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Nation of Readers
- Creator:
- United States Postal Service
- Location:
- Washington, D. C.
- Origin Date:
- 1984
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 36 in x 24 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.1941
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This poster is an advertisement for a new 20 cent postal stamp featuring an engraving of President Abraham Lincoln and his son Tad done from a photograph taken of them together on February 9, 1864, in Washington, D. C. The text below the image on the stamp reads "A Nation of Readers. USA 20c." Below the stamp is an open book lying on a table. The text in white ink below the book reads "The Collectibles, Available October 17." Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
