Envelope with postage stamps
Record status
Individual type · partial
This postal object consists of a mailed paper envelope bearing four United States postage stamps affixed in a horizontal row along the upper right section. The envelope features printed return address information in the upper left, an address block in the center, and various postmark, arrival, and postal handling stamps across the surface.
The four postage stamps depict themes related to the American West. From left to right, the designs show a cowboy on horseback titled "Home on the Range", a portrait of Buffalo Bill, an indigenous figure titled "Native American Culture", and a bison titled "Western Wildlife". Each stamp is multi-coloured and affixed side by side on the paper cover. Associated with the United States and catalogued under collection number 2012.02.0014, the item was accessioned as a gift. The envelope preserves its original postal markings and stamps as applied for mailing.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
The item entered the collection of the Museum of Ethnography as a gift.
Technical characteristics
- Country of provider
- Sweden
- Holding institution
- Museum of Ethnography
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Museum of Ethnography collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- envelope, postage stamp
- Museum object number
- /91619/SMVK_EM_objekt_2334323
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.