[American Revolution]
Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776!

The Pennsylvania Evening Post
Philadelphia: Benjamin Towne, Thursday, July 4, 1776. Vol. II, Num. 227. Printed newspaper. Folio. (4) pp.

The Pennsylvania Evening Post was founded by Philadelphia printer Benjamin Towne, its first issue published on January 24, 1775, with paper borrowed from James Humphreys. Initially supportive of American independence, the paper was published on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday evenings, with its headquarters mere blocks away from the Pennsylvania State House, which served as the central meeting place for the Second Continental Congress. The paper was the first daily newspaper published in the United States.

The present example is significant for being one of only two newspapers printed in the United States on July 4, 1776 (the other being The Maryland Gazette, likely printed in the very early hours of the 4th), with this example likely being the first to be printed after the United States formally declared its independence from Great Britain, marking a truly watershed moment in world history.

Exceedingly rare: This is the only copy of this July 4th newspaper we could locate appearing at auction (we could not locate a copy of The Maryland Gazette). According to online records, we identified only one other surviving copy, held by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

This lot is located in Philadelphia.

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How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X

[American Revolution]
Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776!

How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X

[American Revolution]Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776!

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[American Revolution]
Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776!