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First Day Cover: Amelia Earhart 8-cent U.S Air Mail Postage Stamp
First Day Cover: Amelia Earhart 8-cent U.S Air Mail Postage Stamp

First Day Cover: Amelia Earhart 8-cent U.S Air Mail Postage Stamp

Artifact IDMO 63.4580
Object Type Cover, First Day
Date July 24, 1963
Place MadeAtchison, Kansas, 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: Amelia Earhart 8-cent U.S Air Mail Postage Stamp; postmarked "Atchison, Kansas, July 24, 1963" addressed by hand to "President J.F.K" on envelope is head and shoulder image of A. Earhart, behind image of birth home, airplane, and Howland Island" Amelia Earhart, Pioneer American Aviator".
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 1676966)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedUse Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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