Souvenir cards

Mmmmmm.....get out the big spoon!:eating:


Nice cards!:thumb:

 

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Yeah, butter lobbyists in Washington (they really existed) probably pushed legislation allowing the sale of this as a way to repackage spoiled product that would otherwise go to waste. But no telling how well it sold.

Another related story is oleomargarine, which was invented in late 19th century. The the butter lobby saw it as a threat and fought against it, pressing for taxes and expensive licenses for manufacturers. Which resulted in some very nice taxpaids and special tax stamps. Margarine producers were prohibited for many years from using coloring in their product, discouraging sales because it was pasty white. Eventually they got around this by providing a free yellow food coloring packet with each tub and letting housewives mix it in themselves. I remember my dad telling me his mother did this while he was growing up in the 1930s.

Here's an image of a later-issue taxpaid I lifted from eBay...

 

I don't doubt it at all. Reminds me of horrible scenes straight out of 'The Jungle'.

In a modern sense it comes off as some serious attempt at eco-reuse or hardcore freeganism.

Fantastic story! I really admire hearing these human factors to collecting such things.

 

I have seen that Butter stamp - looks really nice.

Thanks for sharing!

 

agreed rancid butter...ugh
Card...yum

 

I picked up another interesting card recently that led to a bit of research. Like the Family day card posted earlier, this was another "private" souvenir card put out by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. It was issued last November to commemorate Armed Forces Day (Veterans Day). I did some online searching, contacted another card collector and wrote the BEP for more information.

Turns out this series started in 2004. They were produced as program inserts for BEP's annual Armed Forces Day ceremony in DC. I was able to obtain images of each year, except one, although some are low resolution. BEP also provided print quantities, at least for the earlier years, but offered no reason for why they stopped keeping track.

2004: “We Proudly Salute Our Armed Forces" Quantity: 1000
2005: “Armed Forces Day" Quantity: 1000
2006: "Count On Us, Women In the Military" Quantity: 1500
2007: "In Honor of Our Veterans" Quantity: Est. 1000

 

The one year I'm missing is 2009 and I've requested a scan or photo from the BEP (if they provide this I will post later). They provided the title at least: "Honoring All Who Served." If anyone out there happens to have this one I'd love to see it.

All the cards have at least one intaglio vignette and a few have several. The 2010 card I bought is entirely intaglio and required seven passes through a press for all the various stamps and eagle. Or a multi-color intaglio press, which I think they have now.

 

Really nice Greg! If I see the other piece I'll let you know! Thanks for sharing.

 

Wow! Very nice series Greg.

A couple of pages back I posted a Souvenir Card that would go great with that set as well, you may already have one:

U.S. War Bonds 50th Anniversary, B.E.P. 1995
Note: The large dynamic central vignette was sort of a disappointment as it was not an engraved vignette but rather litho printed, however the War Bond postage stamps are authentic reproduction engravings.

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Yeah, I wish that central vignette was intaglio, too! You know the Saving Bond series is pretty nice -- maybe we should post that one as well.

 

A couple of new Souvenir Card pick ups came in today. They're one's I've wanted for a while... The first one reminds me of my avatar. I remember using these stamps but never saved any for myself. On this card, the stamps are attached in a little plastic hinged sheet, so you can remove the block of stamps. Pretty nice presentation, plus the other vignettes are intaglio printed. Brings together philatelic, paper and coin hobbies nicely I think.

Numismatic Commemorative Postage .29¢ issued August 13th 1991






Souvenir Card for the 1982 Boston ANA by the B.E.P. featuring $1 Seals of the United States:

 

Very Nice Chris!

Thanks for sharing!

 

me likey

 

I like both of these items, Chris! In fact I have them in my collection, too, the vignettes are great. I'm going to be a stickler, tho -- Commemorative Panels are not considered souvenir cards. The reason is simply that they aren't souvenirs of anything, like a coin show or some other event. The panels commemorate the subject of the stamp itself.

I collect panels because they actually depict a wider range of bank note vignettes than souvenir cards do. In fact, I've considered starting a thread devoted to them. Any interest in this idea?

 

Thanks for the clarity on the panels. I knew it wasnt a true souvenir card but also wasn't sure of how they were categorized. I figured that even if different the subject matter in this case was topical and excusable. I don't have any other panels at this particular time but I'd love to follow along in another thread on these items. I may get inspired to branch out to other colectible items. I do have a couple other actual souvenir cards on their way that I'll post after they arrive.

 

Didn't mean it as a spank--just to clarify. Panels and cards are definitely kissing cousins, but there is a distinction for those who collect them. Probably less so in the SEG since we collect them for the commonality of the engravings.

This weekend I'll search out some of the coin-related panels and post them.

 

I definitely appreciated learning the difference between the two. Thanks for pointing it out for my benefit. Like I said, it's bound to have piqued my curiosity and I'll next find myself collecting some new wonderfully rich tangent of the currency/engraving arts.

 

In regards to my latest post, the USPS American Commemorative Panel: NUMISMATICS, this is a plate entitled Coins on Paper from the 1988 American Bank Note Archive Series:




And I'll repost this Souvenir Card again as well:

ANA 1981 - Reverse of 1886 $5 Silver Certificate showing an illustration of an 1886 Morgan Dollar

 

Chris your getting quite a few of these now too. And some nice ones.

 

Is it time for me to enter a Souvenir Card 12-step Program already...?