2002 Cincinnati, OH September (CAA) Signature Sale - Session 1

New Jersey March 25, 1776 18d Choice About New. A decent example of this common New Jersey issue. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at

New Jersey March 25, 1776 3s Superb Gem New. Beautifully bright, and well printed, with three strong signatures, a strong serial number and jumbo marg

New Jersey March 25, 1776 3s Very Choice New. A decently margined, well printed, boldly signed example of this most common of the New Jersey issues. T

New Jersey March 25, 1776 3s Very Choice New. With just slightly broader margins, this bright, flawless beauty would be a perfect Gem. Important notic

New Jersey March 25, 1776 3s About New. A broadly margined, well signed example with the low serial number 357. Important notice: We expect to be auct

New Jersey March 25, 1776 3s Extremely Fine. This otherwise unremarkable note bears the bold signature of John Hart, one of the signers of the Declara

New Jersey March 25, 1776 3s Extremely Fine. A nice looking, lightly circulated note. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of

New Jersey March 25, 1776 3s and 6s Vertical Pair. This is one of only two multiples that we've ever seen of this issue. Both notes grade About ...

New Jersey March 25, 1776 6s Superb Gem New. A gorgeous example, with broad, even margins, three strong signatures and razor-sharp printing. Not a rar

New Jersey March 25, 1776 6s About New. Boldly signed. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 per hour. Sometimes eB

New Jersey March 25, 1776 6s Choice Extremely Fine. A well margined, well signed example of this common but popular type. Important notice: We expect

New Jersey March 25, 1776 12s Superb Gem New. A broadly margined, blazingly bright, flawless beauty, with ideal centering of both sides, strong printi

New Jersey March 25, 1776 15s Superb Gem New. A gorgeous example with broad even margins, ideal centering of both sides, and strong, clear signatures.

New Jersey March 25, 1776 15s Very Choice New. A letter-perfect note in every sense but for the centering, which is a bit tight in a few spots. Quite

New Jersey March 25, 1776 15s Very Fine. Problem-free for the grade. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 per hour

New Jersey March 25, 1776 30s Gem New. This lovely Jersey is well margined, ultimately bright, strongly signed and with terrific eye appeal. The origi

New Jersey March 25, 1776 30s Very Choice New. The bottom margin just touches the design at the left, but in all other respects, this flashy note is a

New Jersey March 25, 1776 30s Very Choice New. This low numbered example is a Gem but for its rather tight margins. We cannot recall ever seeing anoth

New Jersey March 25, 1776, 30s Choice About New. A very light center fold is all that lowers the grade on this well-margined, well-signed red and blac

New Jersey March 25, 1776 30s Choice About New. A lightly circulated example of this popular New Jersey issue. Important notice: We expect to be aucti

New Jersey March 25, 1776 $3 Very Choice New. A lovely tricolor Jersey, with bright colors, decent margins, excellent centering and strong signatures.

New Jersey March 25, 1776 L3 New. Bold signatures and a strong serial number add to the visual appeal of this tricolor high-denomination New Jersey no

New Jersey March 25, 1776 $6 Very Choice New. A near-Gem example of this popular Tricolor Jersey issue. It's closely margined all around but ful...

New Jersey June 9, 1780 $5 Very Fine. This nice note has been signed by David Brearley, who went on to be one of the signers of the United States Cons

New Jersey June 9, 1780 $20 Choice About New. This is a beautifully margined, bright, attractive example of this rare Guaranteed issue. It's #74...

New Jersey January 9, 1781 9d Choice About New. This issue is infrequently seen in any grade, and almost never seen this nice. The note is beautifully

New Jersey January 9, 1781 3s6d Extremely Fine. A boldly signed example of this scarce late-date New Jersey issue. There is a minor restoration in the

New Jersey January 9, 1781 3s6d Extremely Fine. A decently margined example from this much scarcer late-date issue. Important notice: We expect to be

New Jersey 1786 3s Fine. This is only the fourth example of this final New Jersey issue that we have had in all our sales combined. It's a solid...

New York March 25, 1755 $10 Very Fine. This issue is unpriced in Friedberg or Newman. It's a well margined example, with sharp print quality and...

New York April 15, 1758 $10 Extremely Fine. Incredible grade for this early New York note. The issue is not priced above Very Fine in either Newman or

New York April 15, 1758 $10 Very Fine. There is a tape stain on the blank back where the center fold had been reinforced, but the tape is now gone, an

New York February 16, 1771 $3 Choice About New. One of the most perfect pieces we've seen of this issue, boldly printed, beautifully bright, wel...

