First day cover of the Marian Anderson postage stamp: Museum Object and Cultural History
First day cover of the Marian Anderson postage stamp: Date: January 27, 2005. Created by: United States Postal Service, American, founded 1775. Subject of: Marian Anderson, American, 1897 - 1993.
The object in the museum catalogue
A first day cover for Marian Anderson 37 cent stamp issued as part of the Black Heritage stamp series in 2005. A large portrait of Anderson is on the left side of the envelope. At the top right, a stamp with the U.S. Postal Service's first day cover mark featuring musical notes.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: January 27, 2005
- Created by: United States Postal Service, American, founded 1775
- Subject of: Marian Anderson, American, 1897 - 1993
- Type: first day covers
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 4 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. (10.5 x 24.1 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Correspondence
- Topic: Opera (Music)
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2012.49.4
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Denyce Graves
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © United States Postal Service Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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