Treasurer of the United States, Certificate or Indebtedness, eagle top center, 186-, Major & Knapp, green background tint, text indicates that these were given to suppliers who had submitted bills for goods or services, unissued, very fine, together with Treasury Department, Office of Internal Revenue, receipt for $31.18 representing "the tax on salaries withheld for the mont o February 1864", Washington at left, Fuch, Estee & Co. imprint, printed in lavender with ochre background tint, a very early Internal Revenue Service Document, very fine, a paper sample supplied to the Federal Government, ink notation reads, "I approve of this sample paper, and, with the water mark proposed by Mr. Clark, I recommend its use for Treasury Notes, Jon J. Chase, afs Treasurer U.S.", a further note indicates price of 12.50 per 1000 sheets, "the whole product of the Mill to be taken.", very fine, and another early Federal sample, this of a brown geometric lathework pattern, notation written in ink across pattern reads, "Pay to order of H. McCulloch, Wm. E. Chandler, a second endorsement is signed, "S.M. Clark", pencil notation at bottom reads, "Mr. Clark fancys this but I fear it will not do- WEC", very fine, a fascinating and rare group of early Federal fiscal paper (4)(lot)

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Treasurer of the United States, Certificate or Indebtedness, eagle top center, 186-, Major & Knapp, green background tint, text indicates that these were given to suppliers who had submitted bills for goods or services, unissued, very fine, together with Treasury Department, Office of Internal Revenue, receipt for $31.18 representing "the tax on salaries withheld for the mont o February 1864", Washington at left, Fuch, Estee & Co. imprint, printed in lavender with ochre background tint, a very early Internal Revenue Service Document, very fine, a paper sample supplied to the Federal Government, ink notation reads, "I approve of this sample paper, and, with the water mark proposed by Mr. Clark, I recommend its use for Treasury Notes, Jon J. Chase, afs Treasurer U.S.", a further note indicates price of 12.50 per 1000 sheets, "the whole product of the Mill to be taken.", very fine, and another early Federal sample, this of a brown geometric lathework pattern, notation written in ink across pattern reads, "Pay to order of H. McCulloch, Wm. E. Chandler, a second endorsement is signed, "S.M. Clark", pencil notation at bottom reads, "Mr. Clark fancys this but I fear it will not do- WEC", very fine, a fascinating and rare group of early Federal fiscal paper (4)(lot)