They were definitely viewed as artists and were typically among the highest paid employees of a bank note printing house. "The Engraver's Line" by...
That's a good question, Mike. I have seen smaller versions of various portraits and vignettes that I know have been engraved by hand. But I think...
I can respond to this (belatedly). Yes, they are short on ideas. I've seen this in the proposed concepts for the intaglio print program. Karen...
I finally acquired an item that I've been in search of for about a decade! And this helps tie together some of the elements posted above. A little...
I talked to a local dealer who got a call from a bank customer. She had opened safety deposit box of a deceased relative and discovered seven...
Thanks Chris -- you actually got a look at that note in Denver.
I have to add one more that just arrived today. This won't be as cool to others as it is for me, but it's still a nice specimen. A preferred...
Boy, I'm really dredging up some old threads! But I always liked this one and I recently found something that deserves to be posted here. Maybe it...
I posted something about this already on the bank check thread, but I wanted to tie-in the vignette here. The very first proof I posted on this...
Cool beans! I don't have a single stock or bond from a casino. But ... I do have one from a race track! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
So to put the whole story together, from information provided by lettow and elsewhere: Like many other farmers back East, Francis Philbrook...
Thanks for sharing that one, Endeavor! That's one of the earlier certificates. Here are two later versions from the '60s and '70s. [ATTACH]...
Here are a few other finds... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Found a couple nice checks at the ANA Denver show last week. Also some very interesting promissory notes, which look a lot like checks but were...
I've been at the show off and on for most of the week. The Mint and Bureau of Engraving are here and I spent a good deal of time chatting with...
Yep, these are definitely stock certificates. The certifs themselves would be of limited value to collectors. These "penny stocks" didn't have the...
I'm sure there are collectors out there! Actually there may be collectors of anti-Semetic material, just as there are some who collect racist...
Interesting "Especimen" overprint. Most Spanish-speaking countries used the "Muestra" overprint.
That looks like a novelty joke check with a not-so-subtle anti-Semitic tone.
And here's the winner for "Most Sheep on a Stock Certificate" -- United States Worsted Corporation![ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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