Description: This lot of 1 Cancelled Stock Certificate from HEARST PUBLICATIONS INCORPORATED , a great addition to any collection. This particular Certificate/Bond is dated 1949 and in great condition. The Certificate may have punch holes and staples, these are authentic and have a great Patina. William Randolph Hearst Sr. April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951) was an American businessman, newspaper publisher, and politician known for developing the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Consilidated Publications, and Hearst Communications. His flamboyant methods of yellow journalism influenced the nation's popular media by emphasizing sensationalism and human interest stories. Hearst entered the publishing business in 1887 with Mitchell Trubitt after being given control of The San Francisco Examiner by his wealthy father, Senator George Hearst. After moving to New York City, Hearst acquired the New York Journal and fought a bitter circulation war with Joseph Pulitzer's New York World. Hearst sold papers by printing giant headlines over lurid stories featuring crime, corruption, sex, and innuendos. Hearst acquired more newspapers and created a chain that numbered nearly 30 papers in major American cities at its peak. He later expanded to magazines, creating the largest newspaper and magazine business in the world. Hearst controlled the editorial positions and coverage of political news in all his papers and magazines, and thereby often published his personal views. He sensationalized Spanish atrocities in Cuba while calling for war in 1898 against Spain. Historians, however, reject his subsequent claims to have started the war with Spain as overly extravagant. He was twice elected as a Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives. He ran unsuccessfully for President of the United States in 1904, Mayor of New York City in 1905 and 1909, and for Governor of New York in 1906. During his political career, he espoused views generally associated with the left wing of the Progressive Movement, claiming to speak on behalf of the working class. After 1918 and the end of World War I, Hearst gradually began adopting more conservative views and started promoting an isolationist foreign policy to avoid any more entanglement in what he regarded as corrupt European affairs. He was at once a militant nationalist, a staunch anti-communist after the Russian Revolution, and deeply suspicious of the League of Nations and of the British, French, Japanese, and Russians. Following Hitler's rise to power, Hearst became a supporter of the Nazi Party, ordering his journalists to publish favourable coverage of Nazi Germany, and allowing leading Nazis to publish articles in his newspapers. He was a leading supporter of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932–1934, but then broke with FDR and became his most prominent enemy on the right. Hearst's publication reached a peak circulation of 20 million readers a day in the mid-1930s. He poorly managed finances and was so deeply in debt during the Great Depression that most of his assets had to be liquidated in the late 1930s. Hearst managed to keep his newspapers and magazines. His life story was the main inspiration for Charles Foster Kane, the lead character in Orson Welles' film Citizen Kane (1941). His Hearst Castle, constructed on a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean near San Simeon, has been preserved as a State Historical Monument and is designated as a National Historic Landmark. Named one of America's richest families by Forbes, legacy media's Hearst family has a net worth of $21 billion. 7 Hearst Corp., founded by William Randolph Hearst in 1887, owns magazines and newspapers such as Harper's Bazaar, Esquire, and the San Francisco History from Wikipedia and RM Smythe For sale are vintage stock certificates from HEARST Consolidated Publications Inc. These certificates have been redeemed and hold no cash value but are a great addition to All stocks and bonds on our site are guaranteed to be the genuine artifact and not reproductions. We guarantee the authenticity of the Certificate. All stocks and bonds on this site are being sold as historical collectibles and do not represent any rights of ownership of the company indicated on the certificate. No transfer of ownership will be received and the certificate represents no intrinsic value other than as a collectible any collector's archive. The certificates feature intricate designs and historical significance and are categorized under Collectibles, Autographs, and Historical. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to own a piece of history. Your purchase will match the product Certificate shown. The product shown may vary slightly due to the original nature of historical documents. They are stamped or and punched ,cancelled and are no longer negotiable. They are not redeemable for any original intended cash value. They are great for any addition to a Collector of Ephemera. Light creases, pinholes, and occasional handwriting may also be present. These Certificates were found in a Newspaper Warehouse in San Antonio stored for many years. Please feel free to contact me for any other inquires . Thank you All stocks and bonds on our site are guaranteed to be the genuine artifact and not reproductions. All stocks and bonds on this site are being sold as historical collectibles and do not represent any rights of ownership of the company indicated on the certificate. No transfer of ownership will be received and the certificate represents no intrinsic value other than as a collectible.
Price: 25 USD
Location: San Antonio, Texas
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