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<P>Early American History Auctions, Inc. announces its June 2003 Mail Bid Sale, consisting of 1,601 lots of Autographs, Coins, Currency, Civil War Material, Prints, Maps, and other Authentic, Historic Americana. <P>AUTOGRAPHS: Highlights of the Autograph section include a 1774 order from Cadwallader Colden, the Royal Lieutenant Governor of New York, to provide money to quarter British troops in private dwellings (a major grievance leading to the American Revolution). <P>Highlighting the section of Washington-related items is a complete five-volume, 1804-1807 set of John Marshall's "The Life of George Washington" (including the rare atlas) (Est. $4,000-$6,000). <P>COINS AND CURRENCY: Highlights of the Colonial and Continental Currency section include a remarkable 1766 Georgia ÒSavannah Court-HouseÓ £1 note (Est. $5,000-$6,000), an exceedingly rare Massachusetts $1 1776 ÒSword In HandÓ issue (Est. $9,500-$12,500); one of the finest known Vermont notes, an Extremely Fine 2s6d of February 1781 (Est $18,000-$24,000); and an extremely rare Anderson ÒVermont-1Ó Treasury Office Note (Est $10,000-$12,000). <P>Topping the Obsolete Currency section is an incredible and perhaps unique full color $2 Specimen Note from The Old Colony Bank of Plymouth (Est. $3,500-$4,500) <P>U.S. COINAGE: A number of important United States Coins will be offered, including an impressive 1851 Augustus Humbert, United States Assayer $50 ÒSlug,Ó .880 Thousand, in About Uncirculated-50 (Est. $15,000-$18,000). <P>In the Western Americana section, top billing goes to an 1882 Cabinet Card of Jesse JamesÕ Corpse by James W. Graham (Est. $4,500-$5,500). <P>Additionally, there are sections of Encased Postage, Posters, Newspapers, Political Ephemera, Judaica, Guns and Edged Weapons, Fossils and Cultural Artifacts, Antique Maps and more--some sixty-five major areas of Historic Collectibles.
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Lot 1111: Obsolete Currency Providence,RI $101111 - Lot 1111: Obsolete Currency Providence,RI $10
Early American
<b>Obsolete Currency</b><hr><b>Providence, RI, The Merchants Bank in Providence, $10, Very Fine.</b> Haxby RI-365 C34...
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Lot 1112: Obsolete Currency Providence,RI $51112 - Lot 1112: Obsolete Currency Providence,RI $5
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<b>Obsolete Currency</b><hr><b>Providence, RI, The Providence Bank, $5, Very Choice Almost Uncirculated.</b> Haxby RI...
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Lot 1113: Obsolete Currency Providence,RI $11113 - Lot 1113: Obsolete Currency Providence,RI $1
Early American
<b>Obsolete Currency</b><hr><b>Providence, RI, The Roger Williams Bank, $1, Later Impression Progress Proof on Card.</b&g...
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Lot 1114: Obsolete Currency S.Kingston,RI $51114 - Lot 1114: Obsolete Currency S.Kingston,RI $5
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<b>Obsolete Currency</b><hr><b>South Kingston, RI, The Bank of the South County, $5, Gem India Paper Proof with Matching Die...
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Lot 1115: Obsolete Currency Hamburg, SC $101115 - Lot 1115: Obsolete Currency Hamburg, SC $10
Early American
<b>Obsolete Currency</b><hr><b>Hamburg, SC, The Bank of Hamburg, $10, Choice Very Fine.</b> Haxby SC-85 G4. There are...
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Lot 1116: Obsolete Currency Cleveland,TN $51116 - Lot 1116: Obsolete Currency Cleveland,TN $5
Early American
<b>Obsolete Currency</b><hr><b>Proof Note with PrinterÕs Transmittal Envelope</b> <b>Cleveland, TN, The ...
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Lot 1117: Obsolete Currency Knoxville, TN $11117 - Lot 1117: Obsolete Currency Knoxville, TN $1
Early American
<b>Obsolete Currency</b><hr><b>Knoxville, TN, The Farmers Bank of Tennessee, $1, Superb Gem Proof on Card.</b> Haxby ...
