 Fifth Issue Black and White Back Essay Plate ''Sample Proof'' for Fractional Cur rency. Ten Cents. Act of June 30, 1864. India paper Back Proof by Columbian Bank Note Co. Washington D.C. with their imprint at the bottom. 76mm by 50mm. Narrow margin proof, remounted on white paper loosely and on a brown archive sheet backing. Similar to Milton 5E10R.2a. Black white essay, identical to the adopted design with size and layout as issued. Penned in the left field in a special silver ink is ''Sample Proof'' in Gothic font. Extremely rare and distinctive.
Ex F.C.C. Boyd Estate.
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