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Odd that a railroad bank would feature a ship on their bill of exchange. But it's a nice vignette. Pre-Civil War, I believe. Very interesting!  |
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Nice examples! |
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Some more................ Excellent! |
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Oh, those are terrific, Nells! For a good while I've had my eye out for a Sisson & Chapman check at the right price. I'll find one someday! The Bordentown is a beauty, too. That check from the FNB of Albia features a famous vignette called "The Crossing". There's a story about it that you can read here: http://coxrail.blogspot.com/search?...043;Crossing However, your vignette is a lithographed version so the micro-lettering probably doesn't hold up. Edited by GregAlex
02/22/2021 12:05 am
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GregAlex - Glad you like them! I don't actively collect checks, but pick up ones with nice engravings in my price range.
BUT you know what makes me feel like a real dumb-dumb? I can't even remember how/where I got most of them!! I can't help but think they came from Maine antique stores back when you could actually FIND stuff in them. Possibly a few came from mixed stamp lots... I honestly didn't remember even HAVING some of the nicer ones! That last one I probably did indeed pick up on The 'Bay due to the locomotive vignette.
There is a trio of checks I seemed to have missed scanning that I need to post. I know they have been in my collection a long time, and are super-snazzy. Must remember to share...
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There is a trio of checks I seemed to have missed scanning that I need to post. I know they have been in my collection a long time, and are super-snazzy. Must remember to share... I'm here to remind you...  |
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Very nice! |
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Those Hopkinton checks are lovely! I especially like the eagle in the upper right. Thanks for posting those!
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I seem to remember I picked those up at an antiques shop many years ago... which means they were cheap... Looking at them now, they aren't quite as snazzy as I thought they were BUT I still like them!
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I just bought a large cache of old checks. Will need to scan and post some.
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