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Lot 1118: Obsolete Currency Knoxville, TN $21118 - Lot 1118: Obsolete Currency Knoxville, TN $2
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<b>Obsolete Currency</b><hr><b>Knoxville, TN, The Farmers Bank of Tennessee, $2, Superb Gem Proof on Card.</b> Haxby ...
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Lot 1119: Obsolete Currency Knoxville, TN $51119 - Lot 1119: Obsolete Currency Knoxville, TN $5
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<b>Obsolete Currency</b><hr><b>Knoxville, TN, The Miners and Manufacturers Bank of Tennessee, $5, Gem India Paper Proof Moun...
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Lot 1120: Obsolete Currency Knoxville, TN $101120 - Lot 1120: Obsolete Currency Knoxville, TN $10
Early American
<b>Obsolete Currency</b><hr><b>Knoxville, TN, The Miners and Manufacturers Bank of Tennessee, $10, Gem India Paper Proof Mou...
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Lot 1121: Obsolete Currency Nashville, TN $51121 - Lot 1121: Obsolete Currency Nashville, TN $5
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<b>Obsolete Currency</b><hr><b>Nashville, TN, The Union Bank of Tennessee, $5, Gem India Paper Proof.</b> Haxby TN-21...
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Lot 1122: Obsolete Currency Trenton, TN $51122 - Lot 1122: Obsolete Currency Trenton, TN $5
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<b>Obsolete Currency</b><hr><b>Trenton, TN, The Bank of Trenton, $5, Superb Gem India Paper Proof.</b> Haxby TN-235 G...
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Lot 1123: Obsolete Currency Nashville, TN $51123 - Lot 1123: Obsolete Currency Nashville, TN $5
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<b>Obsolete Currency</b><hr><b>Nashville, TN, Private Scrip Issuer 'We Promise to Pay', $5, Gem India Paper Proof on...
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Lot 1124: Obsolete Currency Nashville, TN $101124 - Lot 1124: Obsolete Currency Nashville, TN $10
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<b>Obsolete Currency</b><hr><b>Nashville, TN, Private Scrip Issuer 'We Promise to Pay' Post Note payable at the Farm...
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Lot 1125: Obsolete Currency, Thames Bank $21125 - Lot 1125: Obsolete Currency, Thames Bank $2
Early American
<b>Obsolete Currency</b><hr><b>Unique Color Proof Model</b> <b>No City, No State, Thames Bank, $2 Color Proof...
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Lot 1126: Obsolete Currency Philadelphia $101126 - Lot 1126: Obsolete Currency Philadelphia $10
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<b>Obsolete Currency</b><hr><b>Choice First Bank of the United States $10 Note</b> <b>Philadelphia, PA, The (...
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Lot 1127: Obsolete Currency Philadelphia $101127 - Lot 1127: Obsolete Currency Philadelphia $10
Early American
<b>Obsolete Currency</b><hr><b>Philadelphia, PA, The (Second) Bank of the United States, $10, About Very Fine, Cut Canceled....
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Lot 1128: Obsolete Currency Philadelphia $101128 - Lot 1128: Obsolete Currency Philadelphia $10
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<b>Obsolete Currency</b><hr><b>Philadelphia, PA, The (Second ) Bank of the United States, $10, About Fine with Pen Cancels.&...
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Lot 1129: Obsolete Currency Philadelphia $101129 - Lot 1129: Obsolete Currency Philadelphia $10
Early American
<b>Obsolete Currency</b><hr><b>Philadelphia, PA, The (Second ) Bank of the United States, $10, Very Fine with Pen Cancels.&l...
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Lot 1130: Obsolete Currency Philadelphia $51130 - Lot 1130: Obsolete Currency Philadelphia $5
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<b>Obsolete Currency</b><hr><b>Philadelphia, PA, The (Second ) Bank of the United States, $5 Portland Branch Note, Good.<...
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Lot 1131: Obsolete Currency Burlington VT 75¢1131 - Lot 1131: Obsolete Currency Burlington VT 75¢
Early American
<b>Obsolete Currency</b><hr><b>Burlington, VT, The Vermont State Bank, 75¢, Very Fine.</b> Haxby VT-4 C14. A dim...
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Lot 1132: Obsolete Currency Middlebury VT 75¢1132 - Lot 1132: Obsolete Currency Middlebury VT 75¢
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<b>Obsolete Currency</b><hr><b>Middlebury, VT, The Vermont State Bank, $10, Very Fine.</b> Haxby VT-4 C86. This is fr...
