Newport, New Hampshire. $10 1882 Brown Back. Fr. 480. The First NB. Charter #888. PMG Choice Very Fine 35.Sharply detailed design elements are found on this vividly printed $10 Brown Back. The $10 Brown Backs of 1882 features a vignette at left titled <em>Franklin and Electricity</em>, depicting the founding fathers famous kite experiment. At right is the vignette <em>America Seizing the Lightning.</em> The motifs on the face are evocative of an early nation just seizing upon the benefits of the electrical revolution. This example from Newport Charter #888 comes on bright, lightly circulated paper that is well margined and free of any distracting characteristics.
