Leather of American history, this is auction for you.
As part of the House’s excellent books and texts program in New York, a rare copy of the thirteenth amendment and the declaration of independence is falling under Sutbi’s hammer later this month. And as if the offer was not important itself, none other than Abraham Lincoln himself had signed the two pieces, which make the pair the most valuable copies of each document so that it can come to this block.
Each copies are important in the United States, highlighting the important moments of the end of slavery. The thirteenth amendment included the abolition of slavery into the law, which identified the first change in the constitution in 60 years at the end of its endorsement in 1865. It is estimated to rise from 8 million to $ 12 million to $ 12 million, which is only 15 copies signed by 15 centers, and only nine of the nine are signed and one of them is one of the nine signed and one of the nine signed and the other. States. Four of these 15 are in private hands, and in fact this copy is the home of the highest signature of 96 % of legislators.
Take a closer look at the 13th Amendment signed copy.
Of the courtesy of Sutbi
Meanwhile, a signed copy of the declaration of independence is predicted to snatch between $ 3 million and $ 5 million. The document, which was officially released during the civil war on January 1, 1863, was an executive order stating that slaves were to be released in the Confederate states. The 48 limited edition version of this announcement was made for charity, which was signed by Lincoln. The Sanitary Commission, a relief agency, was sold for $ 10, which provided medical assistance to the union. Only 27 copies are known to survive – one of which is, of course, part of this historical auction.
“These documents are rare and deeply important pieces of the US story, so presenting them together in auction is an extraordinary privilege.” “Although this is different, but they are not concerned, which is the basis of the thirteenth amendment with the declaration of independence. Everyone has the signature of Abraham Lincoln, who saw this purpose as the most important achievement of his presidency – who shaped his life and explained his legacy.”
Pieces of American history have caused considerable dhoom on the auction block. For example, a rare copy of the Constitution was expected to be 20 million. Billionaire Ken Griffin eliminated the passionate prize for $ 43.2 million. This time you can catch a glimpse of historical documents for arrests, you can go to the York Avenue Galleries in Sutbi in New York, where they will be in a public exhibition from June 20 to 25. For those who want to get something from the rare collector, the auction itself is on June 26. Happy
