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FEDERAL R ESE R V E BANK OF DALLAS
Station K, Dallas, T e x a s 7 5 2 2 2

Circular No. 84-26
February 13, 1984

TO:

The depository institutions addressed in the Eleventh
Federal Reserve District

ATTENTION:

Operations Officer

SUBJECT:

Validity of Bahamian money orders

SUMMARY:

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has been advised by
the United States Postal Service that financial
institutions in this country are refusing to honor
money orders issued in the Bahamas. As stated in
Circular No. 80-221, dated November 17, 1980, there is
an agreement between the postal service and the
Commonwealth of the Bahamas Domestic (USA) whereby
Bahamian postal money orders will be accepted for
payment by the United States Postal Service.
This
type of money order is valid, and institutions may
deposit such money orders
with the FederalReserve
just as they deposit U.S. postal money orders.

ATTACHMENTS:

A photocopy example of the Bahamas Postal (USA) Money
Order

MORE INFORMATION:

Jackie R. Young, (214)
651-6297 at the Head
Office;
Eloise Guinn,
(915) 544-4730 at the El
Paso Branch; Louis Bryan, (713) 652-1581 at the
Houston Branch; Rene G. Gonzales (512) 224-2141 at
the San Antonio Branch.

ADDITIONAL COPIES:

Public Affairs Department, Extension 6289

Banks and others are encouraged to use the following incoming W A TS numbers in conta ctin g this Bank: 1-800-442-7140
(intrastate) and 1-800-527-9200 (interstate). For calls placed locally, please use 651 plus the extension referred to above.

This publication was digitized and made available by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Historical Library (FedHistory@dal.frb.org)

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30
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90
100

DOLLARS

120
140
140
ISO
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220
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320
340
340
340
400

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A M O UN T TO
BE WRITTEN
IN W O RDS

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NAME OF PAYEE

Dollars and

Cents
ISSUING OFFICE

Remitter
NAME Of REMITTER

R E M IT T E R S POST A t ADDRESS

SIGNATURE OF ISSUING OFFICER

Void if Altered