Andrew Jackson Postage Stamp
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ID# |
33716 |
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Title |
Andrew Jackson Postage Stamp |
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Subject TGM |
Postage stamps |
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Subjects LCSH |
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845; United States Postal Service |
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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." |
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Creator |
Wall, Bernhardt, 1872-1956 |
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Date |
1937 |
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Digital type |
IMAGE |
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Digital format |
TIFF |
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Collection name |
Bernhardt Wall Collection, ca. 1914-1953 |
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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. |
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Accession nunber |
150 |
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Owning Institution |
Tennessee State Library & Archives |
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Ordering Information |
To order a digital reproduction of this item, please send our order form at http://share.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 following location: http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/ordering-images-and-microfilm-digitization. |
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Collection finding aid |
http://tennessee.gov/tsla/history/manuscripts/findingaids/149+.pdf |
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