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Royal Philatelic Society London

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A " a 38%. us in Mature consideration Itzud you will excuse the forkplace for saying thentificates Portainly that we are no ware we ever ли neur engraved them, I that que had no hand in preparing The Company's Paper Donterest Receipts consequently nocrédit or discredit can attgeh tous on account of any of those documents – Asto the Voo Bills, we bestbremark that those you now have in use Avere madeby us in conformity to drawings sent from the bank & which left us no discretion as to size or design butwe have now the honor of forward herewith one drawing for a new doln Bill Fanother Sola forbetts Hills both ofthegmade up accordingto hyggestions and which are, alfar as the wording Perative characters will permit together with some regessary variation in the Bestaquin Precisely like those of the bank raped England; Schapz ought to mention that we have 3414 Reams Bazebr Note Paper onhand which was made for the Baute "Can with reference to the introduction of what Parwars in the mating Chansorer mattingthening " appears in Triplicate, with the accepted copy stated to be The Bank payable to the holders of the 2nd "duty indorsed, and leaving on the border which only disfigures the instrument now in ute; To prevent misunderstanding the as well add that it is the desire of the Directors time the Share Certificates Stence of on Copper State out and to be done in your very best style, bushwith much simplicity as is consistent with the prevente forgery – Ido not at all approve of the anew form anewfound Set out to the Sougement here fortheir Corepaus Vaper. Verterest Recepty, and which drebeinve Prepared by you – The border in red fother chur may add to the difficulty of forgery, but certainly " И Cl " Οι " " и " " " "l - is not calculated to adorn, " " миче When you send are the designsofthe Voor Bills and Speare Certificates, Should, litte also to have a new form of Bank Noter as the one whe now in use is not much approved of, and the Direct are not indisposed to make a change, ifajudicia " one can be suggested - Our present notes in my opin are too small, and the paper has not that defice of Thinness and lightness combined with loughing which is considered so desirable. The body of the hote too, would be preally improved if the border was left out, and there was left ink opread over the note jewer You can send, however several specimens for inspection, and I should with totram one of them as like the Bank of England Notes an " " " " " a can make it. We have given the above our moth ис a mabeer (ar through us) & who has been along while dead, but which being condemned by the Bank for Bank Notes, has hitherto been used for Boot Bills, bust if the new drawings are adopted this Paper will become useless awing to its sigl, and further you very will perceive that they leaving out the border has weake the little security which it at present possesses, being Post Bull, security from Jorgerz may be noobject. The share Certificate a drawsich of a Air which is also sent, you will find to be like you'r Model except being aɛwe bust very much fatter & Containing all the security pour Forgery which a margin Could fine _ We have not sent any drawing the Blank Share Cortificate because the only differenc 387. in the two is in leaving out the words Oueſhare bif the one sent is approved, we can searcctymiske à mistake in the reframing of the other. а a We also send a drawing forthe Endorsement of dividends but as that is cumple writing it does not require any remarks. We now come to what we deem a very important part of your letter, viz, the subje of the Bank botes; you appear to object to the size= to the Borders; to the machine work lignettern The Notes Mother Paper as nothing a thing, light- Hough as is desirable and you wish to have one out drawing aɛlitre the Banke Brugland mate it. We have therefore sent you two- хошески drawings both of them the size of the Bank Bryland forlige is a more matter Hash. One of the drawings is for a Feening Rupee Note, and you will find we have made it just libre that of the Banke Brugland in so for as the circumstances of the case rendered it practicente allthe English writing is by thunſelves, whereas, is libre that of the Bank; the The Bank Gott they are Stamped across the provistory part. The word "Teveerty in the lower conner & the diguette of Britannia in the upper are as muchte The bank asthelaw will allow & the latter is is far bette and as to the native characters they course destroy the similarity of appearance. On this drawing were reyrark that altho' we shall be happy to prepare and Still we ло шежить Much the Bande mac express our opinion that such a hote would possess too little kif without aback, N 389. far too little security againſt either forgery or alteration more expecially in Sitch a Country astridia where your notes have already many years backebeen altered & where the Nations are so noted for ind almost every thing. In case however of your determing гис to alter, we have sent another drawing fora 50thehen Brote which of adopted with the present back we beleive would be perfectly safe from forgery Balteration and would matre, asood lookinghite with con siderable white spaces about it. On examination with a magnifying glass you will perceive that the provisory part of the rote is drawn upon a fround which contains the word "onesoned" Prepeated 1295 tinez A10360 Letters, of courte A yang Bauer adopted the New Attote this ground would be "Fifty Rupees » &not" one pound » but the effect is seen in the drawing aechnow is, andinmang otherways we have done our best to insure the security without taking from the beauty Phettote. We have now as the beleive fully entered upon all the points mentioned in your letter ( savetwo) and accompanied them by the proper drawings bewill conclude what has necessarily been a sous Communication with some Vegérezations upon Mose two – and first as to Paper – The Paper we have for along time used, has been made at the suspection of the Bank - very tough, and very thin, indeed quite as thin as it ought to be where a back is usedy, due may add that no Customers fours use a thinner Paper; the shage may be whiter if desired - Vinfach it may be thinner thay it now is, but you have Gone to the extreme of thiness consistent might two tim Brustings

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Summary: The letter discusses the design and security features of bank notes, share certificates, and other financial documents. It mentions the conformity to bank drawings, the desire to prevent forgery, and suggestions for new forms and paper quality.

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