Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
Live Auction

March 22, 2024: Americana - Day Three

Fri, Mar 22, 2024 09:00AM EDT
Lot 2056

ROCKINGHAM CO., SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA FRAKTUR

Estimate: $200 - $300
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$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

ROCKINGHAM CO., SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA FRAKTUR, hand-colored woodblock birth record printed by Johann Gruber and Daniel May, Hagerstown, Maryland, the main text panel features a spread-wing American eagle above inked names (not transcribed), and born in Rockingham County, State of Virginia June 22, 1822. Not framed. 13 3/4" x 11 3/4. 
Literature: Stopp, The Printed Birth and Baptismal Certificates of the German Americans, Vol. V, p. 64.

Condition

Very good overall condition with bright colors, visible stain to lower right and some other small stains, 1" x 2 1/2" loss to the upper left corner, left edge with small tears/folds, but intact, typical fold creases. 

From the estate of Larry Derrer, Harrisonburg, VA.