Pittman, Portia Marshall Washington, 1883-1978 [First day issue stamp of Booker T. Washington]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.255.03 Author/Creator: Pittman, Portia Marshall Washington, 1883-1978 Place Written: Tuskegee, Alabama Type: Stamp Date: 7 April 1940 Pagination: 1 envelope Height: 9.2 cm, Width: 16.5 cm Order a Copy
First day issue envelope with stamp from the "Famous Americans Series." Both stamp and envelope feature the printed likeness of Booker T. Washington. Envelope cancelled at Tuskegee on 7 April 1940. Sent to Alice J. Cutright Kaine from Portia Washington, 21 July 1940.
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