Some are 1 of a kind, or e-mail john@christmasseals.net or call to reserve (740) 587-0276
Intaglio Engraved Dies by Yves Baril, and other engravers
Hand engraved dies, most were hard chrome plated to prevent wear. Many prints of these dies are illustrated on this webpage. I can provide images of the other prints.
3) Baril Mexican scene, a proposed design for the reverse of a 5 peso banknote $1,000.00
4) Baril cargo on the levee $600.00
5) Set of 2 diff stock certificate eagles (from Wallace) pick @ $600., both for $1,000.00
6) Old Oaken Bucket, large old die for printing engraved calendar illustration with advertisment, picturing an old salt box house in CT $1,000.00
A Few Early Souvenir Cards
PS1 1960 Barcelona, mint $160.00
PS1 1960 Barcelona, Cancelled at show $200.00
PS2 1968 Efimex $2.00
B1 1969 Sandipex $25.00
B3 1969 Fresno, three Washington scenes $135.00
Years ago, the late Russell Bell, pioneer souvenir card dealer told me Fresno cards were given to public school students who folded then and took them home in their lunchboxes.
B5 1970 Interpex $35.00
B7 1970 ANA, Multicolor Currency Collage $24.50
SO1 1966 SIpex Miner, Cancelled at show $75.00
F 1966A 1966 SIPEX card, three Washington scenes, WITHOUT horizontal pink lines, mint $95.00
F 1966B 1966 SIPEX card, three Washington scenes, with horizontal pink lines, mint $75.00
F 1966B 1966 SIPEX card, three Washington scenes, with horizontal pink lines, cancelled at show $120.00
A Few Early Post Office Commemorative Folders
1968, 1969, and 1970 are very scarce.
1968 First Year $50.00
1969 $50.00
Memorial Address, Life and Character of Abraham Lincoln, 1866, Govt Printing Office
Nicks out of spine of original binding, moderate foxing on engraving, pages are very clean $95.00 (looks better in real life)
Forerunner, Semi Official
FSO1900 B set of 6 cards from National Capitol Centennial book $75.00
FSO 1902A REPRINT, set of 5 including black 95.00
limited edition of 50 in black, blue, green, brown, and red before the plate was repaired + 50 more of each color after repair; 500 prints in all.
FSO 1911A The National McKinley Birthplace Memorial Association, VF 100.00
FSO 1959A The Story of The American Bank Note Company, by William H. Griffiths, with 9 beautiful engraved pages, hard bound cover in good condition, pages as new 150.00
FSO 1975Ab Men in Currency 70.00
FSO 1975Ae Statue of Liberty 60.00
SO 1 Sipex miner, show cancelled 75.00
SO 6-8 1978 Capex, set of 3 $60.00
SO9 SPMC 1979 face $2 Liberty Bank, RI 30.00
SO33 SPMC 1983 face $2 White Mountain 12.00
SO37 SPMC1984 face $100 Indiana 15.00
SO38 Garskie Statue of Liberty Card 7.00
SO38 cancelled at Monaco Booth at Ameripex '86, franked with 5F Statue of Liberty, signed by engraver, C. Slania 10.00
1984 American Bank Note Company Annual Report to stockholders, 8 1/2 x 11". Intaglio engraved covers (front and pack) and 2 pages inside, 12 numbered pages, VF condition. 40.00
Forerunner, Bureau of Engraving and Printing,
Presidential Memorial Address Books, etc.
FB 1882a Engraving of Garfield with draped flags, the White House and the Capitol. Memorial Address book, Life and Character of James A. Garfield, President of the United States" by James G. Blaine from February 27th 1882 Hard Cover Book in very good condition, foxing on the engraving 85.00
FB 1882a As above, but engraving removed from Memorial Address book. Hard Cover Book, slightly coming apart in front, where engraving was removed. Engraving with usual spots 70.00
FB 1900A National Capitol Centennial Card, 10 1/2 x 8 1/2" this engraving first appeared in 1900, and has been reused numerous times in Engravers Union Convention Books with the text changed, catalog value $300 for $135.00
FSO 1900B National Capitol Centennial, set of 6 forerunner semi official engraved cards, 5 3/8 x 7 1/2", intaglio printed by Bailey, Banks & Biddle, catalog value $300 for 135.00
Memorial Address on the Life and Character of William McKinley" by Hon. John Hay, delivered before the Two Houses of Congress on February 27, 1902, printed by the Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1903. The approx. size is 9 1/2" x 12" with 246 pages. Fine condition. Photogravure portrait of McKinley. Could McKinley have imagined that less than 20 years after his friend and commanding officer in the Civil War (Garfield) was shot, that he would end up another martyred president. 55.00
1948 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Address Book VF condition, with photogravure portrait 35.00
Fifteen different memorial address books good to fine condition, Allen, Anthony, Beck, Bland, Brick, Buckingham, Burns, Chandler, Clay, Cox, Fessenden, Hanna, Kenna, McMillan, Moss; lot $195.00
FB 1962B BEP Centennial card 85.00
Plate Printer's Union
