SOLD: George Washington's earliest known signature Paul Fraser Collectibles are delighted to announce the sale of George Washington's earliest known signature in private hands.
News-Antique.com - Feb 01,2010 - This handwritten land survey contains detailed notes of the exact layout of the land, as well as a crisply penned survey map of the tract of land.
In addition to Washington's signature on the front, the document also bears a docket on the reverse in Washington's more familiar later hand "Surveyor's fee not paid to Go; Washington"
While handwritten Washington surveys, which provide such an evocative and immediate window into the great statesman's early career, are uncommon, examples of this extremely early date (March 23, 1750-51) are of the greatest scarcity.
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Notes for Editors
Paul Fraser Collectibles was founded by Paul Fraser, the ex owner of The Stanley Gibbons Group of Companies.
Paul has over 30 years experience in the Luxury Collectibles market and handled the deal that took John Lennon's childhood stamp collection to the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C.
Paul was also responsible for the sale of the famous Kirkudbright Penny Black cover to The Royal Philatelic Collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Recent sales include Robert Burns' personal bible and George Washington's earliest known signature.
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