North American Printers Promotional Sheets & Test Notes - 2023

Covers all test, advertising, promotional, color samples and house notes for firms involved in the production of bank notes. 

Released January 2023,  View the sample pages.

  • Spiral bound book to lay flat while open, no breaking the binding.
  • UV (ultraviolet), close up, and sharp angle images to show security features present. 
  • Current valuations in uncirculated condition for all notes.  Now includes valuations of notes with brochures when available. 
  • 280 pages (198 pages in last issue)
  • 1,338 COLOR NOTE IMAGES (1014 last issue)
  • 1,771 notes documenting all sub-varieties, such as date, logo, address, color, material, security device differences, and others. (1071 last issue)
  • All 129 known printer firms producing test notes, including Printer's test, house and advertising notes from the 1820's forward. The catalog also includes any firm used to produce bank notes, including security ink, security paper mills, polymer producers, holographic and other security devices, and banknote design firms. (113 last issue)
  • Images of 95+% of each test note set.  
  • Only English language test note catalog in book form.
  • Only current test note catalog in book form.
  • Table of Contents lists Firm, number of unique cataloged notes, number of sub-varieties and comments.  Now also shows the alpha catalog designation for each firm.
  • Cross reference "family trees" of all firms that formed the American Bank Note Company.


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  • Shipping Fees
  • U.S. - $4.50
  • Canada - $10.00
  • International - $15
    • Catalog mailed USPS book rate with receipt of payment.
    • International orders welcome! Uncirculated local currency for payment appreciated.
    • 129 known printer firms and number of test notes attributed are on the Table of Contents:
    • TABLE OF CONTENTS
    • -A-

       

       

       

       

      ABCorp

      ABC

      1

      7

      American Banknote Corporation

      American Bank Note Company

      ABNC

      179/372

      8

       

      American Bank Note Holographics

      ABNH

      9/11

      62

       

      James M Anderson

      AND

      1

      64

       

      Ashton-Potter Company

      AP

      1/2

      64

       

      Atlantic Bank Note Company

      ATL

      4

      65

       

      Ault & Wiborg Company

      AWC

      1

      66

       

      -B-

       

       

       

       

      Balch, Rawdon & Co.

      BRC

      1

      66

       

      Bald, Cousland& Co.

      BC

      1

      67

       

      Baldwin & Gleason Co.

      BG

      1

      67

       

      Banknote Corporation of America

      BCA

      1

      67

       

      BCA\GSSC Security Alliance

      BCAA

      1

      70

       

      BA Bank Note Group

      BABG

      38/207

      70

      (British American Bank Note Company)

      John F. Beazell

      JFB

      2/3

      90

       

      Boston Banknote Company

      BOST

      3

      91

       

      Brooks Bank Note Company

      BBNC

      3

      91

       

      Bureau of Engraving and Printing (U.S.)

      BEP

      18/25

      92

       

      Burton & Gurley Bank Note Engravers

      BG

      1/3

      95

       

      -C-

       

       

       

       

      California Ink Company

      CIC

      2/12

      96

       

      Canada Bank Note Company

      CBN

      7/9

      97

       

      Canadian Bank Note Company

      CBNC

      15/43

      99

       

      Charles Toppan & Company

      CTC

      8/9

      105

       

      J. Clark Engraving

      JC

      1

      107

       

      Columbian Bank Note Company

      CBC

      7/31

      107

       

      Continental Bank Note Company

      CONT

      8/13

      109

       

      B. F. Corlies & Macy

      CM

      52

      112

       

      Crane & Company

      CRAN

      47/55

      119

       

      Culver, Page, Hoyne & Co.

      CPHC

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