United States of America, 2-cent George Washington stamp, 1867

File — Shared box: 1265, Folder: 12

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Collection of postage stamps, particularly from Ireland and the United States. A portion of the stamps are first day covers, consisting of the stamp, an envelope (often commemorative), and a postmark for the date of issue. Another portion of the stamps are in dedicated stamp albums, which feature images and descriptions of available stamps, onto which collectors pasted the indicated stamps. The collection also includes correspondence about acquiring stamps, stamp catalogues with inventory and prices, and a magazine about stamp collecting.

Dates

Creation: 1867

Creator

From the Collection: Brosnan, D. A. (Collector, Person)
From the Collection: Dore, Francis J. (1876-1944) (Collector, Person)
From the Collection: Landrey, Gerard (Collector, Person)
From the Collection: Landreth, Helen (Collector, Person)
From the Collection: Williams, Joseph J. (Joseph John), 1875-1940 (Collector, Person)
From the Collection: Stinson, William M., 1876-1935 (Collector, Person)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Primarily in English, as well as Arabic, Chinese (Cantonese), Czech, Farsi, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, and Turkish.