This proof sheet for $10-10-10-20 national bank notes was approved on March 28, 1922 by the Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. When the Aldrich-Vreeland Act expired in June 1915, the legend "Secured by United States bonds deposited with the Treasurer of the United States" was supposed to be reinstated at the top of the faces for national bank notes as shown here. However, this proof sheet illustrates an interesting variation where the bank paid the BEP to engrave the names of the two bank officials on the plate that produced this sheet. This enabled H.L. Donald and J.L. Griffin, apparently the cashier and the bank president respectively, to dispense with the honor of signing their notes when they were delivered to the bank.
Don Kelly in the third edition of his book National Bank Notes(1997) reports that this bank was chartered in September 1917 and was liquidated in February 1924. There are two known examples of large size notes among collectors of national bank notes for this bank.
This proof sheet for $5 national bank notes was approved on June 7, 1890 by the Chief of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Don Kelly in the third edition of his book National Bank Notes(1997) reports that this bank was chartered in June 1890 and went into receivership in March 1897. There are no known examples among collectors of national bank notes for this bank.
This proof sheet for $5 national bank notes was approved on March 23, 1886 by the Chief of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Within a three year period including the depiction for the name of this bank, the BEP engravers used a remarkable variety of fonts which have proven popular among collectors of Brown Backs or Series of 1882 notes. This is a fine example. Don Kelly in the third edition of his book National Bank Notes(1997) reports that this bank was organized in February 1886 and went into receivership in July 1929. There are fifteen known examples among collectors of national bank notes for this bank.
This proof sheet for $5 national bank notes was approved on October 25, 1887 by the Chief of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Don Kelly in the third edition of his book National Bank Notes(1997) reports that this bank was chartered in October 1887 and was liquidated in March 1893. There are no known examples among collectors of national bank notes for this bank.
National bank note proof from the National Howard Bank of Baltimore, MD. $50-100. Charter number 4218. The $50 note features the image of Washington crossing the Delaware River on the left; a soldier praying beneath the goddess of victory on the right. The $100 note features the image of sailors in a longboat approaching two ships labeled Lawrence and Niagara on the left; an image of winged victory standing with fasces and the motto "Maintain it!" on the right. The bank was chartered in 1890 and liquidated on April 15, 1915. There are only two known examples among collectors of national bank notes for this bank.
National bank note proof from the Ohio National Bank of Washington DC, $10-10-10-20. Charter number 4522. The $10 note features the image of Ben Franklin flying a kite with his son on the left and an image of an eagle and Liberty grasping a lightning bolt on the right. The $20 note features an image of the Battle of Lexington on the left and Liberty marching with a flag on the right. The bank was chartered on February 19, 1891 and liquidated on December 31, 1897. There are no known examples among collectors of national bank notes for this bank.
National bank note from the German-American National bank of Washington, DC. $1-1-1-2. Charter 2358. This is a certified proof sheet for a 4-subject national bank note issued by the German-American National Bank in Washington, D.C., from the series of 1875. This bank was chartered in 1877 and went into receivership in 1878. Because the large two on the $2 note appears to lie reclining on its side, collectors have nicknamed this note from the early series the "lazy deuce". There are only two known examples among collectors of national bank notes for this bank.
This certified proof sheet for the denominations $50-100 were used for the backs of national bank notes for banks issuing these notes located in Washington, D.C. for the series of 1882 between 1882 and 1908. The charter number for a bank would be overprinted in the center to facilitate sorting.
