AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. REPORTS 1864-1876

New York, 1864 to 1876. Lot of 11 ABN Annual Reports. An extraordinary collection of annual reports of the business conducted by the legendary security printer, American Bank Note Company. ABN, as it is commonly known, has been America's premier engraver and printer for over 150 years. These eleven reports document the annual activity of the company from 1864 to 1876, missing only the years 1870 and 1871. The reports are fascinating to read, and they document the company's activities in printing national currency for the United States as well as currency for foreign governments.

While the details they offer on the company finances and production is interesting, they are signed by some of the period's most prominent and well respected engravers who had been previously highly successful independent operators of their own companies before forming the American Bank Note Company. There are various combinations of the trustees of the company signing at the conclusion of each of the annual reports including the following: George N. Hatch; J. D. Bald; Jno E. Gavit; J. V. Carpenter; William Cumming Smillie; James L. Graham; John G. Wellsford; A. G. Goodall; Tracy R. Edson; Charles Welsh; Theo. H. Freeland, and others. Every one of these men played an important role in the early history of security printing and engraving in the U.S. and with their predecessor companies until they merged to form the American Bank Note Company in 1858.

 

This unique offering represents one of the most significant groups relating to the early financial history of the world's largest security printer, the American Bank Note Company. All reports are intact and fine or better condition. (11)

 

To read the complete lot description, see:
Historic American Bank Note Company Annual Reports from 1864 to 1876 (https://auction.archivesinternational.com/Historic-American-Bank-Note-Company-Annual-Reports-from-1864-to-1876_i55814004)

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