Atam Sahmanian Inc., Dealers in Fine Art since 1983, would like to acknowledge that between January 21 and January 25 of this year a sales associate contacted prospective collectors of a copy of the Declaration of Independence via e-mail and incorrectly identified the attached image as a Dunlap Broadside edition. The image attached to the e-mail was, in fact, a Stone copy which the company owns.
Says Michael Atadika, "The incorrect representation of our Stone version was limited to this one set of e-mails sent out by our sales associate. This was clearly a substantive, though completely unintentional, error. The image attached to the e-mails in question was an actual photo of the Stone version that we possess. We believe the clear differences in appearance of the two versions would likely have been immediately recognized by the institutions contacted due to their familiarity with the subject matter.
"As background, we began marketing our Stone version in anticipation of renewed interest in such a document during an election year. We wanted to present our clients with a truly rare buying opportunity. Atam Sahmanian, Inc. accepts full responsibility for incorrectly identifying the copy of The Declaration of Independence in its possession and regrets the undue alarm it caused certain recipients of its correspondence. The company’s principals have formally apologized to those individuals who received the erroneous information. As further assurance of our integrity, the Stone copy has been submitted to the Smithsonian Institute for authoritative confirmation of its authenticity. Upon receipt, the Smithsonian report will be immediately communicated to all interested parties, including those recipients of the original e-mail.
"Additionally, the company would like to address the negative postings on message boards such as Yahoo Answers. We are completely aware of who the individual is behind these attacks as she has come to our attention in the recent past with some very disturbing comments. The allegations made by this person are wholly inaccurate, anonymous, and unsubstantiated. We have an extensive cache of information regarding this individual and her dealings with us including some very serious material misrepresentations on her part and unfortunately legal dealings. We strongly encourage our current and prospective clients, our vendors and all interested parties to contact us for relevant information regarding this individual. At which point, our attorney will be happy to provide credible third-party documentation about this individual that will allay all suspicions and clear our longstanding good name."
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