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Lot #4 1847 Issue 1847 Issue, derivation of design, two diff. banknotes, one a $5 Canal & Banking Co. New Orleans, showing a beautiful engraving of what eventually was adapted for the 5c Franklin; the other $2 Bank of Manchester note, with engraving of the Washington vignette used for the 10c stamp. The firm of Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson whose primary business was engravings and printing bank notes, was the only U.S. company in 1847, experienced in printing postage stamps Catalog #1-2E | Price Realized $575.00 |