Lot 301
(Declaration of Independence). Hand-engraved exact facsimile of the original Declaration, from a steel plate ordered by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in 1936. Engraver Edward M. Weeks spent 1,318½ hours engraving the 26x31" steel plate that was finished in 1939. At lower left of the document is printed: "Facsimile of the Original / Engraved on Steel at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing by E.M. Weeks, Sc / 1939." The model for this intaglio print was from a photograph of the original Declaration of Independence taken by Levin C. Handy in 1903. In pristine condition.
Estimated Value $900 - 1,200.
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