12.7 PHILATELIC RECORDS, ARCHIVAL DESCRIPTION AREA

12.7A. Preliminary rule

12.7A1. Scope

See 1.7A1.

12.7A2. Punctuation

Precede each element of description with a full stop, space, dash, space or start a new paragraph for each element of description.
Separate the introductory wording of an element of description from the content of a note by a colon followed but not preceded by a space.

12.7A3.

In presenting information in the archival description area, follow the instructions set out in 1.7A3-1.7A5.

12.7B. Administrative history/Biographical sketch

12.7B1. Administrative history.

Give a concise administrative history as instructed in 1.7B1.

The British American Bank Note Company Limited was founded in 1866. It specialized in security printing for government and private industry. Over its history, the company printed stamps, bank notes, passports, securities, bank stationery, lottery tickets, as well as other printed matter. The British American Bank Note Company also designed many of the products it printed. As well, it was involved in the research and development of methods to guard against counterfeiting.
The company was formed from two groups of printers, one headed by George Bull Burland and the other by W.C. Smillie. The British American Bank Note Company later absorbed two smaller printers, the Dominion Bank Note Company and the Canada Bank Note Company.
In 1984, the British American Bank Note Company became a wholly owned subsidiary of BCE Inc. As part of the sale of BCE PubliTech in 1988, the business was transferred to Quebecor Printing Inc. It was subsequently known as the BA Banknote Division of Quebecor Printing Inc.

12.7B2. Biographical sketch.

Give a concise biographical sketch as instructed in 1.7B2.

Major Richard (Dick) Kenneth Malott was born in Kingsville, Ont. on 31 Oct. 1927. He married Dorothy Payne on 28 Feb. 1953. They have one son, Douglas.
Dick Malott attended the University of Western Ontario, London, Ont. from 1946 to 1950, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts (Honours History). In 1965 he obtained a Master of Science Degree in Logistics and Computers at the United States Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio.
Malott joined the RCAF in 1950. During his career in the RCAF/Canadian Forces, he served in Nova Scotia, Ontario, England, Sardinia, the United States and Vietnam. In 1974, he retired from the Canadian Forces to become the Chief Curator of Collections at the Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ont. Malott retired from the Canadian War Museum in 1992.
Dick Malott’s main hobby is aerophilately. He specializes in Canadian pioneer and semi-official air mail flown envelopes, and interrupted (crash) covers. He has been active in many philatelic societies and has written extensively about aerophilately. His collections have won gold medals at national and international exhibitions. In 1992, he established Malott Aerophilatelic and Militaria Consultant Services.

12.7C. Custodial history.

Give the custodial history as instructed in 1.7C.

These documents were given to F.E. Eaton by their creator, Andrej Frodel. Mr. Eaton subsequently donated them to the National Postal Museum. In 1988, the material was transferred to the Canadian Postal Archives program within the National Archives of Canada.

12.7D. Scope and content.

Give information about the scope and the internal structure or arrangement of the records, and about the contents of the unit being described as instructed in 1.7D.

Fonds consists of issued stamps and proof material printed by the British American Bank Note Company. The bulk of the records contain material created for definitive, commemorative, postage due, air mail, air mail special delivery, special delivery, and post card issues for the Post Office Department. These records were apparently retained by the printer as samples to document its work. The material is arranged into two parts: one containing plate proofs of philatelic items, the other containing issued stamps and related documentation.

Series consists of a presentation album containing single images from plate proofs of stamps, plate essays of unissued stamp designs, and plate proofs of post cards. Most of the material was printed for Canada’s Post Office Department.