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Lincoln stamp blocks
- Creator:
- United States Postal Service
- Location:
- Washington, D. C.
- Origin Date:
- 1958-1959
- Materials:
- paper
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.082.0798
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Three-dimensional Objects
Description
This folder contains five stamp blocks of three different Abraham Lincoln United States postage stamps. Two stamp blocks are of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates centennial stamp issued in 1958. Two stamp blocks are of the green Abraham Lincoln one-cent stamp first issued on February 12, 1959, the sesquicentennial anniversary of Lincoln's birth. The final stamp block is the blue Abraham Lincoln four-cent stamp issued as the final stamp in the Lincoln Sesquicentennial series in 1959. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
