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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsalexan, post: 1276388, member: 24274&quot;]I made two great pick-ups in the last couple weeks, both quite scarce cards from the mid-19th century. These are considered forerunner souvenir cards, issued before the advent of &quot;official&quot; cards in 1969. They are both memorial cards, issued by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to commemorate the Congressional memorial services of Lincoln and Garfield. Actually, the Lincoln card was issued in 1866, so it pre-dates the Bureau. Most interesting to me is that parts of both cards also appear on U.S. currency.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Lincoln card portrait was engraved by Frederich Girsch and the frame was done by Charles Skinner. You&#039;ll note the small eagle on the top of the frame -- a re-engraved version appears on the famous &quot;Jackass Notes.&quot; The jackass becomes obvious when you flip the image upside down.&nbsp; I initially thought the Lincoln portrait appeared on the 1861 $10 Demand note, produced by the American Bank Note Co. But on close examination this is a subtly different engraving using the same photograph and the card indicates &quot;Engraved and Printed at the Treasury Department.&quot; In fact, it was printed in the attic of the Treasury building. </p><p><br /></p><p>The Garfield card was produced by the BEP in early 1882; the portrait was engraved by Lorenzo Hatch. Soon after, this same portrait appeared on the 1882 $5 National Bank Note. I suspect the card and currency were created at nearly the same time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone look at this thread anymore? It would be nice to see more posts than just mine here. ;-)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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