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GregAlex Pillar of the Community United States 824 Posts	Posted 02/22/2018 3:43 pm Quote: That would necessarily make them limited, as well. To a degree. The earlier cards from the 1970s were printed in mass quantities, some in excess of 75,000. Currently, the Bureau only issues around 2,000 to 3,000 of their intaglio prints. And I should be a little more specific: The cards issued by the BEP, the bank note companies, and most by retired Bureau pressman Mike Bean are printed from intaglio plates. Others like the one posted earlier by the Omaha Coin Club are done by offset printing. These are known as private cards. Edited by GregAlex 02/22/2018 3:44 pm Report this Post to the Staff
GregAlex Pillar of the Community United States 824 Posts	Posted 02/25/2018 6:13 pm "Spider press proofs" (which are not technically proofs at all) are among the rarest souvenir cards. These were only available at stamp and coin shows where the Bureau brought it's demonstration press. Typically 40 to 100 cards were hand-pulled, signed and numbered; chances to buy a card were raffled off throughout the show. The cards were usually the same design as the regular BEP cards but often printed in a different color ink. Here's one from the 2007 ANA show in Charlotte, NC. Report this Post to the Staff
SteveInTampa Pillar of the Community United States 4637 Posts	Posted 02/26/2018 07:12 am This is not a Souvenir Card, put a cool invitation to the BEP's unveiling of their new $100 big head design. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189474 Posts	Posted 02/26/2018 11:24 am Quote: This is not a Souvenir Card, put a cool invitation to the BEP's unveiling of their new $100 big head design. Very nice! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
GregAlex Pillar of the Community United States 824 Posts	Posted 03/06/2018 02:54 am Great souvenir, Steve! Report this Post to the Staff
scopru Pillar of the Community United States 5029 Posts	Posted 03/06/2018 09:17 am Very interesting items! Report this Post to the Staff
GregAlex Pillar of the Community United States 824 Posts	Posted 04/15/2018 12:12 am Here's a few couple more hand-pulled cards, including one by American Bank Note -- one of only 20 printed. Most of these cards are also signed by the pressman. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189474 Posts	Posted 04/16/2018 10:55 am Quote: Here's a few couple more hand-pulled cards, including one by American Bank Note -- one of only 20 printed. Most of these cards are also signed by the pressman. Very nice! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
GregAlex Pillar of the Community United States 824 Posts	Posted 09/19/2019 12:08 am Wow, it's been some time since I added to this thread! We have been busy working on the Image Gallery for the Souvenir Card Collector Society website: http://www.souvenircards.org/gallery/gallery.html We presently have more than 1500 images posted and 17 different categories populated, with more to come. Most recently we posted the private issue cards put out by the ANA, some of which have actual banknotes attached. Some of the most interesting cards (to me at least) are the forerunners, issued by the BEP and bank note companies before the official souvenir programs began in the late 1960s. I'll post some of the most attractive ones, to pique your interest. Report this Post to the Staff
joecoin Pillar of the Community United States 789 Posts	Posted 09/19/2019 08:15 am These are beautiful. I especially like the polar bear about to jump in the kayak. Report this Post to the Staff
Bump111 Pillar of the Community United States 3327 Posts	Posted 09/19/2019 10:39 am Nice stuff, @GregAlex! Can you tell me more about the flying eagle image (card #5)? I've seen that before, but just don't remember where. "Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189474 Posts	Posted 09/19/2019 4:36 pm Excellent additions for the topic revival! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
GregAlex Pillar of the Community United States 824 Posts	Posted 10/11/2019 11:49 pm Quote: Nice stuff, @GregAlex! Can you tell me more about the flying eagle image (card #5)? I've seen that before, but just don't remember where. The "Hatch Eagle" was engraved by Lorenzo Hatch for the Bureau of Engraving & Printing around the turn of the last century. A variation appears on the back of the 1918 $1 Federal Reserve Note. But before that the original design was used on many forerunner souvenir cards that were produced for the BEP's exhibits at various World's Fairs and expositions, starting with the 1897 Tennessee Centennial Exposition. They even printed it on silk souvenir handkerchiefs! Report this Post to the Staff
scopru Pillar of the Community United States 5029 Posts	Posted 10/13/2019 9:24 pm Fantastic and beautiful examples greg. You never disappoint. Report this Post to the Staff
SteveInTampa Pillar of the Community United States 4637 Posts	Posted 10/14/2019 10:49 am Back in the good old days before the BEP added the word COPY in red letters. Report this Post to the Staff
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