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• April 11th 184n (Creation)

Royal Philatelic Society London

7or کے Sir. 69 Fleet Street April 11 & 18. For the reasons we had the honor of personally stating to you a few days back we beg to inform you that although the measure will reduce our profe to almost nothing we have determined that our charges es to you and to other Customers whose orders equally large home and after the 25th March last shall be as follows; living are. Plate Paper & Puniting of all Bank Notes which were formerly 700/- in future 50% hund bering stitching 7/10 Mannver A Paper & Punting Credit Receipts do Deposit-Reepts withbacks 47. do Billson Slips Plase Paper oprinting 5 do don 3/16 4/ 3/6 4/6 3 1/9 perso 5/ Checks 2/6. Bendingbooks of do 13. do Letters of Credit which were 5/6 originally put very low. M have however 193 reams Bank Nose Paper - altways have done so as not to loos hand las this you but is a us. we. loofe a ream More ream long time when your orders are received waiting to have it made) & which had been paid forat the old price, you Notes will be charged 2/- per than the above, until that Paper has been used up- will see not only to be equitable toward a matter of justice to our other Customers wh in the Case of water marked Paper, order a certain quantity made & pay for it at the time, Er getting bud for its value from time to time as it is used. Frusting that will see the reduction to be both large We are Sir, very respectfully Your humble Its you NJ. Kine. National Bst of Pecland Signed = B.BP. Cred 8 Mike Sir, 76 19 Flat Shat April 11th 184n some. The offers of one or two Engravers to work without profit in hopes there by to detach some of our Customers from us having having induced a call from of those whose orders are the largest and who have the longest favored us with their Custom to ask a reduction in our prices - an investigation has taken place when the Committee unanimously decided that the fol- lowing scale would be perfectly satisfactory ver; Plate, Paper, & Printing all Bank Notes of which were formerly 707 in future tube 507 per 1000 Numbering rostitching dr 7hm Paper & Printing Credit Reepts 3/6 do Deposit do 3/ do Drasssinslips do do Sets 3 ea 57 3/ 100 2/6 4/6 4/ 3/1 3/E 84/ ―A 5/6pu 111 Plate, Paper Wrinting Checksperim. Gof- do Letters of Credit with fly leaf 6/6- Binding Checks books various 10 per cent, reduction all rome Dividend Checks (with backs) %/6 2/6 Pr 100= This great reduction leaves us hardly any profit- ofus but it will ever be our practice when we reduce to one Customer to put others whose standing orders can be considered in a similar Class, upon the same terms ar Class. whether it has been demanded, or not. These reductions will take place from the 25th March last & We trust they will be as satis factory to your Bank as they have been to others wm milliken Cog/= Bank of Australasia and after. We remain Sir very respectfully signed. Your humble Its. Prot

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Summary: This letter discusses the decision by a committee to reduce prices on engraving and printing services for bank notes, following customer requests. It details the new pricing scale effective from March 25 and emphasizes fairness to all customers.

Date: April 11th 184n

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