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3c Thomas A. Edison single
Object Details
- Description
- This Thomas A. Edison Issue stamp depicts American inventor and businessman, Thomas Alva Edison. Edison's most famous inventions include the phonograph and the commercial incandescent electric light bulb.
- United States; Thomas Edison; Ohio; Michigan; New Jersey; inventor; phonograph; light bulb; electricity
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- February 11, 1947
- Object number
- 1980.2493.4001
- Printer
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Depicts
- Thomas Alva Edison, American, 1847 - 1931
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (bright red violet); adhesive / engraving
- Place
- New Jersey
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 945
- Topic
- Technology & Inventions
- Science
- The Cold War (1945-1990)
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1980.2493.4001
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- Usage conditions apply
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