Medium:

paper; ink (plum)

Dimensions:

Height x Width (not to exceed): 1 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (4.45 x 3.81 cm)

Type:

Postage Stamps

Place:

United States of America

Date:

1893

Description:

Regular stamps distributed as samples or gifts were valid for postage. To end this option for gift recipients, the Post Office Department began in 1879 to have sample stamps printed on card stock, which dignitaries received in small envelopes. The samples were so popular that the POD ordered five reprints, the last being in 1894.

Topic:

The Gilded Age (1877-1920)  Search this

National Stamp Collection  Search this

U.S. Stamps  Search this

Object number:

1998.2005.20.16

See more items in:

National Postal Museum Collection

On View:

Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum

Data Source:

National Postal Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8ccc0d8b9-f8a7-4882-9f91-0fa06121af8e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npm_1998.2005.20.16