Here are some pictures of checks that were drawn or chashed by famous people or events. You can look at them with envy or as at an historical document. I hope the second one would prevail.

Check for Alaska for $7.200.000 which Russia got in 1867. It was signed by russian minister Eduard Stekly in august 1868.

One’s own check. In 1946 the only way to get cash was to draw and cash your own check. This check belongs to the Merchant’s & Farmer’s Bank and is for $50. 
 

Check of Donald Knutt. If you’re doing programming, you know this writer. This check was drawn by him to a proofreader for correction of 4 mistakes in the «The Art of Computer Programming» manuscript. $10.24

This is the most beautiful check for $50 drawn in 1869. It’s not modern faceless papers but real work of art.

It’s stylish check from Korea. Check is more vulnerability comparing to electronic payments that’s why countries vary in fighting falsification. Corea puts on checks nice water marks. The sum of this check is approximately $200. 
 

John Lennon’ check for public utilities. Exactly for consumed electricity for ₤101. It seems to be for several months as the sum is big for 1970.

Corrected checks. Nowadays with even small mistake check becomes invalid, but it was much simpler back in 1916. If you’d change bank, you just need to correct the bank’s name on the check. This really worked.

Check-post-card. Check with post mark which was like this, in an open way sent via mail and it reached the addressee.

Minichecks. In Italy there’ve been shortage of coins and banks printed original currency – minichecks called «mini-assegni». Each bank had its own minichecks and it was easy to mess them up.

Albert Einstein’ check. The sciencist paid $5 for subscription to IF Stone’s Weekly magazine.