Postal cachet with souvenir brochure: Weehawken, N.J. [Lincoln] Tunnel Dedication, Dec. 21, 1937.

Archive

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Hoboken Historical Museum

envelope front

envelope front

Name/Title

Postal cachet with souvenir brochure: Weehawken, N.J. [Lincoln] Tunnel Dedication, Dec. 21, 1937.

Entry/Object ID

2011.049.0101

Scope and Content

Postal cachet with souvenir brochure: Weehawken, New Jersey. Tunnel Dedication, December 21, 1937. Envelope, postmarked Union City, Dec. 21, 1937, Weehawken Station; addressed to a James F. Jackson. With: single folio commemorative pamphlet. Envelope: 3-11/16" high x 5-3/4" wide. Souvenir brochure: [4] pp., 5-1/2" wide x 8-1/2" high. Artwork of Weehawken Portal, Lincoln Tunnel is seen on the envelope and page [1]. Below artwork is the poem "Weehawken" written in 1830 by Fitz-Green [sic - Fitz-Greene] Halleck. Page [2] has "Historical Highlights" in a list of 16 significant dates in Weehawken history from 1609 to 1937. Page [3] has two paragraphs of welcome text about modern Weehawken including mention of the Tunnel and "Weehawken will be but four minutes from the heart of New York City"; Township Committee listed below. Page [4] has credit for the cachet: Cachet Sponsored by Frederick J. Bergmann, Jr., Finance Commissioner, Weehawken, N.J. Addressee was at 25 Donsed(?) Place, East Rockaway, Coney(?) Island. See archives 2011.049.0102 for another tunnel first day cover belonging to Jackson.

Acquisition

Accession

2011.049

Source or Donor

Lukacs, Claire

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1937 - 1937

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1937 Date(s): 1937

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2011-11-28