Printer:

Bureau of Engraving and Printing  Search this

Medium:

paper; ink (bright rose carmine); adhesive / engraving

Type:

Postage Stamps

Place:

Indiana

United States of America

Date:

August 29, 1949

Description:

This G.A.R. Issue stamp commemorates the final encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Grand Army of the Republic was a fraternal organization established after the American Civil War, composed of members of the Union Army. The organization held a gathering every year from 1866 until 1949. The stamp features an image of a young Union solider and an older G.A.R. veteran.

United States; Indiana; American Civil War; Grand Army of the Republic; Union Army; war; military; veteran

Topic:

Military & Policing Forces  Search this

U.S. Stamps  Search this

Object number:

1980.2493.4081

See more items in:

National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Postal Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8d6ea8111-b7c4-4803-a0c2-e5bbb3a052c6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npm_1980.2493.4081