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Lot 1133: Obsolete Currency Woodstock VT 75¢1133 - Lot 1133: Obsolete Currency Woodstock VT 75¢
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<b>Obsolete Currency</b><hr><b>Woodstock, VT, The Vermont State Bank, 75¢, Fine to Very Fine.</b> Haxby VT-4 C15...
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Lot 1134: Obsolete Currency Woodstock VT $31134 - Lot 1134: Obsolete Currency Woodstock VT $3
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<b>Obsolete Currency</b><hr><b>Woodstock, VT, The Vermont State Bank, $3, Good to Very Good.</b> Haxby VT-4 C174. A c...
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Lot 1135: Obsolete Currency Woodstock VT $51135 - Lot 1135: Obsolete Currency Woodstock VT $5
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<b>Obsolete Currency</b><hr><b>Woodstock, VT, The Vermont State Bank, $5, Choice Very Fine.</b> Haxby VT-4 C179. An e...
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Lot 1136: Obsolete Currency Middlebury VT $51136 - Lot 1136: Obsolete Currency Middlebury VT $5
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<b>Obsolete Currency</b><hr><b>Middlebury, VT, The Vermont State Bank, $5, Very Fine.</b> Haxby VT-4 G85. This branch...
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Lot 1137: Obsolete Currency  Orwell VT $31137 - Lot 1137: Obsolete Currency Orwell VT $3
Early American
<b>Obsolete Currency</b><hr><b>Orwell, VT, The Farmers Bank, $3, About Very Fine.</b> Haxby VT-165 S10. An unusual i...
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Lot 1138: Obsolete Currency Richmond, VA $101138 - Lot 1138: Obsolete Currency Richmond, VA $10
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<b>Obsolete Currency</b><hr><b>Richmond, VA, The Bank of Virginia, $10, Choice Almost Uncirculated.</b> Haxby VA-200 ...
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Lot 1139:Obsolete Currency Jeffersonville,$101139 - Lot 1139:Obsolete Currency Jeffersonville,$10
Early American
<b>Obsolete Currency</b><hr><b>Jeffersonville, VA, The North Western Bank of Virginia, $10, Superb Gem India Paper Proof.<...
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Lot 1140: German Bicycle Advertising Note1140 - Lot 1140: German Bicycle Advertising Note
Early American
<b>Advertising Notes</b><hr><b>Berlin, Germany, Ernst Machnow Arcona-Rader 'Bicycle' Ad Note, Very Fine.</b> ...
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Lot 1141: c.1840 Lottery Advertising Note, MD1141 - Lot 1141: c.1840 Lottery Advertising Note, MD
Early American
<b>Advertising Notes</b><hr><b>c. 1840, Moses Holmes Lottery and Exchange Office, Baltimore, MD, ``5ÕÕ Advertising...
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Lot 1142: New York City Advertising Note1142 - Lot 1142: New York City Advertising Note
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<b>Advertising Notes</b><hr><b>New York, NY, A.L. Halsted & Son, Importers and Dealers, '50', Advertising Note,...
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Lot 1143: Brooklyn, NY Advertising Note1143 - Lot 1143: Brooklyn, NY Advertising Note
Early American
<b>Advertising Notes</b><hr><b>Brooklyn, NY, R.J. Middleton-The Middlton Bank, '5' Ad Note in Green, Extremely Fine....
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Lot 1144: New York, NY Advertising Note, 18661144 - Lot 1144: New York, NY Advertising Note, 1866
Early American
<b>Advertising Notes</b><hr><b>New York, NY, Joseph Bates Legalized Lotteries, '78', Advertising Note, Fine with Som...
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Lot 1145: Oil City, PA  Advertising Note,18701145 - Lot 1145: Oil City, PA Advertising Note,1870
Early American
<b>Advertising Notes</b><hr><b>Oil City, PA, Gosline & Bentheim-First National Boot and Shoe Bank, '10' Ad Note,...
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Lot 1146: Philadelphia, PA Advertising Note1146 - Lot 1146: Philadelphia, PA Advertising Note
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<b>Advertising Notes</b><hr><b>Philadelphia, PA, Danville & Lockyer-Bank of California, '100' Ad Note, Choice Ex...
