Chester A. Arthur die proof, American Bank Note Co. C-110, india on card 1880s. size 6″ x 8″ lower right corner crease. This is a different die from the more familiar BEP presidential series version. This is an original 19th century proof, not a contemporary print.
Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 – November 18, 1886) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 21st president of the United States from 1881 to 1885. He previously was the 20th vice president of the United States, and he succeeded to the presidency upon the death of President James A. Garfield in September 1881, two months after Garfield was shot by an assassin.