Dewey Defeats Truman Newspaper - Iconic & "Red Faced?"

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HST346
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$2,895.00
We are fortunate to have discovered yet another original of this famous edition of the Chicago Tribune of November 3, 1948. It is the complete, original and authentic newspaper. This one has a handwritten note at the top referring to none other than Robert Mccormick, editor of the Chicago Tribune at the time, who indeed must have been red faced later that day!" This is arguably the most famous and sought after newspaper of all time. When the decision to print this paper was made, returns were coming in very slowly and time was running out before the deadline for the edition. The Tribune staff, based on the early returns, decided Dewey would be the next President. After the newspaper was delivered to the street, more returns came in and showed that Truman would be the ultimate winner and be reelected as President. The already delivered "error" newspapers were gathered for return by staff members sent out to pick them up from newsstands and homes in the Chicago area. It also has the paragraph of type in the upside down position as all original examples have since the newspaper workers in haste to get the edition to the newsstands made the error. Original editions of this newspaper are becoming increasingly scarce. Here is a description of the condition: The paper displays very nicely with the Dewey Defeats Truman headline bold and the iconic upside down type visible. This is the complete first section. Overall we would rate the newspaper condition as very good. Very minor wear in the center horizontal fold unlike most we have seen that show heavy wear at that point. Typical overall toning after all these years. There is a tear in the right margin about mid-way that you can see in the photos if you look closely just below the upside down type that has become part of the legend. At the top of the paper a prior owner wrote Robert McCormick woh was editor of the Chicago Tribune at the time, and the words 'Face red?" an obvious reference to the historic newspaper error.
Historical Notes
An early edition of the next day's paper carried the headline "Dewey Defeats Truman", turning the paper into a collector's item boosted later when Truman was photographed holding the newspaper error - the handwriting above the headline in this item refers to the editor of the Chicago Tribune, Robert McCormick, who did indeed have a red face later that day:
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Price$2,895.00
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Size17" x 23.5"