Gun Wad Bible leaf, printed in 1776, 1 page quarters 1975 10 cent issue showing

1975 10 cent issue showing the Battle of Bunker Hill as painted by Trumbull

crosslet stems - heavy corrosion and pitting

nice even wear and light blue tone

tomahawk and powder horn

Scott 1560

Gun Wad Bible leaf, printed in 1776, 1 page quarters 1975 10 cent issue showingGun 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