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English: The signature of Edward VIII on the declaration of abdication.
Date 2009-06-06 09:19 (UTC)
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Author Edward VIII (vectorized by Ilmari Karonen)
Applications-graphics.svg This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: cropped and vectorized. The original can be viewed here: Edward_abdication.png. Modifications made by Ilmari Karonen.


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  2. It was commercially published prior to 1963; or
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