Louisiana, (Baton Rouge), State of Louisiana, $5 "Baby Bond" back proof
essay, 1880, India paper on card, this very rare proof appears to be the same
as the issued design except it is printed in slate blue instead of green, as on
others, all eleven coupons are at left, two punch cancellations, trimmed
corners and a missing piece of India paper along bottom edge, very rare,
extremely fine. $125 photo
Louisiana, Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, $2, February 24, 1862, red
"TWO", printed on the backs of $2 Commercial and Agricultural Bank of
Texas remainder sheets, two small edge nibbles, very good to fine. $40 photo Another, this a
reconstructed note made of two mismatched halves, not attached, also on backs
of Texas $2s. $20 photo
Louisiana, Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, $5, October 10, 1862, “South strikes
down Union at center”, fine to very fine.
$35 photo Same, very fine
to extremely fine, one pinhole. $45
photo A
Third, this with engravers name, S LEAP in wide bottom margin, and plate #
“5” on back, fine. $50 photo
Louisiana,
Centerville, T.D. Hine, $1, Nov 1861, payable in
Confederate notes at Stuart and James in New Orleans, skillfully repaired edge
splits and upper right corner, otherwise fine.
$175 photo
Louisiana,
Clinton, Clinton and Port Hudson Rail Road
Company, 50 Cents, Sept’r 1st, 1862,
printed on backs of unused bills of lading, a long horizontal split nearly
severs the note in half, good. $295 photo
Louisiana,
Covington, Parish of St Tammany, $3, April 9,
1862, nice fine. $350 photo, Same, but dated
Aug 7, 1862, missing left side, fair. $75
photo
Louisiana,
Covington, Parish of St Tammany, $5, May 17,
1862, nice fine to very fine. $375 photo Another, small edge tears, otherwise
fine. $295 photo
Louisiana,
Franklinton, Parish of Washington, 25 Cents,
1862, rare, a couple of tears and an old stain, typical of this grade,
good. $400 photo
Louisiana,
Jackson, Clinton and Port Hudson Rail Road
Company, $10, Nov 20, 1839, rare countersigned variety with partially printed
back reading “Redeemable at the ‘Citizens Bank’ of ‘Louisiana. L Sturges’ Cash.” A few ink/aging
spots, fine. $750 photo
Louisiana,
Monroe, Vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas
Railroad Company, 50 Cents, “13th Jan 1862” date variety, printed on
the backs of unissued bonds of this company, small ink burn at bottom edge,
crisp uncirculated. $110 photo Same, except date “13 Jan 1862”, almost
uncirculated. $110 photo
Louisiana,
New Orleans, Canal and Banking Co., $5, 18--, (1850s),
two women with ornate “5”, “V”s at either side and five small hidden cherubs
throughout, Franklin at left, five symbols representing aspects of America
within ornate “5” at right, fancy “FIVE” with cherubs within letter across
bottom center, mermaid and whimsical whale at bottom between signatures, a
wonderful and ornate design for little $, unissued, lightly aged, almost
uncirculated. $25 photo
Louisiana,
New Orleans, Canal Bank, $20, February 10, 1849,
angels and cherubs with large “20” at center, red back, serial #510, dated and
signed by the President, this note needed only the cashier’s signature to be
properly issued and is scarce as such, two hammer cancellations and a small bit
of missing paper as a result, otherwise crisp uncirculated. $30
photo
Louisiana,
New Orleans, Canal Bank, $50, 18--, (1850s),
three allegorical women with ships and exported goods, red back, typical aging,
crisp uncirculated. $45 photo
Louisiana,
New Orleans, Citizens Bank of Louisiana, $1,
18--, (1859-60s), sailboat at center, President Fillmore at lower right, Sailor
at wheel at lower left, superb engraving by American Bank Note Co., choice
crisp uncirculated. $40 photo Same, lightly aged, crisp uncirculated. $30 photo
Louisiana,
New Orleans, Citizens Bank of Louisiana, $2,
18--, (1859-60s), woman leans on cotton bale, ships in background, Fillmore at
lower left, men look at ships at sea at lower right, beautiful engravings,
borders and layout, tight top margin, almost uncirculated. $45
photo
Louisiana,
New Orleans, Citizens Bank of Louisiana, $10,
Dec 1, 1859, sailor with anchor by shore at center, Washington at lower left,
woman’s portrait at lower right, orange back in French depicting ship, exported
goods, this is an issued and used contemporary counterfeit and is much rarer
than the unissued remainders from this bank, a bit of edge roughness, very
good. $250 photo
Louisiana,
New Orleans, Citizens Bank of Louisiana, $1000,
18--, (1850s), red back, very high denomination, unissued, two small edge
tears, very fine. $150 photo
Louisiana,
New Orleans, Citizens Bank of Louisiana at
Shreveport, $50, 18--, (1859-60s), green tint and orange back, unissued, damage
at right and left sides, otherwise very fine.
