 Colony of New York. September 2, 1775. Five Dollars. No.4949. Signed by Jerem'h Brower and Ab: Livingston [in red]. Printed on thick stock. Ornate border cuts, New York Arms right. Printed back, vignette of 13 Branched Lit Candelabrum, motto UNO EODEMQUE IGNI. Imprint 'Printed by John Holt, in the Year 1775'. Crisp Uncirculated. Looks like the top corner of the sheet with two wide margins and tightness at the right and bottom. Natural paper ripples along the top wide margin. The upper left corner is soft. Well printed and embossed. Pinhole in wide left margin near the top. Pencil code at back right margin ''hc/rzz'' by Clarke.
Ex T. James Clarke Collection; Henry Chapman.
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