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Bureau of Engraving and Printing

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transferred to steel plates from which an impression is made on sheets of distinctive paper. Ink is applied to a plate containing 32 note impressions, which is then wiped clean, leaving ink in the engraved lines. The plate is pressed against the sheet of paper with such pressure as to actually press the paper into the lines of the plate to pick up the ink. Both faces and backs are printed in this manner – backs first. After the faces are printed, the sheets are then typographically overprinted with
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and National Currency Bureau in 1863, currency-processing operations were nominally subordinated to that agency and designated the "First Division, National Currency Bureau". For years, however, the currency operations were known by various semi-official labels, such as the "Printing Bureau", "Small
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The Bureau operates a police department, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Police Force, that protects BEP personnel and facilities. The BEP Police are responsible for enforcing federal and local laws, Treasury Department rules and regulations, Washington, DC Criminal Code through a Memorandum of
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The Bureau of Engraving and Printing officially took over production of postage stamps for the United States government in July 1894. The first of the works printed by the BEP was placed on sale on July 18, 1894, and by the end of the first year of stamp production, the BEP had printed and delivered
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method that utilizes special paper and non-offset inks, enabling a further increase from 18 to 32 notes per sheet. Since 1968, all currency has been printed by means of the dry intaglio process, whereby wetting of the paper prior to printing is unnecessary. In this process, fine-line engravings are
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would be reduced. Currency production began in December 1990 at the Fort Worth facility, and the official dedication took place on April 26, 1991. Any currency printed at Fort Worth includes a small "FW", usually located to the left of the bill's face plate number, and most also have larger back
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because they were payable "on demand" in coin at certain Treasury facilities. At this time the government had no facility for the production of paper money so a private firm produced the Demand Notes in sheets of four. These sheets were then sent to the Treasury Department where dozens of clerks
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that dried faster, therefore obviating the need to place tissues between sheets to prevent ink from offsetting to other sheets. The faster drying ink also enabled printed sheets of backs to be kept damp until the faces were printed, thereby reducing distortion caused by wetting, drying, and
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By reducing the distortion that increases proportionally with the size of the sheet of paper, the Bureau was able to convert from 12-note printing plates to plates capable of printing 18 notes in 1952. Five years later in 1957, the Bureau began printing currency via the dry
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and production. The annex building, as it is called, is located on 14th Street, between C and D streets SW, just opposite the main building. The building is 570 feet (170 m) long, 285 feet (87 m) wide, and made entirely of reinforced concrete with a limestone
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The Washington, D.C., location offers a free 30-minute guided tour which features the various phases of currency production. Tours may be taken Monday through Friday. The Bureau is closed for all federal holidays and the week between Christmas and New Year's Day.
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From almost the very beginning of its operations, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing designed and printed a variety of products in addition to currency. As early as 1864, the offices which would later become the BEP made
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The Washington facility consists of two adjacent buildings. The elder, considered the main building and located between 14th and 15th streets SW, was constructed in 1914. The architectural style of the main building is
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switched purely to private postage stamp printers in 2005, ending 111 years of production by the Bureau. Starting in 2011 the United States Postal Service in-housed all postage stamp printing services.
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A further increase in the number of notes per sheet was realized in 1952 after breakthrough developments in the production of non-offset inks. Beginning in 1943, the BEP experimented with new
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United States Souvenir Card issued by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, for the HAPEX APS 70 exhibition and 84th Annual Convention of the American Philatelic Society in 1970
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Note Bureau", "Currency Department", and "Small Note Room". It was not until 1874 that the "Bureau of Engraving and Printing" was officially recognized in congressional
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Plate capacity on power presses increased from four to eight notes per sheet in 1918 in order to meet the greatly expanded production requirements related to
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The Bureau moved into its own building in 1880 with the completion of a facility at 14th St. and Independence Ave. SW, now the
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Initially, the currency processing operations in the Treasury were not formally organized. When Congress created the
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trim exterior. The main façade of the building faces Raoul Wallenberg Place (15th St), the Tidal Basin, and the
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began in 1894, and for almost the next century the BEP was the sole producer of postage stamps in the country.
