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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RickieB, post: 602440, member: 2486&quot;]Pennywise...</p><p><br /></p><p>Some food for thought for you...</p><p>Joseph Prosper Ourdan (born NYC Feb 16th, 1828- died Washington Dec 10, 1881. His apprenticship was under W.L. Ormsby, thenhe engraved independently for several book publishers. He worked for the Continental BN Co in NYC and probably for the American Banknote&nbsp; Co in Phillie.</p><p>Ourdan was one of the first engravers to come to the BEP (he did so after Oct 20, 1862). He became chief of the engraving division there.</p><p>In 1867 he joined the National Banknote Co.</p><p><br /></p><p>(The Vignette in the upper left corner).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Nice note...congrats on adding it to your collection!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>RickieB[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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