I discovered two more vignettes in an obscure source -- a 1973 convention booklet from the International Plate Printer and Die Stampers Union....
Hey, by coincidence I located a very interesting presentation on the engraver of the lady in the "V" -- Stephen Alonzo Schoff....
@ Steve - That's an amazing book; I reference my copy all the time. I've seen those vignette on many stocks/bonds and quite a few Commemorative...
And lastly, some more animals. Two beavers, a beehive, and...the only alligator vignette I've ever seen! I have never found this one on any...
A few more odds and ends. All of these would have probably been engraved in the 1880s or earlier. I'm sure I've seen the bubble blower on an...
Time for a few more additions. These are from the Commemorative Panels series and all the vignettes were engraved by the American Bank Note Co. or...
You've seen these sell on eBay!? I thought that was verboten. That's the basis of the thread mentioned earlier --...
Amazing! A typo in the New York Times: "master dye" instead of "master die." Sorry--compulsive proofreading is professional affliction. :p I find...
I would agree with "genius " -- he's generated a ton of free publicity, his name is in the auction catalog and we're all talking about him. Every...
For comparison, here is a Sandipex '69 souvenir card showing three of the "city scenes" originally engraved some 20 years prior. I must admit I...
Darryl, related to plate printers, I posted something yesterday in the Souvenir Cards thread that I think you'll appreciate....
This has really been an education to read. I think the info on doctoring warrants a separate thread.
The exquisite portrait of Peter Paul Rubens was cut by master engraver Frederick Pauling, who worked with several bank note firms, as well as the...
Union convention booklet My latest souvenir card acquisition arrived over the weekend and I can't stop looking at it! It's actually a collection...
What a great experience! I saw Mike working when BEP was at the ANA show in Portland several years ago. Didn't get to see the whole process,...
Thanks -- that's what I needed to know. I'll rethink my possible purchase.
If these were current "food stamps" then they weren't paper, they would be in the form of a debit card. This thread is concerned with the...
Chris, were you successful in picking up this book? I'm considering buying one myself, but wanted to get a first-hand review.
In your letter paper food stamps are explicitly compared with stamps and paper money, which are obviously bought and sold all the time. For...
Please read the earlier posts in this thread . I don't believe there is any legal issue now with selling these as collectibles.
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