reelection in 2009. Mayor-Council Government (1912 - 1925) Mayor was appointed from the Council. 19121913 W.H. Marshall 19131914 George B. Matthews 19141913 Dr. C.G. Holland 19161918 Will J. Reed 1918 James S. Richard 19181919 Will J. Reed 19191923 C.E. Farrington 19221924 R. G. Snow 19241925 Will J. Reed Mayor-Commission Government (1925 - 1982) Mayor was appointed from the Commission for a two year term 19251927 J.W. Tidball 19271929 C.D. Kittridge 19291931 T.E. Haskins 19311933 J.W. Needham 19331934 E.A. Pychon (resigned 1934) 19341935 M.A. Hortt 19351937 Lewis E. Moore 19371939 Thomas B. Manuel[1] 19391941 Lewis E. Moore 19411942 H. L. McCann (resigned 1942) 19421943 N.B. Cheaney 19431945 Joe N. Morris 19451947 H.C.Holden 19471949 Reed A. Bryan 19491951 F.R. Humphries 19511953 Lewis E. Moore (resigned 1953) 19531955 C. Malcolm Carlisle 19551957 Porter G. Reynolds 19571960 John V. Russell (resigned 1960) 19601961 Edward H. Johns 19611963 Edmund R. Burry 19631965 Melvin R. "Cy" Young 19651969 Edmund R. Burry 19691971 F. Peter Clements 19711973 James L. Leavitt 19731975 Virginia S. Young 19751981 E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 19811982 Virginia S. Young 19821986 Robert A. Dressler Mayor-Commission Government (1986 - present) Mayor is elected in city-wide race, serving a maximum of 6 terms , each consisting of 3 years . 19861991 Robert O. "Bob" Cox 19912009 James T. "Jim" Naugle History from Wikipedia and OldCompanyResearch.com.
About Specimens Specimen Certificates are actual certificates that have never been issued. They were usually kept by the printers in their permanent archives as their only example of a particular certificate. Sometimes you will see a hand stamp on the certificate that says "Do not remove from file". Specimens were also used to show prospective clients different types of certificate designs that were available. Specimen certificates are usually much scarcer than issued certificates. In fact, many times they are the only way to get a certificate for a particular company because the issued certificates were redeemed and destroyed. In a few instances, Specimen certificates we made for a company but were never used because a different design was chosen by the company. These certificates are normally stamped "Specimen" or they have small holes spelling the word specimen. Most of the time they don't have a serial number, or they have a serial number of 00000. This is an exciting sector of the hobby that grown in popularity over the past several years.
Certificate Vignette
About Specimens Specimen Certificates are actual certificates that have never been issued. They were usually kept by the printers in their permanent archives as their only example of a particular certificate. Sometimes you will see a hand stamp on the certificate that says "Do not remove from file". Specimens were also used to show prospective clients different types of certificate designs that were available. Specimen certificates are usually much scarcer than issued certificates. In fact, many times they are the only way to get a certificate for a particular company because the issued certificates were redeemed and destroyed. In a few instances, Specimen certificates we made for a company but were never used because a different design was chosen by the company. These certificates are normally stamped "Specimen" or they have small holes spelling the word specimen. Most of the time they don't have a serial number, or they have a serial number of 00000. This is an exciting sector of the hobby that grown in popularity over the past several years.
