2004 (CSNS) (CAA) Signature Sale #348 - Session 1

Maryland Continental Loan Office Bill of Exchange May 11, 1781 Choice New. Listed as US-95 in Anderson, this is an uncut pair consisting of a third an

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 24s Contemporary Counterfeit Choice About New. A well-executed contemporary counterfeit bearing the forged signatures of E

Massachusetts October 18, 1776 6d Very Fine. A beautiful Codfish note that would grade higher were it not for a minor repair at the top center and som

Massachusetts October 16, 1778 2d Fine. Problem free in spite of its rather heavy circulation. The back grades a full Fine or better, and the face is

Massachusetts October 16, 1778 6d Very Choice New. This is only the second example of this denomination that we have sold in our 36 sales. The only ot

Massachusetts October 16, 1778 12d Extremely Fine. A beautiful Paul Revere-engraved Codfish note, lightly circulated but absolutely problem free. Unli

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 4s8d Extremely Fine-About New. A lovely, lightly circulated Rising Sun note, with broad margins and perfect printing quality. The f

Original Group of Hole-Cancelled Massachusetts $3 Guaranteed Notes. Although not bound together, it is obvious at a glance that this is an original gr

Twenty-Three $7 Massachusetts Guaranteed Notes. Although not physically attached to one another in any way, this is clearly an original group that has

Massachusetts Fiscal Paper. Very similar to MA-15 in Anderson, but as the right edge is trimmed tightly the variety cannot be ascertained for sure. Th

1779 Massachusetts 6% Treasury Certificate. The Pine Tree Surrounded by a Rattlesnake vignette is clean and sharp on this R-6 certificate which is lis

State of Massachusetts Bay $40 6% Feb. 17, 1779. Anderson MA-4. A nice example of this scarce note that was issued to pay drafts of the Board of War.

Massachusetts Treasury Certificate. Listed as MA 10 in Anderson's The Price of Liberty as an R-4, indicating that 76 to 200 pieces are known. Th...

Massachusetts Treasury Certificate. A second, essentially identical to the above. The printing is a little lighter but the indented left edge is a bit

Massachusetts January 28, 1777 Bounty Note. Signed by Cooper and Appleton as committee and Gardner as Treasurer. This document grades Very Fine or bet

High Grade Commodity Bond. Listed as MA 20 in the Anderson book, this is the earliest and scarcest of the three types of commodity bonds. The name of

A Second High-End Commodity Bond. Essentially identical to the previous lot, perhaps even a shade nicer. <BR><BR><B>Important noti...

New Hampshire November 3, 1775 30s Fine. A partially split center is held together by three stamp hinges, but this genuine example is well margined an

New Hampshire November 3, 1775 40s Very Fine, Split. A central split is held together by two stamp hinges on the blank back, and the left margin is cu

New Hampshire Colonial Fiscal Paper. Dated June 16, 1800, and made payable to Colonel Joseph Gerrish. New Hampshire fiscal paper is very rare and this

New Hampshire February 16, 1796 Fiscal Paper. A beautiful About New example, boldly printed, well margined and as issued save for a single horizontal

New Jersey June 22, 1756 1s Choice New. A perfect Gem save for margins. The note is tight all the way around, but brighter, with stronger signatures a

New Jersey June 22, 1756 1s Choice New. Better margined than most, although it is tight at the top and left. Well signed and well printed. <BR>...

New Jersey May 1, 1758 15s Very Fine. Incredible grade for the issue, with good signatures, excellent printing quality and no problems of any kind sav

New Jersey May 1, 1758 L6 Very Good. Free of the repairs that are normally seen on these early issues. Only 1834 examples of this L6 note were printed

New Jersey April 8, 1762 30s Very Fine. Reinforced along a center split, but wholly legible and unusually attractive for a note from this issue. <...

New Jersey April 8, 1762 L3 Fine. Well worn but totally free of restorations and not split down its center fold, as is almost always the case with the

New Jersey December 31, 1763 18d Very Choice New. Unusually well margined for the issue, with bold signatures and exceptional overall eye appeal. &l...

New Jersey December 31, 1763 6s Very Choice New. Bright, beautifully signed and very well printed. The margins are close, as is typical for the issue,

New Jersey December 31, 1763 12s Gem New. There is an as-made paper wrinkle near the left end that is absolutely not a fold. The note is better margin

New Jersey December 31, 1763 12s Very Choice New. A perfect Gem but for the typically tight margins. Tightly margined pieces are universal for this is

New Jersey April 16, 1764 15s Fine. Decently printed and with all the text as well as all three signatures clear. A piece of old tape reinforces the v

New Jersey April 16, 1764 30s Fine-Very Fine. Well circulated, but restoration free and essentially problem free for the grade. A much nicer example t

New Jersey April 16, 1764 30s Fine. An unmolested example with bold signatures, no repairs or restorations and no faults save for slightly rounded cor

New Jersey April 16, 1764 30s Fine. There is a small corner repair and a number of minor marks, but the piece is solid overall, with three strong sign

New Jersey April 16, 1764 L3 Very Fine. All three signatures are strong, as is every word of the text on both sides. The corners are rounded, which is

New Jersey February 20, 1776 30s Choice Extremely Fine. Signed by John Hart, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, in a bold dark bro

New Jersey February 20, 1776 L3 Choice About New. Well signed, decently margined and very bright. An issue and denomination that is not often found in

New Jersey March 25, 1776 18d Superb Gem New. A jumbo-margined, flawless example with razor sharp print quality on both sides. Even the red New Jersey

New Jersey March 25, 1776 18d Gem New. Perfectly bright, with all its deep, original embossing, and boldly signed and numbered. The margins are excell

New Jersey March 25, 1776 3s Gem New. Beautifully margined and perfectly centered on both sides. This issue used to be rather available in this grade,

New Jersey March 25, 1776 3s and 6s Vertical Pair About New. This pair has a sheet fold in the irregular left margin and a horizontal fold between the

New Jersey March 25, 1776 6s Gem New. Broad, even margins, three strong signatures and tons of eye appeal all combine on this common but popular New J

New Jersey March 25, 1776 12s Superb Gem New. Hugely margined all the way around, with perfect paper surfaces, ideal color, razor sharp printing and s

New Jersey March 25, 1776 12s Very Choice New. Well margined and well printed. A Gem but for a small brown stain on the back. <BR><BR>&l...

New Jersey March 25, 1776 15s Choice New. Huge margins on the left and bottom and normal size margins on the top and right. The back is off center. ...

New Jersey March 25, 1776 15s Choice New. Rather closely margined, but well signed and attractive. <BR><BR><B>Important notice:<...

New Jersey June 9, 1780 $1 Fine. Heavily circulated but problem-free save for a repair at the top of the center split. Fully issued and signed on both

New Jersey June 9, 1780 $7 Extremely Fine. A nice scarce New Jersey Guaranteed Note, fully signed with the Brearly and Borden signatures. <BR>...

New Jersey June 9, 1780 $7 Very Fine. Fully signed and issued, one of the two signatures being David Brearley, who also was a signer of the United Sta

New Jersey 1786 3s Very Fine. Over the years, we've handled only eight notes from this extremely rare issue, and this is the second finest of th...

New Jersey 1786 15s Choice Very Fine. In our 30+ sales, we have handled only eight 1786 New Jerseys. Most were 3s examples, and all were notes in low

New York April 2, 1759 L2 Fine. Repaired from the back but well signed and wholly legible. A very scarce note, not priced above Very Good in the refer

New York February 16, 1771 L2 Very Fine. The note has restoration tape at its center split and a repair to the left edge, but it's a far more pr...

New York September 2, 1775 $2 Very Fine Damaged. This very well margined New York note has two tears that have been sewn together with contemporary Co

New York September 2, 1775 $3 Very Choice New. In all our sales, we've had only seventeen notes from this issue, most of which have been well ci...

New York January 6, 1777 4s Gem New. Beautifully bright, perfectly margined, well signed, well printed and without a flaw. A simply perfect little not

New York March 5, 1776 $1/3 Fine-Very Fine. Well circulated but problem free and wholly legible. <BR><BR><B>Important notice:</...

New York March 5, 1776 $2/3 Very Fine. Plenty of circulation, but decently margined and absolutely problem free. <BR><BR><B>Import...

New York March 5, 1776 $5 New. Very well printed and with good margins all around. The paper is a bit aged, and there is a single light glue stain at

New York August 13, 1776 $1/16 Gem New. A simply spectacular note. This is only the third $1/16 we've handled from this issue. We've handled...

