A Collection of Proofs and Essays, the Property of a Gentleman

Murray, Fairman & Co, Philadelphia, 1821, ‘This Specimen of an improved plan for preventing forgeries of Bank Notes respectfully submitted to the Banking Institutions of the United States’, 335 x 215mm. Very fine; mounted on backing paper £200-250

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Proofs and Essays, the Property of a Gentleman.

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Gideon Fairman left the company in 1819 when he came to England to rejoin Jacob Perkins. After several partnership changes the business became part of the American Banknote Co.
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