Gun Wad Bible leaf, printed in 1776, 1 page quarters crosslet stems - heavy corrosion

crosslet stems - heavy corrosion and pitting

Scott 1560

Canada 1 Cent #23 - Used - trace cancellation

US #328 1 Cent John Smith - Mint - heavier hinge

with a flaw in the planchet and a gray tone

Gun Wad Bible leaf, printed in 1776, 1 page quarters crosslet stems - heavy corrosionGun Wad Bible leaf, printed in 1776, 1 page, about 10x7. 5 inches. Condition is excellent. This one is from the Book of Exodus Chapters 7 & 8 and covers the first four plagues of Egypt. These pages are from the press of Christopher Sauer of Germantown Pennsylvania and were used by both sides in the Revolutionary War to make musket cartriges. Hence the nickname of this edition as the Gun Wad Bible. A truly rare item as only 127 completed bibles were