F 1946A International Plate Printers Die Stampers & Engravers Union 54th convention Book. F-VF condition, complete with all 9 cards. Same four vignettes and colors as Scott SC1 (Postage Stamp Design Exhibition of 1954), but different inscription. Old catalog value $950. Yours for $595.00
F 1948A International Plate Printers Die Stampers & Engravers Union 56th convention Book. F-VF condition, complete with all 8 cards, plus early printing BEP intaglio Harry Trueman. SCCS Catalog value $625, for $400.00
F 1951A International Plate Printers Die Stampers & Engravers Union 59th convention Book. Missing i) Winding Stream, but book bound without that card. Cover separated, very dirty on back cover, F-VF cards have a few spots, including washington scenes card which is very similar to Scott #1 (Postage Stamp Design Exhibition of 1954), with same inscription, but new colors for scenes, high catalog value, for $327.00
F 1955B International Plate Printers Die Stampers & Engravers Union 63rd convention Book. Complete with 9 cards and classic original statue card, cards VF, cover with wear $400.00
F 1955 Bf Iwo Jima Fact Card, unpunched 50.00
F 1955Bg The Original Statues Card, a rare classic, unpunched 175.00
F 1959Ac Convention committee card, punched or Unpunched, not engraved, each 10.00
F 1959Ae Abe's birthplace & Mem., Unpunched, with a few small spots 90.00
F 1959Af Lincoln with stamps, Unpunched 100.00
F 1959B Lincoln's Birthplace & Memorial, brown proof 90.00
F 1965Be Washington scenes 70.00
F 1965B partial IPPDS & EU Convention Book, including (a) Title page with Great Seal, (c) President Johnson, (d) President Kennedy, (g) Sentinel of the North, and (h) The White House; all VF $99.00
F 1966A Sipex proof, three Washington scenes, without show overprint 95.00
F 1966A 1966 SIPEX card, three Washington scenes, WITHOUT horizontal pink lines, mint $90.00
F 1966B Statue card from convention book, not cut down, no text 90.00
F 1966B 1966 SIPEX card, three Washington scenes, with horizontal pink lines, mint $75.00
F 1966B 1966 SIPEX card, , three Washington scenes, with horizontal pink lines, cancelled at show $120.00
F 1973 Complete Union Convention Book $250.00
F 1973Ak best wishes 30.00
F 1973B statue card, same engravings in diff colors as F1959Bg 7.00
F 1973Ga statue color proof 250.00
F 1975Aa&b Lewiston Falls & Declaration of Independence (2) cards 50.00
F 1975Da intaglio folder 50.00
F 1975Db BEP card, Bicentennial with Minute Man 40.00
F 1975 Fb Lincoln & Gettysburg Address 25.00
F 1979B Snipes 30.00
F 1981A International Plate Printers, Die Stampers & Engravers Union convention book, VF with 11 intaglio cards $175.00
F 1981B Embarkation of Pilgrims 25.00
F 1983A North Berwick Banknote 8.00
F 1983A North Berwick Banknote, set of 3 paper varieties 30.00
F 1983A miscut freak, banknote along bottom edge of card 150.00
F 1983i souvenir menu 50.00
F 1983 unlisted intaglio invitation 20.00
F 1984 A Napex 8.00
F 1987 A train 15.00
F 1987 B train 15.00
F 1988 B train, embossed 25.00
F 1988C 95th anniversary 15.00
1993 SCCS Swap Meet card by Bean 20.00
More Intaglio Cards
These were printed in the early to late 90's in editions of 1,000 prints each, by several different printing companies from hand engraved steel dies I purchased from engravers. Some were made by the engravers and others were antique dies they had acquired. Some of these original hand engraved dies are for sale at the top of this webpage.
The Old Oaken Bucket Intaglio die (printing plate) is offered for sale at the top of this page.
Turn of the century (c.1899) blank eagle stock certificate REPRINT, 10x8" 1,000 green and 1,000 black were printed, set of 2 12.00
A different turn of the century (c.1899) blank eagle stock certificate REPRINT, 8x5 ¾" 1,000 were printed. Some of these were overprinted for use by the American Lung Association in 1993, set of 2 cards (with and without overprint) 12.00
Turn of the century (c.1899) "Venetian Silk" REPRINT showing a gondola and San Marco's Square 4 7/8x7 5/5" 1,000 were printed 4.00
Yves Baril: Canada's Greatest Engraver
Keystone pricing on Baril and Wallace, in lots of 100 cards. Ideal for collectors as well as clubs who want a real intaglio card with custom overprint, for your event.
Yves Baril Study Group Journals Winter 1992, Spring 1993, Oct. 1993, Feb 1994, and March 1997. 5 issues, complete. Loads of interesting information, including photos, and a list of Baril postage stamps and bank notes, etc. $6.25
Yves Baril, Canada's most prolific engraver, first series, set of 3, Baril apprentiship "Eagle" (from 1961 US interest bearing note), "Mexican scene" (a proposed design for the reverse of the 1969 5 peso banknote), and "Cargo on the Levee". Each card is 8x6" 5,000 of each was printed in black, and 1,000 of each in colors.
