Folded white rectangular envelope; printed cachet image shows a jack-o-lantern above a portrait of Washington Irving and Sunnyside Cottage; printed text reads "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow / WASHINGTON IRVING / CALLED HIS HOME / "SUNNYSIDE" / DESCRIBING IT AS / "AN OLD-FASHIONED MANSION, / AS FULL OF ANGLES AND / CORNERS AS AN / OLD COCKED HAT" / American / Folklore / SERIES / Fleetwood / OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVER"; two stamps in upper right hand corner; first is a small green portrait of Washington Irving, printed text reads "UNITED STATES POSTAGE / WASHINGTON IRVING / 1 / CENT"; the second shows two riders and a dead tree in front of an orange moon and a blue sky, printed text reads "10c / US / THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW"; stamps bear black cancellation marks that read "NORTH TARRYTOWN, N.Y. / OCT. / 10 / 1974 / 10591" and "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE"
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Leonard Everett Fisher
Attribution
Artist
Manufacturer
Fleetwood
Date made
Oct 10, 1974
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
3-5/8 in
Width
6-7/16 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 3 5/8 x 6 7/16 in. (9.2 x 16.4 cm)