New York February 16, 1771 $3 Choice Very Fine. Well margined, bright, attractive and unusually high-grade for this issue, which is printed on extreme

New York February 16, 1771 $5 Choice Extremely Fine. A well margined example that is vastly superior to those usually seen from this issue. The paper

New York February 16, 1771 $10 Contemporary Counterfeit Choice About New. Bright, beautifully margined and just a few corner folds away from the full

New York February 16, 1771 $10 Very Fine. Actually higher grade, but with some problems. The note has been split and taped on the blank back. There ar

New York August 2, 1775 8s Gem New. A broadly margined, bright, well signed example from the second New York City Water Works issue. This is the issue

New York August 2, 1775 8s Very Choice New. Extremely well signed and beautifully clean. This red and black Water Works note approaches the full Gem g

New York September 2, 1775 $1 Fine. Heavily circulated, but very well margined and without meaningful problems. The note is signed by "J. Reade...

New York September 2, 1775 $3 Extremely Fine. Well printed, with an excellent overall appearance. This is a particularly popular note because of the i

New York January 6, 1776 2s Very Choice New. A near-Gem example of this popular Water Works issue. The note is boldly signed in two different colors,

New York January 6, 1776 2s Choice Extremely Fine. A very nice example of this New York City Water Works issue. This is a particularly unusual example

New York March 5, 1776 $1/6 Gem New. A virtually perfect example, very well margined, bright, clean, well signed and sharply printed. Even the stork v

New York March 5, 1776 $1/3 About New. A light center fold is all that separates this high-grade New York example from the Choice New grade. These are

New York March 5, 1776 $1 About New. This is an unusually nice example of this issue. The signatures are strong and the note has excellent eye appeal

New York March 5, 1776 $1 Very Fine-Extremely Fine. Well margined and attractive, with both of the signatures strong. Important notice: We expect to b

New York August 13, 1776 $10 Extremely Fine. A very high grade note from the standpoint of circulation, but it has some rather dark brown staining, mo

New York City of New York February 20, 1790 1d Fine. Issued in New York City according to Newman to satisfy, "the want of small change," a...

North Carolina April 4, 1748 20s Fine. This is one of only 2000 examples printed. It has contemporary backing, and the backing is covered with endorse

North Carolina April 4, 1748 30s Very Fine. Contemporarily backed and with the backing absolutely covered with endorsements and other writing. After b

North Carolina April 4, 1748 40s Fine. Contemporarily backed and tied to that backing by two colonial-era pins. The backing has a number of contempora

North Carolina April 4, 1748 $3 Fine. All the text, as well as the vignette of Fort Johnson, are perfectly clear and legible. The note has been contem

North Carolina March 9, 1754 15s Very Fine. The corners are severely rounded, and a fairly large portion of the left edge is missing. The note is cont

North Carolina March 9, 1754 20s Very Fine. This note has been backed twice, both contemporary to its time in circulation, as the second backing also

North Carolina March 9, 1754 26s8d Very Fine. Not backed, and with virtually the entire note present. A few of the corners are raggy, and two splits a

North Carolina March 9, 1754 30s Very Fine. Contemporarily backed and trimmed so that the raggy outer edges are now gone, along with the final digit o

North Carolina March 9, 1754 30s Fine. Although there are some pieces missing from the edge as well as a number of edge splits, the note is still far

North Carolina March 9, 1754 40s Very Fine. Not backed, but held together along its center fold by modern archival tape. All the text but for a tiny b

North Carolina November 21, 1757 (Session) $5 Very Fine. This entire issue is unpriced in both Newman and Friedberg, and very few examples are known.

North Carolina May 4, 1758 20s Fine, Damaged. A very rare issue, unpriced in Newman and listed simply as "very rare" in Friedberg. The upp...

North Carolina December 22, 1758 20s Very Fine. This is an extreme rarity, particularly so in relatively undamaged, problem-free condition. Every word

North Carolina July 14, 1760 $3 Very Fine. The lower right corner tip is missing, but it barely touches the border design. Other than that, this note

North Carolina July 14, 1760 $3 Very Fine. There are a number of short edge splits and one longer split at the center fold, but this scarce note is ve

North Carolina December, 1768 20s Very Fine. A well signed, well centered example, with strong print quality and four good signatures. The blank back

North Carolina December 1768 40s Choice Extremely Fine. Trimmed very tightly all the way around, but a very nice note in all other respects. All four

North Carolina December 1768 40s Very Fine. Extremely well centered and problem free save for some repairs to edge splits and to the center fold. All

North Carolina December 1768 $3 Very Fine. A nice example of this scarce high-denomination note. It's unrepaired save for some strengthening of ...

