Envelope

Archive

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Envelope

Entry/Object ID

2023.2.116

Scope and Content

An empty white regular sized Air Mail envelope

Context

Return address is signed and sent by G. Fred Graf, Postmaster, Findlay, Ohio It is addressed to Mrs Dale Holcomb, St. Joseph, MO It is postmarked Findlay Ohio APR 1 1961 and Cincinnati, Ohio APR 1, 1961. There is an embossed rectangular 7¢ blue AIR MAIL stamp with an outline of an airplane in the middle. On the left side is a turquoise colored stamp shaped like a shield commemorating the FIRST FLIGHT by Air Mail to Findley. Hand written below the shield reads 'First Flight South'

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Envelope

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Stamp, Postage

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Document

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Stamp

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

3¾" X 6½"

Parts

Letter and Envelope