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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 855452, member: 19065&quot;]<b>The Queen of the Air, 1878</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Brian, I cropped in close to the eagle vignette you mentioned you liked and desaturated the color to black and white. This vignette is called, &quot;The Queen of the Air&quot; Engraved by <a href="http://www.famousamericans.net/jamessmillie/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.famousamericans.net/jamessmillie/" rel="nofollow">James Smillie</a>, at the American Bank Note Company in 1878. </p><p><br /></p><p>The vignette appears on the following stock and bond certificates:</p><p><br /></p><p>• Central Arizona Light &amp; Power Co., Coupon Bond, 1927</p><p>• Bethlehem Steel Corp., Coupon Bond, 1927</p><p>• American Lithographic Co., Stock Certificate, 1892</p><p>• American Cigar Co., Coupon Bond, 1902</p><p><br /></p><p>You can often find collectible stock certificates and bond coupons available online from collectors at: <a href="http://www.scripophily.net/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.scripophily.net/" rel="nofollow">Scripophily</a> or <a href="http://www.clintonhollins.org/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.clintonhollins.org/" rel="nofollow">Clinton Hollins</a> if you wanted to locate a print of your own.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/kcttck/ABNCo%201987%20Archive%20Series/ABNCo_1987_09_Eagle_Queen_of_the_Ai.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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