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Trans-Mississippi Issue complete on cover
Object Details
- Description
- 2-cent George Washington stamped envelope with U. S. stamp Scott 285-293 (Trans-Mississippi Exposition Issue) affixed. Two U. S. stamps, Scott 285, affixed on verso. Canceled at Huguenot, Georgia, May 16, 1899. Addressed to Harry Clive of England. United States registered mail no. 49970. This is one of the four known complete sets of Trans-Mississippi stamps on an envelope.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- May 16, 1899
- Object number
- 1998.2020.1
- Type
- Covers & Associated Letters
- Medium
- paper;
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 3 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. (8.89 x 15.88 cm)
- Place
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- On View
- Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 285
- Scott Catalogue USA 286
- Scott Catalogue USA 287
- Scott Catalogue USA 288
- Scott Catalogue USA 289
- Scott Catalogue USA 290
- Scott Catalogue USA 291
- Scott Catalogue USA 292
- Scott Catalogue USA 293
- Scott Catalogue USA U358
- Topic
- The Gilded Age (1877-1920)
- National Stamp Collection
- Covers & Letters
- Record ID
- npm_1998.2020.1
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