 South-Carolina. 'I ''Thomas Elfe'' Promise to pay bearer on Demand Twenty Shillings Currency, for value received.' Charles-Town, South-Carolina. Undated, circa 1775-1777. No.41. 97mm by 52mm. Uniface, printed on laid paper with a partial watermark at the left. Ornate end panel with multiple ornament patterns similar to the 1776 Georgia notes. Ornamental patterns on the top and bottom enclose the texts. Bold signature of ''Thomas Elfe'' at the lower right.
Another amazing scrip note from the 1775-1777 period. The style points to this and the above two notes having been together for quite some time. Like the above two, Unlisted in Newman and to our knowledge unpublished anywhere else. A good likelihood of being unique as we have never seen another. Very Fine. A short split at the top. The right end trimmed in slightly. This is meaningless to the specialist who understands the magnitude of great fiscal history residing on such a diminutive piece of real estate. The slightness of size does not disguise the grandness of this classic rarity on traditionally well collected South Carolina.
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