BUREAU OF ENGRAVING & PRINTING
Portrait & Building Vignettes

These cards are created and printed by the Bureau of Engraving & Printing (BEP)
starting in the 1950s and 1960s. Signed cards and those with signatures are
much in demand. They are the predecessor to modern Souvenir Cards.

The Presidential Portraits were produced in two sizes:
Small: Printed on 6 x 8 inch stock with vignette approx. 2 x 2-1/2 inches
Large: Printed on 9 x 12 inch stock with vignette approx. 4 x 5 inches
Portraits of Chief Justices and Buildings were generally produced in the
small size, 6 x 8 inches) with similar sized vignettes.

Other BEP items are listed and described below.

Image 1 Image 2 Number Size Description   Sell
Price
        Presidential Portraits    
  PV-1 6x8 George Washington    
  PV-2 6x8 John Adams
Note: Blemish on upper left corner
   
  PV-3 6x8 Thomas Jefferson    
  PV-4 6x8 James Madison    
  PV-5 6x8 James Monroe    
  PV-6 6x8 John Quincy Adams    
  PV-7 6x8 Andrew Jackson    
  PV-8 6x8 Martin Van Buren    
  PV-9 6x8 William H. Harrison    
  PV-16 6x8 Abraham Lincoln    
  PV-18 6x8 Ulysses S. Grant    
  PV-24 6x8 William McKinley    
  PV-25 6x8 Theodore Roosevelt    
  PV-28 6x8 Warren G. Harding    
  PV-29 6x8 Calvin Coolidge    
  PV-31 6x8 Franklin D. Roosevelt    
  PV-33a 6x8 Dwight D. Eisenhower
This is a cancelled card with Milwaukee Philatelic Society, Awards Banquet, Milcopex '98
   
  PV-34 6x8 John F. Kennedy    
  PV-34a 6x8 John F. Kennedy
This is a cancelled card with Milwaukee Philatelic Society, Awards Banquet, 2001

   
             
        The following cards are 'trimmed' copies of the 6 x 8 inch cards listed above, that have been cut to approximately 3 x 3-1/4 inches. The engravings are the same.    
  PV-1 3 x 3-1/4 George Washington    
  PV-3 3 x 3-1/4 Thomas Jefferson    
  PV-4 3 x 3-1/4 James Madison    
  PV-7 3 x 3-1/4 Andrew Jackson    
  PV-16 3 x 3-1/4 Abraham Lincoln    
  PV-18 3 x 3-1/4 Ulysses S. Grant    
  PV-22 3 x 3-1/4 Grover Cleveland    
  PV-24 3 x 3-1/4 William McKinley    
  PV-31 3 x 3-1/4 Franklin D. Roosevelt    
  PV-32 3 x 3-1/4 Herbert H. Hoover    
  PV-33 3 x 3-1/4 Dwight D. Eisenhower    
             
        Large Size Presidential Portraits    
  PV-219 8 x 10 Ronald Reagan
This appears to be trimmed to approximately 8 x 10 inches from the original 9 x 12 inches. It has the original BEP printing at the bottom.
   
  PV-220 8-1/2 x 11 George Bush
This is not an original BEP printing, but it fits nicely into the group. The engraving is cancelled with his Inauguration Day postmark.
   
             
        Supreme Court Chief Justices    
  PV-103 6 x 8 John Marshall, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
This has a First Day of Issue Stamp Cancellation
   
  PV-113 6 x 8 Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
This has a First Day of Issue Stamp Cancellation
   
  PV-114 6 x 8 Warren Burger, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court    
             
        BUILDINGS    
  PV-301 6 x 8 U.S. Capitol    
  PV-303 6 x 8 Lincoln Memorial    
  PV-304 6 x 8 Monticello    
  PV305 6 x 8 Mount Vernon    
  PV-311 6 x 8 White House, South View    
  PV-313 6 x 8 Independence Hall    
  PV-313a 6 x 8 Independence Hall,
This is a cancelled card with Milwaukee Philatelic Society, Awards Banquet, Milcopex '95
   
  PV-316 6 x 8 White House, North Portico View    
             
        The following cards are 'trimmed' copies of the 6 x 8 inch cards listed above, that have been cut to approximately 5 x 3-1/2 inches. The engravings are the same.    
  PV-303 5 x 3-1/2 Lincoln Memorial    
  PV-304 5 x 3-1/2 Monticello    
  PV-305 5 x 3-1/2 Mount Vernon    
             
  PV-400 7-1/2 x
8-1/2 in.
Obverse of the Great Seal of the United States. The seal is 5-3/8 inches diameter printed on 7-1/2 x 8-1/2 inch stock    
  PV-400a 7-1/2 x
8-1/2 in.
Obverse of the Great Seal of the United States. The seal is 5-3/8 inches diameter printed on 7-1/2 x 8-1/2 inch stock
The engraving is cancelled with his Inauguration Day postmark for George Bush and some text
   
  PV-401 8 x 10 Department of Treasury Seal. The seal is 5-3/8 inches diameter printed on 8 x 10 inch stock.    
             

 

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