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1902 Date Back with Blue Seal $5 P590-P597 |
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$5 1902 Date Back National Bank Notes |
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PMG VG 8 NET |
| Cert #: |
5012054-012
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Owner Comments
Somerville, MA The Somerville NB Ch. # (N)4771 VG Edge Damage $5 1902 DB Fr. 593 SN 1/H647917A pp C dtd. June 15, 1912. HA sold this as a VG 8 Net Edge damage 3 times realizing between $516-$1080. The stamped signatures of J. (Joseph) E. Gendron, Cashier and J.O. Hayden, President have survived exceptionally well given the toll the rest of note has taken surviving commerce in this Middlesex County (Kelly lists incorrectly as Suffolk) locale. This is the only serial number 1 example, large or small, that is known from the only issuer in town. Somerville is home to Tufts University, which has its campus along the Somerville and Medford border.
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1902 Plain Back with Blue Seal $5 P598-P612 |
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$5 1902 Plain Back National Bank Notes |
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PMG 63 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
1514687-012
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Owner Comments
Lenox, MA The Lenox NB Ch. # (N)4013 PMG 63EPQ $5 1902 PB Fr. 600 Ladder SN 9876/B727737H pp A/1036 dtd. Feb. 22, 1909. Descending Ladder SN. Stamped signature of Manton R. Sedgwick, Cashier and a penned signature of Geo. A. Mole, President. Trimmed just a bit low on the upper right corner, but not into the design. Lenox is in Berkshire County and is the site of Shakespeare & Company and Tanglewood, summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
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1902 Date Back with Blue Seal $10 P616-P623 |
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$10 1902 Date Back National Bank Notes |
| Grade: |
PMG F 12 |
| Cert #: |
1185448-036
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Owner Comments
Worcester, MA The Mechanics NB Ch. # (N)1135 PMG 12 $10 1902 DB Fr. 616 Lyons | Roberts SN 16391/H626044 pp K/43 dtd. Mar. 29, 1905. The stamped signatures of A.H. Stone, cashier and F. (Francis) H. Dewey, President, remain bold on this fine example.
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1902 Plain Back with Blue Seal $10 P624-P638 |
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$10 1902 Plain Back National Bank Notes |
| Grade: |
PMG F 15 |
| Cert #: |
8075269-010
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Owner Comments
Athol, MA The Millers River NB Ch. # (N)708 PMG 15 $10 1902 PB Fr. 624 SN 9410/Z118842D pp E/587 dtd. Dec. 16, 1904. Signatures have faded away. Original series notes carry the town name as Athol Depot. Originally called Pequoiag by Native Americans, the area was subsequently settled in 1735 and in 1762, the name was changed to Athol. Outdoor activities center around the Millers River. The River Rat Race, an annual canoe race held each spring, draws participants from all parts of New England.
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