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Obverse Description
Arabic and French text; young Muslim woman wearing head scarf, earrings, and necklace
Reverse Description
Arabic and French text; boats in port of Algiers; mosque; veiled Algerian woman carrying a basket of fruit
Catalog Information
GSID:
93987
Variety:
Vertical red SPÉCIMEN ovpt front; diagonal red SPÉCIMEN ovpt front/back; dated 3-6-1297 [sic]; all-zero s/n
BNB #:
B123as1
Pick #:
P77s
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Subject: I would like to contribute catalog info to CDN for Vertical red SPÉCIMEN ovpt front; diagonal red SPÉCIMEN ovpt front/back; dated 3-6-1297 [sic]; all-zero s/n
Body: Referring page: http://www.greysheet.com/prices/item/vertical-red-spécimen-ovpt-front-diagonal-red-spécimen-ovpt-front-back-dated-3-6-1297-sic-all-zero-s-n/gsid/93987 GSID: 93987 Title: Vertical red SPÉCIMEN ovpt front; diagonal red SPÉCIMEN ovpt front/back; dated 3-6-1297 [sic]; all-zero s/n
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Request Pricing 05 06 1852 - 04 10 1870 Handwritten sig Series A - Z, A2 - T3 68,200 notes; 131 unredeemed; 4 known (all varieties) Algiers (without ovpt)
Vertical SUCCURSALE D’ORAN ovpt
Vertical SUCCURSALE CONSTANTINE ovpt
Vertical SUCCURSALE DE BÔNE ovpt
Printed date 185_ 18 11 1851 - 20 12 1856 Handwritten date 30 01 1858 - 14 11 1865 Handwritten sig Series A - Z, A2 - B4 76,372 notes; 214 unredeemed; 6 known (all varieties) Algiers (without ovpt)
Vertical SUCCURSALE D’ORAN ovpt
Vertical SUCCURSALE CONSTANTINE ovpt
31 07 1852 - 08 08 1865 Handwritten sig Series A - L 10,700 notes; 14 unredeemed; 0 known (all varieties) Algiers (without ovpt)
Vertical SUCCURSALE D’ORAN ovpt
Vertical SUCCURSALE CONSTANTINE ovpt
No ovpt; no perf; no date; no sig ; no s/n
14 08 1852 - 08 08 1865 Handwritten sig Series A - D 3,800 notes; 3 unredeemed; 0 known (all varieties) Algiers (without ovpt)
Vertical SUCCURSALE D’ORAN ovpt
Vertical SUCCURSALE CONSTANTINE ovpt
20 09 1870 - 15 03 1872 Handwritten sig Series A4 - O10 163,800 notes; 131 unredeemed; 7 known (all varieties) Algiers (without ovpt)
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