COMPREHENSIVE CATALOG AND HISTORY OF CONFEDERATE BONDS.
Port Clinton: 1998. 4to, original pictorial boards. 288 pages; illustrated. Fine. More
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PAPER MONEY IN MARYLAND: 1727-1789.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1923. 8vo, original printed card covers. viii, 9-98, xii unopened pages. Fine. Published in the Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science series. Builds on the previous work by Clarence Gould published in the same series. Clain-Stefanelli 13331. Davis 77. More
MONEYMAKERS: THE SECRET WORLD OF BANKNOTE PRINTING.
Weinheim: 2006. 8vo, original red cloth printed in yellow; jacket. 316 pages. Fine. A fascinating investigative work on the security printers responsible for printing banknotes and the inner workings of this vital but little-known industry. More
THE BANKNOTES OF THE IMPERIAL BANK OF PERSIA: AN ANALYSIS OF A COMPLEX SYSTEM WITH CATALOGUE.
New York: ANS, 2016. 4to, original black cloth, gilt; jacket. 137 pages; illustrated in color. New. Numismatic Studies 30. More
RHODE ISLAND COLONIAL MONEY AND ITS COUNTERFEITING, 1647–1726.
Providence: Society of Colonial Wars, 1942. 8vo, original red cloth, gilt. x, 112 pages; 10 plates, 4 of them impressions of colonial currency taken from the original copperplates, printed on parchment and tipped into place. Fine. A well-preserved copy of this less-frequently seen work on colonial counterfeiting. Clain-Stefanelli 13653. Davis..... More
A GUIDE BOOK OF CONTINENTAL CURRENCY AND COINS.; A Numismatic Study and Guide to Collecting.
Pelham: Whitman, 2021. 8vo, original pictorial card covers. xiii, (1), 274 pages; illustrated in color throughout. New. More
WHITMAN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OBSOLETE PAPER MONEY. VOLUME 1: AN INTRODUCTION FOR COLLECTORS AND HISTORIANS.
Atlanta: Whitman, 2014. 4to, original pictorial boards. viii, 280 pages; profusely illustrated in color. New. An exceptional work, with a Foreword by C. John Ferreri. The Whitman Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Money is a multiple-volume study of currency issued from 1782 to 1866, before the modern era of National Banks..... More
WHITMAN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OBSOLETE PAPER MONEY. VOLUME 3: NEW ENGLAND, PART 2: MASSACHUSETTS, BOOK 1: ABINGTON TO GREENFIELD.
Atlanta: Whitman, 2015. 4to, original pictorial boards. xvi, 448 pages; profusely illustrated in color. New. Foreword by Anne E. Bentley. The Whitman Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Money is a multiple-volume study of currency issued by American banks from 1782 to 1866, before the modern era of National Banks and the..... More
HISTORY OF STATE BANKING IN MARYLAND.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins, 1899. 8vo, later brown cloth, gilt. 144, (10) pages. Fine. John Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science, Series XVII, Nos. 1–3. A scholarly work on the subject. More
MONARCHY, MONEY & MEDALS: COINS, BANKNOTES AND MEDALS FROM THE COLLECTION OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN.
London: Spink & the Royal Collection Trust, 2018. 4to, original blue cloth, gilt; jacket. vii, (1), 184 pages; illustrated in color. New. A well-catalogued and illustrated work describing the contents of the collection, and discussing various highlights, many of which have never before been thoroughly described in the numismatic literature..... More
THE OTTO C. BUDDE COLLECTION OF CONTINENTAL & COLONIAL CURRENCY.
Washington, D.C. Oct. 28-29, 1969. 8vo, original printed card covers. (2), 50 pages; 1409 lots. Original prices realized list laid in. Fine. A significant sale of this material, from an era when few were collecting early American paper money. Highlights included New Hampshire 7 shillings notes of Dec. 25, 1734..... More
TWO HANDWRITTEN POSTCARDS ADDRESSED TO EDMUND J. CLEVELAND.
Dated January 25 and February 15, 1875. Both cards entirely handwritten in black ink on the blank verso of a pre-paid United States Post Card. Postmarked and canceled. Fine. Jeremiah Colburn was one of the few people willing to assume the responsibility for the publication of the American Journal of..... More
HISTORY OF THE PRIVATE, STATE AND NATIONAL BANKS OF GOGEBIC COUNTY, MICHIGAN. 1886-1984.
(Wakefield): 1984. First edition. 4to, original blue cloth, gilt. iv, 51 duplicated typescript leaves; illustrated, including paper money. Fine. Special Hardbound Edition. Scarce. Sullivan 649. More
CONFEDERATE AND SOUTHERN STATE CURRENCY: A DESCRIPTIVE LISTING, INCLUDING RARITY.
