FANTASY BANK BAGS FOR SALE
The E-Sylum (1/28/2024)
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FANTASY BANK BAGS FOR SALE
In the January 22, 2024 issue of the Journal of the Old Bag Collectors Club, Editor Pete Smith discusses fantasy bank bags for sale on eBay.-Editor
As an indication of the popularity of bag collecting, promoters have started to produce fantasy bags for sale on eBay. Shown on this page are bags for the Carson City Mint, Bank of Tombstone, Arizona, and Bank of Virginia City.
The seller claims, These are Printed on Authentic Bank Money Bags 9" wide and 17" tall and are made of Natural Heavy Duty Canvas with Tie Straps.
What does it mean that they are printed on Authentic Bank Money Bags
? It means they bought the same unprinted canvas bags that anyone can buy from various vendors. These are fantasy designs meaning they have not reproduced actual designs used by these banks.
To read the complete issue on the Newman Portal, see:
Journal of the Old Bag Collectors ClubVol. II, no. 1. Edited by Pete Smith.(https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/publisherdetail/549372?Year=2024&displayAmt=50)
