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Nebraska Territory
431 Western Exchange Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Issued 1856
Obsolete. Omaha City, Nebraska Territory, 1856, $20, NE80
Unlisted, Issued obsolete banknote or Certificate of Deposit,
Black with red underprint, 3 allegorical women at center, S/N 110,
note would have graded VF to VF+ but a 1 inch triangular piece is
missing from the top left corner, rare denomination and note, DWC.
(PH)............................................................................ Est. $75125
432 Brownville Bank Uncut Sheet of 4 Proprietary Proofs. Omaha
City, Nebraska. Lot of 4 notes (uncut sheet of 4), 1857 (ca.1960
70’s), $35510, (NE50G2b,; G4b; G6b), Modern “Proprietary
Proofs”. The $3 proof has lumberjack on lower left, steamboat in
middle and cherubs sitting on the numeral 3 on right; the $5 notes
have a farm family with chicken on lower left, farm family on raft in
middle and young female reapers on lower right; the $10 note has
large vignette that covers 2/3rds of note with men harvesting hay or
grain on left and top middle and allegorical seated Liberty on lower
right. Black printing without underprint printed on thin
white card, The top 2 notes are AU and the bottom 2 notes are
Uncirculated to CU condition. DW&C. Archival “Proprietary” proofs
rarely seen in sheet form. (ABN Commemoratives, AIA XI, May 15,
2012) (PH).................................................................. Est. $400800
New Hampshire
433 Connecticut River Bank ca.1830’s Obsolete Proof.
Charlestown, New Hampshire, 18xx (ca.1830’s), $5, Plate A, NH15
G60, Unlisted in census, Proof banknote, black on india paper on
thin white card, Seated Liberty with flag on lower left, bull on lower
right, wheat and plow on bottom and patriotic eagle and shield fly
ing with topless allegorical woman, large underprint FIVE in middle,
Choice to Gem Uncirculated condition with 3 jumbo margins on top
and sides, normal margin at bottom, Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Co.
Boston imprint. Unlisted as proof. (Silver City Collection, Part 2)
(PH)............................................................................ Est. $8001200
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434 Wolfborough Bank, 1839 Issue Obsolete Specimen.
Wolfborough, New Hampshire, 1839, $1, Plate B, NH350G6a,
Unlisted in census, Proof / Specimen banknote, Banknote on thin
banknote paper printed in black, young woman pouring drink for
young farmer with old farmer to right in middle, farmer picking corn
on right, large numeral 1 medallion on left, POC’s, the paper is thin
ner then normal so this still may be considered a proof rather than
specimen, The note is payable to T.E. Sawyer or Bearer, 4 full mar
gins, Choice AU to Uncirculated. Rawdon, Wright & Hatch New York
imprint. (Silver City Collection, Part 2) (PH) ............... Est. $300600
435 Wolfborough Bank, 1839 Issue Obsolete Specimen.
Wolfborough, New Hampshire, 1839, $2, Plate C, NH350G24a,
Unlisted in census, Unlisted, Proof / Specimen banknote, Banknote
on thin banknote paper printed in black, Blind Justice and Liberty
flank large numeral 2 in middle, lounging cherub on right with large
numeral 2 medallion on left, POC’s, the paper is thinner then normal
so this still may be considered a proof rather than specimen, The
note is payable to T.E. Sawyer or Bearer, 4 full margins, Choice AU
to Uncirculated. Rawdon, Wright & Hatch New York imprint. (Silver
City Collection, Part 2) (PH) ....................................... Est. $350700
New Jersey
436 Cumberland Bank $10 Proprietary Proof. Bridgeton, New
Jersey. 18xx (originally printed in 1860’s, these are ca.196070’s),
$10, (NJ45G48PP), Modern “Proprietary Proofs”. the $10 note has
cherubs on upper left and right with portrait of young man (I think)
in middle. Black printing with red underprint printed on thin white
card, PMG graded Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ, ABNC.
(PH)............................................................................ Est. $250400
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