BEP Souvenir Card B59 FUN '83 0 Watermelon 1st Day Show VC & DC Cancels

Description

U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, D.C. Souvenir Card. B59. Florida United Numismatists 28th Annual Convention - FUN '83 - January 5-8, 1983, Orlando, Florida. "The 0 and ,000 notes of the 1890 series bear ornately engraved backs and get the name of 'watermelon' notes beacause of the obvious and intricate rounded design of the zeros."  This card has first day of show cancellations of Scott #987 3c American Bankers Association stamp,  #s1577-78 10c Banking and 10c Commerce stamps (pair), and #1734 13c Indian Head Penny stamp (pair), January 5, 1983, Visitors Center, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, D.C. and hand stamped Washington, DC. Card measures 10" x 8".