Name/Title
Envelope (First Day Cover)Entry/Object ID
SS.2021.11Description
Folded white envelope, rectangular; printed with cachet image of a grayscale portrait of Washington Irving; printed text reads "AMERICAN FOLKLORE SERIES / First Day of Issue / HONORING WASHINGTON IRVING / American Author, Essayist, Biographer, / Historian, Satirist and Humorist / April 3, 1783 - November 28, 1859 / "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" / issued in connection with the Centennial / of North Tarrytown / the setting of / "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.""; stamp in upper right 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, saying "NORTH TARRYTOWN, N.Y. / OCT. / 10 / 1974 / 10591" and "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE"Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Leonard Everett FisherAttribution
ArtistManufacturer
The Philatelic JournalistDate 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
Washington Irving (1783-1859)Notes
SubjectPerson or Organization
United States Postal ServiceNotes
RetailerGeneral Notes
Note Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial