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5c Charles M. Russell single
Object Details
- Description
- This Charles M. Russell Issue stamp honors Charles M. Russell, a painter and sculptor who specialized in depictions of the Old American West. The painting features a detail design from Russell’s painting “Jerked Down,” which depicts three cowboys riding horses while they lasso some steer on the plains.
- United States; Charles M. Russell; painter; sculptor; west; pioneer; American Indian; Native American; cow; steer; horses; cowboys; art
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- March 19, 1964
- Object number
- 1980.2493.5472
- Printer
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Associated Person
- Charles M. Russell, American, 1866 - 1926
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive / engraving
- Place
- Montana
- United States of America
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- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 1243
- Topic
- Art & Photography
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1980.2493.5472
- Usage
- Usage conditions apply
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