Pennsylvania Colonial Currency Trio, October 1st, 1773.
Pennsylvania, 1773. Lot of 3 Issued banknotes, all are 20 Shillings, P-S2540G, S/Ns 10528; 25259; and 16099. Black and red text, 2 are in VF condition, 1 in Fine condition with damage along thin margins. Printed by Hall and Sellers. Signed by John Field, Abraham Usher, Isaac Wharton, and Charles Meredith, among others. Hall and Sellers was a Philadelphia printing company originally established by Benjamin Franklin. In 1743 Franklin hired David Hall (1714-77), a Scottish journeyman printer, and in 1748 made the latter a partner. The firm printed the Pennsylvania Gazette, Franklin's newspaper. In 1766 Franklin sold his share in the business to Hall, and later that same year Hall brought in the journeyman printer William Sellers as his new partner, establishing Hall & Sellers. The firm carried government contracts, including printing paper money. (3)
Estimate: USD 300 - 500