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  2. Scripophily - Wikipedia

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    Columbia Pictures. A large part of scripophily is the study of financial history. Over the years there have been millions of companies that needed to raise money. In order to do so, the founders of these companies issued securities. Generally speaking, they either issued equity securities in the form of stock or debt securities in the form of ...

  3. Recurring features in Mad - Wikipedia

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    Cents-less Coupons – written by Scott Maiko, these imitate the giveaway coupon packets found in Sunday newspapers but promote ludicrous products such as "Inbred Valley Imitation Squirrel Meat". Chilling Thoughts – written by Desmond Devlin and illustrated by Rick Tulka or Evan Dorkin , these feature observations or predictions about both ...

  4. Vignette (graphic design) - Wikipedia

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    An oval vignette is probably the most common example. Originally a vignette was a design of vine-leaves and tendrils (vignette = small vine in French). [1] The term was also used for a small embellishment without border, in what otherwise would have been a blank space, such as that found on a title-page, a headpiece or tailpiece.

  5. Zero-coupon bonds: What they are, pros and cons, tips to invest

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    For example, you might pay $5,000 for a zero-coupon bond with a face value of $10,000 and receive the full price, $10,000, upon maturity in 20 or 30 years. Zero-coupon CDs work the same way.

  6. Borders Coupons Offer 25% to 50% Off - AOL

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    Borders just released three new coupons for 25% to 50% off. The first Borders coupon gets you 33% off the list price of any one item, in stores or online, through Nov. 23, 2010. Use coupon code ...

  7. Trading stamp - Wikipedia

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    An example of the value of trading stamps would be during the 1970s and 1980s where the typical rate issued by a merchant was one stamp for each 10¢ of merchandise purchased. A typical book took approximately 1200 stamps to fill, or the equivalent of US $120.00 in purchases.

  8. Borders coupon for 40% off through Saturday - AOL

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    Get 40% off the list price of any one item at Borders today through Saturday, May 1. Print the Borders coupon. Online use code BYX7590C. The coupon also works at Borders Express and Waldenbooks.

  9. List of portmanteaus - Wikipedia

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    Groupon, from group and coupon; Ideanomics, from idea and economics; Imagineering, from Imagine (or Imagination) and Engineering; LATAM, from Lan Airlines and TAM Airlines; Lenovo, from Legend and "novo" (Latin ablative for "new") Medi-Cal, California's name for their Medicaid program, from medical and California; Medicaid, from medicine ...