Scope and Contents note

Hand-colored woodcut of a celtic triskelion bordered by birds, with title below.

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Open for research.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Collection of nine envelopes with hand-painted cachets, graphics added to an envelope to commemorate an event or further illustrate the subject of a stamp. These cachets illustrate town postmarks, featuring people (Anna, Alice, and Hiram), creatures (beetle, bison), or puns. The puns are made by combining postmarks from two locations to create the graphic, for example Betsey, Kentucky plus Ross, Minnesota equals Betsy Ross; Adsit, Virginia plus Becida, Minnesota equate to I'd sit beside her....

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research.