West Virginia Centennial Philatelic Material
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1682
Collection includes a sheet of West Virginia Commemorative postage stamps, programs of the commemorative ceremony, Wheeling, June 20, 1963, and various centennial covers.
Addendum of 2020-02-20 includes an envelope with attached first day issue of stamp commemorating the centennial of West Virginia statehood. (1963; 1/4 in.)
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The 5-cent stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary of West Virginia statehood was issued through the Wheeling, West Virginia, post office on June 20, 1963. The stamp is based on a design by Dr. Dwight Mutchler of Ohio University. The map's outline is red against a white background, with the lettering "5c United States Postage" and the Capitol in black. The remainder of the background is green, with the wording "West Virginia" and the dates in white.
This stamp was printed on the Giori press and issued in panes of fifty stamps each. An initial printing of 120 million stamps was authorized.
(source: Smithsonian National Postage Museum)
.1 Linear Feet (2 folders (1/2 in.))
Collection regarding postage stamp commemorating the centennial of West Virginia statehood. See "Scope and Contents" for additional information, including an addendum.
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