i hope you didn’t bid on this auction!

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   Just a thought.
The copyright law that suggesteed the 'circle C' as a way of indicating copyright ownership was inacted in 1903.  I go back a long way, but not prior to 1903.  since the date was prior to 1903, I'd have serious doubts.
Ron, are originals in the museum marked "CRM' with a "circle C' for copyright.  Older originals were not usually marked as there was no marked for prints (no good color printing), so when the artist sold the original he sold all of the work.  It was only later that the print market justified the artist retaining copyrights in the original.
just thoughts.
BEAR

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	Just a thought. The copyright law that suggesteed the 'circle C' as a way of indicating copyright ownership was inacted in 1903. I go back a long way, but not prior to 1903. since the date was prior to 1903, I'd have serious doubts. Ron, are originals in the museum marked "CRM' with a "circle C' for copyright. Older originals were not usually marked as there was no marked for prints (no good color printing), so when the artist sold the original he sold all of the work. It was only later that the print market justified the artist retaining copyrights in the original. just thoughts. BEAR