New York, New York. Saint Nicholas Bank. 1850s. $1. PMG Very Fine 30.(NY-1900 G2a) Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson. New York. Portrait of Peter Stuyvesant at left. Saint Nicholas hotel at the top center. At lower right, Santa Claus vignette. This is the Type-II Santa Claus Vignette as categorized by Roger Durand in his excellent book on the subject. Red ONE protector centered near bottom. Red penned bank officers signatures. This example displays exquisite detail with sharply detailed vignettes and wonderdully clean paper. Four POCs are seen in the signature panels as is often found on notes from this series. This note was last offered as lot 1611 of Smythes September 2000 Strasburg sale.
