Paper Money: New Acquisitions

Facevalue, I agree with you -- just don't like the 'Where's George' stamps on the notes, just ruins them; unless one collects such things.

 

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I have been out of the paper money scene for a while as I was concentrating on other acquisitions, but I am back with the following recent purchase:

Newark, Ohio: Columbus & Lake Erie Rail Road Co. $50 Oct. 1, 1850 Bond (Wolka 1927-01)

This attractive bond was the product of Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, Cincinnati and the central vignette includes the train engine Bellville. The railroad was organized in 1845. Seven years later, it reached Newark. The next year, 1853, the name was changed to the Sandusky, Mansfield and Newark Rail Road. In 1869, the B&O Rail Road purchased the route. The $50 bond is the only denomination listed in the Wolka reference and it was assigned a rarity rating of R-5, indicating 11 to 25 known.

 

And another one to add to my Confederate notes:

Macon, Mississippi: $2 May 1, 1864 (Criswell-43A)

After the fall of Jackson in May 1863, the seat of state government for a time resided in Macon, MS from which this $2 was issued. This variety has the Paterson imprint.

 

Quant.Geek, congratulations on the Macon,MS note. I decided not to bid on it as I have a chance to pick up one locally. It is a very, very nice note--you did well.
Oh, and your railroad bond is great because it could be part of two different display venues: trains and ships. Good show.

 

Thanks techwriter. It was a good score, but too bad the others weren't in a great state. Stay tuned for more as I picked up several notes that night

 

Another HA pickup. A great day for train and ship lovers...

Brandon, Mississippi: Mississippi & Alabama Rail Road Company $100 Jan. 1, 1838 (Kraus-10159)

An early train is flanked by twin portraits of John Marshall and vignettes depicting Justice. This variety has a delicate orange back design.

 

Yet another HA pickup...

Brandon, Mississippi: Mississippi & Alabama Rail Road Company $5 Jan. 2, 1837 (Kraus-10110)

Payable at the Girard Bank In Philadelphia, some 1100 miles distant from Brandon, this note appropriately enough bears two portraits of Stephen Girard as well as a vignette of Moneta that would eventually appear on T14 $50 Confederate Treasury Notes nearly 25 years later.

 

Several more notes from the previous HA Auction. It was a busy and expensive night :

Tallahassee, Florida: $1 Jan. 1, 1864 (Criswell-41)

Issued as part of an emission to partially fund relief for the families of the state's troops.





Milledgeville, Georgia: $5 Apr. 6, 1864 (Criswell-26)




Milledgeville, Georgia: $10 Mar. 20, 1865 (Criswell-33A)

Love this wonderful note. Got a lot going for it!

 

Quant.Geek, now I'm really glad I didn't bid on those; you have acquired some VERY nice pieces of Mississippi history--good for you!! And the prices you paid are really good considering condition and rarity of some notes. The Georgia notes aren't too bad either. My obsolete collection is quite sparse these days concentrating on just a few specific items and/or themes. I distributed/sold/gave away my 500+ note collection little over 20 years ago and have pretty much concentrated on Federal paper. Still have a soft spot for the obsoletes.

 

Milledgeville, Georgia: $50 Apr. 6, 1864 (Criswell-22)





Shreveport, Louisiana: $5 Mar. 10, 1863 (Criswell-14)

One of the few Southern notes with an overtly patriotic vignette, this $5 depicts the South striking down the North and its eagle. The vignette is similar to, but not the same as, Duncan's vignette on the CSA $2 Treasury Note.





Augusta, Georgia: Augusta Insurance & Banking Co. $1 Oct. 15, 1861 (GA-35-G6a)

A beautiful and colorful note!

 

Thanks techwriter! I just started collecting Obsoletes as most of my collection was concentrated on Confederate and Federal notes. But these obsoletes are just stunning with amazing vignettes and history. Very addictive, unfortunately...

 

Born in Shreveport. Love that note and the vignettes. I also like that it has the pelican from the seal on the state flag to the left. Thanks for sharing. Would love to add a Shreveport note to my collection one day!

 

A couple eBay pickups recently:
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A few more recent acquisitions:
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== a nice little radar that was just there so I grabbed it

== a super check from Wickes Brothers of Saginaw,Michigan, love those old checks
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== link to a history about Wickes Bros.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2840900088.html

 

I think you guys will dig this

 

As part of my colonial collection (and since I work in the financial industry), I bought several treasury certificates a while back. But I never got around to post them due to work commitments. So, here is a nice Connecticut Treasury Certificate that was paid to the estate of Philemon Lord who, unfortunately, died serving our infant country. I was able to trace back his service records too:

 

Well photobucket has been a screwed up mess lately so no new pickup positings, it might be working now so we'll try it...

Today's is this $5 Northampton Bank obsolete from Allentown PA. Has several of the three dimensional engraved cameos on this well traveled 1842 issue.

 

Today's new pickup is a very, very early obsolete, this 1816 $5 from the Kentucky Insurance Company. The earliest obsoletes are very similar in style - you can tell they were just starting to figure out how to do paper money. I'm sure they thought the design was all fancy schmancy - little did they know how engraving would take off and make for the heydey of obsolete note engraving with the three dimensional cameos and exotic overprints and huge detailed vignettes. Nope, in 1816, they just wanted a piece of paper that said here's five bucks eh mac...

 

Couple of new ones to share:
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Found this nice Northern Ireland replacement note at a Lyn Knight auction:
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