EDINBURGH (REUTERS).- Staff at a castle in Scotland have discovered a rare letter including the first draft of a poem by Robert Burns 222 years after he posted it. The letter — which includes a draft of “On Seeing a Wounded Hare” — surfaced at Floors…
Rare ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ Copy Sells at Christie’s in New York for $506,500
NEW YORK (AP).- An 1814 first edition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” has sold for more than half a million dollars at a New York City auction. Christie’s auction house says an anonymous telephone bidder placed the winning bid of $506,500 on Friday. The…
Rare ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ Copy Sells at Christie’s in New York for $506,500
NEW YORK (AP).- An 1814 first edition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” has sold for more than half a million dollars at a New York City auction. Christie’s auction house says an anonymous telephone bidder placed the winning bid of $506,500 on Friday. The…
Rare ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ Copy Sells at Christie’s for $506,500
NEW YORK (AP).- An 1814 first edition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” has sold for more than half a million dollars at a New York City auction. Christie’s auction house says an anonymous telephone bidder placed the winning bid of $506,500 on Friday. The…