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Rare Matched Pair of Large Van Buren and Johnson

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Historical Memorabilia Start Price:550.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Rare Matched Pair of Large Van Buren and Johnson
<B>Rare Matched Pair of Large Van Buren and Johnson Prints</B></I> Dated 1837, they were probably produced to celebrate the inauguration of the new President and Vice President. "Published in the City of Washington" by Chas. Fenderick and Co., the lithography by Lehman and Duval, Philadelphia. As close to a "jugate" as one is likely to find for this pair, since they pre-date the era when the concept of picturing President and Vice President together (a side-by-side Van Buren-Johnson ribbon, of which but a single example is known, is the earliest political jugate with which we are acquainted). These are the only examples we have encountered. These were expensively professionally cleaned and linen-backed owing to slightly wrinkled surface and light surface soil, and now display in crisp near-mint to mint beauty. Perfect for framing together in a single frame or displaying separately. Each print is 14" x 21". Lot:256