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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Malawi First Day Cover
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Malawi First Day Cover

Artifact ID1970.35.29
Object Type Cover, First Day
Gifter
Date 1964
Date DescribedJuly 6, 1964
Medium Paper
DimensionsOverall H 5 1/4 in x W 7 3/4 in (13.3 cm x 19.7 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionMalawi First Day Cover. The cachet on the envelope is the Malawi embossed gold coat of arms. Cachet text: "Official First Day Cover", "Malawi Independence Commemorative Issue", "6th July 1964". Four Malawi stamps adhered at upper right: 3d, 6d, 1'3, 2'6. Postmarked at: Independence Trade Fair Malawi - July 6, 1964.
Inscriptions and MarkingsSigned: "H. Kamuza Banda", "Philip", "[indecipherable]".
Historical NoteThis multi-colored post card is a first day cover stamp commemorating Malawi independence. Postmarked July 6, 1964, it is signed by President Banda and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
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 Hastings Kamuzu Banda (Malawi, died 1997)
Person Referenced Prince Philip (Great Britian, born 1921)
In Collection(s)
Historical Dates
  • July 6, 1964
Not on view
Place of Credit
Malawi
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