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New York, USA (issued in Buenos Aires, Argentina), USS Cincinnati, $10, Dec. 31, 1897, serial 252284

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Paper Money - United States Start Price:160.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
New York, USA (issued in Buenos Aires, Argentina), USS Cincinnati, $10, Dec. 31, 1897, serial 252284
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New York, USA (issued in Buenos Aires, Argentina), USS Cincinnati, $10, Dec. 31, 1897, serial 252284, paid to F.L. Sandoz, PMG VF 30. Rare example of an issued Navy paycheck, made out on Dec. 31, 1897 while the USS Cincinnati was docked in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Obverse of the check features a vignette of Admiral David Farragut alongside the check's text; a purple U.S.S. CINCINNATI stamp is at the top. The check is for $10 written out by paymaster R.T. Mason Ball and made payable to F.L. (Fritz Louis) Sandoz (1872-1947), a US Naval Academy graduate (Class of 1894) and, by late 1897, an ensign assigned to the USS Cincinnati. He rose through the ranks and retired from the Navy by 1910 as a Lieutenant Commander. He continued to be active on the Navy General Board into World War I and promoted "rapid building of aeroplanes, dirigibles and balloons" at the beginning of the US involvement in the war, a rather forward-thinking idea at the time. On the reverse of the check is a penned endorsement from Sandoz for the check amount to be paid to the Jack Cycle Company of Philadelphia, Pa. PMG #1886487-001.