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"Champion" letter with two 5-centime Strubels in blue misprint and brown 5-centime Strubel Switzerland: 1855 Unique June 10, 2011: Anonymous Anonymous Galerie Dreyfus, Basel [23] $2,344,000 $1,605,000 "Trondheim" block of 39 4-skilling stamps Norway: 1855 Unique April 2008: Anonymous Anonymous David Feldman SA, Geneva [24] $2,500,000 $2,000,000
In 1776, 56 men signed the Declaration of Independence. Some of them went on to become president. One of their names is basically synonymous with “signature” today.
The most famous signature on Timothy Matlack's engrossed copy is that of John Hancock, who presumably signed first as President of Congress. [19] Hancock's large, flamboyant signature became iconic, and John Hancock emerged in the United States as an informal synonym for "signature". [20]
This is a list of printed books, manuscripts, letters, music scores, comic books, maps and other documents which have been sold for more than US$1 million. The dates of composition of the books range from the 7th-century Quran leaf palimpsest and the early 8th-century St Cuthbert Gospel , to a 21st-century autograph manuscript of J. K. Rowling ...
List of most expensive books and manuscripts; List of most valuable celebrity memorabilia; List of most expensive celebrity photographs; List of most expensive domain names; List of most expensive films; List of most expensive music videos; List of most expensive non-fungible tokens; List of most expensive photographs; List of most expensive albums
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Using the data provided by NGC and the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS), GOBankingRates compiled a list of the most valuable, rare U.S. nickels sold at public auctions as of Nov. 2, 2023.
The portrayals of various American presidents made their first appearances on U.S. postage at different times for very different reasons. Among the most definitive is George Washington, whose engraving (along with that of Benjamin Franklin) appeared on the first U.S. Postage stamps released by the U.S. Post Office, on July 1 of 1847.