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Lot 1147: Pittsburgh, PA Advertising Note1147 - Lot 1147: Pittsburgh, PA Advertising Note
Early American
<b>Advertising Notes</b><hr><b>Pittsburgh, PA, J.M. Kier-KierÕs Rock Oil-The Bank of the Allegheny River, '400'...
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Lot 1148: Philadelphia, PA Advertising Note1148 - Lot 1148: Philadelphia, PA Advertising Note
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<b>Advertising Notes</b><hr><b>Philadelphia, PA, M.B. Dyott & Kent, No. 64 South 2nd Street, '5', Advertising No...
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Lot 1149: Theatrical Advertising Note, 18611149 - Lot 1149: Theatrical Advertising Note, 1861
Early American
<b>Advertising Notes</b><hr><b>'Donnellan & RidleyÕs Specialty Troupe'</b> <b>No City, Donne...
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Lot 1150: 1905 $20 Gold Certificate1150 - Lot 1150: 1905 $20 Gold Certificate
Early American
<b>Large Size Currency</b><hr><b>FR-1179, 1905 $20 Gold Certificate, Fine, old repairs.</b> Well circulated but still...
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Lot 1151:Undated, Small Brass Anvil from Bank1151 - Lot 1151:Undated, Small Brass Anvil from Bank
Early American
<b>National Currency</b><hr><b>Undated, Small Brass Anvil from the First National Bank of Prestonsburg, KY, Extremely Fine.&...
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Lot 1152: $1, 1977 FRN, Ink Jet Malfunction1152 - Lot 1152: $1, 1977 FRN, Ink Jet Malfunction
Early American
<b>Error Notes</b><hr><b>$1, 1977 FRN, Ink Jet Malfunction with a Weak Left Seal Error, Gem Crisp Uncirculated.</b> T...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 225.00
 
 
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Lot 1153: 1864 Sheet of Three Unissued Checks1153 - Lot 1153: 1864 Sheet of Three Unissued Checks
Early American
<b>Miscellaneous Currency</b><hr><b>Cooper Shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon, 1864 Sheet of Three Unissued Checks, Very Choi...
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Lot 1154: U.S. Grant, India Paper Die Proof 1154 - Lot 1154: U.S. Grant, India Paper Die Proof
Early American
<b>Miscellaneous Currency</b><hr><b>Ulysses S. Grant, India Paper Die Proof on Card, Choice.</b> A BEP impression, bu...
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Lot 1155: Thomas Jefferson India Die Proof1155 - Lot 1155: Thomas Jefferson India Die Proof
Early American
<b>Miscellaneous Currency</b><hr><b>Thomas Jefferson, India Paper Die Proof on Card with Postal Card That Matches Portrait, ...
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Lot 1156: The Glory Bank Satirical Note 18341156 - Lot 1156: The Glory Bank Satirical Note 1834
Early American
<b>Miscellaneous Currency</b><hr><b>Superb 'The Glory Bank' Satirical Note</b> <b>Washington, May 1, ...
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Lot 1157: Tanner, Kearny & Tiebout Proof Note1157 - Lot 1157: Tanner, Kearny & Tiebout Proof Note
Early American
<b>Security Printing History</b><hr><b>Tanner, Kearny & Tiebout, 'Specimen of an Improved Method of Engraving Bank N...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Lot 1158: Advertiwing Broadside Sheet, 1860s1158 - Lot 1158: Advertiwing Broadside Sheet, 1860s
Early American
<b>Security Printing History</b><hr><b>John F. Beazell, United States Countefeit Detector..., Advertising Sheet by Continent...
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Lot 1159: 1869, History of Govt. Securities1159 - Lot 1159: 1869, History of Govt. Securities
Early American
<b>Security Printing History</b><hr><b>'The American Bond Detector and Compete History of all the United States Governme...
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Estimate : 2,250.00 - 3,250.00
 
 
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Lot 1160: Proof Titles for Certificates (69)1160 - Lot 1160: Proof Titles for Certificates (69)
Early American
<b>Security Printing History</b><hr><b>Proof Titles for Certificates, Mostly Extremely Fine.</b> Wide assortment of c...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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