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Signing of the Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia, circa 1941

Subject
Patriotic
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Signing of the Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia, circa 1941, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Signing of the Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia, circa 1941, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

Color reproduction of John Trumbull's painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, set in a paneled assembly room with delegates in colonial dress gathered around green-draped tables, with flags and a drum mounted on the wall behind them. The back text identifies John Hancock seated at the table with the Committee of Five, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert L. Livingston, standing before him, and notes that the original painting hangs in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

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PublisherCharles F. Williams
Signing Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia, Pa. SIGNING OF DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE PHILADELPHIA, PA. Painting by John Trumbull, in the Rotunda of the Capitol, Washington. John Hancock, President of the Congress, is seated at the table, and in front of him stand the Committee of Five - Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Ben- jamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert L. Livingston.
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Postcard record

PublisherCharles F. Williams
Series1C-H854
ConditionGood
Place depictedPhiladelphia, PA
Place mentionedWashington, DC
PublisherPhiladelphia, PA
NotesLinen-textured stock with a thin white border; small pinhole/mark at upper left; card number 1C-H854 printed at lower right. No postmark, stamp, address, or message. Divided-back 'C.T. Art-Colortone' linen card (Curteich, Chicago), ca. 1930s-40s; dealer pencil '#59 1-' in lower right. Light edge wear and a few pinholes at corners.

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Signing of the Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia, circa 1941, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/signing-of-the-declaration-of-independence-philadelphia-circ. Accessed November 2, 2026.