May 22-23, 2013 - New York, NY
Trio of Custer Signed Checks Executed in Indelible Ink
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Custer, George Armstrong. Personal checks signed “GA Custer,” 1 page, narrow oblong 8vo, Louisville, KY. Blue bank checks drawn on the Planters National Bank of Louisville. 1) Feb. 26, 1873. Payable to “ Walton & Bros / Eighteen and 25/100 Dollars.” Spindle cancel at center, bleed through from back endorsement, light stain from stamp removal, otherwise VF. 2) Similar. 1/8/1873. Payable to “Thomas & Boyd / Nineteen Dollars.” Spindle cancel at the center, “OK” in pencil. A stain in the right margin, otherwise VF-EF. 3) Mar. 4, 1873. Payable to Thomas Polk & Co. / Twenty-Five Dollars.” Spindle cancels, pin holes, bleed through from back endorsements, otherwise VF-EF. Two of the Custer signatures are affected by cancels, one is unmolested.[3] Est. 500-1000
Trio of Custer Signed Checks with Clear Signatures
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Custer, George Armstrong. Personal checks signed “GA Custer,”1 page, narrow oblong 8vo, Louisville, KY. Blue bank checks drawn on the Planters National Bank of Louisville. 1) Sep. 20, 1872. Payable to “Grindstead & Bradley / Fifteen Hundred Dollars.” Spindle cancels at center and elsewhere, bleed through from back endorsement, otherwise EF. 2) Similar. Sep. 24, 1872. Payable to “Grindstead & Bradley / Three Hundred and Fifty-One Dollars and a quarter.” Spindle cancel at the center, endorsements on front and back, stain, otherwise VF. 3) Feb. 15, 1873. Payable to Thomas Polk & Co. / Fifteen Dollars.” Spindle cancels, pin holes, bleed through from back endorsements, otherwise VF-EF. All three with crystal clear Custer signatures. [3] Est. 750-1250
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