Pass-A-Grille Beach: 1957. (10), 277, (1) pages; illustrated. [with] Criswell, Grover C., Jr., and Clarence L. Criswell. CONFEDERATE AND SOUTHERN STATE BONDS: A DESCRIPTIVE LISTING, INCLUDING RARITY. St. Petersburg Beach, 1961. (14), 310 pages; illustrated. Two volumes. 8vo, original matching mottled white cloth, gilt. Both volumes inscribed by Grover Criswell..... More
THE CHARLTON STANDARD CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN COINS, TOKENS AND PAPER MONEY. 36th Anniversary Edition. 1952–1988.
Toronto: Charlton Press, 1988. 8vo, original red leatherette, gilt. Collectors Limited Edition, signed by W.K. Cross and J.E. Charlton and hand-numbered 777 of 1000 copies. Limitation leaf; (8), 2–33, (6), xxvi, (13), xxiv, 218, (6), xv, (1), 239, (1) pages; illustrated. Fine. The deluxe limited edition of this standard reference..... More
FORM LETTER, FILLED OUT BY HAND, CERTIFYING THE COUNT AND SHIPMENT BY EXPRESS 2,000 SHEETS OF PRINTED BANK NOTES FOR THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF ALBANY, NEW YORK.
Dated 3 September 1845. On double-sheet stationary [20 by 25 cm] of Danforth, Bald, Spencer & Huffy, but with “Bald” struck out in most instances. Folded into a stampless cover with a New York postmark dated 3 September 1845 for 5 cents. Generally fine and preserved within a custom-made acid-free..... More
THE CATALOG AND GUIDEBOOK OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN COINS AND CURRENCY. VOLUME IV. LAO COINS AND CURRENCY.
Ho Chi Minh City: 2014. First edition. 8vo, original pictorial card covers. 233, (3) pages; illustrated in color. New. The only edition of this very useful guide to Lao coins and paper money issued from the 16th century to the present. Illustrated in color and with price guidelines, along with..... More
BANK NOTE REPORTERS AND COUNTERFEIT DETECTORS 1826-1866.
New York: ANS, 1949. 8vo, original printed card covers. vi, 175, (1) pages; 19 fine plates. Fine. Numismatic Notes and Monographs No. 114. The essential work on the subject. Clain-Stefanelli 13624*. More
DIRECTORY OF NEW JERSEY BANKS, 1804–1942.
(No place): New Jersey Bankers Association, 1942. 8vo, original printed card covers. viii, 98, (2) pages. Copies of Supplement Nos. 3 and 5 laid in. Near fine. One of the best works on the subject, by the main bibliographer of bank note reporters and counterfeit detectors. More
1825 LETTER TO PERKINS & HEATH REGARDING PLATES FOR £1 NOTE ON THE PLYMOUTH BANK.
Written on two sides of a 25 by 20 cm sheet of an unruled double-sheet self-mailer. Folded for mailing; remnant of wax seal, with minor loss from opening. Hand-rated, with strong black and weak red postmarks. Very good. An interesting letter discussing changes to be made to plates engraved by..... More
THIAN’S MASTERPIECE AND THE EARLY LITERATURE OF CONFEDERATE PAPER MONEY.
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2019. Oblong 4to, original pictorial card covers housed within original black and red cloth portfolio lettered in gilt. 40 pages; illustrated in color; original leaf from Thian’s The Currency of the Confederate States of America housed within archival Mylar holder. The leaf comprising pages 243–244, describing..... More
THIAN’S MASTERPIECE AND THE EARLY LITERATURE OF CONFEDERATE PAPER MONEY.
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2019. Oblong 4to, original pictorial card covers housed within original black and red cloth portfolio lettered in gilt. 40 pages; illustrated in color; original leaf from Thian’s The Currency of the Confederate States of America housed within archival Mylar holder. The leaf comprising pages 235–236, providing..... More
THIAN’S MASTERPIECE AND THE EARLY LITERATURE OF CONFEDERATE PAPER MONEY.
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2019. Oblong 4to, original pictorial card covers housed within original black and red cloth portfolio lettered in gilt. 40 pages; illustrated in color; original leaf from Thian’s The Currency of the Confederate States of America housed within archival Mylar holder. The leaf comprising pages 191–192, describing..... More
THIAN’S MASTERPIECE AND THE EARLY LITERATURE OF CONFEDERATE PAPER MONEY.
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2019. Oblong 4to, original pictorial card covers housed within original black and red cloth portfolio lettered in gilt. 40 pages; illustrated in color; original leaf from Thian’s The Currency of the Confederate States of America housed within archival Mylar holder. The leaf comprising pages 159–160, describing..... More
THIAN’S MASTERPIECE AND THE EARLY LITERATURE OF CONFEDERATE PAPER MONEY.
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2019. Oblong 4to, original pictorial card covers housed within original black and red cloth portfolio lettered in gilt. 40 pages; illustrated in color; original leaf from Thian’s The Currency of the Confederate States of America housed within archival Mylar holder. The leaf comprising pages 119–120, providing..... More