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    Sale 8520

    Important Early American Paper Money

    Spink America

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    25 - 26 November 1996

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    Lot 811

    Philadelphia, Corporation of Spring Garden, unissued scrip sheet of 10-25-50-Cents (H.305-666-667-668), tear on bottom note, very fine, together with other unissued scrip sheets (4), including Pennsylvania Savings Bank, 12 1/2-25-50-Cents (H.305-451-unlisted denomination-452), Girard Loan Company, 10-25-Cents (H.305-307-309), Philadelphia City Savings Institution, 12 1/2-12 1/2-12 1/2-Cents (H.305-509-509-509), and Philadelphia Loan Company, 3-2-2-1-Dollars (H.305-unlisted design-531-531-529), last two sheets damaged with large missing pieces, others very fine or better, also a group of Philadelphia scrip including issues from Richard Bache (17), Franklin Loan Company (2), Philadelphia City Savings Institution, Philadelphia Loan Company, Southwark Savings Bank (3), and County of Philadelphia (3), good to fine, also another similar group of scrip (10), these damaged, fair to almost good (lot) (42)

    Price realised

    USD 605

    Estimate

    USD 400 - USD 600

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    Philadelphia, Corporation of Spring Garden, unissued scrip sheet of 10-25-50-Cents (H.305-666-667-668), tear on bottom note, very fine, together with other unissued scrip sheets (4), including Pennsylvania Savings Bank, 12 1/2-25-50-Cents (H.305-451-unlisted denomination-452), Girard Loan Company, 10-25-Cents (H.305-307-309), Philadelphia City Savings Institution, 12 1/2-12 1/2-12 1/2-Cents (H.305-509-509-509), and Philadelphia Loan Company, 3-2-2-1-Dollars (H.305-unlisted design-531-531-529), last two sheets damaged with large missing pieces, others very fine or better, also a group of Philadelphia scrip including issues from Richard Bache (17), Franklin Loan Company (2), Philadelphia City Savings Institution, Philadelphia Loan Company, Southwark Savings Bank (3), and County of Philadelphia (3), good to fine, also another similar group of scrip (10), these damaged, fair to almost good (lot) (42)

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