Milford, Delaware. $10 1875. Friedberg 417. The First NB. Charter #2340. PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. This Kent County bank was chartered in July 1876 and issued more than $1.8 million in National Currency under two different titles through 1935. There were 3,349 Series of 1875 $10-$10-$10-$20 sheets issued by the bank. The National Bank Note Census reports that 14 of these $10s are known to collectors. The example offered here is broadly margined, vividly printed and exceptionally colored. PMG has added a "Great Color" comment to the end of their EPQ qualifier. The vignette on the left side of the face is <em>Franklin and Electricity, </em>portraying the founding fathers famous kite flying experiment. To the right is <em>America Seizing Lightning, </em>which represents the electrical revolution sweeping the country at the time. The back features a beautifully ornate scene at center <em>DeSoto Discovering the Mississippi, </em>as painted by W.H. Powell and later engraved by Frederick Girsch.