DALLAS, TX.- Two superbly documented fragments of the original Star Spangled Banner, which inspired America’s national anthem in 1814 as it flew in defiance of the British over Ft. McHenry in Baltimore, MD, and were later in the collection of a Philade…
Original Star Spangled Banner Fragments Up for Bid, First Time in Modern Auction History
DALLAS, TX.- Two superbly documented fragments of the original Star Spangled Banner, which inspired America’s national anthem in 1814 as it flew in defiance of the British over Ft. McHenry in Baltimore, MD, and were later in the collection of a Philade…
New Visitors Center for US Anthem’s Birthplace
By: Sarah Brumfield, Associated Press
BALTIMORE (AP).- After decades of making do with a small, outdated visitor center, the Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine is getting new space and an update for the 21st century, just in time for t…
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…