The Constitution is Signed

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THE CONSTITUTION IS SIGNED First Day of Issue: September 17, 1987 First Issue Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania On September 17, 1787, the tense moment arrived: the time to sign the Constitution. Members arranged them- selves around the table by geography of the states, begin- ning with New Hampshire and going southward. Four men who fiercely opposed the Constitution were absent: Luther Martin, Robert Yates and John Lansing of New York, and young John Mercer of Maryland who had left the Convention in mid-August. Nine men who approved the signing were also absent. According to historical folklore, Benjamin Franklin wept as the delegates signed the document. The Convention's Secretary, Major Wil- liam Jackson, was instructed to deliver the document to Congress in New York the following day, engrossed, fully executed and signed. Each member of Congress would receive a printed copy. The Convention ad- journed, and the delegates departed to seek the docu- ment's endorsement in their home states — for when nine states ratified it, the Constitution would become national law. No. 87-89 CONSTI1 1787-1791 the Be People BICENTENNIA * 1987-1991 * ©1987 The Maximum Card Collection A Division of Unicover Corporation . Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007 Original painting by John Benson. An Official Maximum Card of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution