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20c Monticello single
Object Details
- Description
- This Liberty Issue stamp depicts Monticello, located near Charlottesville, Virginia, the plantation home of the third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. The main house’s construction was based on the neoclassical style of architecture. The property is now a National Historic Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site and museum.
- United States; Virginia; Monticello; Thomas Jefferson; president; founding father; architecture; building; farm; villa
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- April 13, 1956
- Object number
- 1980.2493.5111
- Printer
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Associated Person
- Thomas Jefferson, American, 1743 - 1826
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (ultramarine); adhesive / engraving
- Place
- United States of America
- Virginia
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- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 1047
- Topic
- Architecture
- Political Figures
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1980.2493.5111
- Usage
- Usage conditions apply
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