Pennsylvania Colonial Currency October 1st, 1773 50 Shillings (50s) Fr-PA170 Printed By Hall & Sellers Grades ...

Pennsylvania Colonial Currency October 1st, 1773 50 Shillings (50s) Fr-PA170 Printed By Hall & Sellers Grades Select AU. Hall & Sellers was a Philadelphia printing company originally established by Benjamin Franklin. In 1743 Franklin hired David Hall (1714-77), a Scottish journeyman printer, and in 1748 made the latter a partner. The firm printed Pennsylvania Gazette, Franklin's newspaper. In 1766 Franklin sold his share in the business to Hall, and later that same year Hall brought in the journeyman printer William Sellers as his new partner, establishing Hall & Sellers. The firm carried government contracts, including printing paper money.