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Reproduction, Binns Declaration of Independence#1934050

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Reproduction, Binns Declaration of Independence#1934050
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An authentic-looking reproduction, costing thousands less than the original. Would make a fabulous addition to any study, den or classroom. </em></td>
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Reproduction Copy ? John Binns Declaration of Independence

THE DOCUMENT: After the War of 1812, there was a resurgence of patriotism. The events of 1776 were more than thirty-five years past. The signers were aging, and many had died. Americans had begun to revere the parchment document that signaled the birth of the American nation.
Two entrepreneurs, John Binns and Benjamin Owen Tyler, each saw a market for large prints of the Declaration. They entered into a bitter competition to be the first to publish and sell monumental prints with the official text of the Declaration. Each publisher pressed for attestation that his version was correct and true from the State Department, which had custody of the original Declaration at that time.
Tyler, in his bid to get the upper hand, pressed Richard Rush, the acting secretary of state and son of signer Benjamin Rush, to compare Tyler's proof text to the original entrusted to his care and to certify its exactitude. Rush did so, noting the effects "of the hand of time" on the original Declaration. Rush's facsimile certification, reproduced on the Tyler engraving, is the first documented condition report on the Declaration.
A year later, Binns published his engraving with a facsimile note at the bottom from John Quincy Adams, secretary of state and son of signer John Adams, dated April 1819, stating, "I certify, that this is a CORRECT copy of the original Declaration of Independence. . . ."
The competition and politicking of Binns and ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:unknown</td></tr>


<tr><td>Height:29.5</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:21.5</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Reproduction, Binns Declaration of Independence</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Woodstock, Illinois</td></tr>
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