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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsalexan, post: 24855479, member: 24274&quot;]At long last, I finally obtained a specimen from the elusive British American Bank Note Company! This security printer was one of the oldest banknote firms in North America. Although very prolific, it&#039;s unclear what became of their archival specimens -- they are very hard to find in the secondary market and I was happy to add this one to my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>British American Bank Note Co.</b> - BABNC was founded in 1866 by engraver Wm. C. Smillie and survived more than 130 years as an independent business. They printed a wide range of high-quality intaglio products: stocks, bonds, stamps, and currency, including a large number of Canadian chartered bank notes and some for other nations. In 1999, they were acquired by Giesecke+Devrient, which renamed the company BA International Inc. In 2012, BA International closed shop; it&#039;s former plant on Gladstone Avenue in Ottawa is now occupied by Canadian Bank Note Co.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1593281[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;[ATTACH=full]1593282[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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