| Description |
Saint Joseph, MO � Steel Printing Plate Pair for Faces of the City of Saint Joseph $1-$2 June 1, 188_ Warrants. Very Fine. A unique pair of steel plates for the faces of this Missouri municipal issue. Issued notes of both types are known and were in the Newman Collection. Both plates were engraved by the American Bank Note Company, New-York on machined and finished steel. Standard size steel plates by the ABNCo. with beveled edges. Approximately 23.0 cm x 18.5 cm each. A two-part process was used to create the finished notes. The green tint plate was printed first upon banknote bond paper. Observe on the tint plate the color shading that would go under the engraved signatures from the main (titled and vignetted) plate. After printing the tint plate, the primary plate would print the black intaglio portion with the note bordering, titles and main vignettes. This was a costly process, but notes like this were basically impossible to counterfeit. A unique set, and steel plate pairs are rarely offered for sale. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
From Newman X (Heritage Auctions, November 2018), lot 20162, realized $1020. |
