The Souvenir Card Journal: First Quarter 1994, Vol. 14 No. 1

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The Souvenir Card
JOURNAL
FIRST QUARTER 1994
VOLUME 14 NUMBER 1
THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SOUVENIR CARD COLLECTORS SOCIETY
AS I SEE IT William Kriebel (SCCS 27)
0 COVER: The BEP intaglio print released at for 1994 and some "gremlins" in Art Benjamin's
FUN in Orlando, FL, on 6 January 1994. The message. The issue went to the printer the day
accompanying card reads: "In 1920 George before Thanksgiving and a proof copy was never
Frederick Cummings Smillie engraved Die made, the issue was simply printed, as is.
#10196 which depicts the figure of Justice Therefore, I had no chance to catch the errors—I
holding a globe in one hand and scales in the may not have anyway—as it is difficult to be on
other. The globe, when held aloft symbolizes three sides—typing, editing, proof-reading—of
Justice's sovereignty over the world. The scales, this Journal's production. I am thankful that
an attribute of Justice since Roman times, someone else has to deal with the printing and
symbolize judgment, used for weighing good and mailing! In terms of the latter, I got my bulk-
evil and right and wrong. The die card for this mailed copy before Christmas—my intent was to
vignette calls it "Simmons' Justice". Edward avoid the holiday mail—but I have found some
Emerson Simmons (1852-1931) painted a mural of members didn't get their copies until mid-
Justice in 1895 which is on the North wall of the January! What can I say?
courtroom in the Criminal Courts Building in
New York. The figure in our engraving is the 0 Bob Hallett's new acquisitions (see pp. 33-37)
central figure in that mural." Gene Hessler in reminded me of Robin Ellis's article in the last
The Engraver's Line lists G.F.C. Smillie as born issue (SCJ, 13:4, p.16). Item 6 in the spread, a
in New York, 22 November 1854, and died in souvenir for a ceremony in honor of Admiral
Washington, DC, 21 January 1924. Farragut includes the name of Admiral David
D.(Dixon) Porter, who was also mentioned in
0 Many thanks to those members who recently Robin's article.
wrote their appreciation of my efforts on behalf
of this Journal for the past year: Art Benjamin 0 Art Benjamin advises that a souvenir card
(SCCS 1032), Steven Feiertag (SCCS 808), and was issued recently, at a Stock and Bond show,
Bill Ziegman (SCCS 1793). Bill is the only under the name of the "Great Lakes Bank Note
member who commented (to me) about the need Company." The card was printed at a Spider
for updating the catalogue. I don't know Press demonstration in a limited quantity of 100
whether his comments came before his receiving pieces. "The card is quite attractive, but it must
the last issue with Art's and my comments about be considered a private issue and therefore will
such an updating. I will continue the format of not be listed [in our Numbering System]."
the 30% size pictures together with the
information I have on hand. I do not have I suspect we have all experienced concern over
quantities printed and/or sold, and if and when I the proliferation of souvenir cards. As I noted in
do get such information I can produce a listing the last issue of this Journal, 1993 was a really
separate from the "catalogue" sections included big year—my annual album is overflowing! If
in the Journal. I am attempting to produce this we continue with so many "special" occasions to
information for B and SO material, four items of commemorate with a souvenir card, are they
the same kind to a page. Members may wish to still "special"? Isn't there a lesson about a
photocopy these and/or the card number "golden egg"?
listings—which could be used as a checklist or
want list—I prepared (see the last three issues), 0 I recently obtained a copy of Gene Hessler's
three-hole punch them for a binder and, voilfr, (SCCS 709) latest (1993) book. The Engraver’s
you have a start on an illustrated catalogue! I Line: An Encyclopedia of Paper Money &
have no current plans to stop producing this Postage Stamp Art. If you are really interested
Journal to work full time on a "new catalogue." 1 in the background information on the people
will offer help to any member(s) who wish to do behind intaglio printing, this is for you! It is 438
so. pages filled with information and illustrations
of the artists and samples of their work, in a
0 Mea Culpa! In the Third Quarter issue (p.45) hardbound 7.25" x 10.25" format. The only
the date for SO 116 should read "28 July." The drawback is the price: $85.00 + $3.00 postage
Fourth Quarter issue also had some problems per order, from BNR Press, 132 East Second
particularly with the forthcoming card listing Street, Port Clinton, OH 43452-1115.
