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I would like to know the value of this print. It is in excellent condition. Please see an additional picture below.
Title: Western River Scenery
Hand colored.

Small print under picture:
Entered according to Act of Congress A 1866 by Currier and Ives, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court, of the United ‘States for the Southern District of N.Y. Reprinted from Lith by Currier and Ives.

Size: from the corner of the visible art work area (sight measurement) 13.5 wide by 8.5 height
IF the text under the print should be included in the measurement, then it measures 10 by 14.5.
Frame size is 19.5 height by 24 wide.

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https://blogs.loc.gov/picturethis/2015/07/a-grand-entry-entered-according-to-act-of-congress/

That phrase was added to many prints so that unauthorized copies could not be made and sold !! These small prints usually sell for less than $20. !!
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