3c Newspaper Boys single

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Object Details

Printer

Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Description

This Newspaper Boys Issue stamp honors the service of the newspaper boys. Newsboys helped distribute newspapers on the street. The stamp recognizes their important role in the community; it features an image of a newspaper boy, a hand holding a torch as a symbol of free enterprise and a group of residential homes in the background.

United States; newspaper boys; newsies; journalism; enterprise; boys; community

Date

October 4, 1952

Object number

1980.2493.5041

Type

Postage Stamps

Medium

paper; ink (violet); adhesive / engraving

Place

United States of America

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source

National Postal Museum

Topic

Family & Children

U.S. Stamps

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8a6c32047-150e-4e08-9348-80b0ac99a154

Record ID

npm_1980.2493.5041