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2c Columbian Exposition single on White House cover

Catalog Data

Recipient:
Richard W. Gilder  Search this
Medium:
paper; ink
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 4 1/16 x 5 1/4 in. (10.32 x 13.34 cm)
Type:
Covers & Associated Letters
Place of Origin:
Washington, District of Columbia
Place of Destination:
New York, New York
Date:
May 4, 1894
Description:
no contents, Grover Cleveland was President at the time this cover was sent and Richard W. Gilder was a poet and newspaper editor. He was also a prominent "Mugwump" (liberal Republicans who backed Democratic President Grover Cleveland in the name of reform)
Object number:
2009.2016.179
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8e1470277-3c7c-4ba3-8584-c4dc0d6d708b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2009.2016.179