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

Maryland April 10, 1774 $1 Extremely Fine. A well margined, well signed example. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-

Maryland April 10, 1774 $1 Very Fine. A nice circulated example with a small nick at the top and bottom of its center fold. Important notice: We expec

Maryland April 10, 1774 $2 Extremely Fine. Super margins and a clean appearance, particularly from the face. Important notice: We expect to be auction

Maryland April 10, 1774 $4 Extremely Fine. Unusually clean for the issue and quite well margined. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at

Maryland April 10, 1774 $4 Choice Very Fine. A nice example. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 per hour. Someti

Maryland April 10, 1774 $6 Choice New. This issue is very common in lower grades, but quite rare uncirculated. The lower left corner tip has a dark st

Maryland April 10, 1774 $6 About New. A good-looking high-grade example with strong signatures and almost no soil. Important notice: We expect to be a

Maryland April 10, 1774 $6 About New. Bright, clean and beautifully margined. As common as this issue is, it becomes quite scarce in these higher grad

Maryland April 10, 1774 $6 About New. Well centered and high-grade for the issue. The note is unusually clean, even on the back. Important notice: We

Maryland April 10, 1774 $6 Choice Extremely Fine. This is a rather common issue that is readily available in low grade but rapidly becomes scarcer as

Maryland April 10, 1774 $6 Extremely Fine. The face appears fully About New or better, but the back is a little weaker. This is quite a high grade for

Maryland April 10, 1774 $8 Choice Extremely Fine. A very attractive Maryland note, in far better grade than what we've come to expect for this i...

Maryland April 10, 1774 $8 Choice Extremely Fine. This Maryland note has super margins along with clean surfaces, good signatures and sharper-than-nor

Maryland April 10, 1774 $8 Choice Extremely Fine. Well margined, bright and attractive, with the appearance of an uncirculated note from the face. A f

Five 1774 Maryland Notes. All are from the April 10 issue, and all grade right around Very Fine. The denominations are $2/9, $1/3, $1/2, $1 and $2. Al

Maryland December 7, 1775 $4 Choice Very Fine. Well printed, with strong signatures and serial number. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lo

Maryland August 14, 1776 $8 Very Fine. A less common Maryland issue and a rather nice example. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at th

Maryland June 8, 1780 $4 Extremely Fine. This is only the third example from this rare issue that CAA has offered in any of its sales. Newman does not

Maryland June 28, 1780 $3 Very Choice New. A near-Gem example of this very scarce Guaranteed by the United States issue. It's signed on the face...

Maryland Continental Loan Office Bill of Exchange May 11, 1781 Choice New. Identical but for date to the pair we offered in a collection of these Cont

Massachusetts August 18, 1775 2s Choice Very Fine. A good-looking Sword in Hand note, and a very scarce low denomination. This issue was both engraved

Massachusetts August 18, 1775 7s6d Very Good. A problem-free example, with no restorations save for some trivial strengthening of the center fold. I...

Massachusetts August 18, 1775 10s Very Fine. The pates for both the face and back of this note were engraved by Paul Revere and printed in his shop. T

Massachusetts December 7, 1775 2s8d About Very Fine. A lovely example of this extremely popular issue, engraved and printed by Paul Revere. The note h

Massachusetts December 7, 1775 14s Extremely Fine. This is only the second Fourteen Shilling example of this issue that we have handled. The first was

Massachusetts December 7, 1775 48s Choice Very Fine. This lovely Sword in Hand note has had its denomination raised to the highest value in the issue

Massachusetts June 18, 1776 3s6d Fine-Very Fine. A nice example of the seldom-seen smaller size low-denomination notes from this very scarce issue. Th

Massachusetts June 18, 1776, 3s6d Fine. A problem-free example of this scarce issue that bears the bold signature of Daniel Hopkins. Important notice:

Massachusetts June 18, 1776 5s Counterfeit Very Fine. This note is clean and it shows even wear, indicating that this counterfeit saw use in circulati

Massachusetts June 18, 1776 5s4d Extremely Fine, Repaired. A very high grade example of this Small Size small-change note, which is not priced in Newm

Massachusetts October 18, 1776 2d Choice Very Fine. This Codfish note has circulated for a while, but its overall appearance is far superior to most t

Massachusetts October 16, 1778 1s6d Extremely Fine. This Codfish issue utilizes plates made for the 1776 issue by Paul Revere. The plates were altered

Massachusetts 1779 3s6d Choice Extremely Fine. This note traces its history to a 1978 NASCA sale. It's a beautiful example of the Rising Sun des...

Massachusetts 1779 4s6d Choice Very Fine. This lightly circulated Rising Sun note is an absolutely perfect piece for the grade. It's extremely w...

Massachusetts 1779 5s4d Choice Extremely Fine. A beautiful example of the scarce and popular Rising Sun issue. The face plates for this issue were eng

Massachusetts 1779 5s4d Choice Very Fine. The face plate for this charming Rising Sun note was engraved by Paul Revere and printed in his shop. The ba

Massachusetts 1779 5s4d Choice Very Fine. The face plate for this note was engraved by Colonial patriot Paul Revere, and the faces were printed in his

Massachusetts May 5, 1780 $1 Gem New. An attempted cancel has caused an internal tear at the center of the note, but there is no paper loss, and the n

Massachusetts May 5, 1780 $1 Very Choice New. This note, the lowest denomination of the Guaranteed Issue, is canceled with a small hole cancel. It&#...

Massachusetts May 5, 1780 Sheet of Eight. This is the first example we've seen of a fully signed, issued Massachusetts Guaranteed multiple. Each...

Massachusetts May 5, 1780 $2 Extremely Fine. Uncanceled and very scarce in this form. Virtually all remaining examples of this issue are found cancele

Massachusetts May 5, 1780 $3 Gem New. But for its small diamond-shaped punch cancel, this fully signed Massachusetts Guaranteed note is a bright, perf

Massachusetts May 5, 1780 About New. A $1 and a $3 example, both hole canceled. 2 notes Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate

Massachusetts May 5, 1780 $4 Very Fine. Uncanceled, which is most unusual for this issue. There is a small rust spot, and the signatures are slightly

Massachusetts May 5, 1780 $5 Very Choice New. This note has a much smaller hole cancel than that which is usually seen. It's well signed on both...

Massachusetts May 5, 1780 $5 About New. Three examples of the same denomination and issue, each with a large wedge cancel cut through the signature bl

Massachusetts May 5, 1780 $7 Very Choice New. Unlike the huge majority of Massachusetts Guaranteed Notes, this note is not punch- or slit canceled. It

Massachusetts May 5, 1780 $7 Choice New. This Massachusetts guaranteed note is not canceled with the normal hole cancel; its cancellation consists of

Massachusetts May 5, 1780 $7 Choice New. But for its rather poor centering, with most of the right border cut, this is an extremely nice example. This

Massachusetts May 5, 1780 $7. There are three notes of the same denomination in this lot: two genuine pieces, one a Gem with a hole cancel, and the se