May 22-23, 2013 - New York, NY
1038
ND. Bismarck. Ch.2434. First National Bank of Bismarck. $20. 1929 T1. Fr. 1802-1. No.A000008A. Plate A. Fine-Very Fine, with good margins. This note bears one of the most unusual signatures found on small size Nationals. The president's signature is a 3/8" wide undecipherable ink spot. Est. 150-250
1039
ND. Bismarck. Ch.13398. Dakota National Bank & Trust Company of Bismarck. $5. 1929 T1. Fr. 18001. No.A000839A. Plate A. Fine, with tight lower and left margins. An evenly circulated note from North Dakota’s state capital. Est. 150-250
1040
ND. Grand Forks. Ch.2570. First National Bank of Grand Forks. $20. 1929 T1. Fr. 1802-1. No.A001489A. Plate G. About Uncirculated. Clean, bright, and attractive, with only a vertical fold and corner creases keeping this from a CU grade. The third title for this bank. Est. 150-250
1035 1035
NY. Rome. Ch.1410. Fort Stanwix National Bank of Rome. $1. 1865. Fr. 380. No.A589436/991. Plate B. A handsome, First Charter Period note from this Oneida County city in New York’s Leatherstocking region. About Uncirculated, with embossing and great margins, particularly for this series. Attractive pen signatures. Good color and contrast, with vibrant red ink. A better bank, with the census showing only 16 notes reported. This institution went into receivership in 1896, having issued only Original Series, 1875 Series, and 1882 Brown Backs.Est. 2000-3000
1041 1041 1036 1036
NY. Stapleton. Ch.E7290. Richmond Borough National Bank of Stapleton. $10. 1902 PB. Fr. 624. No.N659278E/8126. Plate F. A very rare and important note from this Staten Island village, with only four large notes known. Fine, evenly circulated, with a tight upper margin. Stamped signatures. Set along the Upper New York Bay in northeastern Staten Island, Stapleton was built in the 1830's by Manhattan merchant William J. Staples on land once owned by the Vanderbilts. The present-day Paramount Theatre on Bay Street - a popular venue in the early 1980's for New Wave and Punk bands such as the B-52s, the Squeeze and the Ramones, in fact, sits on the site of the farm where Cornelius Vanderbilt grew up. Between 1929 and 1931, this erstwhile village had its very own NFL pro football team, "the Staten Island Stapletons," while along the waterfront, several of its piers were used from 1937 to 1942 to form the ' first foreign trade zone in the United States.
OH. Ashland. Ch.M183. First National Bank of Ashland. $100. 1902 DB. Fr. 689. No.A225109/35. Plate C. VF, clean and attractive, with good margins. Pen signed, with an oversized vice president’s signature. This bank issued high denominations($50 and $100) only for all of its 1882, 1902, and 1929 issues. Just five large notes are recorded in the census. This note was previously offered as Lot 4922 of Lyn Knight's June 28, 2008 sale, where it fetched $3,600.00 plus the buyer's premium. Est. 1800-2500
Est. 4500-6000 1037
NC. Charlotte. Ch.5055. Charlotte National Bank. $10. 1929 T1. Fr. 1801-1. No.C005005A. Plate I. Crisp Uncirculated, with embossing and some minor dirt in the obligation area above the portrait. Est. 150-250
Page 117