PreservedUpdated 9/26/2026

Emancipation Proclamation (Official 1864 Printing)
Made by U.S. Government Printing Office / Leland-Boker edition1864Washington, D.C.
A signed Leland-Boker printing of the Emancipation Proclamation — forty-eight copies printed for the 1864 Philadelphia Sanitary Fair, signed by Lincoln. The collector has publicly loaned copies of founding-era documents, including an Emancipation printing, to national institutions.
Provenance
1864
Printed and signed for the Philadelphia Sanitary Fair
confirmed
2010s
Documented among the collector's founding-document loans (press coverage)
documented
2026
Digitally preserved in Relic
confirmed
Current Custodian
Washington, D.C.
Access Matrix
- Digital viewingpublic
- Additional photographsby request
- Remote video inspectionavailable
- Research visitowner approval
- Temporary research loancase by_case
- Museum exhibition loanavailable
- Scientific samplingnot permitted
- Commercial licensingcontact owner
Record Metadata
CategoryDocuments
MaterialsLetterpress broadside, Lincoln signature
DimensionsApprox. 56 × 44 cm
ConditionVery good; conserved
Digital Record
24 high-res images (8,192 × 6,144)
3D Mesh / Photogrammetry
Precise digital measurements
Doc. Score: 90/100Scanned 8/30/2026
Cite this object
Relic Archive. (1864). Emancipation Proclamation (Official 1864 Printing) [Object record]. Relic Object RL-1863-007063.