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In early Oct. of 2007, on a whim I typed in, “Shroud of Turin,” on eBay. What happened next is almost as incredible as seeing the Shroud photo my camera took in 1998. There was a seven day listing of an item that had six hours left before the auction closed. It was an original 1898 Seconda Pia photo of  the negative image of the Shroud mounted on soft cardboard with a seal of authentication on the photo itself. The entire card measures 28x14; the photo alone is 20½ inches x 5½ inches! There had been only one bid for six days, and it was at the opening price of only $9.95. By the time the auction closed there were three bidders, and I had won it for $84.95! No one has been able to provide all the details, but speculation is that it was offered as a "carte de visite" to dignataries who observed the Shroud in 1898. I have translated the French and the Latin prayer has been translated as well. I am making copies available with or without the backing and in various sizes. This coupled with my miraculous 1998 photo will truly be the greatest photos ever sold! The story continues… The day after the auction closed I went back to eBay and typed in, “Esquire Magazine August, 1971.” This was the original issue where I first became aware of the Shroud. No items were available, but I did a search for, “Completed Listings Only.” One item came up, but it had closed with no bids on Sept., 26, my mother’s birthday. I immediately sent the owner an email asking if the item was still available. It was re-listed the next day and I bought it. Additional significant dates: April 20 - Webmaster’s youngest daughter’s birthday April 21 - Close family friend and client April 22 - My birthday April 23 - My webmaster, without whom there would be no website April 24 - Date I saw the Shroud The Translations:
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PIEDMONT'S RELIGIOUS CENTENNIALS IN 1898. Image of our savior Jesus Christ extracted from the photograph of his Shroud on the occasion of the solemn exhibition of this relic in the Archbishop of Turin's church from May 25 to June 2, 1898. 2| 
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Lawyer Secondo Pia Photographer 4
AUGUSTINO RICHELMY ARCHBISHOP OF TURIN 5 
PRAYER God, who is with us in the Holy Shroud, in which your most Holy Body was laid after the Crucifixion, and was wrapped by Joseph, leaving the vestiges of Your Passion: grant that through Your death and burial we may be led to glorious resurrection; who lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen. 6
PIEDMONT RELIGIOUS AND ARTISTIC CENTENNIALS - TURIN - 1898 7
Artistic property of the Royal House of Savoy 8
Seen and approved Agostino Decis? di Cocino. 9
Lithographer Armanino - Gênes 10
Authenticated by THE PRESIDENT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Antonio Manno
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