Globe Bank $1
1850s Proof. Durand 1339, Haxby RI-305 G8P pp B, Bowers W-RI-970-001-G040
“An intricately engraved series from a bank that used several series of notes featuring globes and related allegorical vignettes. On this Wellstood series, Knowledge and Time watch Atlas lift the earth on his shoulders. The four allegorical women at the top represent the four continents – Africa, the Americas, Europe, and Asia are in harmony. Issued notes had green protectors. Proofs without the tint plate were likely for inspection by the engravers and bank officials. We are aware of a few proofs from this $1-$2-$3 series. Most originated with the Ford-Goldstone proofs. This was discovered later in a Wellstood archive sold at Memphis in 2007.”
Ex Coll. Charles R. Pease, Jr.
Knowledge and Time watch Atlas lift the earth on his shoulders. The four allegorical women at the top represent the four continents.