SELECTED PETER MAYER OBSOLETE BANK NOTES

District of Columbia. Bank of Washington $100 Proof

City of Washington, District of Columbia. Bank of Washington. ND (18xx). $100. Uncirculated. Proof. Likely Unique and Early Bank of Washington $100 Proof

(DC-385 G40). Murray, Draper, Fairman & Co. India paper mounted on paper sheet. Top, small oval portrait of Washington, olive branches encircle. Ornate ends. Left, ONE HUND. Right, ‘’Incorporated by Congress’’ in cartouche. The Haxby Plate Note. An exceedingly rare and possibly unique proof from this early, historic title founded in 1809. An old pedigree, updated since the 2005 Schingoethe sale. Formerly lot 202 of the Julian M. Leidman Collection sale conducted by McGlaughlin & Robinson in Lanham, April 20, 1985 (date on cover in error for those proof readers lucky enough to have this rare catalogue written by Doug Ball). It realized a strong $330.00 then.

To read the complete lot description, see: City of Washington, District of Columbia. Bank of Washington. ND (18xx). $100. (www.stacksbowers.com/BrowseAuctions/LotDetail/
tabid/227/AuctionID/6014/Lot/2016/Default.aspx)

Athol, Massachusetts. Millers River Bank. $5.

Athol, Massachusetts. Millers River Bank. ND (18xx). $5. Gem Uncirculated. Proof. Millers River Bank ‘’Star’’ Geometric Proof

(MA-35 G8 SENC). Danforth, Wright & Co. India paper mounted on archive book card. Red protector 5. Bottom left center, white horse being shod. Right, star-shaped filigree die with protector within. Very unique and used on only one other bank, New Castle Bank in Maine. Likely Unique.

To read the complete lot description, see: Athol, Massachusetts. Millers River Bank. ND (18xx). $5. (www.stacksbowers.com/BrowseAuctions/LotDetail/tabid
/227/AuctionID/6014/Lot/2053/Default.aspx)

St. Louis, Missouri Territory. Bank of Missouri $5

St. Louis, Missouri Territory. Bank of Missouri pay at their Office of Discount and Deposit in Genevieve. 1818. $5. Choice Very Fine. Iconic St. Louis Allegorical Imagery

(MO-30 G34 Design 5A). Murray, Draper, Fairman & Co. Top, bust of Jefferson on the banks of the Mississippi with ships and rising sun in background. Ornate end panels. Left FIVE and right MISSOURI. Hand signed by Auguste Chouteau as president of the bank. The top vignette, engraved for the bank’s sole use is an immensely moving allegory of Jefferson’s Louisiana Purchase transaction and of course St. Louis lay in that bounteous land acquisition. Beautiful example and well pedigreed. This came from the illustrious Dr. Vacca sale held by NASCA in its heyday in April 1981: 402.

To read the complete lot description, see: St. Louis, Missouri Territory. Bank of Missouri (www.stacksbowers.com/BrowseAuctions/LotDetail/tabid
/227/AuctionID/6014/Lot/2098/Default.aspx)

Auburn Exchange Bank $5

Auburn, New York. Auburn Exchange Bank. ND (18xx). $5. Choice About Uncirculated. Proof. Quintessential RWHE Silver Dollars Motif

(NY-190 G8a). Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, New-York. India paper only. Red protector cursive FIVE. Top, to the right, five Liberty Seated silver dollars with five cherubs. Left, standing semi-nude Justice. The Haxby Plate Note. Again, with exceptional style, the quintessential RWHE silver dollar vignette standing out. Likely unique. Originally part of a quartet of denominations from the British American Banknote Company archives sale held by Christie’s in 1997 (lot 172, once a sheet and then cut by the archive and placed into their archive book) and bought by Herb and Martha. Very petty top wrinkling only, virtually choice. A back cover note from the Schingoethe Part 16 sale catalogue. Ex Spink Smythe #291 Schingoethe Part 16, January 14, 2009: 360.

To read the complete lot description, see: Auburn, New York. Auburn Exchange Bank. $5 (www.stacksbowers.com/BrowseAuctions/LotDetail/tabid
/227/AuctionID/6014/Lot/2102/Default.aspx)

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