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The most influential political cartoon in the history of America, the ”JOIN, or DIE” severed rattlesnake designed by Benjamin Franklin and published in his ”Pennsylvania Gazette” on 9 May 1754. This incredibly scarce newspaper is the very first printing of the ”JOIN, or DIE” cartoon, and the only known copy apart from one other housed in the permanent collection at the Library of Congress.
Frustrated by the colonists’ inability to join forces against westward expansion by the French, Franklin created this cartoon of a rattlesnake, cut into 8 pieces symbolizing the American colonies, to dramatically impart the effective message: join together as one cohesive body, or die. Along with the cartoon, Franklin published an editorial in the newspaper, urging the colonists to work together, reading in part, ”…The Confidence of the French in this Undertaking seems well-grounded on the present disunited State of the British Colonies…while our Enemies have the very great Advantage of being under one Direction, with one Council, and one Purse…”
Little did Franklin know at the time that his symbol of the dis-united rattlesnake would echo over twenty years later to inspire the colonists to unite against the British – Paul Revere added the ”JOIN, or DIE” cartoon to the nameplate of his paper, the ”Massachusetts Spy”, and even later, with the ”Don’t Tread on Me” flag, any individual or group whose personal liberty is threatened. The phrasing has also proved highly enduring, likely influencing John Stark, the Revolutionary War General from New Hampshire whose toast, ”Live free or die: Death is not the worst of evils”, inspired New Hampshire’s motto, and again suggests that personal liberty is one of the highest human values, and a founding tenet of the United States.
Franklin’s choice of a rattlesnake is curious for several reasons: as the timber rattlesnake was found throughout the colonies but not England, Franklin argued in an earlier 1751 editorial that the colonists should ship rattlesnakes to England in exchange for the criminals that England was sending to America. Franklin now, however, seems to fully embrace the rattlesnake as metaphor, and would argue, during the American Revolution, its virtues. Using a pseudonym to conceal his identity, he wrote in 1775, ”…she has no eye-lids-She may therefore be esteemed an emblem of vigilance.-She never begins an attack, nor, when once engaged, ever surrenders…to those who are unacquainted with her, she appears to be a most defenseless animal; and even when those weapons are shown and extended for her defense, they appear weak and contemptible; but their wounds however small, are decisive and fatal:-Conscious of this, she never wounds till she has generously given notice, even to her enemy, and cautioned him against the danger of stepping on her.-Was I wrong, Sir, in thinking this a strong picture of the temper and conduct of America?”
While the British loyalists played upon Franklin’s symbolism of the rattlesnake, arguing that the colonists were deceptive and cunning, Franklin turned the characterization on its head, skilled and interested as he was in the art of propaganda. Ultimately, the symbolism would prove highly enduring and compelling: both the idea of uniting to fight a greater, more powerful enemy, and the power of a sudden, deadly attack by an underestimated opponent.
Four page newspaper (without advertising) measures 9.75” x approximately 15”, with an irregularly trimmed top edge. Expert restoration to head of snake, and light uniform toning, consistent with age. Newspaper has been well-preserved, in very good to near fine condition. One of the most important newspapers in America’s colonial history and a cornerstone of her philosophical underpinnings. Sold for $50,000.
Neil Armstrong Signed 21 July 1969 ”New York Times” Newspaper — ”Men Walk on the Moon”
Neil Armstrong signed ”New York Times” Late City Edition newspaper dated 21 July 1969, the day after the Apollo 11 crew successfully landed on the moon. Armstrong signs his name in blue ink above the headline which reads: ”Men Walk on Moon / Astronauts Land on Plain; Collect Rocks, Plant Flag”, with a printed transcript of the first back-and-forth between Eagle and Houston, including those first words uttered by Armstrong as the lunar module landed: ”Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.” Edition includes various stories detailing the mission and includes an additional ”Apollo 11 Man and the Moon” special supplement, dated 17 July 1969, three days before Apollo 11 completed its successful mission. Supplement details preparations for the mission. Newspaper includes section 1 of the original four part paper, which runs 18pp; supplement runs 19pp. Paper measures 15.5” x 11.5” folded, with toning throughout. Overall very good to near fine. Sold for $2,623.
