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2 Dollars - Photography Studio Sears
| Issuer | Sears Portrait Studio |
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| Type | Vouchers |
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| Reverse description | Salmon-toned reverse mirroring the obverse layout, with a guilloche scalloped border and numeral "2" in circular cartouches at each corner. The large "$2" denomination appears on the left, while the issuer name and redemption conditions are printed in English to the right. No barcode is present on this side. |
| Reverse lettering | Bank of SEARS TM Portrait Studio Negotiable on any set of regular priced passport photos. No cash value. 812221010 |
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| Comments |
Sears Portrait Studio issued these $2 promotional notes as in-store currency redeemable against portrait photography packages — a retail incentive scheme that borrowed the visual grammar of Federal Reserve notes deliberately, to the point where the design occasionally drew complaints from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing about potential confusion with legal tender. Whether any formal cease-and-desist action followed is not consistently documented across the various print runs.
Collecting these has a small but genuine following among scripophily specialists who track corporate scrip and promotional paper. Survival rates are high — they were never meant to wear out in circulation.