Alamo and O Henry, oh yes

Sold at $60,000 (£46,295) in a recent New York sale was a broadside, Noticia Estraordinaria, printed in Mexico City in 1836, that brought news of the fall of the Alamo in March of that year.

Part of an Americana auction held by Swann Galleries (25/20/12% buyer’s premium), it reported in l…

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