 Fifth Issue Color Back Proof for Fractional Currency. Act of March 3, 1863 and June 30, 1864. India paper color Back Proof by Joseph R. Carpenter, Philadelphia. Die sunk directly to wide card. Similar to Milton 5DP50R.1. A deep impression in bold green ink. The regular issue back design by Carpenter as used on the issue notes. It appears to be a single impression die proof with visible signs of the rolled embossing at the right. An approval proof, similar to O'Mara Collection lot 16482, with notations from the Treasury. At the upper left, ''first proof...' The rest is difficult to decipher. At one time there were probably several of these with different designations. This proof did not ink completely, perhaps due to the hardening process. Extremely rare and superior to the example in Ford III (lot 1060) with ink splatter in the field. Lengthy pencil notation on the verso of the card. Penciled ''73A'' at the end of the back edge of the card. Quite significant with the notations.
Ex F.C.C. Boyd Estate.
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