





1862 10c Wm. Marks Jr. - Naples, NEW YORK Merchant Scrip CIVIL WAR Era
1862 10c Wm. Marks Jr. Merchant Scrip from Naples, New York.
Wm. Marks opened a store in Naples in 1839 and eventually became an undertaker.
He was also a noted abolitionist and used his hearse to transport escaping slaves northward to Canada, making his business an important stop on the underground railway.
This note features a Vignette of an eagle at the top.
This Civil War era scrip grades Very Fine+ with a couple large pinholes and a small tear on the bottom left edge.
It measures ~ 4.5" x 2".
1862 10c Wm. Marks Jr. Merchant Scrip from Naples, New York.
Wm. Marks opened a store in Naples in 1839 and eventually became an undertaker.
He was also a noted abolitionist and used his hearse to transport escaping slaves northward to Canada, making his business an important stop on the underground railway.
This note features a Vignette of an eagle at the top.
This Civil War era scrip grades Very Fine+ with a couple large pinholes and a small tear on the bottom left edge.
It measures ~ 4.5" x 2".
1862 10c Wm. Marks Jr. Merchant Scrip from Naples, New York.
Wm. Marks opened a store in Naples in 1839 and eventually became an undertaker.
He was also a noted abolitionist and used his hearse to transport escaping slaves northward to Canada, making his business an important stop on the underground railway.
This note features a Vignette of an eagle at the top.
This Civil War era scrip grades Very Fine+ with a couple large pinholes and a small tear on the bottom left edge.
It measures ~ 4.5" x 2".