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The Souvenir Card
JOURNAL
First Quarter 1994 Volume 14 Number 1 MEMBER
Board of Directors CONTENTS AuthorPage
President:
As I See It William Kriebel C2
Arthur Benjamin (SCCS1032)
1325 E. 17tn Street, Suite 611
Brooklyn, NY 11230 President's Page Arthur Benjamin 2
[phone] (Evening)
Members Write and Other Matters SCCS Membership 3
Vice President & Show Chairman:
John A. Parker (SCCS 1546)
Garden State Stamp Show Card Metro Chapter Four 3
P.O. Box 20173
Atlanta, GA 30325
[phone] (Evening) The Oldest Souvenir Cards? Curtis Radford 5
Secretary: Local USPS Sports-Related Souvenir Cards-2 Michael Padwee 13
Dana M. Marr (SCCS 751)
Post Office Box 4155
Souvenir Card Errata Donald W. Hitchcox 17
Tulsa, OK 74159
[phone]
Souvenir Card Errata Index WilliamKriebel 19
Treasurer: (acting)
Arthur Benjamin (SCCS 1032) Chapter News Robert J. Hallett & Michael Padwee 21
1325 E. 17tn Street, Suite 611
Brooklyn, NY 11230
1994 Chapter Annual Meeting Card Metro Chapter Four 23
[phone] (Evening)
Members at Large: Mail Auction: First Quarter 1994 Ken Barr 24
John W. Jackson (SCCS 956)
Post Office Box 4629 Auction Prices Realized: Third Quarter 1993 Ken Barr 30
Warren, NJ 07059
[phone]
From the Collection of: Robert J. Hallett 33
Edward J. Kintop (SCCS 1454)
4308 Eton Place Still More Portraits 40
Minneapolis, MN 55424
[phone] Who Was John Howard Payne? William Kriebel 41
A. Stephen Patrick (SCCS 1397)
Some Recent Cards Illustrated-4 William Kriebel 42
2729 Cloudcroft Drive
Apopka, FL 32703
Intaglio Cards Available and/or Forthcoming Calendar 46
[phone]
Robert Waszilycsak (SCCS 191) INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
407 Timber Lane
Falls Church, VA 22046 Allstamps 39
[phone] Bank Note Reporter 39
International Paper Money Show 4
Publicity Director: Ken Barr Numismatics 31
Robert J. Hallett (SCCS 1619) John Denune 31
6929 Storch Circle Robin Ellis 31
Seabrook, MD 20706 Ganter's Stamp & Coin Gallery 20
[phone] (Evening) Doug Holl 40
Vem Potter 32
Editor - SCJ: Quality Coins 38
William Victor Kriebel (SCCS 27) Curt Radford 32
1923 Manning Street
Philadelphia,!PA 19103 Souvenir Card Collectors Society
[phone] Dues Notice C3
Journal Advertising Rates 20
President Emeritus: Journal Articles Wanted 32
Curtis D. Radford, M.D.(SCCS 1) Journal Back Issues 20
[phone] (Evening) Membership Information C4 No. 5 (see SCJ 13:2, p.22)
Souvenir Card Exchange_22
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PRESIDENTS PAGE Arthur Benjamin (SCCS 1032)
0 The New Year has come and it has been quite of material at attractive prices. For you newer
eventful with the earthquake in Los Angeles and members, the auction gives you an excellent
the severe weather in the Northeast. These opportunity to add to your collection at
natural disasters have set up the need for competitive prices. To those members who have
contributions to the various relief efforts. I assume excess material, the auction is a way to dispose of
that, again, the souvenir card collectors of the it and receive fair compensation. (If you have
United States will be called upon to support these consigned to the auction in the past and were not
efforts with our hard earned money. Did you say satisfied, I suggest you try again.) Write or call
that the BEP doesn't have a appropriate vignette Ken Barr to discuss your material and how long it
showing an earthquake scene? I suggest that they must wait before being presented. The more
take out those remaining Flood Relief cards and unusual and rare items have been receiving
overprint them! substantial bids. This confirms that there is an
active group of buyers waiting for your material.
0 I just received my silk handkerchief from the Ken has computerized the auction records and the
Bureau and it is quite attractive. [Vignette consignors are kept well informed about the status
reproduced on the inside of the back cover of this of their material.
issue. Ed.] The silk was packaged in a manner
that it is ready to be inserted into a frame and As some of you may know, I make my living in the
displayed. This piece is a worthy addition to my insurance business. We, as a Society, do not have
silk collection. A special thanks must go to Milt the means to insure your material during the
Friedberg whose research and lobbying efforts led auction process. Ken mails most material with
to the BEP's decision to produce the handkerchief. insurance, but we do not maintain coverage for your
Similar accolades must go to the BEP personnel material while it is in Ken's possession. You
who participated in this wonderful and successful should check your own policy to see how it protects
project. Now for the bad news. If you didn't order you while the material is in transit to us and in our
one, you missed obtaining a superb piece. All of possession.
