Cancelled checks from Bank of Finance

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Two cancelled bank checks from The Bank of Finance in Los Angeles, California. The checks are pale blue with a faint pattern of wavy blue lines in the background. At the bottom left corner is the name of the bank, next to the bank logo. The logo consists of the capital letters "B / O / A" in an interlocking diagonal line with a rectangle with rounded sides. Above the bank name and logo is the printed phrase "Pay / to the / order of" with a handwritten name in the blank space. Check 2016.33.2.1 is for an amount of $22.20. Check 2016.33.2.2 is for an amount of $30. Each check is signed at the bottom by "Bernice Martin." Each check has a rectangular stamp on the front in red ink. Text along the top of the rectangle reads "Processed.

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