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1902 Red Seal $5 P587-P58 |
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$5 1902 Red Seal National Bank Notes |
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PMG AU 53 |
| Cert #: |
5012810-002
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Owner Comments
Catawissa, PA The Catawissa NB Ch. # (E)7448 $5 1902 RS Fr. 587R PMG 53 SN 1/B144561 pp D/16 dtd. Apr. 30, 1904. Assistant Cashier Nelle P. Vastine and Vice President C. P. Pfahler signed on this SN 1 Red Seal that also happens to be a pre-star replacement note. The only serial number 1 Red Seal reported from this Columbia County bank. This lightly circulated note features nice embossing and beautiful penned signatures. C.S.W. Fox was cashier (1905-1922) while C.J. Fisher was president (1905-1935). N.P. Vastine briefly appears as cashier in the CoC report for 1923. W.M. Vastine was cashier at Catawissa's FNB.
The area around Catawissa was originally owned by William Henry in 1769. Catawissa was laid out in 1787 and at the time was referred to as "Hughesburg" or "Catawissey". The town is on the southeast side of the North Branch of the Susquehanna River about 5 miles south of Bloomsburg. The Catawissa Deposit Bank was incorporated in 1871. The First National Bank (4548) was chartered in 1891 and the Catawissa NB charted in 1904 in time to issue this $5 Red Seal.
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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 F 12 NET |
| Cert #: |
5004519-024
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Owner Comments
Lancaster, PA The Northern NB Ch. # (E)3367 SN 1 REPLACEMENT NOTE PMG 12 Net Paper Pulls $5 1902 DB Fr. 590 SN 1/N47978 pp B/147 June 20, 1905 One of only two serial number 1 notes known on this bank. The other one is a $5 1902 Plain Back and it is listed in the Track & Price census as a note in Good condition. This Date Back $5 with light penned signatures of E.J. Ryder, Cashier and J. Fredk. Sener, President, is well used with paper pulls; the Northern obviously sent its SN 1 notes into circulation. In total, only a dozen notes are confirmed on this bank that was voluntarily liquidated in February 1923.
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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 XF 40 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
5013565-001
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Owner Comments
Troy, PA The First NB Ch. # (E)4984 PMG 40EPQ $5 1902 PB Fr. 605 Parker | Burke SN 4910/M996211D pp A/641 dtd. Jan. 29, 1915. A lovely example from this better Bradford County bank whose sharp ink colors contrast nicely with its bright, white paper and dark, black stamped signatures of W.W. Beaman, Cashier and A.B. McKean, President.
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1902 Red Seal $10 P613-P615 |
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$10 1902 Red Seal National Bank Notes |
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PMG VF 25 |
| Cert #: |
5014783-002
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Owner Comments
Philadelphia, PA The Fourth Street NB Ch. # (E)3557 PMG 25 $10 1902 Red Seal Fr. 615 SN 9373/R539517 pp B/86 dtd. Sept. 2, 1906. An attractive and problem-free Red Seal from this Philadelphia bank, with excellent colors and sharp pen signatures of R.J. Clark, Cashier and R. (Richard) H. (Holt) Rushton, President. Rushton signed as Cashier on Brown Backs and served as VP before taking the reins as President of this institution. This note is a new addition to the census (2020) for this large-only issuer that is primarily known for a sizable hoard of Brown Backs.
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1902 Date Back with Blue Seal $10 P616-P623 |
| Item: |
$10 1902 Date Back National Bank Notes |
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PMG XF 45 |
| Cert #: |
1818454-011
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Owner Comments
Belleville, PA The Farmers NB Ch. # 10128 $10 1902 DB Fr. 620 PMG 45 SN 1291/R655313A pp C/216 Dec. 18, 1911. The first of two titles for this Mifflin County charter. This is one of just eight large-size and one of two Extremely Fine graded pieces with none finer. Includes signatures of F.W. Warner, Cashier and Jos. T. Fleming as Vice President. Fleming would replace John Reed as President in 1913 or 1914.
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1902 Plain Back with Blue Seal $10 P624-P638 |
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$10 1902 Plain Back National Bank Notes |
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PMG 64 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
1601763-005
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Owner Comments
Stoneboro, PA FNB Ch. # 6638 $10 1902 PB Fr. 624 PMG 64 EPQ SN 2991 pp D/1201 dtd. Jan. 23, 1903. A near-Gem example from this scarce Mercer County institution that comes from a very small group of high grade Plain Backs. Crackling fresh with lovely pen signatures and Exceptional Paper Quality noted by PMG.
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1902 Red Seal $20 P639-P641 |
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$20 1902 Red Seal National Bank Notes |
| Grade: |
PMG F 15 |
| Cert #: |
1723394-001
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Owner Comments
Quarryville, PA The Quarryville NB Ch. # (E)3067 $20 1902 Red Seal Fr. 639 PMG 15 SN 1616/N819423 pp A/76 dated May 6, 1903. This is only the sixth large size note to be reported from this scarce Lancaster County bank and the first $20 Red Seal. It has been circulated and has a couple of minor repairs but the red overprint is bold and signatures of A.S. Harkness, cashier, and Frank W. Helm, President have faded, but remain quite legible.
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1902 Date Back with Blue Seal $20 P642-P649 |
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$20 1902 Date Back National Bank Notes |
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PMG VF 35 |
| Cert #: |
1818456-003
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Owner Comments
Indiana, PA The FNB Ch. # 313 $20 1902 DB Fr. 642 PMG 35 SN 5864/D575240A pp B/180 dtd. Feb. 25, 1903. Two State bank and earliest of 3 chartered banks located here. Indiana is a borough in and the county seat of Indiana County. The population was 13,975 in the 2010 census. The borough and the region as a whole promotes itself as the "Christmas Tree Capital of the World" because the national Christmas Tree Grower's Association was founded there. There are still a large number of Christmas tree farms in the area. The largest employer in the borough today is Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
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1902 Plain Back with Blue Seal $20 P650-P663 |
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$20 1902 Plain Back National Bank Notes |
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PMG XF 45 |
| Cert #: |
1085997-004
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Owner Comments
Connellsville, PA The Citizens NB Ch. # 6452 PMG 45 $20 1902 PB Fr. 650 SN 19629 / R626411H pp C/810 dtd. Sept. 8, 1902. Stamped signatures of James L. Kurtz, Cashier and L.E. Markell, President.
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1902 Date Back with Blue Seal $50 P667-P674 |
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$50 1902 Date Back National Bank Notes |
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PMG VF 20 |
| Cert #: |
2195509-020
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Owner Comments
Danville, PA The Danville NB Ch. # (E)1078 PMG 20 $50 1902 Date Back Fr. 667 SN 255/A178573 pp C/15 dtd. Apr. 19, 1905. First $50 Date Back to from this Montour County issuing bank. Printed signatures of Frank Jameson, Cashier and M.G. Youngman, President.
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