THE GENERAL TOM THUMB TRAIN
1838!!
This is a century old Berlin Street Car Co. 2 Mark banknote that was spendable on rail travel aboard the Berlin Streetcar Co. in 1922!!
This bill was not only utilitarian (being worth money and a ride) but collectible - even then - due to its beautiful engraving and image of the Potsdam Berlin RR station and train that ran 84 years earlier. So it was already nostalgic for an earlier time!
The ornate red front has the denomination, a fancy embossed seal surmounted by "Good For 2 Marks" and the legendary Berlin Bear.
The reverse shows a single stack barrel-shaped locomotive pulling out of Potsdam Station in Berlin in the year 1838. This is from (and in the style of) a charmingly quaint print of the same year
Crisp uncirculated condition or near to it (may have 1-2 light handling folds in which case it was probably used by someone a century ago!!!
This nifty 2 Mark bill combines railroad history, financial history, Berlin history, great nostalgic artwork and bonafide antiquity! Simply irresistible! Retail Value in Uncriculated $30. Buy Now for $7.49! SAVE 75%!
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