 Colony of Connecticut. October 11, 1777. Uncut Complete Double Pane Sheet of Ten Notes. Nos.30935//30895. Printed as a double sheet with each half, 2 Pence-3 Pence-4 Pence-5 Pence-7 Pence//2 Pence-3 Pence-4 Pence-5 Pence-7 Pence, printed face to back, horizontally. Uniface notes, printed on heavy, coarse blue paper stock by Timothy Green II (without imprint). Each note numbered and signed by C.(harles) Phelps. A rare Connecticut uncut sheet. Not in our Ford Part VI Sale of Colonial Sheets and the only Connecticut sheet type we have handled. We sold a similar sheet in Ford VIII in January, 2005 (lot 1431). The single notes are common types, but in this form an important item. Uncanceled. Extremely Fine. Two vertical off gutter folds. There are small patches of foxing that are not very obtrusive in addition to two spindle holes. Pencil code, date ''1922'' and price ''$15'' on a blank corner.
Ex F.C.C. Boyd Estate.
Part of an issue of 5,250 Pounds payable in October 10, 1782. The British captured 160 sheets of this issue from Samuel Bishop (a note signer) in New Haven. Most of the notes known from this series are slash canceled.
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