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Auction: 316 - The Collector's Series
Lot: 600

Bond of the State of California for War Indebtedness. $100. Specifically "Expeditions against the Indians." Signed on the back by John Bigler, the Govenor of California. Indian with bow and arrows. George Washington. Ornate red back and embossed seal. An Act approved in 1857. Between 1851 and 1859 the State of California spent over $1,000,000 to remove Indians from their lands and indenture Indian children. VF details This historic example is mostly intact, but there are small pieces missing, the seal is punch through in sections, and the lower right coupons are torn and repaired. Still a very compelling example of a bond that would cost many thousands of dollars in higher grade. Certainly a good candidate for restoration or framing.

Estimate
$1,000 to $1,500