Download - IBNS

Recommendations

Info

Figure 15. Die proof of Giuseppe Garibaldi, engraved by William F. Ford for the American Bank Note Company in 1944. The issue of notes by American Bank Note for which this portrait was prepared never occurred. (enlarged) An interesting and unusual portrait of World War II vintage, our next “what might have been,” is Giuseppe Garibaldi (Figure 15), also done by William F. Ford in 1944 for a possible Bank of Italy issue that ended up being printed in Italy rather than in the U.S. American Bank Note engraving records show the original order was dated 26 May, 1944, and the Garibaldi portrait was approved on 11 August, 1944. Ford engraved it in June and July, 1944. The complicated story of this order that was later cancelled may be found in Soldi di d’Italia, Guido Crapanzano’s 1995 book on Italian bank notes, though the dates he gives and Ford’s involvement don’t seem to quite fit the engraving record dates. The last “what might have been” story for this article takes us to the Philippines. Joseph Poveromo, one of the younger engravers at American Bank Note, engraved a good portrait of Apolinario Mabini (Figure 16). When I started this article I assumed that this portrait was engraved around the period 1948–1950, when the first new, primary post-war Philippines currency was done. But Poveromo would have been too junior to have done it then, and after consulting the engraving records I saw that it was approved January 16, 1958, on an American Bank Note “stock” order from 1956. “Stock” does not refer to stocks and bonds, but rather, “stock” as in putting the portrait into their stock of portraits. Interestingly, the engraving record card notes that the original photograph (from which the portrait was engraved) was “returned to Broad Street 7/8/52” (“Broad Street” being 70 Broad Street in New York City, American Bank Figure 16. Die proof of Apolinario Mabini, engraved by Joseph Poveromo for the American Bank Note Company in 1957. The portrait was never used. (enlarged) Note’s headquarters at that time), indicating that American either likely bid or considered bidding on the Philippines notes of 1949. Having Joe Poveromo engrave Mabini’s portrait was probably a combination of practice for a younger engraver and a desire to have a bit of an advantage on future Philippine bank note orders. However, American Bank Note never produced notes for the Philippines, and Poveromo’s engraving became part of “what might have been.” Other examples of “what might have been” in bank note engraving exist, and I may eventually add to the record of this interesting but little-known aspect of bank note work. Anyone with comments or questions on this article may contact the author at mntomasko@att.net. Sources: Murray Teigh Bloom’s The Brotherhood of Money; George Cuhaj’s Standard Catalog of World Bank Notes, Vol. II; Gene Hessler’s The Engravers Line; Guido Crapanzano’s Soldi di d’Italia; Gordon Beckles’ Coronation Souvenir Book 1937; Walter Allan’s “Essays and Proofs for the 1935 Bank of Canada Issue” in the 1993 issue of The Canadian Paper Money Journal; and engraving records and information in the possession of the author. All illustrations are from the author’s collection. 50 <strong>IBNS</strong> Journal 48.2
World Banknotes Bought and Sold—Any Quantity Largest Stock of Banknotes in the World Over 50,000,000 pieces available Send for Free Wholesale List Educational Coin Company P.O. Box 892 Highland, NY 12528-0892 United States Phone (845) 691-6100 • FAX (845) 691-4974 order@educationalcoin.com www.educationalcoin.com <strong>IBNS</strong> Journal 48.2 51
Page 1: ibns Volume 48, Number 2, 2009 Jour
Page 4: Society Officers and Directors Pres
Page 8 and 9: Letters Dear Editor, Are the ‘Mad
Page 10 and 11: Banknote News Compiled by Murray Ha
Page 12 and 13: 10 IBNS Journal 48.2
Page 14 and 15: Courtesy of Peter Mosselberger 50 F
Page 16 and 17: Canada 20 Dollars 2006 Design like
Page 18 and 19: India New signature: Dr. D. Subbara
Page 20 and 21: Courtesy of Ronny Hick Mexico 100 P
Page 22 and 23: ◊ 5 Pa’anga (2009) Issue date:
Page 24 and 25: Courtesy of Ronny Hick ◊ 5 Dollar
Page 26 and 27: 20 Konvertibilnih Maraka 2008 Desig
Page 28: 10.000.000.000.000 Dollars 2008 New
Page 31 and 32: Early BCEAO Issues (1959-61) In 195
Page 33 and 34: The key to identifying this high-gr
Page 35 and 36: Foreign Banks in China Part III - R
Page 37 and 38: several others. In 1936, Dr. T.V. S
Page 39 and 40: Another United States foreign bank
Page 41 and 42: Exchange Bank of China 5 dollars (f
Page 43 and 44: Well, now we know that wasn’t so
Page 45: Sino-Scandinavian Bank, Yungtsun br
Page 48 and 49: contract for the Cuban notes issued
Page 50 and 51: same uniform for the Merchants Bank
Page 54 and 55: The Banknotes of Iranian Azerbaijan
Page 56 and 57: military threat from Tehran, on 20
Page 58: usual blue rubber stamp and the num
Page 61: P24 10 Manat (132 x 66 mm): Magtymg
Page 65 and 66: Bank Note of the Year Announcement
Page 67 and 68: specimen notes are known, prefixes
Page 69 and 70: Chapter News Compiled by Art Leveni
Page 71 and 72: later notes into context and provid
Page 73 and 74: South African Chapter The South Afr
Page 75 and 76: IBNS Announcements Call for Nominat
Page 77 and 78: 2008 IBNS Literary Awards In recogn
Page 79 and 80: donors program whereby donors would
Page 81 and 82: Myers, William 9965 13453 N.Atalaya
Page 83 and 84: ISRAEL PALESTINE JUDAICA We are the
Page 85 and 86: Staples Numismatics, Inc World Bank

Download - IBNS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?