Western Union Complimentary Stamps to be used to pay for personal, social messages : card
Object Details
- Local Numbers
- AC0205-0000108 (AC Scan)
- Collector
- Western Union Telegraph Company
- Collection Creator
- United Telegraph Workers.
- Western Union Telegraph Company
- Topic
- Telegraph, Wireless
- Collector
- Western Union Telegraph Company
- See more items in
- Western Union Telegraph Company Records
- Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 22: Telegrams / 22.7: Western Union Adverstisements for Telegram Services / Franks and Stamps, Vol. 1, 1872-1942 and Vol. 2
- Extent
- 1 Item (Ink on paper., 10.2" x 7.9")
- Date
- 1914
- Container
- Box 703, Volume 2, Page 6
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Type
- Archival materials
- Stamps (exchange media)
- Collection Citation
- Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Collection Rights
- Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
- Genre/Form
- Stamps (exchange media)
- Scope and Contents
- Card containing two sets of six stamps, with caption: "Western Union Telegraph Co. / 1914 / Signature of Theo N. Vail / Engraved by the E.A. Wright Bank Note Co. / Perf. 12." One set of stamps has a 5 cent denomination, the other 25 cents.
- Collection Restrictions
- Collection is open for research but Series 11 and films are stored off-site. Special arrangements must be made to view some of the audiovisual materials. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
- Record ID
- ebl-1559658938253-1559658939857-4
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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