2002 February Long Beach Signature Sale - Session 5

Rhode Island May 1786 20s Choice About New. A minor corner fold away from the Gem grade. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rat

Rhode Island May 1786 $3 Very Choice New. A very nice example, with good, deep original embossing and unusually large margins at the top and bottom.

Rhode Island May 1786 $3 Choice About New. Nicely centered on both sides, with three strong signatures. Even the red signature, which often comes ra

South Carolina March 6, 1776 $15 Extremely Fine, Repaired. A few small nicks are missing out of the edges, and the note has been taped from the blank

South Carolina December 23, 1776 $3 Gem New. A beautiful example of this issue, with broad margins, clean surfaces and no problems whatsoever. This n

South Carolina April 10, 1778 5s Gem New. A broadly margined example of this popular note with a vignette of a phoenix rising from the flames. Import

South Carolina April 10, 1778 7s6d About New. There are a few minor repairs of short edge splits and a water stain that is primarily visible on the bl

South Carolina February 8, 1779 $80 Extremely Fine. This $80 denomination was printed in smaller quantity and is one of the most elusive from this ext

South Carolina City of Charleston July 6, 1789 6d Gem New. This 6d note features a vignette of a beehive surrounded by bees. It is by far the highest

Virginia September 1, 1775 James River Bank Form $12. Essentially very high grade for the issue, which is not priced above Very Fine, this note grade

Virginia October 20, 1777 $1 Very Fine. This Virginia issue was printed from the same plates as the May 5, 1777 issue. And again, the dates are fille

Virginia October 5, 1778 $100 Very Fine. There are a few internal splits and a chunk missing from the left face margin, but this is still an unusually

Virginia May 1, 1780 $2 Gem New. Virginia is one of the more difficult colonies to find from this guaranteed-by-the-United-States issue. This one is

Virginia July 14, 1780 $100 About New. Far more important than the technical grade is the fact that this note is whole and problem free. This type is

Virginia July 14, 1780 $100 Extremely Fine. This note is printed on extremely thin tissue-like paper. It has split in a number of places that have be

Virginia October 16, 1780 $50 Extremely Fine-About New. There are a few small holes in the bottom border design, but that is the only problem on this

Virginia October 16, 1780 $400 Extremely Fine, damaged. This note is printed on extremely thin tissue-like paper that is rather tattered at the edges,

Virginia March 1, 1781 $500 About New. Well margined, beautifully printed and with strong signatures. There are two extremely minor repaired splits t

Virginia March 1, 1781 $50 Extremely Fine. There are a few minor problems as is typical for the issue, but there is no paper loss, the signatures are

Virginia May 7, 1781 $500 Choice About New. This is one of the nicest examples we've seen of this type. It's boldly signed, beautifully pri...