Envelope
Date1932
MediumPaper, printed ink
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 3/4 × 6 1/2in. (9.5 × 16.5cm)
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineGift of anonymous
DescriptionEnvelope/cover with a purple stamp advertising the George Washington Bicentennial in Darien, Connecticut on November 11, 1932. The envelope is addressed to William G. Kirkwood of Batavia, New York and mailed on December 31, 1932.
Object number2024.83.4
CopyrightNo Known Copyright
InscribedStamped in purple ink on front: "GEORGE WASHINGTON / PASSED THIS SPOT ON / HIS WAY TO BOSTON / FEBRUARY - 1756 / JUNE - 1775 / OCTOBER - 1789 / ERECTED IN HIS MEMORY / BY THE CIVIC, / PATRIOTIC AND FRATERNAL / ORGANIZATIONS ON DARIEN / NOVEMBER 11, 1932 / SPONSORED BY / YE OLE KING'S HIGHWAY STAMP CLUB OF THE / TOWN OF DARIEN, CONN. DEC. 31 1932"Stamped in black ink on front: "DARIEN / CONN. / DEC 31 / 6 AM / 1932"
Handwritten in black ink on front: "William G. Kirkwood / 319 Washington Ave. / Batavia, / N.Y."
Handwritten in black ink on front: "Richard Schmidt Pres"
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