 Colony of New Hampshire. January 26, 1776. Two Dollars. No.635. Portsmouth Issue Printed by Daniel Fowle. Payable on January 26, 1783. Signed by White and Smith. Printed on thick, coarse stock. 73mm by 82mm. Standard face and back designs. On the face, the obligation texts within ornate pattern borders and interior frames. The face using various repeating ornaments and mixed flourishes as dividers. Serial number cartouche at the top center. Signature area at the lower right. Latin motto across the top and with interwoven English motto on the bottom (on the Three Dollar and higher notes). Several denomination counters in various locations to prevent denomination raising. The back with four by four ornamental block pattern with denomination above and imprint below, 'PORTSMOUTH,/Printed By Daniel Fowle,/1776.' Six lines of ornaments across note in various positions.
This is a rare series of notes for any example. The famous Wayne Rich Collection of New Hampshire Colonial notes had only one note of this series among his many rarities. This offering includes five denominations and one additional with a due date variance. Very Fine to Extremely Fine. There are no hard creases, only some heavy handling. Bright and vivid with a faint patch of right face foxing. A natural paper flaw at the back upper left edge. A sharp type note.
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