Baril 1st series
1st series, set of 3 in black, Eagle, Cargo on the levee, and Mexican Bridge $15.00
Baril "Eagle", black 5.00
Baril "Eagle", set of 5 colors (brown, blue, red, green & purple) 25.00
Baril "Eagle", black, with Christmas Seal & Charity Stamp Society, Washington 2006 overprint 5.00
Baril "Eagle", black, set of 3 cards, CS&CSS Washington 2006 overprint only, unoverprinted card, and complete card with overprint 12.50
Baril "Mexican scene", black 5.00
Baril "Mexican scene", set of 5 colors (brown, blue, red, green & purple) 25.00
Baril "Mexican scene", "First Annual Souvenir Card Swap Meet, Silver Spring, Maryland December 4, 1993" overprint 6.00
Baril "Mexican scene", "First Annual Souvenir Card Swap Meet, color progression set of 3 cards; 1) text only, 2) Mexican scene only, 3) complete 12.00
Baril "Cargo on the Levee", black 5.00
Baril "Cargo on the Levee", black, autographed by Baril 10.00
Baril "Cargo on the Levee", set of 5 colors (brown, blue, red, green & purple) 25.00
Baril 2nd series - Each is printed on heavy bond, 6x8", 1000 of each was printed in black
Albert Durer's "Melencolia" (stamp like) 5.00
Leonardo DaVinci self portrait (stamp like) 5.00
Baril's granddaughter (stamp like) 5.00
Oval Portrait of a Woman 5.00
2nd series, set of 4 in color 20.00
John Wallace
John Wallace, engraver of dozens of US and worldwide postage stamps, including more duck hunting stamps than enyone else. His primary work had been stock certificate vignettes.
Set of 3, Benjamin Franklin from a painting by Duplessis, Woman with globe, and Man with test tube and factory, 8x10", 1000 of each were printed in black $12.00
Wallace "Benjamin Franklin" 4.00
Wallace "Woman with Globe" 4.00
Wallace "Man with Test Tube & Factory" 4.00
Wallace set of 3 with overprint for "Metro Souvenir Card Swap Meet, Roselle Park, New Jersey, October 8th, 1994" 15.00
Test Coils
BEP intaglio"For Testing Purposes Only", glossy gum, with invisible tagging, coil of 500, Scott Catalogue value $1,000, for 125.00
BEP intaglio"For Testing Purposes Only", dry gum, strip of 500, Scott Catalogue value $1,000, for 125.00
Set of 8 diff Cinderella coil pairs, below $24.00
Multipost test coil pair, scott catalogue value $45, No Gum 15.00
For Testing Purposes Only, dry gum, untagged pair, Scott catalogue value $2, yours for .75
For Testing Purposes Only, glossy gum, untagged pair, Scott catalogue value $4, yours for 3.00
For Testing Purposes Only, glossy gum, tagged pair, Scott catalogue value $2, yours for 1.50
Stamp Ventures Eagle & Flag, perforated pair, Scott catalogue value .50, yours for .50
Stamp Ventures Eagle & Flag, roulette pair, Scott catalogue value .50, yours for .50
White Ace coil pair 1.00
Half of Your Letter Postage is a Tax, coil pair, listed in the old All Fund Catalog 2.00
Miscellaneous
Set of 5 sheets of 20 (diff colors) Liberia C61 intaglio spider press proof reprint from defaced plate, printed by Mike Bean 49.00
1974 Columbus Philatelic Club/ OH Historical Society souvenir card printed directly from the original typographed unissed Confererate plate, known as the "Columbus Section", brought home by a Union soldier, now in the OH Hist Soc collection, 6x8" 10.00
1974 Columbus Philatelic Club/ OH Historical Society souvenir card, as above, but set of 3 progressions, text only card, confederate section only card, and complete card, 3 cards 25.00
1974 Columbus Philatelic Club/ OH Historical Society souvenir card, as above, but color proof of confederate section, 3x5" available in blue, brown, yellow, red, green, black, or light brown, each (complete set of 7 $60) 10.00
1984 Youth Coin & Stamp Festival, Newark, OH $8.95
Ameripex 1986 souvenir card issued by the Republic of China 2.50
Ameripex 1986 souvenir card issued by the Republic of China, cancelled at show with Chinese stamp featured on the card 5.00
Pacific 1997 souvenir card issued by the Irish Post Office, featuring 2£ Pintail Duck 2.50
Alonzo Chappel's E. K. Kane, American arctic explorer
Chappel was a popular and prolific American artist of the 19th century whose works were published in oversized books which included intaglio engraved renditions of his paintings along with history and biography. These large books, published in the 1860's-70's, centering on American history from the Revolutionary War thru the Civil War. This series contains over 120 different large intaglio portraits, and are in fine old original condition. 100 different, including presidents, poets and military leaders, for $195.
Christmas Seal & Charity Stamp Society Souvenir Cards
The CS&CSS used intaglio engravings by Mike Bean, as well as others, for their bi annual gatherings, mostly at national and international stamp shows.
Offered at the bottom of their "Literature" webpage, http://www.seal-society.org/literature