Auction: 320 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale and the Forest Park Collection
Lot: 1596
East & West Rail Road Company of Alabama. (AL). 1882. $1,000 Six Per Cent First Mortgage Bond. PROOF by American Bank Note Company. Green. Locomotive. Slave carries cotton basket, left. Eagle and shield, right. This proof was used as a model, to indicate where commas need to be placed throughout the text. VF+. There is a small edge split repaired with invisible tape at the bottom, and another minor edge split, but otherwise quite attractive. These color proofs are very scarce.
Estimate
$100 to $150