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Auction: 321 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale and Stocks and Bonds of the Americas
Lot: 123

Canada. Pair of financial-related items from the period of French Colonial rule: 18th Century French playing card from Quebec of the type used for playing card money in New France. Jack of Clubs with name "Lancelot" printed vertically lower right. Plain back. Very well-preserved, stiff with no folds, the hand-applied colors still vibrant; Hotel receipt, Quebec, November, 1721. For room and services. Handwritten on laid paper, partial watermark. Elaborate signature lower right. Rubber stamped on back. New France financial documents are scarce. Very Fine. [2]

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