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Auction: 9USA - Schingoethe Obsolete Currency Collection Part 15
Lot: 151

MD. Baltimore. Collection of United States Insurance Company of Baltimore Notes. 1) $500. Dec. 31, 1833. (5.161.1). Toppan & Co. R-4. EF. 2) $1000. Mar. 29, 1834. (5.161.1). Toppan & Co. VF, pieces out of upper border. 3) $2000. Dec. 2, 1833. (5.161.1). Toppan & Co. EF. 4) $2500. Jan. 13, 1834. (5.161.1). Toppan & Co. R-4. EF. 5) $3000. Dec. 24, 1833. (5.161.1). Toppan & Co. EF. [5] Five differently denominated notes, of the same design, with amounts penned in by hand. It is unclear if these are policies with no redemptive value unless a valid claim was filed, or if they are short-term post notes. The company was organized in 1833 and appears to have closed by 1835. Joshua Atkinson, company secretary, moved on to the same position with the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company by 1837. Estimate US$ 250-500

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