First Day of Issue Walt Whitman Stamp to Jessie Whitman, February 20, 1940

First Day of Issue Walt Whitman Stamp to Jessie Whitman, February 20, 1940

Commemorative postage stamps

Postage stamps

Stamp collecting

Walt Whitman Hotel (Camden, N.J.)

Whitman, Jessie Louisa, 1863-1957 -- Correspondence

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 -- On postage stamps

This envelope, known as a First Day Cover, was sent February 20, 1940 from Camden, N.J. and is addressed to Jessie Whitman. It is cancelled with "First Day of Issue" over the new 5 cent Walt Whitman stamp. Accompanying the envelope is a short article regarding Camden’s first ever first day sale of a stamp. Dealers and collectors are expected to visit Camden from around the world.

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Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

1940-02-20;

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clippings (information artifacts)

envelopes

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2016-06-06

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3.73" x 6.5"(dimension)

6.25" x 2"(dimension)

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