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Briggs National Bank of Clyde, NY Stock Certificate--Number 1 [125890]

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Briggs National Bank of Clyde, NY Stock Certificate--Number 1 [125890]
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Stock certificate number 1, issued to LH Palmer for 50 shares on April 27th, 1880, in Clyde, NY. Signed by SH Briggs as president and the Cashier (illegible). Pen cancelled. Black border and print. Vignette of ship (lower right) and man & woman with horses (top center). Printed by CM Cornwell Lith, NY. Folds, some smearing of the ink. 6.25 x 9.5" This national bank opened in 1880 and stopped printing money in 1935, a 56-year printing period. During its life, The Briggs National Bank of Clyde issued 8 different types and denominations of national currency.

Date: 1880
Country (if not USA):
State: New York
City: Clyde
Provenance: Ken Prag Collection