U.S. Obsolete Banknotes
California
1048 Northern Electric Railway ; Northern Electric Company
Specimen or Unissued 1907 Panic Scrip
San Francisco, CA.
November 15th, 1907. $10. Series B. Specimen or unissued panic
scrip note. Blue border and text printed on light blue paper.
Facsimile signature of “Henry Butler” as president. Note has been
graded in a PMG holder, 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ. Britton & Rey.
Rare Railroad related Panic scrip currency.
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EST. $400;800
Connecticut
1049 Eleazer Huntington, 1821 Banknote Engravers Advertising
Banknote Proof.
Hartford, Connecticut, 1821, Advertising ban<
knote for this Early Connecticut Bank<Note Engraver, Die<sinker &
Printer. Mounted on white card with a small repair on the top left
margin, Denomination counters for $1 and $10 with seated allegor<
ical women and child, eagle, cornucopia, plow, ship and books. AU
condition with light toning and a fold on the top margin edge, oth<
erwise rare and very attractive.
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EST. $400;800
1050 Quinebaug Bank, 1830;40 Proof Unlisted Obsolete Proof
Banknote.
Norwich, Connecticut, 18xx (ca. 1830<40’s), $5, (CT<360<
Unlisted Series), Black on india paper, Native American aiming bow
at top left, early locomotive pulling passenger cars in middle and
statue of George Washington at top right, small horse at bottom,
“Will pay …….on demand at the Bank of New York”. Signature block
have ink lines through them, Uncirculated with very light foxing.
Rare note in any condition. RWHE. (Ex Smythe & Co., Auction 247,
Mar. 23, 2005, Lot #4043, sold for $920)
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EST. $500;1000
1048
1049
1050
Connecticut and New York
1051 CT, NY. New Haven Bank, $20, 18xx (ca. late 1810;20’s)
Proof Obsolete Banknote.
New Haven, CT. (CT<290<G304) Proof
only issue, Bee hive on top, black on thin off white india paper,
Uncirculated to CU condition. Reed, Rare proof only note. (ex.
Smythe, July 11, 2006, Lot 1020, Sold $805)
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EST. $600;1200
Indiana
1052 Bank of Jeffersonville Uncut Sheet of 2 Proprietary Proofs.
Jeffersonville, Indiana. Lot of 2 notes (uncut sheet of 2), 1858
(ca.1960<70’s), $1<2, (IN<280<G2a; G4a), Modern “Proprietary
Proofs”. The $1 proof has woman holding flowers on left and seated
allegorical woman with ships in middle; the $2 note has fat eagle or
hawk on right, horse drawn wagon on left and milkmaid with child,
young man and cows in middle. Black printing without underprint,
printed on thin white card, Choice to Gem Uncirculated condition.
WH&W. Archival “Proprietary” proofs rarely seen in sheet form.
(ABN Commemoratives, AIA XI, May 15, 2012)
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EST. $300;500
1053 Bank of the State of Indiana Uncut Proprietary Sheet of 2
Proofs.
Indiana, Lot of 2 notes (uncut sheet of 2), 1857 (ca.1960<
70’s), $50<100, (IN<2<G296a (proof only issue); G298a (SENC).
Modern “Proprietary Proofs”. The $50 proof has portraits of men on
lower left and middle and 3 men together on right; the $100 note
has portraits of distinguished men on left and right with quartet of
male and female reapers in middle. Notches on all 3 margins for
printing registration. Black printing with full orange<red underprint,
printed on thin white card, Choice to Gem Uncirculated condition.
BC&C. Archival “Proprietary” proofs rarely seen in sheet form. (ABN
Commemoratives, AIA XI, May 15, 2012)
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EST. $400;800
1051
1052
1053
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Archives International Auctions, Part XVI
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Archives International Auctions