the 1,000 pieces have been sold and the BEP is
returning the remaining checks. From an unofficial 0 We have received, as donations, several
source I was advised that they had orders for an valuable souvenir cards. We plan to use them as
additional 500 pieces. Christie's, the prominent incentives for membership drives and/or rewards
auction house, sent a promotional mailing to a for displays and exhibitions of souvenir card
group of its patrons which piqued their interest. material—we currently have a program where
This is not the usual group of collectors of BEP each member can be rewarded once for such
products. How can we get them interested in displays. Please send me a note as to who should
souvenir cards? get these rewards. I am also open to suggestions as
to how we might use this material to increase our
0 In my last column I asked for some responses as membership.
regard to a our annual meeting. I have not
received many responses and shortly the Board 0 As I close this column, I am looking forward to
must decide where to hold the annual meeting. seeing you at Memphis, ANA, APS, and most of
We can hold it at Memphis where a large part of the New York metropolitan area shows. John
the board and a substantial dedicated core of Parker will be at ANA Mid-winter in New
members will be in attendance. I personally would Orleans. If there is a local stamp or coin show at
like to see the meeting held in New York in which you would like to represent our Society,
conjunction with the ASDA Mega Event in October. please do so. We will support you with back issues
Both the BEP and ABN will be represented and of our Journal and, perhaps, some inexpensive
releasing cards. Please let me know if you have a souvenir cards. We donated several of our 1993
preference as this meeting is for you! ANA cards and they were distributed to the
participants at the youth breakfast held during
0 We have just received the results of the third the show. The kids loved the card and we
quarter auction and it produced substantial received favorable responses. I look forward to
revenue for the Society. The participants who your comments and suggestions.
have been bidding have obtained a wide variety
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MEMBERS WRITE AND OTHER MATTERS SCCS Membership
0 Herb Meisels (SCCS 3) advises that there is a another SWBC show in Baltimore, MD for 18-20
30 day limit to obtaining the pictorial cancels November; and similar events in Lakeland, FL
mentioned in the last Journal. The cards must be and Key Largo, FL, and offers free tables for club
sent to the Postmaster in the cities in which the participation. Anyone interested should contact
shows were held. him at [phone].
0 Edward Kuszmar (SCCS 1622) wrote a flyer 0 Barry Fox (SCCS 499), in response to my query
advising of future coin and currency shows noting about the numbering of BEP handprints (SCJ 13:4,
SCCS participation in the SWBC show in p.17), advises that B123, B128 and B131 do not
Baltimore, MD with dates of 25-27 March which have the backgrounds of the regular prints and,
is a day later/shorter than noted by Bob Hallett hence, are considered a entirely different card, not
(SCCS 1466) in the last issue. Ed indicates just a variety as the "A" cards are.
Garden State Stamp Show 94
Souvenir Card Collectors Society
Metro Chapter Four
—
The SCCS Metro Chapter Four Garden State Stamp Show Card ( S 1994 A)
Blue vignette, red lettering, buff card stock (See listing page 47 and note 5, page 48.)
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The Souvenir Card Journal: First Quarter 1994 (Volume 14: Number 1)
THE OLDEST SOUVENIR CARDS? Curtis D. Radford, M.D. (SCCS 1)
One thing that has never been addressed in the The oldest souvenir card in my collection was
SCJ is a search for the oldest souvenir card in issued in 1808 (Fig. 1, below). On 10 September
existence. I have been told that a souvenir card 1808 a souvenir invitation card was issued by the
for th£ Inauguration of President George Massachusetts Charitable Society for a special
Washington exists. However, I have never seen n.eeting that was to be held on 12 September
any souvenir cards from the 1700's. I thought it 1808 at the Green Dragon. This Society was
would be fun to write a brief article illustrating founded in 1762 and was incorporated in 1780.
some of the oldest cards in my collection. This The card features two vignettes of female
article will serve as a challenge to other allegorical figures representing charity. At the
members to see if they can come up with any top of the card is the vignette of a bird feeding a
souvenir cards that predate those in this article. bunch of young chicks, and a banner with the
Society's motto "Be not weary in well doing."
Since the Bank Note Companies really don't The [8.75" x 6.5"] card is printed in brown
come into being until the 1850's and 1860's, intaglio and was most likely engraved in copper
souvenir cards from the 1840's and before were plate. The lettering was engraved by T.W.
all printed by local or private printing firms. Summer and the vignettes and design portion of
Hence, nearly all of the cards illustrated in this the card were engraved by S. Harris. Since the
article could be considered Forerunner private club was founded in 1762, it is quite possible that
souvenir cards. earlier cards were issued by this organization.
