Title

Lincoln Issues the Emancipation Proclamation (from the Lincoln Coins & Stamps 1909-1958 Collection)

Creator

Postal Commemorative Society Stamps and Coins

Files

Creator Role

merchant

Description

The Lincoln Issues the Emancipation Proclamation coins are a part of a larger fifty-coin set, The Lincoln Coins & Stamps 1909-1958. In this subset, five Lincoln Cents are displayed in a paper card mount. The dates include 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, and 1943. The subset also includes an October 20, 1940 stamp commemorating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Constitutional Amendment abolishing slavery, which features an image of a statue of Abraham Lincoln and a kneeling slave. The paper card mount's recto also contains biographical information about the Emancipation Proclamation as well as a color illustration of Lincoln Issues the Emancipation Proclamation. The biographical information continues on the card's verso along with excerpts from the Emancipation Proclamation. The paper mount is encased in a plastic sleeve that is enclosed in a coin holder binder.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

9 1/2 X 7 inches (mount)

Materials and Techniques Display

tin, copper, zinc, steel, and paper

Inscription

recto: LINCOLN ISSUES THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION / LINCOLN PENNIES ISSUED 1939-1943

Subjects

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln). Emancipation Proclamation

Work Type

commemorative coins--philately

Class

coins & medals

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

6993.7

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.