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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Saving Stamps Album
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Saving Stamps Album

Artifact ID1970.35.21
Object Type Savings Stamps
Medium Paper
DimensionsOverall (folded) H 3 1/4 in x W 6 1/4 in (8.3 cm x 15.9 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionMy Famous Americans Album for United States Savings Stamps. A tri-folded sheet for collecting U.S. savings stamps. Cream-colored paper with green printing featuring famous American people. Two blue/red 25c "United States Savings Stamps" adhered to the sheet.
Historical NoteSince 1910 the US government has made available savings bonds for purchase, first through the United States Post Office and later via the US Treasury Dept. The design of this booklet and these stamps were approved in 1961.
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 NoteNARA copyright. Works of authorship are rights are documented in writing as being transferred to NARA or another federal agency, placing them in the public domain.
Person Referenced Abraham Lincoln (United States, 1809 - 1865)
Person Referenced George Washington (United States, 1732 - 1799)
Person Referenced Benjamin Franklin (United States, 1706 - 1790)
Person Referenced Andrew Jackson (United States, 1767 - 1845)
Person Referenced Alexander Hamilton (Caribbean-born American, 1757 - 1804)
Person Referenced Grover Cleveland (United States, 1837 - 1908)
Person Referenced Horace Greeley (United States, 1811 - 1872)
Person Referenced Thomas Jefferson (United States, 1743 - 1826)
Person Referenced Theodore Roosevelt (United States, 1858 - 1919)
Person Referenced Susan B. Anthony (United States, 1820 - 1906)
Person Referenced Woodrow Wilson (United States, 1856 - 1924)
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