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<p>[QUOTE="Harry Brown, post: 3561755, member: 87828"]Finally got my large package from the Heritage Civil War auction. Very exciting items, mostly of philatelic interest (CSA turned cover, POW cover Johnson's Island, both Lincoln's PMG signatures on PM appointments, relics dug from Johnson's Island, etc.). There were 3 items of currency items from 1862. The first 2 are fascinating to me, because of the extreme paper shortage in the CSA. I think the two tell the complete story.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]946951[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]946952[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]946953[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]946954[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The 2 pieces of currency were evidently printed during the same period, and the printer utilized the excess sheets with the woman's portrait to print the $1 notes. This validates the paper shortage in a visual way. They were obtained at a price that I am content with, and a bargain when you consider that the philatelic items are worth considerably more then I paid for them. I could, but won't, actually make a profit by selling the non-currency items, but I enjoy them. The lack of any crossover among the bidders at the live auction was the most probable cause of the poor realizations for that portion of the sale. I'm very happy, anyway.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Harry Brown, post: 3561755, member: 87828"]Finally got my large package from the Heritage Civil War auction. Very exciting items, mostly of philatelic interest (CSA turned cover, POW cover Johnson's Island, both Lincoln's PMG signatures on PM appointments, relics dug from Johnson's Island, etc.). There were 3 items of currency items from 1862. The first 2 are fascinating to me, because of the extreme paper shortage in the CSA. I think the two tell the complete story. [ATTACH=full]946951[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]946952[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]946953[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]946954[/ATTACH] The 2 pieces of currency were evidently printed during the same period, and the printer utilized the excess sheets with the woman's portrait to print the $1 notes. This validates the paper shortage in a visual way. They were obtained at a price that I am content with, and a bargain when you consider that the philatelic items are worth considerably more then I paid for them. I could, but won't, actually make a profit by selling the non-currency items, but I enjoy them. The lack of any crossover among the bidders at the live auction was the most probable cause of the poor realizations for that portion of the sale. I'm very happy, anyway.[/QUOTE]
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