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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsalexan, post: 1614852, member: 24274&quot;]The other day I made a long-awaited purchase of another BABN desk calendar, this one from 1988. I paid $85 for it, which probably sounds like a lot for a calendar, but I was very happy to get it. The draw for me was a single vignette that I haven&#039;t found anywhere else on any banknote or security, a logging scene engraved in 1945.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ten years ago I bought the original artwork used by the engraver as the model for this vignette. Living in the Northwest, I found the subject very appealing and was lucky to pick it up at an incredible price -- less than I paid for the calendar. It&#039;s quite large, 23 x 17&quot;, done in graphite likely from a composite of photos. I wanted to frame it, but not until I could find the companion engraving. You can see in the photo how much smaller the final image is (less than 4&quot; wide), compared to the original. I am so pleased to finally marry these two pieces. If anyone is aware of an actual usage of the vignette on a stock or bond, please let me know. I&#039;ve also been unable to find the name of engraver or the original artist, who, unfortunately didn&#039;t sign the artwork -- not unusual in the world of commercial design.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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