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<p>[QUOTE="gsalexan, post: 2765849, member: 24274"]<b>Columbian Bank Note Co.</b> - Columbian started up in Chicago in 1904 after ABN bought Western Bank Note. Western's former president decided to start a new company. This specimen from the Greyhound Corp. is a good example of their work. Look closely for the little buses and note the tiny map showing the early bus routes.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]636835[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]636836[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The specimen from Compressed Industrial Gases is interesting for its lack of a serial number (generally a set of zeroes), which CBN apparently stopped using some time in the 1930s. The notations indicate the production date in 1937, the die number of either the frame or the vignette (W-2212) and the ink color (B-2 Terra Cotta), so this specimen would probably have been used to show the client color and design options.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]636837[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Security Bank Note Co.</b> - This specimen stock for Grand National Films was probably printed in the 1930s. SBN was founded in 1884 and operated plants in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. They would eventually join Columbian; more on that later.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]636838[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Hamilton Bank Note Co.</b> - New York based HBN began in 1880 and produced foreign stamps and ornate postal cards during its heyday, in addition to stocks and bonds. Hamilton was another printer that didn't include any type of serial number on their specimens. The company was liquidated in 1948, just four years after printing this General Realty specimen stock. Its engraved plates were acquired by Security BN.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]636839[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Republic Bank Note Co.</b> - Pittsburgh-based Republic did some excellent engraved work after forming in 1904 (also by former Western BN officers), evident in this Pittsburgh Rolls specimen. During the 1930s and '40s RBN also printed a number of Chinese banknotes. By 1942 it made sense to merge with another Pennsylvania competitor, Security Bank Note.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]636840[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>E.A. Wright Bank Note Co.</b> - Officially, E.A. Wright Bank Note was incorporated in 1907, though the founder had been working in Philadelphia since the 1870s. Specimens from this company were sometimes letter perforated, as on this Nat. Dime Bank of Shamokin stock. The company survived until 1964 and after a series of sales, ended up as part of Security-Columbian BN. Have you noticed a trend?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]636841[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gsalexan, post: 2765849, member: 24274"][B]Columbian Bank Note Co.[/B] - Columbian started up in Chicago in 1904 after ABN bought Western Bank Note. Western's former president decided to start a new company. This specimen from the Greyhound Corp. is a good example of their work. Look closely for the little buses and note the tiny map showing the early bus routes. [ATTACH=full]636835[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]636836[/ATTACH] The specimen from Compressed Industrial Gases is interesting for its lack of a serial number (generally a set of zeroes), which CBN apparently stopped using some time in the 1930s. The notations indicate the production date in 1937, the die number of either the frame or the vignette (W-2212) and the ink color (B-2 Terra Cotta), so this specimen would probably have been used to show the client color and design options. [ATTACH=full]636837[/ATTACH] [B] Security Bank Note Co.[/B] - This specimen stock for Grand National Films was probably printed in the 1930s. SBN was founded in 1884 and operated plants in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. They would eventually join Columbian; more on that later. [ATTACH=full]636838[/ATTACH] [B]Hamilton Bank Note Co.[/B] - New York based HBN began in 1880 and produced foreign stamps and ornate postal cards during its heyday, in addition to stocks and bonds. Hamilton was another printer that didn't include any type of serial number on their specimens. The company was liquidated in 1948, just four years after printing this General Realty specimen stock. Its engraved plates were acquired by Security BN. [ATTACH=full]636839[/ATTACH] [B]Republic Bank Note Co.[/B] - Pittsburgh-based Republic did some excellent engraved work after forming in 1904 (also by former Western BN officers), evident in this Pittsburgh Rolls specimen. During the 1930s and '40s RBN also printed a number of Chinese banknotes. By 1942 it made sense to merge with another Pennsylvania competitor, Security Bank Note. [ATTACH=full]636840[/ATTACH] [B]E.A. Wright Bank Note Co.[/B] - Officially, E.A. Wright Bank Note was incorporated in 1907, though the founder had been working in Philadelphia since the 1870s. Specimens from this company were sometimes letter perforated, as on this Nat. Dime Bank of Shamokin stock. The company survived until 1964 and after a series of sales, ended up as part of Security-Columbian BN. Have you noticed a trend? [ATTACH=full]636841[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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