B75, .00 Gold Certificate, Series 1865, BEP Souvenir Card!

Description

Up for auction is this Bureau of Engraving & Printing
(BEP)
Souvenir Card to commemorate the Numismatic & Philatelic Exposition, Long Beach 1985, Long Beach, California.
The Souvenir Card features the reverse of a rare Series of 1865 .00 Gold Certificate.
The center of the banknote features the reverse of a .00 Liberty Double Eagle.
These banknotes were never issued for general circulation to the public, but rather used in interbank transactions involving the transfer of Gold. The catalog number for this note is FR# 1166b.
Also featured on this Souvenir Card, the 4 up, 1948
3 Cent Postage Stamp, commemorating the 100
th
anniversary of the discovery of gold in California.
The stamp features a reproduction of Sutter’s Mill at Coloma, where James W. Marshall’s discovery started the California Gold Rush of 1848.
The overall size of BEP Souvenir Card is 8 inches x 10 inches.
The .00 Gold Banknote reverse, of FR# 1166b, appears to be printed Offset Lithography.
The 1948
3 cent stamps are printed in Intaglio, as the printing ink has a slightly raised surface, and there is evidence of a printing impression on the back of this card stock. The actual printing plates that were used to produce the 1948
3 cent Stamp were used on this card.
This BEP Souvenir Card is in Mint Condition, with no creases, bends, folds or defects.
This is a great item to hang on the wall of your office or den, even a great history lesson for the kids, as this is an extremely rare Gold Certificate!
I will ship this item via USPS First Class Mail in the United States with tracking.
New Jersey Residents only must add 6.625% Sales Tax.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions, or if you need better scans of the item, Bob [201] 843 1450 EBAY: Vette70
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