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Lot of four Bank of America Travelers Memo Book giveaways, each imprinted for The First National Bank of Vandalia, Illinois, from 1953, 1955, 1956 and 1957. Pocket size, about 3 x 4.4 inches, with colorful mid-century travel art covers and a Travelers Cheques ad on the back. Used condition with cover wear, light soiling and some spotting; details below.
Condition: the 1955 book has paper loss at the lower right of the front cover and scuffing on the back; the 1953 has foxing spots at the top of the front; the 1957 has a small chip on the front and a small tear on the back edge; the 1956 has light wear and a faint round mark on the front. Interiors are clean.
The four covers:
• 1953 — green cover, London's Tower Bridge with tugboats; London scenes inside
• 1955 — San Francisco cable car on California Street with Chinatown and the Bay Bridge
• 1956 — orange cover with European travel art: gondola, Eiffel Tower, guardsman
• 1957 — cream cover with a stylized toucan
Each has a calendar for its year and a "Before You Go" travel checklist inside. A nice run for Vandalia and Fayette County collectors, bank advertising collectors, or anyone who likes 1950s travel graphics.
