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First Day Cover: Sam Rayburn
First Day Cover: Sam Rayburn

First Day Cover: Sam Rayburn

Artifact IDMO 63.4680
Object Type Cover, First Day
Date 1962
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: Sam Rayburn with single 4-cent Sam Rayburn on "Honoring the Late Sam Rayburn" First Day Envelope, postmarked "Bonham, Tex., Sep. 16, 1962", handwritten address to "President J.F.K."
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
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedUse Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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