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In May 1938, work was completed on an addition to the Washington, D.C., facility to accommodate increases in
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The Bureau of Engraving and Printing has its origins in legislation enacted to help fund the
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BEP production figures broken down by month, as well as some other currency-related articles
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2013, the Bureau delivered 6.6 billion notes at an average cost of 10 cents per note.
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signed the notes and scores of workers cut the sheets and trimmed the notes by hand. The
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Fisheries: Office of Law Enforcement
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Understanding, and Texas Criminal Code. In 2004, 234 Police officers were employed.
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and award certificates; invitations and admission cards; and many different types of
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announced that the BEP would move from their historic Washington, D.C. location to
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Environmental Protection Agency: Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
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re-wetting of the paper (sheets needed to be dampened before each printing).
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with a specific allocation of operating funds for the fiscal year of 1875.
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a 1967 film with the D.C. Bureau of Engraving and Printing as its setting
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National Wildlife Refuge System: Division of Refuge Law Enforcement
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deterrence through better public recognition of currency features.
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due to the lack of funds needed to support the conflict. The paper
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United States Merchant Marine Academy Department of Public Safety
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that designs and produces a variety of security products for the
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The Bureau of Engraving and Printing has two locations: one in
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location, with visitor tours available during business hours.
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13th Street SW entrance to the BEP Annex in Washington, D.C.
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A Bureau of Engraving and Printing Police (BEP) patrol car.
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Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
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Central Intelligence Agency: Security Protective Service
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US Forest Service: Law Enforcement & Investigations
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15th Street SW entrance to the BEP in Washington, D.C.
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In 1987, construction began on a second facility in
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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In addition to 8: 1523:Marine Corps Criminal Investigation Division 765:"After 111 Years, Postage Stamps Go Private" 42:Seal of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing 30: 1969:U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services System 685:Title 31 of the Code of Federal Regulations 55:Flag of the U.S. Department of the Treasury 2070: 2056: 2048: 1974:Marshal of the United States Supreme Court 1595:United States Food and Drug Administration 1429: 1380: 1366: 1358: 1205:Office of the Middle East and North Africa 1178:Office of South and Southeast Asia Nations 1050: 1036: 1028: 1005: 918:Dempsey, John S.; Forst, Linda S. 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Passports are now produced by the 2482:Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee 1953:Government Publishing Office Police 1669:Immigration and Customs Enforcement 1309:Office of Intelligence and Analysis 1193:Office of International Debt Policy 2421:Counterfeit United States currency 2078:United States currency and coinage 1571:Department of the Air Force Police 1211:Office of International Investment 863:"Bureau of Engraving and Printing" 810:Bureau of Engraving and Printing. 25: 1599:Office of Criminal Investigations 1480:Intelligence and Security Command 763:McAllister, Bill (13 June 2005). 2165:Bureau of Engraving and Printing 1848:Bureau of Engraving and Printing 1561:Office of Special Investigations 1452:Pentagon Force Protection Agency 1342:Bureau of Engraving and Printing 1314:Office of Foreign Assets Control 1257:Office of Financial Institutions 1190:Office of Banking and Securities 1184:Office of the Western Hemisphere 1153: 1097:Deputy Secretary of the Treasury 963:from the original on 2020-08-26. 924:. 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With production facilities in 151:Bureau of Engraving and Printing 36: 31:Bureau of Engraving and Printing 2036:National Zoological Park Police 1898:Office of Secure Transportation 1847: 1778:Federal Bureau of Investigation 1773:Drug Enforcement Administration 1713:Bureau of Indian Affairs Police 1485:Criminal Investigation Division 1462:National Security Agency Police 1447:Defense Logistics Agency Police 1245:Advanced Counterfeit Deterrence 831:Latimer, Louise Payson (1924). 27:United States government agency 2487:Promotional fake denominations 2431:National Numismatic Collection 2371:Black Eagle Silver Certificate 2231:America the Beautiful (silver) 1943:Sergeant at Arms of the Senate 1795:United States Marshals Service 1518:Criminal Investigative Service 1334:Treasurer of the United States 1217:Office of Technical Assistance 1199:Office of Financing Operations 1181:Office of Europe & Eurasia 1018:BEP Monthly Production Figures 945:Reaves, Brian A. 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