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Postcard with a picture of the Statue of Liberty, signed by Bartholdi, who designed the statue

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Sale 453: Rare Books & Manuscripts with Science & Medicine (#453) 05/05/2011 1:00 PM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 05/05/2011 1:00 PM PDT

Lot #16 Postcard with a picture of the Statue of Liberty, signed by Bartholdi, who designed the statue

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$1,500

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

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Title:

Postcard with a picture of the Statue of Liberty, signed by Bartholdi, who designed the statue

Author:

Bartholdi, Frederic A.

Place Published:

No place

Date Published:

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Description:

8x15 cm. (3¼x5¾"). signed by Bartholdi on the upper right of the recto of the card.

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (1834-1904), a French sculptor, not only designed the Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World, French: La Liberté éclairant le monde), France's gift to the United States, he traveled to the United States to choose its location. The statue has become an iconic symbol of freedom and of the United States. Rare.

Condition:

Mounting paper on verso; very good.

Item#:

216570

Headline:

Signed by designer of Statue of Liberty
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