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Picked up a nice check the other day at a great price -- it's on the account of Robbins, Burrall & Co. of Lakeville, CT. Printed by American Bank Note. I was most interested in the vignette of the deer, which I discovered was engraved by James David Smillie. Upon close inspection I found he had actually engraved his initials JDS in the lower left, along with what looks like "Oct 61". Smillie was a member of a very prolific family of engravers and his work appears on the $500 National Gold Bank Note.

 

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Got this check from Fred Reed, editor Paper Money magazine. I'm not sure why it has a stamp.

 

It is a revenue stamp reflecting the tax on checks that was imposed for the Spanish-American War.

 

Can't believe I found this 2 year old thread, but while I'm here:
This for TigerTrader



These just because they are quite artistic:




One more because it's a RADAR check and a LADDER dollar amount:


Enough for now. Ya'll don't be bashful.

 

Here's another Statue of Liberty for you:

 

A few checks for you with same left side vignette
1. Printed by Major,Knapp Eng, Mfg & Litho 449 Broadway NY 1866 RADAR number

2. Printed by Corties,Macy & Co. Stationers NY 1869 ("almost" RADAR)

3. Printed by Major & Knapp Eng. Mfg & Litho 56 Park Place NY 1879

 

Another nice one that fits with my collecting of checks with the December 7th date
plus it has nice engraving at the left; pus it is a radar number!

 

Lots of nice artwork here

 

Foreign checks present a bit of challenge, however this one was just there:

 

Always do a "happy dance" when I find another check that fits into what I've already put in the collection: love the history of these three checks
February 1928:

July 1928 change to artwork

November 1938 7,047 checks later


My acquisition of these three spans almost ten years; and I didn't even know they existed, just sort of found them along life's highway.

 

And I suppose among my favorites is this one:

 

To almost quote the first astronauts to the moon in 1969: "the eagles have landed":

 

Here's a plain and simple counter check from a relatively small bank from a relatively small town ( population 813 in 2013 ) but what a big story depicted by the picture in the upper left.

 

Another check from Indian Territory

 

Couple of new checks, radar numbers of course.

 

I have some at home I can image this evening for the thread. Just picked up like 4 I think

 

Ok I got em

These are checks and other banking materials from my hometown.

 

I have checks from many bank notes I own. To list them would be very laborious so I'll just say it is pleasant to own them. It kind of ties the package altogether that way. It may even increase the value of both.

 

Neat checks, well done. Can you tell me the printer for this check, I couldn't expand it enough to read. Thanks and thanks for the post.