Printer:

Bureau of Engraving and Printing  Search this

Depicts:

Thomas Alva Edison, American, 1847 - 1931  Search this

Medium:

paper; ink (bright red violet); adhesive / engraving

Type:

Postage Stamps

Place:

New Jersey

United States of America

Date:

February 11, 1947

Description:

This Thomas A. Edison Issue stamp depicts American inventor and businessman, Thomas Alva Edison. Edison's most famous inventions include the phonograph and the commercial incandescent electric light bulb.

United States; Thomas Edison; Ohio; Michigan; New Jersey; inventor; phonograph; light bulb; electricity

Topic:

Technology & Inventions  Search this

Science  Search this

The Cold War (1945-1990)  Search this

U.S. Stamps  Search this

Object number:

1980.2493.4001

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Postal Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm87c97c680-3679-41ad-a1b8-809a6cdc22ad

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npm_1980.2493.4001