Colonel Green, America's Most Extravagant Collector Público Deposited
Col Green, 1868-1936, inheritor of a vast fortune, spent lavishly on stamps, coins and paper money. Famous for his sheet of 24-cent inverted airmail stamps and five 1913 liberty head nickels, few know him as the source for most of the number 1 Series of 1929 national bank notes that grace our collections. His story is beyond fiction. Discover the origin of his wealth, his impressive accomplishments and the story of the 1929 number one notes. Speaker: Peter Huntoon. Running time: 77:33.
- 2015-06-05
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