Envelope (First Day Cover)

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Envelope (First Day Cover)

Entry/Object ID

SS.2021.44

Description

Folded off-white rectangular envelope; printed cachet shows blue portrait of Washington Irving, framed in laurels above an open book with an eagle perched upon it; printed text reads "AUTHOR / WASHINGTON IRVING / BORN 1783 DIED 1859 / © J.W. Clifford"; envelope has four identical stamps in the upper right hand corner; stamps show a green portrait of Washington Irving, printed text reads "UNITED STATES POSTAGE / 1 / CENT / WASHINGTON IRVING"; stamps bear cancellation marks that read "TARRYTOWN / JAN 29 / 9-AM / 1940 / N. Y." and "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE"; a handwritten address has been added to the envelope using a scrap of paper, the first two lines read "FRED SIEBOLD / BALTO, MD", the third line is difficult to make out.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

W A Roach

Attribution

Artist

Artist

Mathew Brady

Attribution

Photographer

Artist

J. W. Clifford

Attribution

Printer

Date made

Jan 29, 1940

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)

Material

Paper, ink

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

United States Postal Service

Notes

Retailer

Person or Organization

Washington Irving (1783-1859)

Notes

Subject

Person or Organization

Fred Siebold

Notes

Recipient

General Notes

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial