Anderson Court House, South Carolina. Bewley & Keese. 1865 10 Cents. PMG Choice Fine 15.
Similar to Sheheen 686. Printed on brown paper. Signed Bewley & Keese. Interestingly, the obligation to pay “In Merchandise, or United States Currency” seems in defiant opposition to the fact that is printed on the other side of a Confederate T-68 back. Printed a mere four months or so following Lee's surrender at Appomattox. Sherman's troops had also just recently occupied the village of Anderson. Bewley, Keese & Co. was a store that sold food and other dry goods. Your cataloger, always the enthusiastic historical researcher, has found a July 1869 issue of the “Anderson Intelligencer” which states that Bewley, Keese & Co. is closing up and would all persons indebted to the store please come close their accounts with either cash or note. “Cash is preferred as we need money.” A great historical item and incredibly rare on its own merits. The only other example we have seen was printed with a plain back and it realized over $10,000 back in 2004. This is such a superb note, on so many levels, which deserves to see lots of spirited bidding in order to acquire it. 
Estimate: $4000.00- $6000.00