Founding Documents of the United States

Founding Documents of the United States

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The Declaration of Independence | "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..."

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June 26, 04:10 PM GMT

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2,500,000 - 5,000,000 USD

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The Declaration of Independence

In Congress, July 4, 1776. A Declaration by the Representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress Assembled.


Broadside-formatted printing of the Declaration of Independence (473 x 302 mm) on the entirety of the third page of the July 11, 1776, issue John Holt’s New-York Journal; or, The General Advertiser, No. 1749, 4 pages on a bifolium of laid paper, the full paper with the imprint New-York: Printed by John Holt, at the Printing-Office near the Coffee-House, Thursday, July 11, 1776; the leaves cleanly separated at central fold, some light soiling and staining, minor marginal chipping and tears, a few very short fold separations, a little thinning or light abrasion to the paper in the lower portion of the second column costing bits of about five words, some occasional very skillful repair.

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