Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Harrisburg, Portsmouth, Mount Joy & Lancaster Rail Road. January 31, 1838. $1. Very Fine.Draper, Toppan, Longacre & Co. Phil. & NY. Primitive locomotives with passenger cars at center. Woman seated at left. Man with pitchfork and dog at right. ONE in each corner. Die counter 1s to left and right of the central vignette. A rare note from an issuer we have not offered previously. The rail road ran along the east side of the Susquehanna River and later was one of the first sections built of the well known Pennsylvania Rail Road. This note exhibits solid paper, even circulation and dark inks. A great note from this always popular Pennsylvania region.
