LOT Old Heritage Auctions  /  2008 Jan. FUN Signature Currency Auction #456  / 

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Hartford, CT- Hartford & New Haven Turnpike

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:975.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Hartford, CT- Hartford & New Haven Turnpike
<B>Hartford, CT- Hartford & New Haven Turnpike </B></I>(1799) Block of Four<BR> This block is identical to the block that we sold in January of 2003 for over $2500. This <B>Uncirculated</B></I> block of four notes has one each of the 25¢, 12¢5mills, 6¢3mills, and 4¢ notes. It also shows the top 13mm of the 2¢ and 5 mills notes below. Newman pictures a full sheet of six, but other than that one sheet, we've only seen these four higher denominations and fragments of the two lower. The Hartford & New Haven Turnpike has become Interstate 91, and these notes, with their unusual denominations, were employed as toll tickets on that road. The vignettes on the notes were keyed to the conveyances permitted on the Turnpike for varying fees. The 25¢, with its elaborate two-horse carriage, and the 6¢3mills, with its one-horse open sleigh, are both particularly popular. The block is uncirculated and unsigned, with some minor foxing, as is always the case. A little known but fascinating aside about these Hartford & New Haven Turnpike notes is the fact that they were printed on the blank backs of two maps that had been glued face to face. When candled (held to a bright light), the maps can clearly be seen. On this example, the word "ONTARIO" can be clearly read, as can the words "New York Militia." A river and parts of other words can also be seen. <BR><I>From The Collection of a Louisiana Gentleman.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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