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Lincoln Tomb, Springfield, IL, circa 1934

Subjects
CemeteriesMonuments & MemorialsPatriotic
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1934 (Linen)
Front of Lincoln Tomb, Springfield, IL, circa 1934, Mr. George J. Masciarelli, MA, USA, c. 1934 linen postcard
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Back of Lincoln Tomb, Springfield, IL, circa 1934, Mr. George J. Masciarelli, MA, USA, c. 1934 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The Lincoln Tomb in Springfield, Illinois, stands in Oak Ridge Cemetery with its 117-foot obelisk rising from a 70-foot-square base. An American flag flies at right, and trees frame the monument at sunset. Designed by sculptor Larkin Goldsmith Mead, the tomb was completed in 1871 and dedicated in 1874. It holds Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, and three of their sons. A bronze statue of Lincoln crowns the shaft, and military and allegorical figures ring the base. A 1931 appropriation of $175,000 funded a major rebuilding of the structure. The card was sent by a Lincolniana collector in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, who used it to solicit sales and exchanges of Lincoln postcards.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in other medium

I collect Lincoln post cards and anything on Abraham Lincoln. My collection of Lincoln niana now numbers 3,780 items. Buy, sell or exchange Lincoln cards Be glad to hear from you.- Sincerely.

PublisherCurteich-Chicago
LINCOLN TOMB, SPRINGFIELD, ILL. The foundation for the tomb was laid in 1869 and the superstructure was completed in 1871 at a cost of $180,000. In 1901 it was rebuilt at a cost of $100,000 and in 1931 an appropriation of $175,000 was voted to rebuild the structure. The obelik rises 117 feet above the sidewalk and the base of the structure is seventy feet square and fifteen feet high.
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr. George J. Masciarelli

565 Main Street Clinton, MA

FromREV. O. B. RANSOPHER, 1361-1st Street, North, P. O. Box 371, WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI

Postcard record

PublisherCurteich-Chicago
Series4A-H421
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMr. George J. Masciarelli, 565 Main Street, Clinton, MA
Place sent fromREV. O. B. RANSOPHER, 1361-1st Street, North, P. O. Box 371, WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1938, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen-textured stock with a white border; faint vertical printing artifacts visible in the sky area. Curt Teich 'C.T. Art-Colortone' card (4A-H421), divided back; minor edge wear. Circular postmark shows only '...PIDS' (Wisconsin Rapids) with a 'U.S. Treasury / Defense Bond / Flag Ci...' slogan; date not legible. Return address label: initial before 'Rev.' blacked out and '1361-1st Street, North' struck through, with 'P. O. Box 371' typed below; message shows overstruck characters after 'Lincoln' in 'Lincolniana'.

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Lincoln Tomb, Springfield, IL, circa 1934, postcard, c. 1934. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/lincoln-tomb-springfield-il-circa-1934. Accessed November 2, 2026.