As a joint celebration of the United States 4th of July Independence Day Celebration and Alaska’s 50th Anniversary of statehood, Princess Cruises showcased a rare,original copy of the United States of America founding document on board the Coral Princess. Passengers on board the Coral Princess had a unique opportunity to see the only traveling copy of the Declaration of Independence. This rare document is on display from July 1st to July 8th and will be available for all passengers on a Princess Cruise in Alaska to view this rare and historical document.
This is the first time the copy of the Declaration of Independence has visited to Alaska and the first time that a cruise line has shown the famous document as well. This event is hosted in part by the non-profit organization Declare Yourself.
In 1776, John Dunlap a printer in Philadelphia at the time made 200 copies of the Declaration after it was written by Thomas Jefferson. These copies were made to be given to each of the colonies and a copy to be sent to England and presented to King George. The copy on tour has been authenticated as the 25th remaining copy of the Declaration of Independence.
This copy of this rare document was foundin 1989 by a shopper at a flea market in Pennsylvania, who bought a frame for $4.00 and later discovered the document hidden inside the frame behind the painting. This copy on tour currently is owned by Lyn and Norman Lear who purchased the document in 2000 for $8.14 million dollars. This is the only touring copy of the Declaration of Indenpendance. The Declare Yourself organization founded this project to bring the document directly to the American people.
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