Envelope

Object/Artifact

-

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Envelope

Entry/Object ID

SS.74.10

Description

Folded white envelope: rectangular; printed with four-color image on left side of Old Dutch church and Sunnyside, image bisected diagonally with quill pen in ink; printed above image: "HISTORICAL SOCIETY"' below image: "OF THE TARRYTOWNS/ IN CELEBRATION OF THE CENTENNIAL OF THE INCORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH TARRYTOWN (1874-1974), AND IN TRIBUTE TO WASHINGTON IRVING (1793-1859), AUTHOR OF "THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW."

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Artist

Date made

Oct 10, 1974

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

RB974.72772 B 1974 ST LSH 1

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

3-3/4 in

Width

6-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. (9.5 x 16.5 cm)

Material

Paper, ink

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

United States Postal Service

Notes

Retailer

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

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

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13E

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial