No stamped paper to be had.
Contributors: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790, printer.; Hall, David, 1714-1772, printer.; Printed Ephemera Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Printed by Hall & Franklin
Published: 1765
Place of publication: [Philadelphia
Language: eng
Subjects: Great Britain; United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Other titles: Pennsylvania gazette (Philadelphia, Pa. : 1729)
Notes: Nov. 7, 1765, issue no. 1924, of the Pennsylvania gazette, printed at Philadelphia by David Hall and Benjamin Franklin; without date, number, masthead, or imprint. On Oct. 31, 1765, the publishers announced the suspension of the Gazette in opposition to the provisions of the Stamp Act which required that newspapers be printed on imported, stamped paper. By issuing sheets without the characteristic appearence of the newspaper they were able to satisfy the subscribers while protecting the firm from legal repercussions.
Text in two columns; printed area measures 36.4 x 21.4 cm.
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
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