Historic certificate for 100 common shares of Avis, Inc., a company incorporated in Delaware, issued 28 July 1972 in the name of Warf & Co. (a trust-holding company), engraved by the famous American Bank Note Company. Illustrated with an elegant allegorical vignette depicting a draped woman beside a terrestrial globe, symbolizing the brand's international expansion.

In 1972, Avis belonged to the ITT (International Telephone & Telegraph) conglomerate, which had acquired it in 1965. It was precisely that year that Avis launched its first computerized reservation system, a precursor to the famous "Wizard" system introduced in 1973. 1972 is also the year of the ITT-Dita Beard scandal, revealed by journalist Jack Anderson, which brought to light the alleged links between an antitrust settlement favorable to ITT and a financial contribution to the Republican party convention: a landmark episode in the history of large American conglomerates.

Avis's historic slogan, "We're only No. 2. We try harder", popularized in the 1960s, contributed significantly to the brand's success, now known worldwide in car rental.

A decorative and affordable piece, ideal for collectors of the automotive/transport theme or certificates engraved by the American Bank Note Company.

Condition: perforation holes (cancellation), original handwritten signatures