Uncut Sheet of (4) Fr. 226a. 1899 $1 Silver Certificates. PMG Extremely Fine 40. A most impressive item that comes in company with a period letter addressed to one Cora M. Luke (1876? - 1973) from her father Amos Luke (1851 - 1936) who worked as a Clerk in the Record and Pension Office of the War Department in Washington D.C. Dated October 2, 1904 this letter details how this sheet first came into the possession of Cora as a gift from her father who had found it among a stack of papers. The letter further details Amoss trip to Boston and the Granary Burying Ground and his observations of New Englands weather and foliage and a predication (one that would soon prove correct) that the Democratic Nominee for President Alton B. Parker had no chance in the upcoming election. As for the sheet itself it displays only evidence of storage and appears exceedingly well for an item of its vintage. Thankfully Mrs. Luke never had the need to cut up this sheet after it passed into her possession, and the collectors of the present can marvel at an uncommon sight scarcely ever encountered at auction let alone one with period documentation. pp From the "This Buck Stopped Here" Collection.
