{"product_id":"civil-war-era-1884-wm-h-seward-co-bankers-check-auburn-ny-lincolns-cabinet","title":"Civil War Era 1884 Wm H Seward \u0026 Co Bankers Check Auburn NY - Lincoln's Cabinet","description":"\u003ch1 data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #154494;\"\u003e1884 Wm. H. Seward \u0026amp; Co., Bankers Check – Auburn, New York – Imprinted 2¢ Orange Diamond Revenue Stamp (Scott # RN-G1) – Very Fine (VF 20–25)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9e2048; font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCivil War Era - Sewards to Abrham Lincolns Cabinet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eItem Overview\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" id=\"p-rc_62b1eb227068b42d-839\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFinancial Institution \/ Issuer:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"32\"\u003eWm. H. Seward \u0026amp; Co., Bankers\u003c\/b\u003e (Auburn, New York)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0,1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eLocation:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"10\"\u003eAuburn, N.Y.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,1,1\" id=\"p-rc_62b1eb227068b42d-840\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\" id=\"p-rc_62b1eb227068b42d-841\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"6\"\u003eFeb 1st, 1884\u003c\/b\u003e (overprinted\/written in iron-gall ink)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0,1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCheck Number:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"14\"\u003eNo. 78\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,3,1\" id=\"p-rc_62b1eb227068b42d-842\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,4,0\" id=\"p-rc_62b1eb227068b42d-843\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"4,4,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePayee:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"7\"\u003eJohn Mager\u003c\/b\u003e (or Order)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"4,4,0,1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,5,0\" id=\"p-rc_62b1eb227068b42d-844\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"4,5,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAmount:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"8\"\u003e$111.00\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4,5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"17\"\u003e\"One hundred \u0026amp; Eleven 00\/100 Dollars\"\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"4,5,0,1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,6,0\" id=\"p-rc_62b1eb227068b42d-845\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"4,6,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDrawer \/ Signature:\u003c\/b\u003e Signed by \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"30\"\u003eDaniel M. Tabor\u003c\/b\u003e (signed \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4,6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"54\"\u003e\"Daniel M. Tabor \/ Per E. C. Tabor\"\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"4,6,0,1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,7,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eReverse Endorsement:\u003c\/b\u003e Period brown iron-gall ink endorsement: \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"61\"\u003eJohn Mager\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,7,1\" id=\"p-rc_62b1eb227068b42d-846\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,8,0\" id=\"p-rc_62b1eb227068b42d-847\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"4,8,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePrinter \/ Stationer:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"21\"\u003eJ. H. Warner, 81 John St., N.Y.\u003c\/b\u003e (imprinted lower right margin)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"4,8,0,1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,9,0\" id=\"p-rc_62b1eb227068b42d-848\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"4,9,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePaper \u0026amp; Edge:\u003c\/b\u003e Fine cream laid security paper with pin-perforated rouletted left stub margin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"4,9,0,1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"4,9,0,2\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Imprinted Revenue Stamp (Scott # RN-G1)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eStamp Classification:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"22\"\u003eUnited States Revenue Stamped Paper (RN)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eScott Catalog #:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"17\"\u003eScott RN-G1\u003c\/b\u003e (Orange Diamond Type G)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDesign \u0026amp; Inscription:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"7,2,1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,2,1,0,0\" id=\"p-rc_62b1eb227068b42d-849\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,2,1,0,0,0\"\u003eBold orange \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,2,1,0,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"12\"\u003ediamond-shaped\u003c\/b\u003e security tint centered behind the payee and dollar lines\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,2,1,0,0,1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,2,1,0,0,2\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,2,1,1,0\"\u003eCentral circular portrait of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,2,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"29\"\u003eLiberty facing right\u003c\/b\u003e in an oval frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,2,1,2,0\" id=\"p-rc_62b1eb227068b42d-850\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,2,1,2,0,0\"\u003eText reads: \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7,2,1,2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"12\"\u003e\"UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE – TWO CENTS\"\u003c\/i\u003e with denomination numerals \"2\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,2,1,2,0,1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,2,1,2,0,2\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistorical Tax Law Context:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"7,3,1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,3,1,0,0\"\u003eTo finance Civil War debt, the federal government placed a 2-cent stamp tax on bank checks, drafts, and receipts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,3,1,1,0\"\u003eWhile early 1860s checks required adhesive stamps (like the perforated George Washington or \"Bank Check\" revenues), by the mid-1870s banks ordered pre-printed \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,3,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"159\"\u003eRevenue Stamped Paper (RN)\u003c\/b\u003e where the 2¢ stamp was lithographed or typographed directly onto the check face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,3,1,2,0\" id=\"p-rc_62b1eb227068b42d-851\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,3,1,2,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,3,1,2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eLate Usage:\u003c\/b\u003e The federal 2-cent check tax was repealed by Congress effective \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,3,1,2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"76\"\u003eMarch 3, 1883\u003c\/b\u003e. Checks drawn in early 1884 on pre-stamped stock (like this one) represent \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,3,1,2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"165\"\u003epost-repeal remainder\/exhaustion usage\u003c\/b\u003e, where banks continued exhausting their pre-printed check blanks without wasting the paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,3,1,2,0,1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,3,1,2,0,2\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistorical Significance: The Seward Dynasty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Seward Family Banking Firm:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"32\"\u003eWm. H. Seward \u0026amp; Co., Bankers\u003c\/b\u003e was established in Auburn, NY in 1860 by \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"102\"\u003eWilliam H. Seward Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e (Union Brigadier General) and Clinton D. MacDougall, backed by his father, \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"199\"\u003eWilliam H. Seward Sr.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistoric Ties:\u003c\/b\u003e William H. Seward Sr. was the renowned \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"54\"\u003eU.S. Secretary of State\u003c\/b\u003e under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, surviving the Lincoln assassination conspiracy attack on the night of April 14, 1865, and orchestrating the 1867 purchase of Alaska (\"Seward's Folly\").\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,2,0\"\u003eThe Seward family banking house in Auburn operated continuously well into the 20th century as one of the most prominent private banking houses in central New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Visual Grade\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"13,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAssigned Technical Grade:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"13,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"26\"\u003eVery Fine (VF 20 – VF 25)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,0,1\" id=\"p-rc_62b1eb227068b42d-852\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"13,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePreservation Highlights:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"13,1,1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,1,1,0,0\" id=\"p-rc_62b1eb227068b42d-853\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"13,1,1,0,0,0\"\u003eCrisp, sound paper fabric with completely intact edges, clear borders, and sharp rouletting along the left edge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"13,1,1,0,0,1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"13,1,1,0,0,2\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,1,1,1,0\" id=\"p-rc_62b1eb227068b42d-854\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"13,1,1,1,0,0\"\u003eFree of heavy pocket folds, tears, or paper chunk loss\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"13,1,1,1,0,1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"13,1,1,1,0,2\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,1,1,2,0\" id=\"p-rc_62b1eb227068b42d-855\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"13,1,1,2,0,0\"\u003eRetains its original spindle\/spike bank cancellation hole in the center of the orange RN-G1 imprint (a standard 19th-century bank teller cancellation method)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"13,1,1,2,0,1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"13,1,1,2,0,2\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,1,1,3,0\" id=\"p-rc_62b1eb227068b42d-856\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"13,1,1,3,0,0\"\u003eDark, unfaded black letterpress typography and bright orange revenue imprint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"13,1,1,3,0,1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"13,1,1,3,0,2\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,1,1,4,0\" id=\"p-rc_62b1eb227068b42d-857\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"13,1,1,4,0,0\"\u003eClear, authentic period penmanship and payee endorsement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"13,1,1,4,0,1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"13,1,1,4,0,2\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"JV Coins \u0026 Currency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50758022070530,"sku":null,"price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0844\/7393\/8178\/files\/20261014_201117.jpg?v=1792036374","url":"https:\/\/jvcoinscurrency.com\/products\/civil-war-era-1884-wm-h-seward-co-bankers-check-auburn-ny-lincolns-cabinet","provider":"JV Coins \u0026 Currency","version":"1.0","type":"link"}