# 96216 - 1978 Jacob Broom
Cover Honors Founding Father Jacob Broom
Own this cover picturing Jacob Broom (1752-1810). The Flag over Independence Hall stamp is tied to the cover with a Wilmington, Delaware, postmark. Broom spent his life in that city. The date on the postmark represents the 168th anniversary of his death.
Broom represented Delaware at the Constitutional Convention. He was a supporter of a strong federal government. After the convention, he returned to Wilmington to pursue business and became the city’s first postmaster.
Cover Honors Founding Father Jacob Broom
Own this cover picturing Jacob Broom (1752-1810). The Flag over Independence Hall stamp is tied to the cover with a Wilmington, Delaware, postmark. Broom spent his life in that city. The date on the postmark represents the 168th anniversary of his death.
Broom represented Delaware at the Constitutional Convention. He was a supporter of a strong federal government. After the convention, he returned to Wilmington to pursue business and became the city’s first postmaster.