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I was curious if anyone here collects old checks. I spent a day going through a box that had been sealed since 1956. It contained a bunch of old checks from about 1915 to the 1950's.
I thought the older checks were neat. A check for $5 in 1918--that was quite a sum back then.
Is there a market for these? Or are they generally worthless?
Yes, I collect old checks. Yes, there is a market. And Yes, some or 'worthless' so to speak but are still a bit of history. As already mentioned the ASCC is the organization for check collectors, Yes membership has been slow to grow -- so come join us. == a few samples, got the first check years ago and as time has gone by I acquired the others. ==  ==  ==  == The artwork on these speaks for itself. Edited by techwriter
01/18/2016 12:39 pm
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Another check with some really nice artwork, all related to the check writer's business. ==  |
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Then, of course, there are 'seasonal' checks which I really think are special. ==  Edited by techwriter
01/18/2016 12:46 pm
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Edited by marccollection
01/18/2016 2:42 pm
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Marc, that's a subtantial check collection! Some are a little hard to make out but I recognize a lot of them. There are two reddish checks from New Orleans that I've not seen before. Would you mind posting close-ups or scans of those?
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Hey GregAlex, Thank you :) The scans of this couple (click on the picture for zoom +) :   |
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I`m definitely envious of the great vignettes present on US cheques as compared to Canadian. Very nice.
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Those two New Orleans checks are gorgeous, Marc! Both engraved and issued during the Reconstruction era when the South was being reshaped after the Civil War. Interesting that the lower one was issued in francs -- New Orleans still had a strong French element.
I like your Wickes check, too, Les. What do you suppose that machinery is? Looks like maybe a huge power loom.
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Found this in an auction lot recently: ==  |
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Edited by marccollection
01/21/2016 11:16 am
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I like your Wickes check, too, Les. What do you suppose that machinery is? Looks like maybe a huge power loom. On the link he posted, it stated Quote:
Henry Wickes developed and marketed the Wickes gang saw, a steam-powered mill saw capable of ripping two or three logs into boards simultaneously. I then Googled Wickes gang saw and found this image on page 199 https://books.google.com/books?id=x...mill&f=false-MV |
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Edited by techwriter
01/21/2016 12:39 pm
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Edited by Broken-Coin
01/23/2016 7:43 pm
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 Those cheques are exceptional. |
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