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The next oldest card in my collection is a large ed reproductions of the signatures of various
souvenir certificate issued in 1823 by the Bunker association members, including Daniel Webster,
Hill Monument Association (Fig. 2, below). At Edward Everett, George Blake and other
the top of this certificate is a large vignette of notables. This particular certificate is printed
the "action of Bunker Hill" which occurred on 17 in black intaglio.
June 1775. At the bottom of the card are engrav¬
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Illustrated (Fig. 3, below left) is an engraved and completed his second term in 1836 the year of
souvenir cards issued in 1829 for a special the release of this souvenir card (Fig. 4, below
"Military Garden" celebrating the Battle of New right). It features a vignette of Jackson along with
Orleans. This particular card [3.625" x 5"] features historical text concerning his past followed by the
a vignette of Andrew Jackson and fancy script text full text of his Inaugural address. This is
in blacJi intaglio. On the back of the card are engraved in black intaglio by B. Bailey of
several signatures of some of the managers of this Philadelphia. This most likely was the same
particular event which was held on 8 January Bailey of the future Bailey, Banks, and Biddle
1829. The printer is unknown. Company of Philadelphia. The card is printed on
white glossy card stock and is rather scarce. I only
In 1836 a souvenir card was issued featuring the know of two of these in existence. It is listed as
1829 Inaugural Address of President Andrew FSO 1836 A in the SCCS Numbering System.
Jackson. Andrew Jackson was re-elected in 1832
Utnrv It'uriny. John /.’ Dtrytn,
Coo J! Downing. /tichart/ U'o/te.
Sam not Joints John F. II a//on.
So runt/ Smith.. •'
Fig. 3: Battle of New Orleans’ "Military Garden" Fig. 4: Jackson 1829 Inaugural Address card of 1836
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An invitation for a
\ V' National Birth Night
k Ball held on 22 February
at Carusis Saloon in New
York City is shown (Fig. 5,
left) . Unfortunately, the
year of this event was not
recorded on the [4.75" x
7.5"] card. I estimate that
it was printed in the
1830's or 1840's. It features
an engraved portrait of
D1RT"
George Washington as
> 4? well as lists of the mana¬
MANAGERS 'Mmw pv.-w/ MANAGERS gers of this event and text
f'v Hon J.CUlef, Ye. Hon Ed. Shields, 2\n. ■
. C. Atherton, ATM. %^jj * * ;LDuncan, Ohio. concerning this event all in
C. Cuehing, Mu a*. H. John.ton, La . black intaglio.
. d. L . TUJittghaut, Jt A. A .S .White , Ind.
. 0-Holt, Con . S.J. Choi eon, Hi*
. H.BoU, re. wuHav, m. A similar souvenir card
. E.Cknia, XT. R. Chapman, Ala. [4.375" x 6.75"] issued in
% . W.Halstead , N.J. A .G. Harrison, Ho.
. R.H. Hammond , Pa. A. Tell. Ark. 1844 (Fig. 6, left opposite)
J.J'Milligan , Del. d. 22. Crary, Hieh. was issued for the Jeffer¬
. W.C .dohnson , Md. ('. J>ou rting, PI or.
*J.M-Patton , Fit*. G.If.Jones, Wi*. son Association Annual
"• C. Shepard , N.C . Peter Force, Hayor Ball held on 17 December
* * */.Campbell, «£C.
H. Halsey, Gee . of Washington . 1844. This particular card
ft Hoot t do Alle-ra.
r.JT. $outhqaU,K\. x> THEHjUroR op Col. Cox-, * GeoX served not only as an
invitation but also as a
ladies’ ticket. It too is
.' C xJ C7V • printed in black intaglio
f/?*
yid &<. on/. on cream colored stock.
The printer is unknown.
A proof of an engraved
ribbon (Fig. 7, right
opposite) issued for the
Inauguration of President
William Harrison is not
actually a souvenir card.
It features a vignette of a
woman with an anchor,
portraits of Harrison,
George Washington, and
another unidentified indi¬
l » vidual. In addition, there
,•
A ' is a vignette at the bottom
Sis*- K of Harrison's birth place,
mmjm
a log cabin. This engrav¬
ing was printed in black
Fig. 5: National Birth Night Ball intaglio and was most
likely printed by one of
the predecessor bank note
companies although there
is no printer identification
on the proof.
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