February 2014 Auction Ends Thursday, February 27th, 5pm Pacific

Lot #676:

1876 Printing of the Declaration of Independence -- Centennial Memorial Print

Broadside of the Declaration of Independence from its centennial in 1876. The commemorative broadside bears the entire text of the Declaration and facsimile of the iconic signatures. A text box to the lower right contains ad copy for Baltimore Ohio Railroad. Print to the bottom edge indicates the copyright of James D. McBride of the Columbia Publishing Company, New York, 1874, and that another copy without the ad is available from the publisher for fifty cents. Single-page broadside on delicate paper measures 14.75'' x 19.5''. Folds and creasing throughout with two chips to edges, easily matted out. Very good condition.