As celebrations are being prepared across the country for the 250th anniversary of America’s nationhood, there is a chance to celebrate one of America’s greatest founders and Philadelphia’s favorite son: Benjamin Franklin.
On June 24, Sotheby’s, the renowned auction house, will be auctioning The Jay T. Snider Collection of Benjamin Franklin. What is considered “the greatest private collection of Franklin material to come to market in over a century” comprises more than 150 items, from letters to books to a woodcut map. Snider may be a familiar name to Americana collectors. He’s been one of the country’s most prominent collectors for nearly 40 years and has been actively collecting for nearly 50. According to Sotheby’s, he “will undoubtedly be remembered as one of the great collectors of our era.”
