Name/Title
Envelope (First Day Cover)Entry/Object ID
SS.74.8Description
Folded white envelope: rectangular; printed with portrait of Washington Irving on left side; printed in black and orange above image: "AMERICAN FOLKLORE SERIES/ First Day of Issue/ HONORING WASHINGTON IRVING/ American Author, Essayist, Biographer,/ Historian, Satirist and Humorist/ April 3, 1783 - November 28, 1859"; printed below image in orange and black: " "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent."/ contains "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"/ as well as "Rip Van Winkle" and other tales./ Cachet of the "Philatelic Journalist"/ issed in connection with the Centennial/ of North Tarrytown, the setting of/ "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."; colored postage stamp at upper right corner with image of headless horseman chase, printed: "10 c/ US/ THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW"; stamp canceled with black ink stamp: "NORTH TARRYTOWN, NY/ OCT. 10/1974/ 10591"and "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE".Collection
Sunnyside Object CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Leonard Everett FisherAttribution
ArtistDate made
Oct 10, 1974Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
(See Description)Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
RB974.72772 B 1974 ST LSH 1Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
3-3/4 inWidth
6-1/2 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 3 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. (9.5 x 16.5 cm)Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
United States Postal ServiceNotes
RetailerGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
A first day cover is an envelope bearing a stamp which is cancelled on the day the stamp is initially placed on sale by the postal authorities. Although most U.S. stamps are released nationwide on the first day, the U.S. Postal Service will designate a city or cities as the "official" first day city/cities. The location is usually appropriate to the subject of the stamp, and will be the only place where the “First Day of Issue” postmark is used.
This stamp is part of the American folklore series which includes Tom Sawyer (1972), Johnny Appleseed (1966), Daniel Boone (1968), Grandma Moses (1969).
Object was originally cataloged as part of the library collection and given a rare book number.Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13ENote Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial