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The Last Resting Place of Benjamin Franklin

Subjects
CemeteriesMonuments & MemorialsPublic Figures
Card type
Chrome
Date
c. 1965 (Chrome)
Front of The Last Resting Place of Benjamin Franklin, Philadelphia, PA, USA, c. 1965 chrome postcard
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Back of The Last Resting Place of Benjamin Franklin, Philadelphia, PA, USA, c. 1965 chrome postcard
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A color photograph shows visitors looking through an iron fence at the grave of Benjamin Franklin, with a brick wall and trees behind. At left is an engraved portrait of Franklin with printed tributes.

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PublisherWYCO Products
THE LAST RESTING PLACE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 1706-1790 "Venerated for Benevolence. Admired for Talents, Esteemed for Patriotism, Beloved for Philanthropy." WASHINGTON "The Sage Whom Two Worlds Claimed As Their Own." MIRABEAU "He Tore From the Skies the Lightning and From Tyrants the Sceptre." TURCOT --- PHILADELPHIA THE QUAKER CITY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S GRAVE In the Christ Church burial ground (5th and Arch Streets) a flat stone simply inscribed "Benjamin and Deborah Franklin" marks the final resting place (1790) of one of America's most famous patriots. S. E. corner 5th and Arch Streets. Living Color photo by WYCO 319 address place stamp here © 1965 BY WYCO PRODUCTS, PUBLISHER AND DISTRIBUTOR 814 GREENWOOD AVE., JENKINTOWN, PA. (215) 884-6881
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ConditionExcellent
Place mentionedPhiladelphia, PA
PublisherJenkintown, PA
NotesWhite border; chrome-era color photo. No postmark. Divided-back glossy chrome-era card, ©1965 WYCO Products (Jenkintown, PA); dealer pencil marks "#59" and "1-" in lower right. No stamp, no handwriting address or message.

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The Last Resting Place of Benjamin Franklin, postcard, c. 1965. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-last-resting-place-of-benjamin-franklin. Accessed October 5, 2026.