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SELECTIONS FROM HERITAGE NEWMAN INTERNET PART 1 SALE
Maureen Levine submitted these selections from the upcoming Heritage internet-only sale of items from the Eric P. Newman collection.
Thanks! These are some of my favorites, too. -Editor
The first in a series of Internet-only currency auctions is now available for preview on the Heritage Auctions website. Bidding opens on April 6 and closes May 4, 2016. The sale features Colonial, Continental, Obsolete, and Confederate currency as well as modern United States Small Size and Error notes. Featured below are several of the Colonial notes plated in The Early Paper Money of America. These are significant as they helped form the basis of that groundbreaking reference work by Eric P. Newman. Connecticut October 10, 1771 40 Shillings
 
This uncancelled note is the highest denomination from a very scarce series. Very sharply printed, exemplifying the Timothy Green details in the border cuts and back cartouche. The signatures of Benj: Payne, Elisha Williams and George Wylly are sharply penned in red ink. This is the Newman plate note, illustrated on page 109 of the 5th edition of The Early Paper Money of America. To read the complete lot description, see:
City of Burlington, NJ James Craft Private Scrip Note
The private and municipal change notes comprise an interesting and less studied area of Colonial currency. They form a fascinating genre of "paper coins," and are eminently collectible with Colonial coins listed in the "Red Book." This is an exceedingly rare and possibly unique Revolutionary War period private scrip note. It is the Newman plate note, illustrated on page 262 of the 5th edition. The issuer was not in the James DuPont Collection; that definitive collection of Colonial era private issuer notes was auctioned by R.M. Smythe & Co. in two sales in 1993. Printed on laid paper. Contained within a floral pattern border are: the typeset obligation across, TWO PENCE above and U.S.A. below. Four Latin mottoes are inside the border. From left clockwise: NIL DESPERANDUM. (Never lose hope), HONI. SOIT. QUI. MAL. Y. PENSE. (Evil to him who evil thinks), SERANABIT. (It will be calm), and along the bottom PRO. BONO. PUBLICO. (For the public good). The use of "U.S.A" is very interesting on a private scrip note. To read the complete lot description, see:
Lansingburgh, NY Ananias Platt Scrip Note
This is a very rare issuer, and the only two notes we have verified were in the DuPont Collection sale of March 1993 by R. M. Smythe & Co. The 2 pence in that sale was the Newman plate note, serial number 11, illustrated in the 5th and all prior editions. The note is uniface, printed on laid paper by C. R. & G. Webster, Albany, with imprint at the bottom. Fancy pattern bordering, wider at the ends, encloses the text and date. The denomination is at the top. To read the complete lot description, see:
Linlithgow, NY Church Penny Scrip Note
The sole reported note from this Columbia County church issuer. It is plated in two reference books: it is the Newman Plate Note illustrated on page 308 of the 5th edition and the Gordon Harris plate note, from a supplied photo, on page 84. This is a striking and very distinctive example. Nearly square, and in a larger format than most change bills from the period. Printed on laid paper, uniface, without an imprint. It shows diamond pattern bordering with corner floral stops. Engraved text is across with ONE PENNY at top end and engraved "JER. ROMEYN, Pr." at lower right; the date is underneath to the left. The right end has the full sheet edge, and the deeply embossed printing shows to the blank back. This is the only denomination and note known to us, though other denominations might exist according to the Newman text. To read the complete lot description, see:
I collected Civil War era merchant scrip for years and always coveted these kinds of Colonial-era private scrip notes. Often overlooked
because they don't fit into the neat boundaries of the state and Continental Congress issues, these ultra-rare little survivors
represent a very important piece of American numismatic history and deserve a place in every major collection of Colonial numismatics.
-Editor
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Archives International Auctions, Part XXXII U.S., Chinese, Russian & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily and Coins April 11-13, 2016 
Click the links! Highlights include: Lot 62: French Guiana. 5 New Francs 1961 Provincial Issue Lot 85: Guadeloupe, 1 Noveau Franc on 100 Francs Lot 104: Reserve Bank of India "Persian Gulf Note" Lot 111: Government of Iraq 10 Dinars of King Faisal II Lot 201: Philippine Islands Silver Certificate Unique Presentation Proof Lot 255: Francis Spinner Letter, 1871. Lot 479: Copper Printing Plate Engraved By William Kneass, Chief Engraver Lot 499: U.S. Legal Tender Treasury Note, Unique Presentation Proof, $10, Series of 1890 Lot 1056: Lao 1948 Unlisted Color Trial Specimen Essay Banknote Lot 1351: Vladikavkaz Railroad Company 1919 Interest Bearing Loan Note Rarity Lot 2053: Bank of China, 1918 "Tsining / Shangtung" Issue Rarity Lot 2258: Deutsch-Asiatische Bank, 1907 "Peking" Branch Rarity Lot 2319: Peiyang Tientsin Bank, ND (1910) Tael Issue Lot 2263: Netherlands Trading Society, 1909 Issued Banknote View the Virtual Catalog Download the Catalog in PDF format ARCHIVES INTERNATIONAL AUCTIONS, LLC 1580 Lemoine Avenue, Suite #7 Fort Lee, NJ 07024 Phone: 201-944-4800 Email: info@archivesinternational.com WWW.ARCHIVESINTERNATIONAL.COM Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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