1873 $2 The South Carolina Rail Road Company "Fare Ticket" from Charleston, SC.
This railroad issued these colorful and attractive "Fare Tickets" following the Civil War as a way of getting around prohibitions against circulating privately issued paper money.
This note printed in black and green features a detailed Vignette of men loading bales onto a horse-drawn cart. At the bottom is a Vignette of a train inside a small frame.
This note grades Choice Crisp Uncirculated.
It measures ~ 7.25" x 3.25".
1873 $2 The South Carolina Rail Road Company "Fare Ticket" from Charleston, SC.
This railroad issued these colorful and attractive "Fare Tickets" following the Civil War as a way of getting around prohibitions against circulating privately issued paper money.
This note printed in black and green features a detailed Vignette of men loading bales onto a horse-drawn cart. At the bottom is a Vignette of a train inside a small frame.
This note grades Choice Crisp Uncirculated.
It measures ~ 7.25" x 3.25".