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General Philatelic/Gen. Discussion : I literally had no idea this was a thing.

 

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RobertMG
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25 Mar 2016
08:46:08am
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Set-of-15-1976-2-dollar-Bills-1st-Day-Issue-Stamped-/262349425095?hash=item3d153e89c7:g:OAgAAOSwZ8ZW8t1b

I'm having trouble comprehending the process of adhering a postage stamp to legal tender and then attempting to mail it....0_o like you are paying to send your money away from you...how long has this been going on and why don't I ever get mail like this!!!

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2010ccg

25 Mar 2016
10:50:50am
re: I literally had no idea this was a thing.

Perhaps an ebay gimmick??

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Steve

25 Mar 2016
10:55:15am
re: I literally had no idea this was a thing.

I'm guessing that Apr 13, 1976 was the first day the $2 bill was issued?

Interesting that if the collector wanted to keep the number of bills at a reasonable level, he didn't go with the 13 original colonies. Plus the chemistry stamp? Oh well, to each his own!

Also a brand new eBay account...

-Steve

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ThomasGalloway
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25 Mar 2016
11:21:15am
re: I literally had no idea this was a thing.

One of these stamp-cancelled-on-a-2-dollar-bill is part of the Wikipedia article on the 2 dollar bill.


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michael78651

25 Mar 2016
11:33:25am
re: I literally had no idea this was a thing.

When the new $2 bill was issued, there was a big promotion for it. It was permitted to get a first day cancel on the bill by going to a post office and affixing a first class stamp on it. I did this with a few of them myself.

It was just a joint philatelic/numismatic venture for collectors. Today, each $2 bill with a first day cancel is worth about $2.

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25 Mar 2016
12:14:00pm

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re: I literally had no idea this was a thing.

which, adjusted for inflation, is worth about 48c

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25 Mar 2016
12:45:24pm
re: I literally had no idea this was a thing.

I lived in Texas, 1994-5. (When you say that, smile.) I received a $2 note in change. I couldn't get rid of it for three months. No-one would take it. I ended up going to the bank and exchanging it for two singles. The teller said to me "we don't use those around here".

Yup!

David
Ottawa, Canada

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MikeyToo
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25 Mar 2016
01:01:00pm
re: I literally had no idea this was a thing.

"No-one would take it.
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I live very close to Monticello (the home of Thomas Jefferson), so around here, the $2 bill is very common. I happened to take about a dozen with me to a trade show in Chicago. Nobody would accept them for purchases, and one store owner even called the police because he thought I was passing counterfeit money. Lucky for me, the Policeman had seen the $2 bill before and knew it was real.
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tomiseksj
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25 Mar 2016
01:16:47pm
re: I literally had no idea this was a thing.

"I'm having trouble comprehending the process of adhering a postage stamp to legal tender and then attempting to mail it...."



I'm having trouble comprehending a $490 asking price.
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Stampme

25 Mar 2016
01:50:37pm
re: I literally had no idea this was a thing.

The $2 bill promotion uniting paper money with a post office first day cancellation may have been a gimmick at the time but there are collectors now who pay much more than the $2 price: I sold 5 of mine obtained at small Massachusetts post offices for $24.50 each--divided up among a couple different buyers--so I would say the market has decreed they are worth more than $2.

Additionally, there is a serial number on the $2 bill from that period that is worth quite a bit more than most of the other $2 bills.

Bruce

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ikeyPikey
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25 Mar 2016
01:58:48pm
re: I literally had no idea this was a thing.

"... I lived in Texas, 1994-5 ..."



Proving, once again, that you never ask a man if he is from Texas.

If he is, he'll tell you.

If he is not, why embarrass him?

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey (who cannot get either of the children born in Texas to even consider wearing a Native Texan t-shirt)
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michael78651

25 Mar 2016
03:08:22pm
re: I literally had no idea this was a thing.

I go to the bank and get $2 bills all the time. I love spending them.

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Dakota
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25 Mar 2016
04:21:07pm
re: I literally had no idea this was a thing.

A couple of years ago I sold some stamps to a buyer in Belgium. He mailed me US currency in payment. Included was a mint fresh $2 bill. I sold it on Ebay for $8.

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25 Mar 2016
04:31:11pm
re: I literally had no idea this was a thing.

I have an event cover from the day the $2 bill was issued - the bill is inside the window envelop - I got it for less than a dollar.

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dollhaus

25 Mar 2016
05:52:33pm
re: I literally had no idea this was a thing.

You do have trouble sometimes with people not taking $2 bills. I tried to pay for something one time with a $10 bill and a $2 bill. The guy wouldn't take the $2 bill, so I paid him with four $3 bills.

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malcolm197

26 Mar 2016
03:33:14am
re: I literally had no idea this was a thing.

As an aside my travel agent would not exchange a $2 Singapore note. I always thought that all notes and not coin were valid for foreign exchange. I have some USD1 notes so I guess I will just have to visit the USA again to spend them !!

