Name/Title
Gold Rush Centennial envelopes, 1949Entry/Object ID
1997.77.2Description
ACC. NO. 97.77.2 A, B
SUBJECT CATEGORY: POST OFFICE; TRANSPORTATION
DATE OR PERIOD: 1949
OBJECT: ENVELOPES
DESCRIPTION:
PERSONAL-SIZE ENVELOPES, WITH ILLUSTRATED PRINTED CAPTION, "GOLD RUSH CENTENNIAL." ENVELOPE A: ROSE-COLORED TYPE.
ENVELOPE B. BLUE-COLORED TYPE.
SIZE: L 3-1/2" X W 6-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
SPECIAL ENVELOPES ISSUED FOR THE GOLD RUSH CENTENNIAL, ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA, JUNE 5 THRU JUNE 12, 1849-1949. THE CANCELLATION MARK ON STAMP ALSO STATES SIMILAR INFORMATION.
ENVELOPE A: ADDRESSED TO MRS GEORGE H HINCKLEY 1528 STANTON STREET ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA.
ENVELOPE B: NOT ADDRESSED.
ACQUIRED FROM:
DATE: FEBRUARY 1, 1997
