Engraving and Printing Bank Notes Order

Engraving and Printing Bank Notes Order

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  • 28th Sept 1848 (Creation)

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Mess Perkins Bacon & Vetch

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Royal Philatelic Society London

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362 361 We have also sent 20 Spelumas of Bankers Notes for your inspection if you please defection, but which we shall be glad to have returning though several weekes hence will queiver. Owe Change for Drawing, Mate Paper Printing complete is Seventy Shillings per thousand Notes all of the len quality for Mumbering by Machinery 37. H7000- if required - огнишно I may be worth noticing that o ten forgeries of English holes within aran months not one of them were prepared by us, thus Contiming, to prove the position we have always taken arzt. That our work was more secure than that of other Engraver Hoping to be favored with your Be which shall have our best attention We are, Gentlemen versrespectfully Your humble seroto Signed) NBBV Meppe B.M. Jubb & Proje Tubb or at Bicester. ท the Georgl B. S. the have put no date in the drawing becaus there is none in the note butasit is payable here name of the Mace where issued is generally inserted which could easily be down in the drawing, undest you issue; at more than the Place then we understand the omiſſion - Alte we could prepare Plates for all your Branches- one Six our. Hokey Fleet Street 28th Sept 1848 We have the honor to acknowledge S receipt of your fetter of the 20thrint requiring to know charge for Engraving from a design Mereafter to be Settled, 2 Steel Bank Note Wates of one denomination, from which 50000 hotes are required to be, required to the printest 1 Steet Rate of another denommation from solzich b000 notes are wanted; and another Steel Plate from which 1000 are wanted, making 4 Steel plates $57000 Notes in all; the notes to have a Counterfoil Hote bound in Boors of 1000 each, 200 each & 50 each; the Cost of Numbering in series with printed figures; an and of the Paper Blocks or Moulds ; what time it would take to execute the Order, thowmany impressions lach plate would take without repair; & what the cost of replenishing them when worn out. Weleg in reply today that without knowing the nature of the Leslye for the Protes, or whether the Naper Mould istokan aspater mark we cannot state with perfect accurge the time necessary for preparing the work, nor the price of the States of Moulds. But we fully beleing The following will prove accurate which we came once getolmine on having this information supplied as Should no watermath be required in the Bank Peste Paper no charge would be made for the would- Haustermark is required Ingleſt Batair Moulds would be from £ 5. 5. to ₤12. P... depending upo The intricacy of the work buthering made they of Note For the West Bagter beste Cappe for 57000 Jettes. 35% en Drawing Matis BG. & each C 105

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Summary: The letter discusses the engraving and printing of bank notes, including charges, quantities, and specifications for steel plates and numbering. It also addresses concerns about forgeries and watermark requirements.

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From: B.M. Jubb & Proje Tubb

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Date: 28th Sept 1848

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