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Lot 437
Sale 654 - Fine Books and Manuscripts
May 1, 2019
9:59AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$5,000
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TRUMAN, Harry S. (1884-1972). Broadside signed (''Harry S. Truman''), as President, 8 May 1945. By the President of the United States of America, A Proclamation.
1 page, folio (19 x 13in.). Type in three fonts, printed in two columns. Initial capital in gilt, laid down. Matted and framed.
''THE ALLIED ARMIES, THROUGH SACRIFICE AND DEVOTION AND WITH GOD'S HELP, HAVE WRUNG FROM GERMANY A FINAL AND UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.'' Truman's V-E Day proclamation, calling for a national day of prayer on Sunday, 13 May 1945. ''Much remains to be done. The victory won in the West must now be won in the east. The whole world must be cleansed of the evil from which half the world has been freed.''
Property from the Collection of Kevin Urban, Benton, Wisconsin
Property from the Collection of Kevin Urban, Benton, Wisconsin