Stamps, postage

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Stamps, postage

Entry/Object ID

SS.74.1 a-b

Description

a. Single full sheet of fifty stamps; intact perforated sheet with dry adhesive glue on back; horizontally-oriented stamps; image in dark blue, orange and black, silohouette of headless horseman carrying head chasing figure on horsback, lit by bright full moon, tree at left side; printed on each stamp: "10c USA/THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW"; on margins, printed: "MAIL EARLY IN THE DAY", "USE ZIP CODE" with figure of postman, and "35618." b. Black vinyl protective cover: hinged book-like cover; integral frame on inside of back cover with one open side for sheet of stamps; clear plastic window covering stamps; stamped on cover in gold-colored lettering: "UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE" with eagle logo; "The Legend of Sleepy/ Hollow/ Commemorative/ U. S. Postage Stamp/ October 10, 1974/ SLEEPY HOLLOW RESTORATIONS."

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Leonard Everett Fisher

Attribution

Artist

Manufacturer

United States Postal Service

Date made

1974

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

SS.74.1
RB 974.7277 B 1974 LSH 1

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Stamp sheet

Height

10-1/4 in

Width

9 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 9 in. (26 x 22.9 cm)

Dimension Description

Cover

Height

11-3/4 in

Width

10-3/4 in

Depth

1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 11 3/4 x 10 3/4 x 1/2 in. (29.8 x 27.3 x 1.3 cm)

Material

ink, Paper, Cardboard, Vinyl

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

The stamp was issued in October of 1974, the centennial year of the incorporation of the village of North Tarrytown (later renamed Sleepy Hollow). Object was orginally cataloged as a rare book as part of library collection. Re-catalogued in 2013. This stamp is part of the American folklore series which includes Tom Sawyer (1972), Johnny Appleseed (1966), Daniel Boone (1968), Grandma Moses (1969).

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial