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Excessively Rare Knights of Labor Currency 30¢ The Excessively Rare Knights of Labor Currency

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Excessively Rare Knights of Labor Currency 30¢ The Excessively Rare Knights of Labor Currency
<B>Excessively Rare Knights of Labor Currency</B></I> 30¢<BR>The Noble Order of the Knights of Labor was founded in 1869 by Uriah Stephens and five other former members of the Garment Cutters' Association of Philadelphia. The organization was open to all working people except for bankers, lawyers, stockbrokers, doctors and liquor manufacturers. Controversially, the Knights of Labor began as a secret organization. By the early 1880's the group claimed 700,000 dues paying members. Although the Knights enrolled both skilled and unskilled workers, rifts between the two groups rapidly widened, and the Knights entered into a rapid decline after the formation of the American Federation of Labor in 1886. Today the Knights are mostly remembered as the progenitors of the Labor Day holiday. This undated note is the first Knights of Labor currency item we've ever handled. It's fully intact, but with aged and dark paper. Despite its condition, it is still a piece of considerable historical importance worthy of a substantial bid. <B>Very Good.</B></I>