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All Forums Category: General Philatelic Discussions (Non Country Specific) Forum: Checks, Stocks, and Bonds

Checks Mix... It's Tasty!

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Posted 11/30/2020 10:44 pm

This one may be less interesting to philatelic collectors, but it is now my earliest bank check. You don't see many from the 1820s and this one is engraved, which is even less common.

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Posted 12/01/2020 07:28 am

Lovely! I've not seen one that early with ornate engraving.

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Posted 12/01/2020 8:45 pm

There's no printer's imprint on that check, but it probably came from Murray, Draper, Fairman & Co. They had a very distinctive style of ornamentation (no lathework, all hand engraved). If anyone can match up the lady in the boat, let me know.

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Posted 12/01/2020 9:54 pm

Isn't the JP & S, No 2 at the bottom right of the lathework an imprint?

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Posted 12/02/2020 11:47 am

JP&S stands for John Pratt & Sons, I think, which appears to be the banking house.

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Posted 02/04/2021 12:42 am

It seems to have gotten quiet in these parts lately, so time for a bump. This was an interesting recent pick-up. It's a federal check, so no revenue stamp, but the subject matter is intriguing. It appears to be made out for a day laborer's wages for "Breaking stone in N. Cap. St." (North Capitol Street).

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Posted 02/04/2021 10:03 am

$32.82 in today's money

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Posted 02/04/2021 11:10 am

I'd bet that the $1.26 bought a lot more for this hard working guy in the 1870's than the $32.82 would for you and I now.

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