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First Day Cover: International Red Cross Centenary 5-cent U.S Postage Stamp
First Day Cover: International Red Cross Centenary 5-cent U.S Postage Stamp

First Day Cover: International Red Cross Centenary 5-cent U.S Postage Stamp

Artifact IDMO 63.4629
Object Type Cover, First Day
Date October 29, 1963
Place MadeWashington, D.C., United States, North America
Medium paper, ink
DimensionsOverall H 3 3/4 in x W 6 1/2 in (9.5 cm x 16.5 cm )
Physical DescriptionFirst Day Cover: International Red Cross Centenary 5-cent U.S Postage Stamp; addressed by hand to "President JFK" illustrations of Henri Dunant as an older man, and Red Cross nurses tending to wounded on battlefield
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteItem was a gift from a member of the general public to the President and Mrs. Kennedy received by the Executive Office of the President betwen 1961-1963 and held by the General Service Administration until it was donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum by the Estate of President John F. Kennedy in 1965.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the Estate of President John F. Kennedy
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from Public (National Archives Identifier 1677327)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedUse Restriction NoteThis material is not subject to any known copyright or other image use restrictions.
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