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Intaglio Engraved Dies

Hand engraved dies, most were hard chrome plated to prevent wear.

I can provide images of prints.

4 different Baril dies, Granddaughter, Girlfriend, Leonardo self portrait,

and Melancholia from Durer, set of 4 $2,000.00

Baril apprenticeship eagle, a smaller version of an eagle vignette from

19th century US currency. Baril artfully hid his signature in the die $1,500.00

Baril Mexican scene, a proposed design for the reverse of a 5 peso banknote $1,000.00

Baril cargo on the levee $600.00

2 diff stock certificate eagles (from Wallace) pick @ $600., both for $1,000.00

Old Oaken Bucket, large old die for printing engraved calendar illustration with

advertisment, picturing an old salt box house in CT $1,000.00

Forerunner, Semi Official

FSO1900 B set of 6 cards from National Capitol Centennial book $75.00

FSO 1902 A REPRINT William McKinley, limited edition of 500 cards in all were made. Intaglio spider

press proof made by Mike Bean, choose brown, green, red or blue, each 20.00

FSO 1902 A REPRINT, set of 5 including black 95.00

FSO 1911 A 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 12.00

SO 1 Sipex miner, show cancelled 75.00

SO 6-8 1978 Capex, set of 3 75.00

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

SO38 cancelled at Ameripex '86, franked with Veterans Korea commem, signed by engraver Thomas

Hipschen (portrait engraver of new series of US banknotes), also franked with Veterans WW1,

signed by engraver C. Slania, 1st non US stamp engraver of a US stamp, who hid his name

in the stamp design 15.00

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, This copy remains in Very Good

condition - Decorated Covers are Bright, Secure with minor wear and soiling .... Hinges are

firm .......Internal pages are tight, a bit darkened. Altogether Very Good. 87 page book

produced in Washington by the GovernmentPrinting Office, Garfield portrait engraved by

Lorenzo Hatch. Engraving with a bit of minor foxing from the protective sheet between the

Title Page and the Frontispiece 95.00

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

FB1885Aa Dedication of the Washington National Monument book with engraving,

Government Printing Office 1885, nice clean condition- Sold

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 $150.00

FSO 1900B National Capitol Centennial book, The Capitol dome engraving has a catalog value of $300,

plus this book contains 6 forerunner semi official engraved cards (FSO 1900Ba-f), Book binding

is a little loose, engravings in VF condition 175.00

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

1924 Woodrow Wilson Memorial Address Book, printed by the Govt, Printing Office, with non

intaglio, slightly reduced version of FB 1924B, VF condition 65.00

1948 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Address Book VF condition,

with photogravure portrait 35.00

Fifteen different memorial address books good to fine condition, each 15.00

Allen, Anthony, Beck, Bland, Brick, Buckingham, Burns, Chandler, Clay, Cox, Fessenden,

Hanna, Kenna, McMillan, Moss.

FB 1962B BEP Centennial card 85.00

Plate Printer's Union

F 1955B convention book 500.00

F 1955 Bf Iwo Jima Fact Card, unpunched 50.00

F 1955 Bg The Original Statues Card, a rare classic, unpunched 175.00

F 1959 Ac Convention committee card, punched or Unpunched, each 15.00

F 1959Ae Abe's birthplace & Mem., Unpunched, with a few small spots 90.00

F 1959Af Lincoln with stamps, Unpunched 100.00

F 1959 B Lincoln's Birthplace & Memorial, brown proof 90.00

F 1965Be Washington scenes 70.00

F 1966 A Sipex proof 95.00

F 1966B Statue card from convention book 90.00

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 1975D convention book, 5 intaglio cards in intaglio folder, plus 14 litho cards. Stain on

Statue of Liberty card 350.00

F 1975Da intaglio folder 50.00

F 1975Db BEP card, Bicentennial with Minute Man 50.00

F 1975De Paul Revere 50.00

F 1975Df two vignette Bicentennial card 50.00

F 1975 Fb Lincoln & Gettysburg Address 25.00

F 1979 Snipes 30.00

F 1981B Embarkation of Pilgrims 25.00

F 1983A North Berwick Banknote 8.00

F 1983A set of 3 paper varieties 30.00

F 1983A miscut freak, banknote along bottom edge of card 150.00

F 1983 B Union Convention Book, complete except for the Medal of Honor card which was added by

the Washington DC PPU at the convention. My book has 6 intaglio cards (Brooklyn Bridge

with Twin Towers, Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, Signers of Declaration of

Independence, sailor and indian vignettes, nautical vignettes; plus intaglio folder and 9

litho cards, 16 pieces in all. All 6 engraved cards are pictured in the middle of this page 100.00

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

F1993 Union Convention book, 12 engravings, outstanding 150.00

1993 SCCS Swap Meet card by Bean 20.00

More Intaglio Cards

These were printed in the early to late 90's 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. These original hand engraved dies are for sale P.O.R.

"The Old Oaken Bucket" REPRINT featuring the Roger's homestead. "This engraving shows the

present (1905) condition of one of the oldest houses in Connecticut..." The Roger's homestead

is a lovely salt box house built c.1650. If your friends don't like engravings, they are likely to

love this 10x10" Mike Bean intaglio spider proof which includes an advertisement for Lennox

Creameries. 50 sets of 5 colors (250 prints in all) were proofed from the original A. E. Wright

Banknote Co. plate, $20 each, set of 5 95.00

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 3 cards (with and without overprint, and text only) 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

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

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.

