Harding Memorial Association souvenir card, American Bank Note Co., 1923 FSO-1923A

Description from Souvenir Card Collector’s Society: FSO-1923A is the Harding Memorial Assn. Membership Certificate with framed portrait of President Harding and text, printed in black offset.

Formed in 1858 by a consolidation of seven major engraving and printing firms, ABNCo went on to dominate the security printing business worldwide. From 1858 until the twilight of the issuance of currency by state-chartered banks in the mid-1860s, the firm produced bills for banks all across the United States. Often this was done by taking plates from the firms that comprised ABNCo in 1858, adding the ABNCo monogram, and printing new versions. In addition, the firm produced Federal currency for the United States government from 1861 through the 1870s, postage stamps for many years, and countless security documents for banks, governments, and other institutions.