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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsalexan, post: 918829, member: 24274&quot;]I just got my catalog for Stack&#039;s &quot;The 52 Collection&quot; auction coming up June 29 in NYC. If you have not seen this yet, I recommend you buy a copy of the catalog -- it will most certainly be a reference on par with the 1990 Christie&#039;s catalog of the ABNCo Archive auction. In fact many of the items listed here first came to light in that earlier auction.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is something for everyone here: proofs of obsolete notes, colonials, vignette proofs, nationals, fractionals, bank note advertising pieces, and -- take note Darryl -- a number of actual printing plates for banknotes and vignettes. There are even original intaglio worksheets used as reference by Cyril Durand in the 1850s. And a couple Republic of Hawaii proofs with *reverses* which I have never seen before.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll post some of the items that caught my eye, but if you have any interest in the art of engraving, you should sign up with Stack&#039;s (even if you don&#039;t plan to bid) and get a look at this auction online. It&#039;s like a candy store for bank note fanatics. Here&#039;s the URL -- <a href="http://www.stacks.com/Auction/Detail/630" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.stacks.com/Auction/Detail/630" rel="nofollow">http://www.stacks.com/Auction/Detail/630</a></p><p>Our New York City contingent ought to consider attending this one, I&#039;ll bet it will be great fun even as a spectator.</p><p><br /></p><p>If anyone can figure out where they came up with the auction title, then you&#039;re a smarter man than me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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