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Newcomb on 1801-1803

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Newcomb on 1801-1803
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Newcomb, Howard R. THE UNITED STATES CENTS OF THE YEARS 1801-1802-1803. Detroit, 1925. 4to, original brown cloth, gilt. 85, (1) pages; 5 fine photographic plates; addition slip tipped in on page 73; pencil additions in Newcomb's hand. Laid in are the 1803 No. 24 supplemental photographic plate dated January 1928 and the July 1931 supplemental photographic plate depicting both 1801 new varieties. Green silk marker with the cardboard cent gauge present. Fine. One of only 100 copies printed. Quite scarce with the two additional photographic plates. Davis 745. Ex Lester Merkin library, with his bookplate (Kolbe 1984 sale, lot 167).