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Kelpe, Virginia Lee Heidt, fl. 1942-1975 [Stamp Book]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC10047.01.619.02 Author/Creator: Kelpe, Virginia Lee Heidt, fl. 1942-1975 Place Written: Jefferson City, Missouri Type: Stamp Date: May 31, 1945 Pagination: 7 p. ; Order a Copy

One stamp book sent by Virginia Heidt Kelpe to Omer H. Kelpe in a letter dated May 31, 1945. Contains two new three-cent stamps.

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975
Kelpe, Virginia Lee Heidt, fl. 1942-1975

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