Envelope (First Day Cover)

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Envelope (First Day Cover)

Entry/Object ID

SS.2021.33

Description

Folded white rectangular envelope; printed cachet image shoes a headless figure brandishing a sword atop a rearing horse; printed text reads "Headless Horseman"; envelope bears a typed address, " Bruce E. Bennett / 639 Hiawatha Drive / Elkhart, Indiana 46514"; stamp in upper right hand corner 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"; stamp bears black cancellation marks that read "NORTH TARRYTOWN, N.Y. / OCT. / 10 / 1974 / 10591" and "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE"; envelope is sealed and feels like it contains a card of some kind.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Leonard Everett Fisher

Attribution

Artist

Date made

Oct 10, 1974

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

3-5/8 in

Width

6-3/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3 5/8 x 6 3/8 in. (9.2 x 16.2 cm)

Material

Paper, ink

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

United States Postal Service

Notes

Retailer

Person or Organization

Bruce E. Bennett

Notes

Recipient

General Notes

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial