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Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln Centennial Souvenir, circa 1909

Subjects
African American HistoryCivil WarPatriotic
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1909 (Golden Age)
Front of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln Centennial Souvenir, circa 1909, c. 1909 lithograph postcard
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Back of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln Centennial Souvenir, circa 1909, c. 1909 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

The card commemorates the centennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth with a portrait of Lincoln in an oval framed by flags and an eagle, and at right a standing Lincoln with raised hand before a kneeling enslaved woman and children, with broken shackles on the ground. Its printed title names the Emancipation Proclamation, issued January 1, 1863, and the text calls Lincoln "The Martyred President." The design uses patriotic stars-and-stripes imagery and a quotation beginning "Henceforth a Government without a Master and without a Slave."

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PublisherE. Nash
LINCOLN CENTENNIAL SOUVENIR 1809 1909 LINCOLN'S EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION Issued January 1ST 1863. Four Millions of Slaves were liberated from bondage that had existed from the beginning of the National life "Henceforth a Government without a Master and without a Slave." ABRAHAM LINCOLN THE MARTYRED PRESIDENT COPYRIGHT 1908 BY E. NASH --- LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY SERIES NO. 1 This Space For Writing Messages POST CARD Place Stamp Here Domestic One cent Foreign Two cents This side for the Address only.
Addressed to
Theodore Osmun

Theodore Osmun

Postcard record

PublisherE. Nash
SeriesLINCOLNS BIRTHDAY SERIES NO. 1
ConditionGood
NotesWhite border; rounded corners and edge wear; copyright 1908 by E. Nash printed at lower right. No postmark. Divided back ("This Space For Writing Messages" / "This side for the Address only."), ornate "POST CARD" heading, embossed textured stock, "Lincoln's Birthday Series No. 1"; light soiling, creasing and corner wear.

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Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln Centennial Souvenir, circa 1909, postcard, c. 1909. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/lincolns-emancipation-proclamation-lincoln-centennial-souven. Accessed November 13, 2026.