Name/Title
Envelope (First Day Cover)Entry/Object ID
SS.2021.25Description
Folded rectangular white envelope; grayscale cachet image shows a man in colonial dress holding an open book; printed text reads " OFFICIAL / FIRST DAY / OF ISSUE / The Legend of / Sleepy Hollow / ICHABOD CRANE / The / Legend of /Sleepy Hollow / FOLKLORE SERIES OF 1974"; bottom left corner contains the small image of an artist's palette and brushes with the text "Art Craft"; envelope bears five stamps; the first shows two boys painted a fence white, printed text reads "Tom Sawyer / United States 8c"; second stamp shows a red apple with the black and white figure of a man, printed text reads "Johnny Appleseed / 5c UNITED / STATES / POSTAGE"; third stamp shows two rides and a dead tree in front of an orange moon and a blue sky, printed text reads "10c / US / THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW"; fourth stamp shows a black and white figure of a man holding a rifle and wearing a coonskin cap with a background of green foliage, printed text reads "United States / 5c / Postage / Davy / Crockett"; last stamp
shows a rifle, powder horn, and tomahawk with printed text "UNITED / STATES / 6c / POSTAGE / DANIEL BOONE / 1734"; stamps bear two black cancellation marks, both say "NORTH TARRYTOWN, N.Y. / OCT. / 10 / 1974 / 10591" and one cancellation mark that says "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE"; reverse of envelope has embossing marks of text from front side.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Leonard Everett FisherAttribution
ArtistManufacturer
Art CraftDate made
Oct 10, 1974Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
3-5/8 inWidth
6-7/16 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 3 5/8 x 6 7/16 in. (9.2 x 16.4 cm)Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
United States Postal ServiceNotes
RetailerGeneral Notes
Note Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial