Black-and-white halftone reproduction of an engraved portrait of Thomas Paine, shown in eighteenth-century coat and cravat with a document at his left. A printed caption and quotation appear in the lower white margin.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Harrisburg, Pa.
Dec. 30-1957.
My dear friends -
I found the letter
I was looking for, I
thought I had lost it
The president's letter.
Thomas Paine was the
American [illegible]
Greeting Uncle [illegible]
Addressed to
Robert and Josephine Malony
7 Way Side Inn, 2203 Paxton Street, Harrisburg, Pa.
White margin at bottom carrying the caption; halftone/engraved line texture; light surface wear and speckling.
No postmark (no cancellation visible; card likely mailed in an envelope or hand-delivered). Divided-back card on cream matte stock. Orange Thomas Paine cinderella label (Friendship Liberal League Inc., Phila., Pa.) pasted at upper right — a propaganda label, not a postage stamp. Message datelined Harrisburg, Pa., Dec. 10, 1957; bottom of message trimmed by the scan edge.
Cite this card
Thomas Paine, 1737-1809, Patriot, Statesman, Humanitarian, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/thomas-paine-1737-1809-patriot-statesman-humanitarian. Accessed October 5, 2026.
