First Day Issue Audubon Envelope with Columbia Jay Stamp
Entry/Object ID
JJA.2024.3.1
Description
Envelope with Columbia Jay Stamp. Has stamp in middle that reads, "HENDERSON DEC 7 9-AM 1963 KY." And to the left of that a stamp that reads, "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE." The artwork on the left has Audubon's portrait in the upper left-hand corner over top of Audubon's Great Blue Heron artwork. It reads, "HONORING JOHN JAMES AUDUBON ARTIST-NATURALIST GREAT BLUE HERON OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVER NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY."
Collection
Marsha Mullins Collection
Made/Created
Artist
The National Audubon Society
Date made
1963
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Stamp
Location
Front; Left-hand artwork.
Transcription
HONORING JOHN JAMES AUDUBON/ARTIST-NATURALIST/GREAT BLUE HERON/OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVER/NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY
