
Hays Ray Webb Collection
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Description
This empty, white envelope is addressed to Mrs. E. L. Ray in Kosciusko, Mississippi. The commemorative envelope includes an image of Thaddeus Kosciuszko and commemorative details of the general for which the city of Kosciusko is named. The envelope is lined by illustrations of red stars and blue striped shields in the corners. The postmaster and mayor both signed the bottom of the envelope. The item is postmarked Kosciusko, Mississippi, February 12, 1940 and a blue, five cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right.
Publication Date
2-12-1940
Time Period
1940-1949
Subjects
Correspondence; Envelopes (Stationery)
Keywords
envelopes; General Thaddeus Kosciuszko, 1746
Geographic Location
Kosciusko (Miss.)
Object Type
text
Format (original)
correspondence
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MFM_MSS_004_1940-02-12-Empty-Family-Envelope_001
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 2, Folder 36
Repository
Manuscripts Unit
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
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.
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.
Recommended Citation
Hays-Ray-Webb collection, Archives and Special Collections Division, Mississippi State University Libraries, Mississippi State University