United States of America, United States, Canals and water transport, a large thematic collection, viz. broken banks (33), all 1819-59, including Clinton Canal Bank, Illinois & Michigan Canal Fund, Cincinatti & Whitewater Canal Co, Farming & Commercial Bank of Carlisle, Canal Banking Co, Canal Bank of Albany, Chemung Canal Bank, Morris Canal and Banking Co, Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Co, James River and Kanawa Co, etc; National Banknotes, Five Dollars (2), both 1929, Blackstone Canal National Bank of Providence and Canal National Bank of Portland; ephemera (45), including cheques, proof vignettes, share certificates and modern first day covers, 1962-85; together with World notes (17), including Memel (Pick 8), Pakistan (Pick 12), Sudan (Pick 9a), Thailand (Pick 31a) [Lot]. Varied state; contained in two albums and including brief historical details of many of the American canals £800-1,000

Provenance: S.A. Holland Collection