Over the past two weeks, I've highlighted eight little-known facts
about the Declaration of Independence. (If you missed the first two
parts of this series, you can find them at
http://www.creators.com/opinion/chuck-norris.html.) Here are the last
four facts in my series:
9) One of the 26 known July 1776 copies of the Declaration of Independence was found behind an old painting purchased at a flea market for $4.
In 1991, one of 24 known copies at the time of the declaration -- and one of only three known to be privately owned -- was auctioned for $2.42 million. What's even more staggering is where it was originally found.
According to The New York Times, "the previous owner, who was not identified, had told Sotheby's (art auctioneers) he bought a torn painting for $4 in a flea market in Adamstown, Pa., because he was interested in its frame. When he got home, he said, he removed the painting -- a dismal country scene -- and concluded the frame could not be salvaged, but found the Declaration, folded and hidden in the backing."
http://townhall.com/columnists/chucknorris/2013/07/09/12-littleknown-facts-about-the-declaration-of-independence-part-3-n1636132
9) One of the 26 known July 1776 copies of the Declaration of Independence was found behind an old painting purchased at a flea market for $4.
In 1991, one of 24 known copies at the time of the declaration -- and one of only three known to be privately owned -- was auctioned for $2.42 million. What's even more staggering is where it was originally found.
According to The New York Times, "the previous owner, who was not identified, had told Sotheby's (art auctioneers) he bought a torn painting for $4 in a flea market in Adamstown, Pa., because he was interested in its frame. When he got home, he said, he removed the painting -- a dismal country scene -- and concluded the frame could not be salvaged, but found the Declaration, folded and hidden in the backing."
http://townhall.com/columnists/chucknorris/2013/07/09/12-littleknown-facts-about-the-declaration-of-independence-part-3-n1636132
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