St. Louis, Missouri - Land Office/Post Office, \"Receive at the Post Office\" Uncut Sheet of 50 Cents-75 Cents-25 Cents-12-1/2 Cents Undated (ca. 1818-20s). Remainder. PCGS Extremely Fine 45. The fourth series St. Louis postmaster notes are much different than the prior ones. These were finely engraved and printed from copper plates by P. Maverick, Durand & Co. (New-York) and succeeded the cruder, locally printed notes. Peter Maverick was an exceptional plate engraver with distinctive style. Cyrus Durand, brother of painter Asher B. Durand, was an engineering genius. His spiral lathe work patented machinery contributed rapidly to the evolution of enhanced security printing technology designed to thwart counterfeiters. This short-lived imprint is rare, but the company did engrave plates for other Missouri Territory period notes (Canfield & Wm. O'Hara & Co.'s Missouri Exchange Bank and St. Louis & Illinois Team Boat Ferry). The notes are not known signed, therefore we are unsure how long the notes were intended to be issued, if at all, and whether they were used into the statehood period commencing in 1821. Crane died in 1819, and the notes might have been used by his successor Elias Rector. A few years after, small-change notes like this were prohibited by an 1824 legislative act. Each note shares a similar layout: the large gray denomination numeral at the center, obligations across, \"MISSOURI\" curving above, and ornate lathe work end panels showing LAND OFFICE at left and POST OFFICE at right. Signature space was provided at lower right for the \"Post Master\" or \"P.M.,\" each styled differently depending upon the denomination. A complete sheet with wide margins all around. The individual notes are rarely seen, and this is an extremely rare uncut sheet of all the denominations. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society \n\n
From Newman VIII (Heritage Auctions, 11/2017), lot 28347, realized $1320. Image and description courtesy of Heritage Auctions, https://ha.com.
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