US 1875 Declaration of Independence (1819), by John Trumbull 24c. Scott. 130


US 1875 Declaration of Independence (1819), by John Trumbull 24c. Scott. 130


Series: 1875 Reprints of 1869 Issue

Issued year: 1875
Face value: 24c.
Emission: Definitive

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 130

Dimensions (height x width):
25.4mm x 25.4mm

Printer: National Bank Note Company

Stamp Colors: Green & Violet
Perforation: line 12
Paper: Hard white paper

Themes: Paintings, Historic scene

Note: Without grill

Description:- Declaration of Independence is a 12-by-18-foot (3.7 by 5.5 m) oil-on-canvas painting by the American artist John Trumbull depicting the presentation of the draft of the Declaration of Independence to Congress. It was based on a much smaller version of the same scene, presently held by the Yale University Art Gallery. Trumbull painted many of the figures in the picture from life, and visited Independence Hall to depict the chamber where the Second Continental Congress met. The oil-on-canvas work was commissioned in 1817, purchased in 1819, and placed in the United States Capitol rotunda in 1826.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_Independence_(painting)