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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BRandM, post: 1266845, member: 22729&quot;][ATTACH]137879.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]137880.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]137881.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]137882.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]137883.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>These are four new additions to my NJ obsolete collection I picked up at the Philly show on Thursday. The Centre Bridge note I bought from Tom Denly and the rest from Hoffman/Teal.</p><p><br /></p><p>Centre Bridge was located in Stockton, NJ, and connected Stockton with Solebury Twp., PA via bridge across the Delaware River. It was originally built in 1814 at the former site of the Reading Ferry. The Centre Bridge Co. was founded in 1842, the year the note was issued. Actually in those days the area was known as Delaware Twp., NJ, not being christened Stockton until 1898. This 5 Cent note is listed in Wait as W-398, and is the only denomination docomented as far as I know. It&#039;s rated an R-4, so it&#039;s relatively scarce.</p><p><br /></p><p>City Bank in Jersey City was incorporated in 1862 and stayed in business until 1883. Wait lists this as W-873 and calls it an R-5 (10-25 pieces known).</p><p><br /></p><p>I.W. Mulford&#039;s Hardware store was founded in 1842 by two brothers, Horatio J. and Isaac W. Mulford. They called their company H.J. Mulford &amp; Brother and did business in Bridgeton at the corner of Commerce and Atlantic Sts. Horatio withdrew as a partner in 1862 and Isaac in 1864. When Isaac withdrew the company was sold to a local businessman named Daniel Bacon. I thought it was interesting that an auction lot card from 1983 was included with the note. It&#039;s always nice to have provenance to something you buy. This is listed in Wait as an R-5 and designated W-191. There are 11 varieties of Mulford scrip known in various denominations and styles.</p><p><br /></p><p>The William S.Scull 10 Cent note is in poor condition, but I decided to buy it to add to an existing 5 Cent note of his I have in my collection. All the Scull notes (3 denominations) are rare, but this one especially so. It&#039;s an R-6 (5-10 known) so there&#039;s a good chance I may never see another example for sale. This is designated W-319 in Wait.</p><p><br /></p><p>Over all I&#039;m satisfied with the new additions to my collection from the Philly show. I hope you like them all, and thanks for looking.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bruce[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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