New York August 13, 1776 $10 About New. An outstanding New York note, broadly margined everywhere except the right end of the top. The note is very we

New York City February 20, 1790 3d Fine. A very nice lightly circulated example of this New York City issued small change note. It is beautifully marg

North Carolina November 27, 1729 L5 Very Fine Counterfeit. To our best knowledge, not a single genuine example of this issue survives. The issue was w

North Carolina April 4, 1748 20s Fine-Very Fine. In recent years, a small hoard of 1748 and 1754 North Carolinas has reached the market, but the notes

North Carolina April 4, 1748 40s Fine. Contemporarily backed, with the backing covered by endorsements. There are a number of edge pieces missing, but

North Carolina March 9, 1754 8d Very Good. Tightly margined all around, with much of the edges missing and very heavily circulated. This is not a thin

North Carolina March 9, 1754 15s Fine. Contemporarily backed, with some edge pieces missing but 99% of the text complete. The armor-helmet vignette is

North Carolina March 9, 1754 20s Very Fine. There is no paper loss whatever on this boldly printed, beautifully vignetted note. The crown vignette is

North Carolina March 9, 1754 26s8d Very Fine. There are a few splits out of the right edge and the upper-right corner tip is missing, but it does not

North Carolina March 9, 1754 26s8d Very Fine. Super grade for this early issue. Problem free save for a number of minor edge splits. A very undervalue

North Carolina November 21, 1757 L5 Very Fine. Contemporarily backed but in far better condition than what one would expect for this extremely rare is

North Carolina November 21, 1757 L5 Very Fine. The variety with "Pay-ment" hyphenated and on two lines. Split and backed, but fully presen...

North Carolina July 14, 1760 10s Very Fine. This is the "b" variety, with "TEN SHILLINGS" in block capitals. Prior to this offer...

North Carolina July 14, 1760 10s Very Fine. There are a few edge splits and the note has been repaired along a previously sewn center fold, leaving a

North Carolina July 14, 1760 20s Extremely Fine. A number of short splits in the top and bottom margins have been strengthened with restoration tape o

North Carolina July 14, 1760 30s Very Fine. This is the first 30s example of this issue that CAA has ever handled, and a note that the original collec

North Carolina July 14, 1760 L3 Extremely Fine. Boldly signed and problem free, this piece is very rare in this high a grade. <BR><BR>&l...

North Carolina July 14, 1760 L3 Extremely Fine. A problem-free piece, without a hint of a repair or restoration. All four signatures are strong, and t

North Carolina April 23, 1761 2s6d Very Good. Poorly margined, with some roughness at the top, the note appears to have been backed at one time. That

North Carolina April 23, 1761 15s About New. A super note from this scarce issue. It is well signed, beautifully margined, bright and problem-free. ...

North Carolina April 23, 1761 15s Extremely Fine. Great grade for the issue, well signed and problem-free. <BR><BR><B>Important no...

North Carolina April 23, 1761 20s Choice Extremely Fine. Bright, well signed and beautifully margined and quite a rare note in this high a grade. The

North Carolina April 23, 1761 20s Extremely Fine. A solid example, problem-free, well signed and unusually high grade for the issue. <BR><B...

North Carolina April 23, 1761 20s Extremely Fine. There are two short repaired splits, but the note is incredibly well margined, boldly signed, bright

North Carolina April 23, 1761 30s Choice Very Fine. A few short repaired edge splits are the only defects on this rare North Carolina note. Well margi

North Carolina April 23, 1761 30s Very Fine. There are two small splits at the top, but the note is well signed, decently margined and quite attractiv

North Carolina April 23, 1761 40s Extremely Fine. There is a small stain affecting the left margin and the left end of two of the signatures, and a si

North Carolina April 23, 1761 40s Very Fine. The center fold has repaired splits at either end. All four signatures are strong and the note is quite w

North Carolina April 23, 1761 L3 Very Fine. An unusually well margined example of a note that had a printing of only one thousand pieces, over 240 yea

North Carolina December 1768 5s Choice Very Fine. The first Five Shilling example of this issue that CAA has ever handled or this cataloger has ever s

North Carolina December 1768 10s Choice Very Fine. This is the first 10s example of this issue that CAA has ever offered. It is without doubt extremel

North Carolina December 1768 20s Choice Extremely Fine. Beautifully margined and problem free, with four good signatures and super eye appeal. Both Ne

North Carolina December 1768 20s Extremely Fine. The upper left corner tip is clipped and the other corners are rounded, but the note is well margined

North Carolina December 1768 20s Extremely Fine. There is a small repaired edge split, but that is this very nice note's only problem. It's ...

North Carolina December 1768 20s Extremely Fine. Three of the corners are minutely clipped, but the note is very well margined, boldly signed, and pro

North Carolina December 1768 40s Choice Extremely Fine. Well margined, well signed and problem-free save for one or two very minor edge-split repairs.

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