Boeing Co. - Specimen Bond - Spectacular Vignette - Very Rare Now

Specimen 8 7/8% Bond. Printed by American Bank Note Company. The Boeing Company is a leading American multinational corporation involved in the design, production, and sale of a diverse array of aerospace products, such as airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, telecommunications devices, and missiles, operating on a global scale. The company also provides leasing and product support services. Boeing is recognized as one of the largest aerospace manufacturers in the world and was the second-largest defense contractor globally in terms of revenue as of 2018. Additionally, it is noted for being the largest exporter in the United States by dollar value. The company's shares are part of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and it is incorporated in Delaware. Established by William Boeing in Seattle, Washington, on July 15, 1916, the current corporation was formed through a merger with McDonnell Douglas on August 1, 1997.

At the time of the merger, Philip M. Condit served as both chairman and CEO of Boeing, while Harry Stonecipher, the previous CEO of McDonnell Douglas, assumed the roles of president and COO. Boeing's corporate headquarters is situated in Chicago, Illinois, and the organization is divided into five primary divisions: Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA), Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS), Engineering, Operations & Technology, Boeing Capital, and Boeing Shared Services Group. In 2019, the company reported sales totaling US$ 76.6 billion. Boeing was ranked 40th on the Fortune magazine "Fortune 500" list in 2019 and 121st on the "Fortune Global 500" list in 2020. However, the company's global reputation, commercial operations, and financial health suffered significantly in 2019 due to the worldwide grounding of the 737 MAX aircraft, which followed two tragic crashes that occurred in late 2018 and early 2019.