Treasurer of the United States , Certificate or Indebtedness, eagle top center, 186-, Major & Knapp, green background tint, text indicates that these were given to suppliers who had submitted bills for goods or services, unissued, very fine, together with Treasury Department , Office of Internal Revenue, receipt for $31.18 representing "the tax on salaries withheld for the mont o February 1864", Washington at left, Fuch, Estee & Co. imprint, printed in lavender with ochre background tint, a very early Internal Revenue Service Document, very fine , a paper sample supplied to the Federal Government, ink notation reads, "I approve of this sample paper, and, with the water mark proposed by Mr. Clark, I recommend its use for Treasury Notes, Jon J. Chase, afs Treasurer U.S.", a further note indicates price of 12.50 per 1000 sheets, "the whole product of the Mill to be taken.", very fine, and another early Federal sample, this of a brown geometric lathework pattern, notation written in ink across pattern reads, "Pay to order of H. McCulloch, Wm. E. Chandler, a second endorsement is signed, "S.M. Clark", pencil notation at bottom reads, "Mr. Clark fancys this but I fear it will not do- WEC", very fine, a fascinating and rare group of early Federal fiscal paper (4)(lot)
Treasurer of the United States , Certificate or Indebtedness, eagle top center, 186-, Major & Knapp, green background tint, text indicates that these were given to suppliers who had submitted bills for goods or services, unissued, very fine, together with Treasury Department , Office of Internal Revenue, receipt for $31.18 representing "the tax on salaries withheld for the mont o February 1864", Washington at left, Fuch, Estee & Co. imprint, printed in lavender with ochre background tint, a very early Internal Revenue Service Document, very fine , a paper sample supplied to the Federal Government, ink notation reads, "I approve of this sample paper, and, with the water mark proposed by Mr. Clark, I recommend its use for Treasury Notes, Jon J. Chase, afs Treasurer U.S.", a further note indicates price of 12.50 per 1000 sheets, "the whole product of the Mill to be taken.", very fine, and another early Federal sample, this of a brown geometric lathework pattern, notation written in ink across pattern reads, "Pay to order of H. McCulloch, Wm. E. Chandler, a second endorsement is signed, "S.M. Clark", pencil notation at bottom reads, "Mr. Clark fancys this but I fear it will not do- WEC", very fine, a fascinating and rare group of early Federal fiscal paper (4)(lot)
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