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I found these in my first ever storage auction win, along with a bunch of circa 1900 stuff (and older, including a Civil War photo of a Cavalryman on his mule!!). These bills baffle me though. Even as fakes these seem interesting, considering it must have been long enough ago to suggest that $100 a month is a hard-to-believe enticement, ha. But how long ago? I couldn't find info no matter what search terms I used. I figured maybe someone here might know, or at least be able to offer a range, based on what you see. Like when was the featured 100 discontinued? The thing I notice is that the ROTC ad copy on the reverse has lettering in all-cap blocky style, something common in the 1950's, for example. But if these were made that late, why would they use this old Virginia Commonwealth design?  |
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The color of that bill reminds me of some free reproductions I got in boxes of a certain brand of cereal in the late 1980's. If I remember right, you could also send a nominal payment and get a poster with pictures of all the bills they gave away in the boxes.
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Incidentally, after making this post I tried just researching the ROTC, and apparently its' earliest form started in 1862, the same year as the bills! But these can't be THAT old.
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probably not, offering that much a month?. are they the "old" paper?
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are they the "old" paper? Typically these reproductions are printed on artificially aged, sometimes distressed paper. My son visited Washington DC in a group and brought me back a copy of the Declaration of Independence on this type of paper. A nice surprise, but if I had known his intentions, I would of cautioned him about folding it. Love it just the same though.  |
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The thing I notice is that the ROTC ad copy on the reverse has lettering in all-cap blocky style, something common in the 1950's, for example. But if these were made that late, why would they use this old Virginia Commonwealth design? Quote:
Incidentally, after making this post I tried just researching the ROTC, and apparently its' earliest form started in 1862, the same year as the bills! But these can't be THAT old. I'm just speculating here but Virginia's University of Richmond has a well respected ROTC program. The Spider Battalion. If I recall correctly it was founded in the early 1950's. That may tie in with your comment about the lettering on your note. Perhaps it was a recruitment device distributed on campus? Nice bit of ephemera in any event. Edited by Pennywise142
03/12/2019 08:55 am
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Pennywise, I bet you are exactly right! Incidentally, last night I wrote to the email contact listed for the Army ROTC, briefly asking if anyone there might know anything about this ad campaign, with the photo attached and with an acknowledgement of the strangeness of my email, ha. I have not yet received any replies but I wouldn't be surprised if I never do. Military folk are a very serious lot, LOL! Btw, I love that term, 'ephemera,' thanks for reminding me of it. I will use it in the ebay ad! (of course I plan to sell these; I like them but someone out there is bound to like them more). If you see this reply, may I ask how you do the quote cut outs like you did in your reply? I've been a participating member on these forums for some months now, but only slowly learning how to use its' features. It's not very intuitive and doesn't have the threaded forum format I'm used to. |
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