Interesting point. The second image has dates much farther back, I see many from the 1700s. Perhaps the bond was originally issued and in 1944 a companion docu

Interesting point. The second image has dates much farther back, I see many from the 1700s. Perhaps the bond was originally issued and in 1944 a companion document was issued with it? So now the single bond consists of two documents. It would make sense to issue a newer document that goes along with the original. I imagine some numbering scheme was introduced between the original issue and 1944. The 1944 document would provide a number in the modern scheme for the original bond.