North Carolina December 1768 $5 Extremely Fine. A very nice example of the highest denomination from this issue. The note has a repaired split and a f

North Carolina December 1771 1s Choice Extremely Fine. A very well margined, lightly circulated example with strong signatures and good eye appeal. Im

North Carolina December 1771 Sheet of Three Superb Gem New. The sheet consists of three magnificent notes, each a Superb Gem in its own right. They ar

North Carolina December 1771 2s6d Gem New. This is the variety with the house vignette, and it's a beauty, with four good margins, strong signat...

North Carolina December 1771 Uncut Sheet of Three Gem New. This sheet consists of a 2s6d House, a 10s and a $1. All three notes and the sheet itself a

North Carolina December 1771 5s About New. Utterly problem-free, with a strong vignette and four strong signatures. A lovely, lightly circulated examp

North Carolina December 1771 10s Superb Gem New. A bright, bold, well centered and well printed example, with Superb eye appeal and perfect paper surf

North Carolina December 1771 10s Extremely Fine. There are two repaired tears of little consequence on this attractive, lightly circulated note. It&...

North Carolina December, 1771 $1 Superb Gem New. A beautiful note that is as fresh and clean as the moment it was printed. The side margins are jumbo,

North Carolina December 1771 $1 Superb Gem New. A glorious piece, with four bold signatures, unusually good margins, a razor sharp vignette, original

North Carolina December 1771 $1 About New. This note is separated from the Choice New grade by a light center fold. The blank back has about a half-do

North Carolina December 1771 $2 About New. Very high grade for this issue, which often comes split or damaged. Three of the four signatures are a bit

North Carolina December 1771 $2 Extremely Fine. There are a few repaired edge splits on this attractive, lightly circulated higher-denomination exampl

North Carolina December 1771 $3 Choice Extremely Fine. Hugely margined, bright and beautiful, with strictly original surfaces that include their embos

North Carolina December 1771 $3 Extremely Fine. An unusually nice example of this higher-denomination note. The upper left corner tip is close, but th

North Carolina December 1771 $5 Extremely Fine. A problem-free example of this much scarcer denomination from the most common North Carolina issue. Th

North Carolina April 2, 1776 $6 About New. A gorgeous example of the $6 Goat type. The goat vignette is darkly printed and very attractive, and the no

North Carolina April 2, 1776 $6 Extremely Fine. This Six Dollar Squirrel has minutely clipped corners, but it is otherwise beautifully margined, well

North Carolina April 2, 1776 $10 Extremely Fine. A nice problem-free example of this extremely popular issue. This Ten Dollar note bears the bold vign

North Carolina April 2, 1776 $10 Very Fine. A very nice circulated example from this extremely popular North Carolina issue. The issue consisted of se

North Carolina August 8, 1778 $1/2 Extremely Fine. A relatively scarce note that is particularly popular due to its neat motto, "Behold! A new ...

North Carolina August 8, 1778 $1 About New. This is the variety with the motto that reads, "Liberty and Peace, the Reward of virtuous Resistanc...

North Carolina August 8, 1778 $25 About New. The margins are close all around, particularly on the back, but the note has a nice overall appearance. I

North Carolina May 10, 1780 $250 Extremely Fine. Only one thousand examples were printed of this note, which bears the Latin motto, "Quaerenda ...

Pennsylvania August 10, 1739 15s Very Fine. This is the first example of this issue that we have had to offer in any of our sales, and in fact, it&#...

Pennsylvania May 20, 1758 10s Poor. Tattered and mounted on a piece of paper so that none of the face shows. The "Printed by B. Franklin" ...

Pennsylvania May 20, 1758 15s Fine. A rather nice example of this scarce, early Pennsylvania issue. The "B. Franklin" imprint is quite cle...

Pennsylvania June 18, 1764 6d Fine. The face is solid for the grade, with all the text clear. The back is weaker and has a small peeled area from a pr

Pennsylvania June 18, 1764 9d Very Good. Old backing covers the back design on this very scarce denomination, which is missing from most collections.

Pennsylvania June 18, 1764 20s Fine. A small piece of the lower left corner is missing on this larger-format 1764 Pennsylvania issue. The face of the

Pennsylvania March 10, 1769 10s Very Fine. This is a far-above-average example of this "bettering house money" issue. These notes are rela...

Pennsylvania March 10, 1769, 20s Fine. The corners are rounded, but the text is bold and clean on this Philadelphia "Bettering House Money"...