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First Day Cover: 5-cent Battle of Gettysburg Centennial U.S Postage Stamp
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First Day Cover: 5-cent Battle of Gettysburg Centennial U.S Postage Stamp

Artifact IDMO 63.4640
Object Type Cover, First Day
Date 1963
Place MadeGettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
Medium paper, ink
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. (9.5 x 16.5 cm)
Physical DescriptionFirst Day Cover: 5-cent Battle of Gettysburg Centennial U.S Postage Stamp; postmarked "Jul 1, 1963, Gettysburg, PA" addressed by hand to "President J.F.K." illustration on envelope shows a cannon among rocks and trees and crossed Union and Confederate flags
Additional Details
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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