Smithsonian 1946 Commemorative Stamp
Object Details
- Category
- Historic Images of the Smithsonian
- Notes
- On this print the stamp itself is only 1 1/2"w x 1"h
- Summary
- Design sketch for Smithsonian Commemorative Stamp issued in honor of the Centennial of the Smithsonian Institution on August 10, 1946. Consists of a drawing of the Smithsonian Institution Building (SIB). The stamp design is based upon a design suggested by the Chancellor of the Institution, the late Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone
- Contained within
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 66, Folder: 13
- Contact information
- Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Archives - History Div
- Date
- 1946
- Standard number
- 37298 or MAH-37298
- Author
- Unknown
- Subject
- Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
- Smithsonian Institution Centennial (Event)
- United States Postal Service
- Restrictions & Rights
- No restrictions
- Type
- Photographic print
- Object
- Physical description
- Color: Black and White; Size: 5 w x 4 h; Type of Image: Object; Medium: Photographic print
- Topic
- Postage stamps
- Stamp collecting
- Record ID
- siris_sic_9226
