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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Women’s Suffrage Stamp First Day Cover
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Women’s Suffrage Stamp First Day Cover

Artifact ID1970.35.6
Object Type Cover, First Day
Date 1970
Date DescribedAugust 26, 1970
Date Described1873
Medium Paper
DimensionsOverall H 11 in x W 8 1/2 in (27.9 cm x 21.6 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionWomen’s Suffrage Stamp First Day Cancellation. Copy of petition of the National Women's Suffrage Association to Congress (1873) requesting the right to vote, superimposed over an image of Susan B. Anthony. Adhered at top is a 6c "Woman Suffrage" "50th Anniversary" stamp. Adhered at bottom is a 3c "Suffrage for Women" "Susan B. Anthony" stamp. Both stamps postmarked at: "Adams, MA" - Aug 26, 1970.
Historical NoteStamp celebrating the 50th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote in state and federal elections.
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 Susan B. Anthony (American, 1820 - 1906)
In Collection(s)
Historical Dates
  • August 26, 1970
  • 1873
Not on view
Place Described
Adams
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