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 50.00

BEP intaglio"For Testing Purposes Only", dry gum, strip of 500 50.00

BEP intaglio"For Testing Purposes Only", glossy gum, untagged, single 1.00

BEP intaglio"For Testing Purposes Only", glossy gum, untagged, line pair 5.00

Stamp Ventures photo gravure test coil, perforated coil of 100 25.00

Stamp Ventures photo gravure test coil, roulette coil of 100 35.00

1940's Multipost, Commercial Controls, no gum 2.00

Miscellaneous

1956 Fipex philatelic event poster stamp sheets. These triangular intaglio engraved poster stamps

featuring the Statue of Liberty, were issued by the ABNC in sheets of 50 x 4 diff colors, 200

labels 80.00

plate 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", which is 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

C. Slania's intaglio World Heavyweight Boxer set of 23 engraved poster stamps with one

signed on back by the engraver 55.00

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

United States Postal Service

I have a lot of these through the early to mid 80's

PS1 Barcelona 1960 400.00

PS9 Postal People, slightly stained (not bad) from being left in the original envelope too long,

otherwise VF, card only 90.00

PS9 Postal People, more stained from being left in the original envelope too long, otherwise VF, card

only 50.00

Bureau of Engraving and Printing, SPECIAL PRINTS

B65 eagle proof, brown 300.00

B72 eagle proof, green 300.00

B74 Statue of Liberty, green/brown 120.00

B78 Statue of Liberty, Maroon/ gray 130.00

B83 Statue of Liberty, green/ blue 135.00

B101B ANA embossed 75.00

B101D IPMS embossed 80.00

B 101E ANA embosses 70.00

B109 State Shields, brown 85.00

B109 State Shields, brown, show cancelled 140.00

B113 State Shields, green 85.00

B117 State Shields, blue 85.00

B122 Indian 40.00

B127 Agriculture 40.00

B130 Signing of Declaration of Independence 40.00

B134 Eagle/ cutters, brown 35.00

B137 Eagle/ cutters, blue 35.00

B141 Eagle/cutters, green 35.00

B146 Freedom, green 35.00

B150 Freedom, grey 35.00

Bureau of Engraving and Printing

B1 Sandipex 1969 Washington scenes 45.00

B2 ANA 1969 Jackass eagle 70.00

B3 Fresno 1969 Washington scenes 350.00

B4 ASDA 1969 10 cent Special Delivery stamp 22.00

B5 Interpex 1970 four NYC stamps 50.00

B6 Compex 1970 50 cent Zeppelin stamp 12.00

B7 ANA 1970 multicolor currency collage 85.00

B8 Hapex 1970 three Hawaii stamps 12.00

B12 ANA 1971 face 1896 $1 Education 10.00

B18 ANA 1972 face 1896 $2 Education 10.00

B24 ANA 1973 face 1896 $5 Education 12.00

B29 ANA 1974 1897 $10 Education essay 10.00

B31 IWY 1975 1886 $1 Martha Washington 20.00

B32 ANA 1975 back 1896 $1 Education 10.00

B33 ASDA 1975 Brooklyn stamp 24.00

B34 Interphil 1976 1896 25 cent stamp 5.00

B35 Interphil 1976 Independence Hall page 5.00

B38 ANA 1976 back 1896 $2 Education 10.00

B41 ANA 1977 face 1899 Indian Chief Onepapa 10.00

B46 ANA 1980 mid year back 1896 $5 Education 15.00

B47 IPMS 1980 face 1901 Bison 20.00

B48 Napex 1980 $5 Freedom stamp 9.00

B49 visitor center 1980 multicolor progressive 6.00

B50 Stampfest 1980 Frances Scott Key stamp 10.00

B51 Stamp Expo 1981 13 cent JFK stamp 12.00

B52 visitor center 1981, 6 portraits 7.00

B53 IPMS 1981 face 1905 technicolor 15.00

B55 Milcopex 1982 Reuter stamp 11.00

B57 ANA 1982 Great Seal vignette 10.00

B58 Espamer 1982 1893 $4 Columbian stamp 25.00

B60 Texanex 1983 TX Centennial stamp 16.00

B61 ANA 1983 back 1920 FRBN 15.00

B69 IPMS 1984 face 1878 $10,000 20.00

B81 IPMS 1985 back 1878 $10,000 16.00

B82 ANA 1985 back 1882 $500 GC 15.00

B84 IPMC 1985 face 1882 $10 national 15.00

B89 Grafield-Perry 1986 Martha Washington 10.00

B97 Houpex 1986 Statue of Liberty stamps 12.00

B99 NWPMC 1986 fractional currency 12.00

B100 Dallas 1986 back 1918 $10.000 FRN 16.00

B102 FUN 1987 face 1874 $1 LT 12.00

B103 ANA midyear 1987 face $500 million TN 15.00

B114 ANA midyear 1988 face 1882 $10,000 GC 15.00

B115 IPMS 1988 back 1899 $5 SC 12.00

B116 ANA 1988 back 1918 $2FRBN 20.00

B120 Midaphil 1988 Sesquicentennial stamp 10.00

B124 ANA midyear 1989 back 1878 $5,000 LT 20.00

B125 TNA 1989 back 1918 $5,000 FRN 16.00

Souvenir Card Collections

103 different Souvenir cards mounted in 2 White Ace binders, VF condition, BEP cards include B1, 2,

4, 8, 12, 18, 24, 29, 31, 32-35, 38, 41, 46-53, 55, 57, 58, 60 &61 plus others, Gummed and

ungummed truck sheets, plus USPS cards, retail value of cards $733.00 for $549.75

175 different Souvenir cards mounted in 3 White Ace binders, VF condition, BEP cards include B1, 2,

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 18, 24, 29, 31-35, 38, 41, 46-53, 55, 57, 60, 81 & 82 plus 71 other BEP cards,

Gummed and ungummed truck sheets, plus USPS cards, set of 4 Bicentennial Souvenir sheets

used on a set of 4 local cards retail value of cards $1541.00 for $1150.75