OHIO. A. Hirsch, Sutler of the Forty-Seventh Regiment O.[hio] V.[olunteer] I. [nfantry] United States Army. Fifty Cents. 'Cincinnati'. 'October 9, 1862'. Printed on off white bond paper. 177mm by 76mm. Very light green undertint protector '50'. Printed in green with different America standing vignette than the 25¢ note with U.S. Flag and Shield at the left. At the right is Capitol rotunda statue of Freedom with motto below. Drum and fife at the base. Titles above with denomination text in the center, 'FIFTY CENTS/IN MERCHANDISE'. Spaces for two signatures. Imprint of 'Ehrgott, Forbriger, & Co. Lith. Cincinnati.' Keller OH-SF050. Rarity 7. Unissued remainder without cancels in the blanks. Another rarity and from the Criswell Collection Sale. Several folds, handling and toned lightly. A short top edge split. Undergraded in the 1977 ANA Sale at ''Very Good'', this is Fine for the genre.
Ex Grover Criswell Collection (Kagin's ANA 86th Convention Sale, August 23-28 1977, lot 4384).
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