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A Misprint: The Likes of Which Has Not Been Reported

Treasury Department

Office of Treasurer of the United States

National Bank Redemption Agency

Washington

November 29, 1932

Director of Bureau of Engraving and Printing Attention: Mr. Swigart

[Assistant Director Production]

In accordance with our telephonic conversation of yesterday there is transmitted herewith for inspection the upper and lower halves of a $5 Federal Reserve note found in a shipment of canceled currency forwarded by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston under date of November 25.

It will be observed that this note was prepared for the Federal

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