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Major General Anthony Wayne Statue, Valley Forge, PA, circa 1936

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Linen

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The equestrian bronze of Major General Anthony Wayne shows him in a tricorn hat and cloak, mounted on a rough-hewn stone pedestal. A tinted sky of blue clouds and a pink horizon rises over the green lawn. Wayne, a Pennsylvania-born Continental Army commander known as "Mad Anthony," is honored at Valley Forge, where the Continental Army wintered in 1777-78.

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PublisherLynn H. Boyer, Jr.
SeriesV. F. 76
ConditionVery good
Place depictedValley Forge, PA
Place mentionedValley Forge, Schuylkill Township, PA
PublisherLynn H. Boyer, Jr., Chicago, IL
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible cross-hatch grain; no white border; slight edge wear. Divided-back linen card; no postmark, stamp, address, or handwritten message. Printed Curt Teich (C.T. Art-Colortone) back with Valley Forge statue history; pencil dealer mark "#59" at lower right.

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Major General Anthony Wayne Statue, Valley Forge, PA, circa 1936, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/major-general-anthony-wayne-statue-valley-forge-pa-circa-193. Accessed November 2, 2026.