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Pillar of the Community
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I just noticed a clever Easter egg on that vignette. ABNC tucked their copyright into a very discreet place -- can anyone spot it?
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Pillar of the Community
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HA! YUP! Was that a common thing for them to do?
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I see it!
I'm kinda surprised, that would mean B&M didn't own the image on their certificate?
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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DBM - I am not very good with steam locomotives, so I can't say "YUP, the B&M ran those locos"... BUT it was probably a lot more common to have generic vignettes of steamers than the later diesels (like the MEC one I shared). THEN AGAIN, if the art was indeed created for the B&M, WOULD ABN retain the rights?
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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For those with older eyes, here's a close-up:  Quote:
I'm kinda surprised, that would mean B&M didn't own the image on their certificate? American Bank Note owned the printing plates and intellectual property rights for nearly everything they produced. In fact, the two male figures that flank the locomotive pop up in dozens of other stocks and bonds. I'm pretty sure I've seen the train used elsewhere, too. Sometimes a company paid extra to commission a special engraving that could only be used on their stocks/bonds. But even then, ABNC would retain the copyright, since they created the work. Edited by GregAlex
03/06/2021 5:38 pm
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For those with older eyes, here's a close-up: Thank you!  |
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Hello All, My name is Mark. I a new to the coin side of this but I figured why not join since some of the things I have in the "Steele Box" pertain to this forum as we. If you want to read more about the box please see my introductions... http://goccf.com/t/396718 I know this is not much but it is one of the many items that came from the box itself. Looks like bonds on the back of a lithographers business card.   Edited by mforder
04/03/2021 11:29 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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That's a pretty fancy business card! It looks about the size of a postcard -- what are the actual dimensions?
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Impressive!  |
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Hi GregAlex,
The card measures about 2.5" by 4.5".
---Mark
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Nice additions! |
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Edited by GregAlex
08/30/2021 11:26 pm
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I think this now qualifies as my largest railroad bond -- with the coupons, it measures out to 19" x 24"! Outstanding! Nice group! |
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