Stamp, postage
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- OBJECT TYPE
- U.S./official/3 cent/block-40
- DATE
- 1956
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2003.0139.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- PAPER/ ADHESIVE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 26.0 cm
- Width
- 22.9 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Commemorative
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- C. 1956
- Canada
-
MATERIAL FROM CANADIAN COLLECTION OF INTERNATIONAL KITES. - Function
-
ORIGINAL FUNCTION WAS TO INDICATE THAT REQUIRED CHARGE HAD BEEN PAID FOR DELIVERY OF LETTER. THESE STAMPS ALSO COMMENORATE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF BIRTH OF AMERICAN STATESMAN & INVENTOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. - Technical
-
COMMEMORATES 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S BIRTH IN 1706; DEPICTS FRANKLIN WITH KEY & KITE - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- WHITE LETTERING READS "U.S. POSTAGE/ 3 [CENTS]"/ RED LETTERING READS "BENJAMIN FRANKLIN/ 250TH ANNIVERSARY"
- Missing
- COMPLETE
- Finish
- PALE RED SHEET/ RED STAMPS
- Decoration
- PSEUDO-CLASSICAL DRAWING OF FRANKLIN, KEY & KITE
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Unknown Manufacturer, Stamp, postage, circa 1956, Artifact no. 2003.0139, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2003.0139.001/
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