3c Grand Army of the Republic single
Object Details
- Description
- This G.A.R. Issue stamp commemorates the final encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Grand Army of the Republic was a fraternal organization established after the American Civil War, composed of members of the Union Army. The organization held a gathering every year from 1866 until 1949. The stamp features an image of a young Union solider and an older G.A.R. veteran.
- United States; Indiana; American Civil War; Grand Army of the Republic; Union Army; war; military; veteran
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- August 29, 1949
- Object number
- 1980.2493.4081
- Printer
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (bright rose carmine); adhesive / engraving
- Place
- Indiana
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 985
- Topic
- Military & Policing Forces
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1980.2493.4081
