Souvenir Card Collectors Society

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Available Cards Current cards from the Bureau of Engraving & Printing's Intaglio Print Program are available for purchase online, in addition to a number of historic BEP engravings. Since the 1980s, National Philatelic Exhibitions of Washington, D.C., has been issuing souvenir cards in conjunction with their annual stamp show and banquet. Many can still be found in the Souvenir Sales section of the NAPEX website. Those interested in the fine intaglio work of Japan's National Printing Bureau can view and order souvenir cards issued each year at the Tokyo International Coin Convention. Back-issue souvenir cards from American Philatelic Society national shows are still available on the APS website.

Forum Topics Numerous collector forums, both philatelic and numismatic, feature topics on or related to souvenir cards. These are good sources for expert information and answers to collector questions. Searches for "intaglio" or "vignette" on all these forum sites will bring up a wealth of related posts. PaperMoneyForum.com recently launched a sub-forum devoted entirely to souvenir cards and security engravings. This includes posts on a variety of related topics, from BEP intaglio prints to the connection between souvenir cards and Military Payment Certificates. CoinTalk's Paper Money sub-forum has a long-running thread (active since 2010) on souvenir cards with more than 800 posts. A new thread on philatelic souvenir cards has been started in the U.S. Back of Book subforum of Stamp Community Family and another on numismatic souvenir cards is active on the sister site, Coin Community Family , in its US Paper Money and Banknotes subforum.

Online News Stories A well-illustrated article on souvenir cards by Bob Korver appeared in a May 2016 issue of Coin World . The Bank Note Reporter published an intriguing article by Peter Huntoon in August 2013 regarding two National Bank Notes that appear on souvenir cards. Linn's Stamp News published a nice overview on souvenir cards in January 2000. The Raleigh Coin Club has posted a number of images of intaglio souvenir cards (no longer for sale) printed by Mike Bean from some of its past coin shows.