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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsalexan, post: 2008031, member: 24274&quot;]Okay folks, here&#039;s some more insider info on next year&#039;s production of intaglio prints from the BEP. I just got off a follow-up conference call and they are solidifying their plans. I wanted to spin this off from the standing Souvenir Card thread (<a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/souvenir-cards.94663/page-32#post-1970516" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/souvenir-cards.94663/page-32#post-1970516">Souvenir cards</a>), because I have some specific questions at the bottom that I&#039;d like a wider range of collectors to respond to.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Bureau will be printing two regular 8x10&quot; cards for the year, plus the large-sized reprint of the Panama-Pacific award certificate. The smaller cards will be multi-colored, with the stamps in their original colors. The first one will feature a circular portrait of Balboa (from the award cert), the battleship USS San Diego, and the 1 and 2¢ stamps, originally issued in 1913. The second will feature a circular portrait of Columbus, the &quot;Hatch&quot; eagle vignette, and the 5 and 10¢ stamps. The regular run of the award certificate will be in black.</p><p><br /></p><p>They will only be attending one show next year -- it will be the FUN show set for January in Florida. At that show they are planning to do their usual raffle of limited edition &quot;pulled proofs&quot; for both the battleship card and the award certificate; probably 75 of the battleship and 50 of the award cert over the three days. These will be hand-numbered and printed in a different color, most likely brown. They are going to bring both the spider press and an &quot;elephant press&quot; to do printing demonstrations.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a lot of uncertainty about the large-size certificate in terms of sales --the piece is almost 19x24&quot;. It&#039;s a spectacular showpiece, but cumbersome to ship (it will be mailed flat, because the card stock is too stiff to roll) and too large for any collector album. It&#039;s really only appropriate for framing. So here are some questions for the collector community:</p><p>• What do you think the demand will be for the large card?</p><p>• Would you personally buy one if it were priced at $50 or $60?</p><p>• And as for the pulled proofs at the show (I&#039;ve never been to FUN) is $75 an appropriate price point for the large card, and are 50 proofs likely to sell out?</p><p><br /></p><p>Just out of curiosity, who all is planning to attend the FUN show this year?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361194[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]361195[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]361196[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]361197[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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