Government of the Counties of New Castle, Kent and Sussex upon Delaware. June 1, 1759. Twenty Shillings. No.48099. Signed by David Hall, Wm. Armstrong, and John Barns. Printed on thick paper by B.(enjamin) Franklin and D.(avid) Hall, their imprint on the back. Seal and motto as earlier series, the seal orientation is horizontal. Period of 'No.' over left of 'Y' in 'TWENTY'. Four crowns security device. Back lion motif at the bottom, changed from previous series. A second example and also superior grade to the majority known with excellent margins. Close to Very Fine. The horizontal crease has no major break in it. There is some petty side splitting and a small red spot at the left top edge. Moderate face and back soiling with one back hinge reinforcement. Penned notation ''£100'' on the back vignette.
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