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Original copy of ‘Star Spangled Banner’ up for sale

Vince Coglianese Contributor
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New York (CNN) — A nearly 200-year-old copy of “The Star Spangled Banner” is set to hit the auction block Friday at Christie’s auction house in Manhattan.

The famed sheet music is one of 11 known copies of Francis Scott Key’s patriotic tune, said to be written after he witnessed the British naval bombardment of Fort McHenry during the war of 1812.

“This is very exciting,” said Christie’s spokesman Chris Coover. “Things like this are once in a lifetime to collect.”

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