Declare Broadside

A limited edition, commemorative two-sided preamble broadside issued on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence. On the evening of July 4, 1776, a manuscript copy of the Declaration of Independence was taken to Philadelphia printer, John Dunlap.  By the next morning, finished copies had been printed and delivered to Congress for distribution. The number printed is not known, though it must have been substantial; the broadsides were distributed by members of Congress throughout the Colonies. Post riders were sent out with copies of the Declaration, and General Washington, then in New York, had several brigades of the army drawn up at 6 p.m. on July 9 to hear it read. The Declaration was read from the balcony of the State House in Boston on July 18 but did not reach Georgia until mid-August. Twenty-five original copies of what is referred to as the "Dunlap Broadside" are still in existence. Limited edition of 650 copies printed at Arion Press in San Francisco and produced in collaboration with Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, in conjunction with the 2026 publication Declare: A Civic Gospel. Arion Press is the only printer in the United States to make books entirely by hand from comma to cover under one roof. Designed by Tré Seals.  Hand letter pressed.  12 3/8" square.