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<p>[QUOTE="gsalexan, post: 891932, member: 24274"]Okay, these next two were used in the early 20th century, but I'm sure they were printed earlier. The R.S. Battles check was printed by Western Bank Note and the Binghamton check is from ABNC. Incidentally the vignette on the latter was previously posted in the BABN thread -- <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/showpost.php?p=872056&postcount=14" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/showpost.php?p=872056&postcount=14">http://www.cointalk.com/showpost.php?p=872056&postcount=14</a></p><p>I've seen these vignettes used on earlier banknotes as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>The last two items are really government drafts, but we won't quibble. The Post Office draft is a really early piece, issued in 1837 and printed by Hufty & Danforth. I especially like it because it pre-dates the invention of postage stamps, which didn't come into existence in the U.S. until 1847. The other is a pension check, more than likely issued to a Civil War widow. Note that the eagle vignette has "Department of Interior" on the shield -- I guess they took care of pensions at that time. This one was printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.</p><p><br /></p><p>So who else has some engraved checks they can add to this thread?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gsalexan, post: 891932, member: 24274"]Okay, these next two were used in the early 20th century, but I'm sure they were printed earlier. The R.S. Battles check was printed by Western Bank Note and the Binghamton check is from ABNC. Incidentally the vignette on the latter was previously posted in the BABN thread -- [url]http://www.cointalk.com/showpost.php?p=872056&postcount=14[/url] I've seen these vignettes used on earlier banknotes as well. The last two items are really government drafts, but we won't quibble. The Post Office draft is a really early piece, issued in 1837 and printed by Hufty & Danforth. I especially like it because it pre-dates the invention of postage stamps, which didn't come into existence in the U.S. until 1847. The other is a pension check, more than likely issued to a Civil War widow. Note that the eagle vignette has "Department of Interior" on the shield -- I guess they took care of pensions at that time. This one was printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. So who else has some engraved checks they can add to this thread?[/QUOTE]
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