While most of our focus seems to be on bank notes, I thought I'd dig into my collection and shed a little light on their poor stepsisters --...
What red blooded American male security engraving aficionado wouldn't like the Playboy vignette? :goof:
Krispy, there's an interesting book on eBay right now called "The Paper Money Of The E. A. Wright Bank Note Company" written by Fred Schwan....
I guess in a roundabout way they did eventually merge. E.A. Wright operated in Philadelphia from before 1900 until 1964, when it was sold to...
I have a lot of favorites, but this is one came to mind. I like how it flows across the entire note. I've seen segments of this vignette on other...
Okay, here's the final puzzle piece: the Franklin ticket to the 1893 Columbian World's Fair. And while we're on the subject of world's fairs,...
Love that Handel ticket -- that's the one I don't have yet. When I get back from vacation I'll scan my Franklin ticket and post it.
I don't think it's an annual report; I've never seen anything else like this from BABN, so I it doesn't seem like something they did regularly....
I think I was commenting to someone else on the amazing colors of the French notes. Imagine what US notes would look like if the BEP had put more...
Great looking cards, Bob! ;)
Here are images of that book...
Bob, thanks for the lead on that book: "Ninety Years of Security Printing The Story of the British American Bank Note Company Limited 1866 -...
Interesting: I just found another vignette on the 1982 calendar that also bears a close resemblance to one by ABNC. I'll post both. You can find...
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BABN pastoral vignettes This last set, from the 1982 calendar, depicts mostly rural scenes of farming and agriculture. One of these, however,...
Pick your favorite!
BABN maritime vignettes Okay, next batch. I actually like these even more than the railroads. These are from the 1981 calendar, devoted to...
Thanks for posting Chris! I've got that certificate, too -- one of my favorite vignettes. :) You would probably enjoy this thread on the...
BABN link Folks, I just posted a new thread with British American Bank Note vignettes: http://www.cointalk.com/t104589/#post871511 The first...
Four more vignettes. If anyone can identify a stock, bond or security document with one of these, I'd love to know about it. I'll post some scans...
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