Open in FBI Vault (Part 74, page 74 of the PDF) Copy citation FBI 164-81, Vault Part 74 p. 74 (DB Cooper-31937), Letter, dated 20 Feb 1980, serial SE 164-81-8320 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-74/pages/74
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% ACADEMIC PUBLISHING, INC.
Box 27
Berkeley, California 94701
A NON-PROFIT ACADEMIC SERVICE
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20 February 1980
Federal Bureau of Investigation
450 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco California
The following purports to be a copy of one of
the twenty dollar bills taken by skyjacker "D.B. Cooper"
when he jumped from a 727 on 24 November 1971.
I wonder whether the serial numbers correspond
to any of the stolen currency.
/Curiously.
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L 51279635 A
WASHINGTON, D.C.
SERIES 1969
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[guess: SE] [guess: F] - [illegible] 16 4 [guess: h] 920
b6
b7C
FEB 2 5 1980
CISCO
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SUB R
164-81-[guess: 8320]
DB Cooper-31937
164-220-[illegible]
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[illegible notation, possibly a date or initials]
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Rec. ORDER 78 [guess: respond]
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Letterhead of Academic Publishing, Inc., a non-profit academic service based in Berkeley, California.
Letter dated 20 February 1980 from Academic Publishing, Inc. to the FBI San Francisco field office, enclosing what purports to be a copy of a $20 bill from the D.B. Cooper hijacking ransom, asking the FBI to check whether the serial numbers match the stolen currency.
Photocopy of a U.S. $20 bill, showing serial number L 51279635 A, Federal Reserve District 12 (San Francisco), Series 1969.
FBI receipt/routing stamps showing a date of FEB 25 1980 and partial markings including b6/b7C redaction codes and what appears to be a San Francisco (CISCO) office stamp.
Handwritten FBI case file references and routing notations, including a DB Cooper case reference number 31937.
Small handwritten notation in bottom left corner, largely illegible.
Partially visible stamp or notation on right margin indicating a response order.
Letter text is clear and fully legible Image of $20 bill is moderately legible Some stamps and handwritten annotations are partially legible