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Offered here is an impressive vintage 1945 Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine certificate issued in the name of John Clifford Anderson of Malden, Massachusetts.
The document states that Anderson was a graduate of Tufts Medical School in 1939 and had been examined and found qualified by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine to be registered as a qualified physician under the laws of the Commonwealth.
The certificate is dated October 18, 1945, Boston, Massachusetts and bears Certificate No. 20439.
It also includes the notation:
“Certificate of National Board of Medical Examiners accepted.”
The certificate displays an impressive gold-colored Board of Registration in Medicine seal near the bottom and handwritten signatures in the designated Chairman and Secretary areas.
DETAILS
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Board of Registration in Medicine
- Established A.D. 1894
- Issued to John Clifford Anderson
- Residence shown as Malden, Massachusetts
- Graduate of Tufts Medical School
- Graduation year shown: 1939
- Dated October 18, 1945
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Certificate No. 20439
- Gold-colored embossed/raised seal
- Handwritten signatures
- Vintage black frame
- Framed under glass
The reverse retains a vintage green label from:
Gramstorff Bros., Inc.
Artistic Picture Framing
Developing • Printing and Enlarging
101 Ferry St.
Malden, Mass.
This surviving framing-shop label is a particularly attractive period detail and adds additional local Massachusetts interest to the piece.
APPROXIMATE SIZE
Approximately 16 inches wide × 11 inches high overall, including the frame.
Please refer to the photographs showing the tape measure for additional measurement information.
CONDITION
This is a genuine vintage estate-sale item showing substantial age and wear.
The paper exhibits overall age toning/yellowing, discoloration, spotting/staining and other marks consistent with decades of age and storage. Some areas of discoloration are more noticeable around the margins.
The black frame shows scratches, scuffs, finish loss, small chips and general age-related wear.
The reverse retains its older paper backing and hanging wire. The backing also shows age and wear.
The current seller has not removed the document from its frame. Therefore, areas concealed by the frame, glass and backing have not been inspected.
Please examine ALL photographs carefully and use the zoom feature, as the photographs are an important part of the description and condition report. You will receive the exact item pictured.
PROVENANCE / ACQUISITION
The current seller purchased this framed document at a residential estate sale in Stoneham, Massachusetts. It was acquired already framed in its present form.
No written provenance, ownership history, family documentation, or chain of custody accompanied the item.
The seller is NOT representing that the Stoneham estate or residence belonged to John Clifford Anderson, his family, descendants, heirs, estate, or representatives.
The Stoneham estate-sale acquisition is simply the known source from which the current seller obtained the item and should not be interpreted as establishing earlier ownership.
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER
This item is offered solely as a vintage historical collectible, medical-history artifact, and piece of ephemera.
The seller acquired this framed document at a residential estate sale in Stoneham, Massachusetts, already framed in its present form. No written provenance, ownership history, family documentation, or chain of custody accompanied the item. The seller does not represent or imply that the Stoneham residence or estate belonged to John Clifford Anderson, his family, descendants, heirs, estate, or representatives.
Names, dates, certificate numbers, institutional references, signatures, seals, and other information in this listing are based solely on what is visible on the document and accompanying framing. The seller has not independently authenticated, professionally appraised, or verified the document, signatures, handwriting, seal, historical ownership, provenance, or association with the named individual. No certificate of authenticity is provided.
No affiliation, authorization, sponsorship, endorsement, or representation is made on behalf of John Clifford Anderson, his family, descendants, heirs or estate; Tufts University/Tufts Medical School; the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; or any other institution or individual named or depicted on the document.
This document dates from 1945 and is being sold only as a historical collectible. It is not represented as a current or valid medical license, professional credential, identification document, authorization to practice medicine, or proof of any person\'s present professional or licensing status.
The purchaser is acquiring only the physical vintage collectible shown in the photographs. No medical, licensing, professional, identity, estate, publicity, intellectual-property, or other rights are represented as transferring with the item.
The item is not intended or offered for use in impersonation, credentialing, alteration, misrepresentation, fraud, deception, or any unlawful activity. The seller makes no representation regarding suitability for any purpose other than collection, display, historical study, or preservation.
The document has not been removed from the frame by the current seller, so portions concealed beneath the frame, glass, or backing have not been inspected. Please carefully review all photographs, which form an important part of the description and condition disclosure.
Sold as a vintage historical collectible in its present condition.
