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 1^st, 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, “13^th 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, -- 10^th, 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