Name/Title
Stamps, postageEntry/Object ID
SS.74.1 a-bDescription
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 CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Leonard Everett FisherAttribution
ArtistManufacturer
United States Postal ServiceDate made
1974Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
(See Description)Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
SS.74.1
RB 974.7277 B 1974 LSH 1
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Stamp sheetHeight
10-1/4 inWidth
9 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 9 in. (26 x 22.9 cm)Dimension Description
CoverHeight
11-3/4 inWidth
10-3/4 inDepth
1/2 inDimension 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, VinylGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
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
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13ENote Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial