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Auction: 316 - The Collector's Series
Lot: 663

Accelerating Steam Navigation Co. (NY) 1841. 3 shs. No. 303. Plate A. Large red "THREE" protector. An angel lifts a curtain revealing an early airship, the Dove progressing over water. At left is a large white 3. James Madison, right. A rare bank note style layout by Durand & Company, New York. $100,000 shares were authorized at $1 each, and they apparently circulated as money alongside of the obsolete currency of this time period. A wonderful early aviation piece, appreciated by scripophilists and paper money collectors as well. The margins are a bit rough, otherwise VF.

Sold for
$850