Folded white rectangular envelope; printed cachet image shows a headless figure on horseback and a small portait of Washington Irving; printed text reads "The LEGEND of / SLEEPY / HOLLOW / American Author / Washington Irving / 1783-1859 / "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" / From / "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent." / Circa 1819-1820 / Irving's Pseudonyms: Dietrich Knickerbocker, / Jonathan Oldstyle and Geoffrey Crayon."; 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"
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
6-7/16 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 3 5/8 x 6 7/16 in. (9.2 x 16.4 cm)