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The sale of important historical documents to the highest bidder should be outlawed, it was claimed today.Following the sale of the first draft of the national anthem and the tricolour used in the Easter Rising to anonymous private bidders, Sinn Féin said it would be introducing an emergency Dáil motion.“Many people were very angry to see irreplaceable historical documents sold off to the highest bidder in an auction hall in Dublin city centre yesterday. “Such documents are vital to future generations and should be kept in the ownership of the people,” said Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald.She said the emergency Dáil motion would call for new legislation to prevent the sale or export of valuable items in the future.

Posted: 04|14|06 at 8:50 am. Filed under: Auction News.