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Estimate 200,000-300,000
The rarest of the Constitutional documents, a unique resolution that prepared the way for the ultimate ratification of America’s democratic form of government, has been discovered. Only four others are known to exist.
Sent to the state legislatures along with a copy of the Constitution and a letter from George Washington, this resolution launched a political struggle that would not be officially ended until July 26, 1788, when New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify. The ‘Resolve of Congress’ made possible the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. In the chronology of the Constitution, this ‘Resolve’ of September 28, 1787 serves as the birth of the Constitution; the subsequent ratification process became the infant’s challenge for survival.
Rare Original
The Bien Edition is the rarest of all Audubon originals, and this Yellow-crowned Heron is one of the most difficult to find. Only about 100 were produced by Audubon's family in 1859-1860.
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UNION FIRE COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA. Original manuscript “List of the Names of the Union Fire Company,” written and kept by founding member Joseph Paschall, a Philadelphia common councilor, The Union Fire Company was the first Philadelphia volunteer fire company, founded by Benjamin Franklin and a small group of associates in 1736.
Rarest Declaration of Independence signer, Thomas Lynch.
Benjamin Franklin's Tombstone Receipt
Edison Signed Minutes
Thomas Edison
Exceptional original two-page corporate document from the Edison Storage Battery Company dated June 15, 1922, documenting an official Board of Directors meeting held at the company’s principal office in West Orange, New Jersey.
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Thomas Edison signatures on intact historical business documents are far scarcer and more desirable than clipped signatures or checks. This example directly relates to Edison’s revolutionary nickel-iron storage battery enterprise.
Edison Signed Minutes
Thomas Edison
Exceptional original two-page corporate document from the Edison Storage Battery Company dated June 15, 1922, documenting an official Board of Directors meeting held at the company’s principal office in West Orange, New Jersey.
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Edison Battery Company
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Thomas Edison signatures on intact historical business documents are far scarcer and more desirable than clipped signatures or checks. This example directly relates to Edison’s revolutionary nickel-iron storage battery enterprise.
Nature's always in style!
Modern re-creation of an 1830's Audubon original.
