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Rare copy of the US Declaration of Independence found

A rare and extremely valuable copy of the United States Declaration of Independence has been discovered in Britain, it was announced today.

The document, which is in perfect condition, is believed to be one of only 200 ever printed and was found amongst files at the National Archives in Richmond.

Stumbled upon by an American antiquarian bookseller carrying out research, the Dunlap print of the declaration was printed on 4 July 1776 and brings the total of known surviving copies worldwide to 26.

The last discovery of a Dunlap print was at a flea market in 1989, and it sold at auction in 2000 for $8.14m (£5m).

Posted on Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 2:49 PM | Comments (0) | Return

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