Cut Sheet of (4) Fr. 86. 1907 $5 Legal Tender Notes. PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 to Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ. Carmi A. Thompson Courtesy Autographs. Serial Numbers 5, 6, 7 & 8.For a design and series represented by thousands of surviving notes; this group is a remarkable entry among those pieces. Such a distinction is not a result of condition or even the fact that this design stands as one of the most popular put to print, but rather several factors. First, these notes represent the ever-rare and short-lived Napier - Thompson signature combination that was current for only a few months between 1912 and 1913 which records less than 100 known survivors according to databases like Track & Price and the PMG Population Report. Second, these notes all feature single-digit serial numbers placing them among the earliest to be issued and emphasize the fact that these were clearly saved as souvenirs likely through the intervention of Treasurer Carmi A. Thompson. Yet perhaps the most important distinction is that the notes offered here together are representative of a cut sheet. Each plate position is represented while none of the constituent notes show signs of technical circulation reflective of sporadic handling, and all also feature a penned Courtesy Autograph penned from Thompsons own hand. Thompsons Courtesy Autographs are further seen in the company of bold originality and detail that does well to emphasize the color of the crimson-red Treasury overprint and the small details of Henry Gulgers iconic vignette <em>The Pioneer Family. </em>These qualities serve to underscore this lot as a remarkable offering bound to provoke much consideration and action during the bidding process.From the McLaughlin Collection of Napier-Thompson Notes.
