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[[pre-printed]] Form No. 253 FOREIGN SERVICE (Amended March 1944) FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA [[line]] DECLARATION IN CONNECTION WITH PAINTINGS, ETC., AND SCULPTURES To be entered under Paragraph 1807 of the Tariff Act of 1930 [[line]] ^[[Geneva, september 5th 1950.]] (Place and date) I,* ^[[Joseph ALTOUNIAN]] do hereby declare that I am the [[strikethrough]]painter or producer[[/strikethrough]] ^[[seller]] of certain works of art, viz: ^[[one small wooden statue(Angel)XVth C. one polychromatic stone crowned head end XVth Cent. one miniature on vellum "Virgin and Child" end XVth Cent with ancient frame & glass of the XVIth Cemt. ]] covered by consular invoice No. ^[[657]] , certified by the American Consul at ^[[GENEVA, SWITZERLAND]] on the ^[[5th]] day of ^[[September]], 19 ^[[50]]; that the said paintings, [[strikethrough]]pastels, drawings, and sketches[[/strikethrough]] are originals; that the said sculptures or statuary are originals [[strikethrough]]or the first or second replicas; and that the said etchings, engravings, or woodcuts were printed by hand from hand-etched or hand-engraved plates or blocks and are artists' proofs [[/strikethrough]] ^[[Joseph ALTOUNIAN]] ^[[signature]] ^[[Hotel Cornavin - GENEVA]] [[stamped]] CONFEDERATION OF SWITZERLAND} CITY AND CANTON OF GENEVA} CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES} OF AMERICA} } SS [[/stamped]] } SS: [[line]] I, ^[[Charles W, Thomas]], ^[[Vice]] Consul of the United States of America at ^[[GENEVA, SWITZERLAND]], do hereby certify that the above declaration was subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ^[[Joseph Altounian]] on this ^[[5th]] day of ^[[September]], 19 __, and that the statements therein contained are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. [[signed]]Charles W Thomas[[/signed]] ^[[Charles W. Thomas]] ^[[Vice]] Consul of the United States of America. [[image: seal of the AMERICAN CONSULATE GENEVA, SWITZERLAND]] No fee when issued with a consular invoice. [[line]] *If declared to by the foreign shipper the form should be changed to conform thereto, and a statement embodied therein showing why it was impracticable to obtain the declaration of the artist. U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 16-10608-2[[/pre-printed]]