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George Washington: Joseph Cosey

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:NA Estimated At:100.00 - 200.00 USD
George Washington: Joseph Cosey

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Auction Date:2011 Jul 13 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
American forger (1887-1950?) who forged letters from American luminaries. An original Joseph Cosey forgery of a George Washington handwritten letter, 8.5 x 11.5, dated September 15, 1789. The fabrication is signed “Go. Washington.” In fair to good condition with intersecting folds, partial separations along both horizontal and vertical folds, heavy soiling and staining, and small edge tears. While forgeries of equally well-known forger Robert Spring occasionally surface, Cosey forgeries are far scarcer.