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Mint Sheets of Lincoln Stamps
- Creator:
- unknown
- Location:
- Unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1965
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 12 in x 10 in x 3/16 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.082.0777
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Three-dimensional Objects
Description
A black folder titled "Mint Sheet File" holds six different postage stamp sheets from other countries related to President Abraham Lincoln. The stamp sheets are housed in glassine sleeves bound together at the fold line of the folder. All six of the stamp sheets commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of Abraham Lincoln in 1965. The countries represented by the stamp sheets are Republique of Dahomey, Republique du Congo, Republique Gabonaise, Republique du Tchad, Republique de Haute-Volta, and India. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