Malcolm

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RobertMG

25 Mar 2016
08:46:08am

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Set-of-15-1976-2-dollar-Bills-1st-Day-Issue-Stamped-/262349425095?hash=item3d153e89c7:g:OAgAAOSwZ8ZW8t1b

I'm having trouble comprehending the process of adhering a postage stamp to legal tender and then attempting to mail it....0_o like you are paying to send your money away from you...how long has this been going on and why don't I ever get mail like this!!!

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2010ccg

25 Mar 2016
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re: I literally had no idea this was a thing.

Perhaps an ebay gimmick??

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Steve
25 Mar 2016
10:55:15am

re: I literally had no idea this was a thing.

I'm guessing that Apr 13, 1976 was the first day the $2 bill was issued?

Interesting that if the collector wanted to keep the number of bills at a reasonable level, he didn't go with the 13 original colonies. Plus the chemistry stamp? Oh well, to each his own!

Also a brand new eBay account...

-Steve

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ThomasGalloway

25 Mar 2016
11:21:15am

re: I literally had no idea this was a thing.

One of these stamp-cancelled-on-a-2-dollar-bill is part of the Wikipedia article on the 2 dollar bill.


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michael78651

25 Mar 2016
11:33:25am

re: I literally had no idea this was a thing.

When the new $2 bill was issued, there was a big promotion for it. It was permitted to get a first day cancel on the bill by going to a post office and affixing a first class stamp on it. I did this with a few of them myself.

It was just a joint philatelic/numismatic venture for collectors. Today, each $2 bill with a first day cancel is worth about $2.

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25 Mar 2016
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re: I literally had no idea this was a thing.

which, adjusted for inflation, is worth about 48c

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DavidG

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25 Mar 2016
12:45:24pm

re: I literally had no idea this was a thing.

I lived in Texas, 1994-5. (When you say that, smile.) I received a $2 note in change. I couldn't get rid of it for three months. No-one would take it. I ended up going to the bank and exchanging it for two singles. The teller said to me "we don't use those around here".

Yup!

David
Ottawa, Canada

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MikeyToo

25 Mar 2016
01:01:00pm

re: I literally had no idea this was a thing.

"No-one would take it.
"



I live very close to Monticello (the home of Thomas Jefferson), so around here, the $2 bill is very common. I happened to take about a dozen with me to a trade show in Chicago. Nobody would accept them for purchases, and one store owner even called the police because he thought I was passing counterfeit money. Lucky for me, the Policeman had seen the $2 bill before and knew it was real.
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tomiseksj

25 Mar 2016
01:16:47pm

re: I literally had no idea this was a thing.

"I'm having trouble comprehending the process of adhering a postage stamp to legal tender and then attempting to mail it...."



I'm having trouble comprehending a $490 asking price.
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Stampme

25 Mar 2016
01:50:37pm

re: I literally had no idea this was a thing.

The $2 bill promotion uniting paper money with a post office first day cancellation may have been a gimmick at the time but there are collectors now who pay much more than the $2 price: I sold 5 of mine obtained at small Massachusetts post offices for $24.50 each--divided up among a couple different buyers--so I would say the market has decreed they are worth more than $2.

Additionally, there is a serial number on the $2 bill from that period that is worth quite a bit more than most of the other $2 bills.

Bruce

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ikeyPikey

25 Mar 2016
01:58:48pm

re: I literally had no idea this was a thing.

"... I lived in Texas, 1994-5 ..."



Proving, once again, that you never ask a man if he is from Texas.

If he is, he'll tell you.

If he is not, why embarrass him?

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey (who cannot get either of the children born in Texas to even consider wearing a Native Texan t-shirt)
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michael78651

25 Mar 2016
03:08:22pm

re: I literally had no idea this was a thing.

I go to the bank and get $2 bills all the time. I love spending them.

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Dakota

25 Mar 2016
04:21:07pm

re: I literally had no idea this was a thing.

A couple of years ago I sold some stamps to a buyer in Belgium. He mailed me US currency in payment. Included was a mint fresh $2 bill. I sold it on Ebay for $8.

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rvangorder

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25 Mar 2016
04:31:11pm

re: I literally had no idea this was a thing.

I have an event cover from the day the $2 bill was issued - the bill is inside the window envelop - I got it for less than a dollar.

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dollhaus

25 Mar 2016
05:52:33pm

re: I literally had no idea this was a thing.

You do have trouble sometimes with people not taking $2 bills. I tried to pay for something one time with a $10 bill and a $2 bill. The guy wouldn't take the $2 bill, so I paid him with four $3 bills.

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malcolm197

26 Mar 2016
03:33:14am

re: I literally had no idea this was a thing.

As an aside my travel agent would not exchange a $2 Singapore note. I always thought that all notes and not coin were valid for foreign exchange. I have some USD1 notes so I guess I will just have to visit the USA again to spend them !!

Malcolm

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