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710763

A Ben Franklin newspaper with the earliest mention of G. Washington we have found in an American newspaper? Death of Ben Franklin's brother...

Item #710763

February 12, 1756

THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, Philadelphia, Feb. 12, 1756 



* Rare Benjamin Franklin publication

* Early Colonel George Washington

* French and Indian War officer



A fine Ben Franklin issue from the French & Indian War period, which includes what we believe is the earliest mention of George Washington we have found in an American newspaper. He was a colonel in the Virginia militia at th... See More  

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$2,525.00
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705418

Famous "Unite Or Die" engraving in the masthead...

Item #705418

April 05, 1775

THE PENNSYLVANIA JOURNAL; AND THE WEEKLY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, April 5, 1775 



* Benjamin Franklin's "Unite Or Die" cartoon



 If there was one graphic that represented the spirit of the Revolutionary War, it would have to be the ubiquitous segmented snake with the famous "Unite Or Die" caption.  The engraving, a prominent device in the masthead
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$15,500.00
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703537

With the desired Ben Franklin imprint...

Item #703537

July 19, 1753

THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, Philadelphia, July 19, 1753



* Most famous of newspapers

* Benjamin Franklin (very rare)



In the imprint at the bottom of the back page is the much desired Benjamin Franklin imprint, noted as: "Printed By B. FRANKLIN, Post-Master, and D. HALL at the New Printing Office, near the Market". Franklin would later dissolve his involvement with this news... See More  

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$3,935.00
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703479

With the desired Ben Franklin imprint...

Item #703479

August 02, 1753

THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, Philadelphia, Aug. 2, 1753 In the imprint at the bottom of the back page is the much-desired Benjamin Franklin imprint, noted as: "Printed By B. FRANKLIN, Post-Master, and D. HALL at the New Printing Office, near the Market". Franklin would later dissolve his involvement with this newspaper he made famous, and his name no longer appeared in the imprint... See More  

Item from our most recent catalog - #361, released for December, 2025

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$3,925.00
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703363

The Boston Port Act, in a London newspaper...

Item #703363

April 02, 1774

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, April 2, 1774  



* Boston Port Act passed in a British publication

* Boston Tea Party colonists punishment for destroyed tea



The front page has a report that Thomas Hutchinson, governor of Massachusetts, requests to return to England, with Thomas Gage appointed as his replacement.

But of great significance is the page 2, 3 & 4 printing of the Boston Por... See More  

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$3,650.00
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701321

Washington comments on religious freedom and racial equality... On the Battle of Bunker Hill...

Item #701321

October 11, 1775

THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, Philadelphia, Oct. 11, 1775



* General George Washington

* Battle of Bunker Hill - Boston

* American Revolutionary War



 This is a wonderful issue on several accounts.

Taking the middle column of the front page is a notable address which: "...will be published in Canada, on the arrival there of Col. Arnold, with the troops under his command."

It
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$875.00
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694986

Broadside "Extra" of the Pennsylvania Gazette...

Item #694986

May 17, 1771

POSTSCRIPT EXTRAORDINARY to the PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE....Philadelphia, May 17, 1771  



* Very rare "extra" edition broadside

* Pre-Revolutionary War America



A very handsome broadside (printed on one side only) "Extra" edition of the famous newspapers, owned by Ben Franklin during the previous decade.

The reports are news items from London brought over in the ships L... See More  

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$425.00
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694917

Single sheet "Supplement" to the Pennsylvania Gazette...

Item #694917

August 03, 1769

SUPPLEMENT TO THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, No. 2119  (Philadelphia, Aug. 3, 1769)  



* Rare colonial publication



This "Supplement" issue came with the Aug. 3, 1769 (date not printed here) issue of the Gazette but has since been separated. As was typically the purpose of Supplement issues, this single sheet is entirely taken up with advertisements that could not fit in the reg... See More  

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$172.00
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