3c Mt. Rushmore single
Object Details
- Description
- This Mt. Rushmore Memorial Issue stamp commemorates the 25th anniversary of the dedication of the Mt. Rushmore National Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The sculpture was designed by Gutzon Borglum; he and his son helped supervised during its construction. Mount Rushmore features the heads of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. They were chosen to represent the history of the United States and because of their roles in its establishment and expansion.
- United States; South Dakota; Black Hills; Mt. Rushmore; presidents; George Washington; Thomas Jefferson; Theodore Roosevelt; Abraham Lincoln; art; sculpture; landscape; Gutzon Borglum; Lincoln Borglum
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- August 11, 1952
- Object number
- 1980.2493.5033
- Depicts
- Abraham Lincoln, American, 1809 - 1865
- Printer
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Depicts
- George Washington, American, 1732 - 1799
- Theodore Roosevelt, American, 1858 - 1919
- Thomas Jefferson, American, 1743 - 1826
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (blue green); adhesive / engraving
- Place
- South Dakota
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 1011
- Topic
- Political Figures
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1980.2493.5033
