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Letterpress Treasures from the Common Press

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Jul 19, 2017

Written by Alexandra M. Wilder The Common Press was founded at the University of Pennsylvania on January 17, 2006, the 300th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin’s birth. As such, you would be right if you guessed that the “Ben” below is, in fact, in reference to Benjamin Franklin (2006, created by students at the Common Press).…
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Tag: Letterpress

Letterpress Treasures from the Common Press