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• 28 August 1849 (Creation)

Royal Philatelic Society London

7155 * 2400 £5 12750 £2. 50,000 ₤1. 05.150nder Hotas Pens Meet DotNow 1849 We have the honor to acknowlüge receipt of your favor of the 28 rust and agreably there to wehave here with Urselgetuge thandung for the inspection & approval of Earley Dearing offle proposed £1. 12. A £5 Note Notes forthen Government of Ceylon, Werto add that the expense A preparing the same & hunting the 65,150 des required would be as follows For a Nair of Waternicary tred Paper Morilds from depending upon the intricacy of the work £5.5 ofthework when, Contained in them, buth M " " онее made would last atleast Royaux Drawing, Engraving & Hardemich Hal £12.12. 58.10.0 3 Hted Bank Note States fort. 22:45 Blue 18.15 Best Bank NotePaper for 65. 150hden 181. Printing 05:150 Notes 100 65.3. Numbering & Dating d. by Machinery. 2. 16.5.9 Stitching the above in 657 Borten C P ... 14.4 We note your remartes astolle importance of a distinctive character in eachothe denominations, and have endeavoured by 156 London Hoby Heeltek Sureply to your favor of the West we her to inform you that we have separate plates for your Driffield, Burlington & Shirth Brandbrother cost of notes from another plate for Matton exactly Similar would be 70% pur thousand including plate, paper & printing, bench the price we have charged You for the three other BBranches alluded to the regret that your remark, is correct "you did not Succeed infetting the Bock estez aswe feel quite Confident that nothouse in Europe camproduce notes more secure from Forgery than ours theresisti those engraved by others are constantly sent you - - on the 4th Alt. we should if you have quite dove with them feel obliged by their being retgrand, that being our practice; to do away with the possibilitz of their being made an intproper use of which the case some years ago, in consequence of the was the were sent death of aparty couchour fir, respectfully. 281 If elaborate & Combined Engine works to attaint Francis Taylor Req object, now in the Drawings volo submitted, and robien Ang hope will meet the approbation Of His Lordship. The Singhalese and Malabar Characters shall be Carefully Copied and engraved on each gote aprend to the Spremiums sundby His Lord theist the Sovernor of Cylon- Siege Bailie reg. - We have the hour toties Sir, respectfully beteke York. e Your Shed Series 2157 .458. Orders &ce contained in the private letter, of JP Bacon to Ms E. J. Wise. C7 April 5th 1849 - Make 23 to 25 Ans of Bengal Note Paper- C April 12th 1849. . Only 592 Aus duimientor Pass Paper made, al à run in though to was ordered. ½ rm to be made Cr imony. Perclose half a Chest of paper as a sample- ») wishes 10 or 12 Pas just like it. and. Dur form )) made No 357. April 16th 1849. “Jendlose ½ Tht Note Paper to be called Ulde 30 Ans Namur & Siege Parkway paper. " Oct. 18th 1849. Second suspension of oder for Peso- Moulds, in consequence of a charge Oct 30th Ocft 31st. to rough edged Notes instead of cut eNotes. Order to make 30 Rms of No 358 thick and 40 to 358 then, also 15 Pusea of ets 307 and No 250 – Samples enclosed. Directions to forward Joncès Notes in pre- ference to those ordered precious day. t No 312, allake 10 a 12 Ams» Make 26 to Nov. 2 Sent Copy of final order fa Pass paper The above is the order given adding us and your Thare is exactly one half of 55 Cr Ahl 21–24–. Make 40 Rms Union Austalià Notes. May 1st " Order to make Set of Bill Moulds fn Bk of Bengal dr make 7 Pes of the Paper. May 25th Calling attention to two shokes in the Native characters which were omitted en the July 17th Bergal Set Bill Moulds. Order to make 20 Rms U B of Aushaba Set of Bell paper immy. Bk S August 21 st. Order for 8 or 9 Ams Ble of Aushalasia un Sept 11th - Oct 5th 1 Bill fafer (2 Brumming) so permition to make Australasia Notes with the rem the engine Suspention of the order for Pass Moulds, in consequence of the order to make them to open al of ordinary Notes to cut at the end insteadyfhtt Order to make Jonian Moulds 8100 Rus of the Paper. that quantity of Paper». also "We must have 4 Ans of 33287 of 303 immy Nooth 20th. Cattery attention to error in the position of the figures in the 10 Pero Mould, both notes Also. the im reading the same urging paper. mediate despatch of some 250 fofor and an dering any quantity not exceeding 20 Aur of N359.hetéenclosed)

• English

Summary: Acknowledges receipt of a favor dated 28 August 1849 and submits drawings and cost estimates for proposed bank notes for the Government of Ceylon, including details of paper, engraving, and printing expenses. Notes efforts to ensure security and distinctive character in the notes.

Date: 28 August 1849

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