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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Project Mercury Stamps
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Project Mercury Stamps

Artifact ID1970.35.251
Object Type Postage Stamp
Date 1964
Medium Paper
DimensionsOverall H 10 1/4 in x W 8 15/16 in (26 cm x 22.7 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionFull sheet of fifty 4c Project Mercury stamps. Selvage edges present on all sides. Plate block number: "27066". The reverse side of the sheet has a black and white picture of LBJ.
Historical NoteThis full sheet of fifty 4c Project Mercury stamps was issued in February 20, 1962, the same day as John Glenn's orbit of the Earth in Friendship 7.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThe item was a gift from the general public to President Johnson during his term in office. It was received by President Johnson personally, until the President donated it to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum in 1970.
Credit LineGift of Lyndon Baines Johnson
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from the General Public (National Archives Identifier 189698395)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
Use Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
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