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ID#	33716
Title	Andrew Jackson Postage Stamp
Subject TGM	Postage stamps
Subjects LCSH	Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845; United States Postal Service
Description	A pen and ink drawing of the 1861 postage stamp honoring Andrew Jackson. The authentic stamp is surrounded by the drawing. The caption reads: "Andrew Jackson, Seventh President of the U.S.A.,1829-1837. Postage Stamp with Portrait of Andrew Jackson issued 1861."
Creator	Wall, Bernhardt, 1872-1956
Date	1937
Digital type	IMAGE
Digital format	TIFF
Collection name	Bernhardt Wall Collection, ca. 1914-1953
Historical note	A full face of Andrew Jackson fills the entire tablet, which is as wide as the stamp, three-fourths of an inch, and only 1/16 less in its long diameter than the stamp, 15/16 of an inch, space being left at the top for the words "U.S. postage" above the elliptical ground, which is cross-hatched. It is a two-cent stamp and engraved by Joseph Pease.
Accession nunber	150
Owning Institution	Tennessee State Library & Archives
Ordering Information	To order a digital reproduction of this item, please send our order form at http://www.tn.gov/tsla/dwg/ImageOrderForm.pdf to Public Services, Tennessee State Library & Archives, 403 7th Ave. N., Nashville, TN 37243-0312, or email to photoorders.tsla@tn.gov. Further ordering information can be found at the bottom of the page at the following location under Imaging Services Forms: http://www.tn.gov/tsla/forms.htm#imaging.
Collection finding aid	http://tennessee.gov/tsla/history/manuscripts/findingaids/149+.pdf