Postcard US-571374

Never saw a Christmas wreath with the Liberty Bell...I kinda like it! For those of you not in the US, the Liberty Bell is an icon of American culture. It is assumed that it was cracked from ringing to announce American independence from England, but it had been used on many important occasions, had been cracked for quite a while and was finally damaged beyond repair when it was rung to celebrate George Washington's birthday in 1846. Removed in 1777 during the British occupation of Philadelphia during the War for Independence (in the UK, the War of Insurrection) and eventually returned to the City of Brotherly Love, it is still on display in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.