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MISSOURI PAPER MONEY [:] Check List of All Specimens in the Collection of Eric P. Newman. Undated Typewritten Manuscript with Annotations. Very Fine. A unique record of Eric's Missouri currency: not a complete record and with some later acquisitions missing, but a very significant work and essential pedigree research tool for paper money specialists and Missouri numismatists. Oblong folio, 29 cm by 23 cm by 2.8 cm thick. Untitled brown simulated leather, with gilt bordering and simulated gilt compartment lines, TyFoFax (by McMillan Book Company) Record Book with retractable post for adding and deleting pre-made pages. Title page, but undated (approximately 1950?). The primary entries are all typewritten on the pages parallel to the binding post (making it an oblong folio) and organized by currency genre from the "Bons, Scrip and Notes Written in Longhand ... ," and continuing mostly in a chronological manner through Territorial notes, Obsolete notes, Scrip, State Notes, Ad Notes, the two St. Louis Demand notes, Missouri National Bank Notes, and St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank Notes and Federal Reserve Notes. Apparently, all (or nearly all) of the initial Missouri currency acquired from "Colonel" Green is listed within, along with the important 1939 D. C. Wismer notes, including all the proofs and issued Obsolete notes and the $10 St. Louis Demand note. There are handwritten additions here and there on some pages or on the back of blank pages (proof sheets formerly from the American Bank Note Company archives for example). There are 63 pages of listings, nearly all typewritten. The remaining pages included are blank. The National Bank Note census, fully articulated with serial numbers and plate letters is immensely important. This record book was integral in the preparation of the Newman part VIII auction catalog, and the ordering of the early Missouri Bons through the Obsolete Currency sections followed this book in the spirit of Eric's collecting organization. The pages are generally clean and bright. There are some cover scuffs and corner rubs; this was a working inventory book in every sense of the word. Please note that this archive, along with many other fascinating records, correspondence, and publications, has been scanned for permanent preservation on the Newman Numismatic Portal. However, there is only one physical example of this archive, and it will certainly augment any Missouri currency collection or numismatic library profoundly. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
From Newman X (Heritage Auctions, November 2018), lot 20163, realized $4800. |
