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GB RPSL PB-CORRESP-LB-101104-159
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Correspondence regarding bank note printing and security features
Date(s)
- Aug 29th 1857 (Creation)
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1 page
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English
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Summary: This page contains a letter from W Thompson discussing the selection of ink colors for bank notes, issues with red ink, and the security of bank notes against tampering and photographic copying. It references the Bank of Egypt, Bank of Scotland, and Union Bank of Scotland, and describes the examination of a $1 Montreal Note.
