 Chemical Bank. $50.00. No plate letter. New York, NY. 1850's. India paper Proof by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson. New-York. Full light orange tint plate covers the note and outlines a white '50' protector in the center. At the lower left is female seated on a cloud, at the upper left is Bank die flanked by '50' counters. At the far right is a large '50' contained in an ornate frame. Haxby NY-1505 G102a SENC. Haxby does not specify the tint plate on this type. A superb color proof and the first we have seen. This has always been one of the great titles on New York City and a complex one. There are some faint hints of foxing and natural ripples in the India paper. Choice.
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