From 2-4 July 1863 “Vicksburg Daily Citizen” Newspaper
The last ever edition of Vicksburg, Mississippi’s wallpaper newspaper “The Daily Citizen”, printed 2 July 1863 and then updated on 4 July after Union forces took control of the city and its printing press. In Vicksburg, after Confederate General John C. Pemberton surrendered, Union forces commandeered publisher J.M. Swords’ abandoned press and printed this edition, the content of which had been slated for a 2 July edition, save for the 4 July note added to the end of the last column. In a distinctly different voice than the rest of the paper, the note reads in full: “Two days bring about great changes, the banner of the Union floats over Vicksburg. Gen. Grant has ‘caught the rabbit’; [an allusion to the last article in Column 2] he has dined in Vicksburg and he did bring his dinner with him. [Food was scarce due to war] The ‘Citizen’ lives to see it. For the last time it appears on ‘Wall-paper’. No more will it eulogize the luxury of mule-meat and fricassed kitten – urge southern warriors to such diet nevermore. This is the last wall-paper edition, and is, excepting this note from the types as we toned them. It will be valuable hereafter as a curiousity.” The other articles all reflect the Confederate cause; one, referencing Lee’s campaign at Gettysburg (before the results of the battle were known), reads in part: “…Today the mongrel administration of Lincoln…are in search of a father – for their old Abe has departed for parts unknown…Lee’s brilliant and successful on-slaught upon the abolition border…To-day Maryland is ours, to-morrow Pennsylvania will be, and the next day Ohio…” This paper contains all points identified by the Library of Congress: 6 periods and comma, “secossion”, “them as would”, “Yankee News” and “tremity”. The “Citizen” headline is spelled correctly, indicating this is not one of the handful first printed. Complete single-page paper printed on wallpaper (due to paper shortage) measures 11.5″ x 19.5″. Light toning, creasing and staining. Tiny tears to right edge and pinholes along vertical crease ending in an inch of separation to the fold line at the bottom edge. Overall very good, complete and intact. A scarce piece from the Civil War, at its most pivotal point of early July 1863. Sold for $1,951.
The Most Famous Newspaper Mistake of All Time — ”Dewey Defeats Truman”
”Chicago Daily Tribune” newspaper dated 3 November 1948 featuring 1.5” banner headline ”DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN”, the most famous newspaper faux-pas of the 20th century. This complete three-section newspaper is rare as most of the issues were taken off the stands when the Tribune Co. realized its error. Only 2,000 were estimated to have reached private hands and many have disappeared since 1948. Runs 40pp. Very light toning. Tears along right edge and middle fold, else near fine. A rare and very desirable historical issue in very good condition. Sold for $1,758.
“The New York Times” From 30 October 1929 Reporting on “Black Tuesday”, the Stock Market Crash of 1929 With Headline “Stocks Collapse in 16,410,030-Share Day”
“The New York Times” from 30 October 1929 following “Black Tuesday” on 29 October, the panic-fueled day of selling that plunged the United States into the Great Depression. The record of over 16 million shares traded on Wall Street that day wouldn’t be broken until nearly forty years later, and caused a loss of $14 billion dollars in value. “The New York Times” devotes four columns to its headline, “Stocks Collapse in 16,410,030-Share Day, But Rally at Close Cheers Brokers; Bankers Optimistic, to Continue Aid”, with the use of the term “Stocks Collapse” extremely rare in reporting from that time. The coverage is tempered, though, with an almost eerily optimistic tone, clearly lacking the benefit of hindsight: sub-heads include “Leaders See Fear Waning / Point to ‘Lifting Spell’s in Trading as Sign of Buying Activity.” They continue, “Hope Seen in Margin Cuts”, “Sentiment in Wall St. More Cheerful”, “Officials Are Optimistic” and “Bankers Believe Liquidation Now Has Run Its Course and Advise Purchases”. It wouldn’t be until 8 July 1932, however, when stocks bottomed out, although the heaviest sell-off had already happened when this issue hit newsstands. Newspaper is very scarce, as the full impact of the crash and the Great Depression weren’t anticipated at the time, and issue is complete, running 52pp., with coverage of the crash extending through page 7. Paper measures 17.75″ x 22.5″. Expected toning, but overall in very good to near fine condition given the fragility of newspaper, with very little chipping. Sold for $1,500.
”Chicago Daily Tribune” newspaper dated 3 November 1948 exclaiming ”G.O.P. WINS WHITE HOUSE!”, the erroneous headline published in the afternoon after their first mishap of ”Dewey Defeats Truman” in the morning. It wouldn’t be until the next day when the Tribune finally called the 1948 Presidential election correctly, with Democrat Harry Truman as the President-elect. Paper is the Home edition with the first section running 26pp. and the second section running 14pp. Paper has some toning and foxing, with some chipping as expected, but with no significant loss of paper. Very good condition. Sold for $1,500.
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