This exceptionally preserved 1871 bank check offers a captivating window into post-Civil War American commerce and financial history. Drawn on the prestigious Bank of New York, the document was officially issued by Lanman & Kemp, a prominent 19th-century wholesale druggist firm famous for distributing historical remedies like Murray & Lanman’s Florida Water. The check features intricate, security-minded typographic engravings alongside a distinct, federally mandated internal revenue tax imprint characteristic of the Reconstruction era. Signed by company leadership on June 21, 1871, this financial artifact remains a highly collectible piece of paper ephemera that appeals directly to banking historians and fiscal stamp collectors alike. This has the check cancellation cuts in the center of the note. Banks used what they called \"Hammer Punches\" This increses the value.
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