“Brewers received the stamps without gum or perforations. They then cut the stamps apart, cancelled them, and pasted them over the bung of the beer barrel so that tapping the barrel destroyed the stamp.”- The National Post Museum
The detail in these engravings are unbelievable. I’ve always loved how ornate our paper currency is, and this collection shows a really nice range of vignette designs. You can see them in color here. If you guys would like me to go more in depth on the history of the things I post, let me know. I’ve been going crazy starting up my new wholesale/retail company, and sadly my posting has suffered over the past couple of weeks. Sorry! Bear with me though..things are about to get awesome.
Another 5 are inside the post!
Via Annyas.
I’d welcome more history, so long as it doesn’t over-burden you.
Well I knew YOU would :P I agree, it would be a nice addition. Once things settle down a bit I intend to make my posts more in depth. I love finding out about the stories behind things. If you want to do some history-buff posts in the meantime, let me know!