Hemingway House with First Day Issue Ernest Hemingway Stamp

Hemingway House with First Day Issue Ernest Hemingway Stamp: © Key West Art & Historical Society
Hemingway House with First Day Issue Ernest Hemingway Stamp

© Key West Art & Historical Society

Name/Title

Hemingway House with First Day Issue Ernest Hemingway Stamp

Entry/Object ID

1989.08.0002B

Description

First day of issue of a United States Postal Service Ernest Hemingway stamp on Hemingway House postcard. Cancelled on July 17, 1989. Notation on verso, 'Ernest Hemingway House, Key West Florida: A preservation of the great writer's home, furnished with period furnishings contain interesting memorabilia. Many of the plants planted by Hemingway still thrive today. Descendants of the famous Hemingway cat still live at this address.'

Subject Place

City

Key West

State/Province

Florida

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

County

Monroe

Collection

Postcard Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Stamp, Postage

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Stamp

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Photochrome (1930-Present)

Place Published

City

Key West

State/Province

Florida

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

County

Monroe

Printer

Curt Teich & Co.

Photographer

Noble, David

Primary Language

English

Dimensions

Height

1-3/4 in

Length

1 in

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Condition

Grade 3 Very Good

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

1989.08.0002