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Universal Postal Congress Presentation Envelope

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Universal Postal Congress Presentation Envelope

Smithsonian National Postal Museum — Postage Stamps · US · English · 1897

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LineUS
Set / seriesSmithsonian National Postal Museum — Postage Stamps
LanguageEnglish
Year1897
Date1897
Kindstamp
PlaceUnited States of America
Mediumpaper; ink (black) / engraving
Regionus
Npm recordnpm_1980.2493.1748
DescriptionSometime between 1895 and 1902, the Post Office Department hand stamped “Specimen” on current stamps, probably as samples. In 1897, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing produced 125 sets of current stamps overprinted with “Universal Postal Congress” for delegates at the conference.
Oracle ID36596497

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Source credit: Smithsonian National Postal Museum