The $4 flea-market frame that hid a first printing of the Declaration of Independence
A wooden frame purchased for $4 at a Pennsylvania flea market held something far more valuable than its damaged country-scene painting. When the buyer removed the canvas, he found a folded sheet of paper tucked between the picture and its backing.
TL;DR
- A $4 wooden frame was bought at a Pennsylvania flea market.
- The frame contained a damaged country-scene painting.
- A folded sheet of paper was found hidden behind the painting.
- The hidden paper was more valuable than the painting.