$8 photo
Louisiana,
New Orleans, City of New Orleans, 25 Cents,
October 24, 1862, rough left end, good. $18 photo
Louisiana,
New Orleans, H Fassmann
& Co., 25 Cents, January 1,
1862, ship at top center, America at left, green and black print on yellow
paper, rarer date and issue, splits, rough right edge, almost good. $250 photo
Louisiana,
New Orleans, A H
Gardner, $2, -- 10th, 1862, ship at center, black and green print on
red undertint and blue paper, left third missing,
very rare, fair. $45 photo
Louisiana, New Orleans,
New Orleans, Coast and LaFourche Transportation Co.,
$1, December 5, 1861, upper left corner torn and repaired with stamp hinge on
back, otherwise fine. $150 photo
(Louisiana,
New Orleans), N.O.J.&G.N.R.R.CO., (New
Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Rail Road Company), 50 Cents, no date
(1860s), cardboard scrip, measures approximately 2 by 1 ¼ inches, countersigned
“TSW” (T S Williams) in fancy script at left, Williams
was General Supt. Of the railroad during the Union occupation of N.O. during
the Civil War, water stained, rare, fine.
$125 photo
Louisiana,
New Orleans, advertising
note, A. Shwartz & Son, 133 Canal St., a
fractional look alike from a Jewish merchant, both sides resembling backs of
1870s fractional currency notes, 1874 copyright date, some splitting along one
fold, very good. $195 photo
Louisiana,
New Orleans, I.L. Wilbur, 25 Cents, March 15,
1862, train in black at center, horse drawn stage in red with “TWENTY-FIVE
CENTS” below, a bit of edge roughness, very good. $125 photo
Louisiana, New Orleans,
Municipality No. One, $2, Oct 7?, 1839, Ceres with
wheat, cows at center, Farmer gathers wheat at left, text in French and
English, rare, internal tear at right, very good. $195 photo
Louisiana, New Orleans,
Municipality No. Two, $1, Dec 1, 1839, woman with
caduceus floats in cloud above sea at center, eagle on branch at either side,
denomination in French and English, trim is slightly uneven, fine. $125 photo
Louisiana,
New Orleans, Lottery Broadside, 17 by 11 inches,
winning numbers for August 11, 1891 drawings, lists hundreds of winning numbers
on one side, notice and promotional material on the other side, missing piece
at upper right, otherwise good condition
$25
Louisiana,
Opelousas, Town of Opelousas, 25 Cents,
October 4, 1862, printed in blue, two minor splits near bottom, otherwise very
fine. $95 photo
Louisiana,
Shreveport, State of Louisiana, $1, March 1,
1864, ship at center, early train at left, lightly stained, extremely
fine. $40 photo Same,
extremely fine. $50 photo
Louisiana,
Shreveport, State of Louisiana, $1, March 1,
1864, America with shield leans on cotton bales by shore at center, Washington
at left, serial # 1883, very fine to extremely fine. $45
photo,
Same, serial # 1881, nice extremely fine.
$50 photo Another, serial # 1882, nice extremely fine
with minor ink burn in signature. $45 photo
Louisiana,
Shreveport, State of Louisiana, $1, March 1, 1864,
steamboat at center, woman leans on column at left, choice extremely fine. $50
photo
Louisiana,
Shreveport, State of Louisiana, $20, March 10,
1863, General Beauregard at center, red denomination, blue back, serial #2,
fine or a bit better. $150 photo Another,
very good. $85 photo
Louisiana,
Shreveport, State of Louisiana, $50, March 10,
1863, Gen Leonadis Polk at center, nice extremely
fine. $150 photo Another,
lightly aged, almost uncirculated. $175 photo
Louisiana,
St. Martinsville, G. Web?re
& D.L. Broussard, 50 cents, July 7, 1862, very rare, tear at left backed,
good. $250 photo
Louisiana,
Parish of St. Landry, 50 Cents, July 19, 1862, printed in
blue on blue paper, three pinholes at left, fine. $75
photo
Louisiana,
St Martinsville, Corporation of St. Martinsville, 10
Cents, Jan 18, 1862, much rarer than the March issue, tear at left, piece
missing at lower right, almost good. $150 photo