Hays Ray Webb Collection

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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)

PDF

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.

Commemorative Thaddeus Kosciuszko Envelope Addressed to Mrs. E. L. Ray, February 12, 1940
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