SAPOL MUSEUM PART 3. TIBOR KALDOR, CARL WEBB, THE INTERNMENT CAMP LINK AND THE HAY BANKNOTES MICROCODE

 HAY INTERNMENT CAMP BANKNOTES

Actual Banknote Dimensions: 138mm X 76mm

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The above is a high-resolution image of a Hay Internment Camp banknote. There were three denominations made and all were designed by George Adams Teltscher. Interestingly, despite claims of another being related to a US President, George was related to one, President John Adams not that it played a role in this post.

 It looks fairly standard at first glance, and extremely well-designed of course, it is only when you look very closely that, under magnification, you will see that almost the entire note is made up of very tiny lettering. A masterpiece of design. by George Teltscher. A skill he was able to put to good use shortly after his release and return to the UK when he worked for the British Military.

These are close-up images of just some of the notes. 

On the left is a close-up of the right-hand side rectangular-shaped surround of the inner note. As you can see, the block is made up of horizontal lines each containing a string of tiny letters and numbers.

In the image directly above and slightly to the right, you can see part of the 2 letters T and W which also contain strings of very small letters and numbers in horizontal lines, some are in black ink within the letters and some are in an orange shade and they form part of the cloud formation in the background of the banknote.

In both the above examples and indeed, elsewhere on the note, the tiny writing is in plain sight. But it is done in such a way that, at first glance, you probably wouldn't notice it. So it is effectively hidden in plain sight. The tiny writing is disguised but not covered up. An important point that will be reiterated at the base of this post.

Whilst the above examples are truly fascinating, it is this next example that will really surprise many.

 Each banknote actually carries two formal signatures whilst George Teltscher also signs off but on the printed note only. The signature of Mr. Stahl appears on the right of the notes as the Manager of the bank. It is recorded that every note printed, 3000 ^ pence notes, 3000 1 Shilling notes and 2000 2 shilling notes, were individually hand signed in cursive writing, not printed.

That is what makes the example below so very interesting, it shows that within the cursive writing there are strings of tiny letters and numbers all handwritten:

Thus, in contrast to the 'design elements of the banknote shown in the upper part of this post and in which we can see the letters and numbers in plain sight albeit disguised, this note shows that the tiny letters and numbers were covered by the signatures. These letters and numbers were 'concealed writing'. (I used a reflected infrared photography technique for this image.)

Both the 'hidden in 'plain sight' and 'concealed writing' techniques were used in the Somerton Man case. Examples have been proven to exist in the Code Page, the Tamam Shud torn piece, and the Boxall Rubaiyat Verse 70 images.

 

Tibor Kaldor, the man found dead in the Victoria Hotel in Hindley Street, Adelaide two weeks after the discovery of the Somerton Man, was an internee at Hay Camp, he was a relative of  George Teltscher and a close relative of William Sher, the owner of the Red Point Tool Company in Melbourne. That's the factory where Carl Webb worked.