Money Envelopes - Need Some Help From Community

I remember my grandfather used to keep these stuffed with banknotes. They were more yellow & had "Earnings; Deductions, etc" & chart-like text on them as "HoundogBill" posted. He would pull one out and extract a few 1954 Twos or Fives(& whatever he needed) to pay my older brother for cutting his large lawn (he lived on a farm). That was when I was about 12 (& they were introducing Multicoloured series), and I must say that I envied my 16 y.o. brother who cut his lawn & this was before I started to collect currency. I remember really liking the newer $20 $10 $5 & the $2 and $1 were just being introduced. [He also gave my brother an empty Players tobacco can filled with pennies, nickles, dimes & quarters (to pay him) & that's how my brother started to collect coins. I was a rather competitive sort so when I saw my brother collect coins, I had to start too].

Anyway, I gave up with the coins & started to collect banknotes during my first job at a carwash. I wanted to use the same envelopes pictured but found that these small brown side-opening packets were usually too small (& could damage the ends of the notes) so I always requested white envelopes. When I look back I think its funny that I tried to use those but I guess it was a bank envelope & made sense at the time. Over time, I rarely used them & threw most of them away (after seeing how much I damaged the ends of good UNC banknotes rendering them AU).

About 10 years ago I met a senior who wanted to sell me some of her husband's banknote collection. I suggested she go sell them to a dealer but she was adamant I buy them from her. I was secretly thrilled b/c she told me that she met her husband at the bank & that he was the branch manager. My enthusiasm was quickly extinguished the moment I saw her pull out one of those darn small yellow envelopes since I knew that they usually caused more harm than good (they were too small to preserve banknotes). While looking over the contents I was surprised that he had kept a consecutive run of 1937 Ones (Coyne-Towers). I sold "DBM" one through CCF. I paid her too much for the notes because I didn't see the tiny spot of glue that migrated to the back ends of several of the banknotes (so the majority were AU). If I find that offending packet I will scan it & send it to you (but its more likely I threw it out).

So, if you use these small side-opening envelopes to store banknotes then be careful you're not damaging the notes. Generally, they're too small (probably formatted for US currency). I much prefer the blue CIBC "penguin" top-loading envelopes & got my wife to get me a few of those or just large white envelopes from TD.

BTW: I have one of the brown ones left from TD with the code 515291 (0216) on that back of the flap. LMK, if you'd like me to scan it.

- yup, that's the one.

I also have the far superior (larger/less problematic) foreign currency envelope. If I find that old one (that damaged the 37's) I'll scan it for you. Good luck!

Here's an envelope from 1967 for sale on ebay.
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Unfortunately it's full of overpriced items.

Thx for sharing the Excel Autoservice Centennial Envelope. It is the first I have seen with a window. I wonder if the window had any particular function.

It is interesting how this was given out as a collectible at a 5% discount.

Here is one from 1990 by Toronto Dominion Bank

They were using this up to around 1996.

I would like to contact someone appropriate in each of the major banks. Does anyone have an idea where I can start?

I tried asking my local branches. Even going through the manager level it was not very fruitful. They simply do not know who I can contact.

Perhaps someone in this group knows someone working in the non-banking areas of these banks might be able to make some suggestions