(DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE) In Congress July 4th 1776 Unan

Sale 2263 - Lot 132

Price Realized: $ 812

?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price

Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900

(DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.) In Congress July 4th. 1776. Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America. Broadside on paper, 22 3/4 x 18 inches; laid down on the verso of a later broadside, brittle with substantial browning and cracking but text is complete. [Hartford, CT?]: E[leazer] Huntington, circa 1820-24

Set Alert for Similar Items

Additional Details

Huntington was best known as a penmanship instructor. The text of the document is engraved in his elegant script, while the facsimile signatures are apparently copied from an 1819 engraving by Binns. Bidwell 6.