- Home
- Collections
- Search the Collection
- Letter written to Nathan Kelsey Hall
Letter written to Nathan Kelsey Hall
Object Details
- Description
- Since no further use can be made of them, the engraving firm suggests the destruction of the dies and plates of the 5-cent and 10-cent stamps.
- As of July 1, 1851, the Issue of 1851 had superseded the 1847 Issue. The new stamps were engraved and printed by Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Company of Philadelphia.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- November 15, 1851
- Object number
- 1997.2001.42
- Recipient
- Nathan Kelsey Hall, American, 1810 - 1874
- Writer
- Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson
- Type
- Covers & Associated Letters
- Medium
- paper; ink / handwritten
- Dimensions
- 26.7 x 20.3 cm (10 1/2 x 8 in.)
- Place
- New York
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Topic
- American Expansion (1800-1860)
- Covers & Letters
- Record ID
- npm_1997.2001.42
- Usage
- CC0
This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Open Access page.
International media Interoperability Framework
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.