3c U.S. Capitol single

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Object Details

Printer

Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Description

This National Capital Sesquicentennial Issue stamp commemorates the 150th anniversary of the establishment of National Capital of Washington, DC. This stamp features the United States Capitol Building. The building contains the chambers of the House of Representative and the Senate, which comprise the legislative branch of the United States Government.

United States; US Capitol Building; legislative; House of Representatives; Senate; law; building; capital; architecture; Washington, DC; District of Columbia

Date

November 22, 1950

Object number

1980.2493.4095

Type

Postage Stamps

Medium

paper; ink (bright red violet); adhesive / engraving

Place

District of Columbia

United States of America

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source

National Postal Museum

Topic

Architecture

U.S. Stamps

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8e85bb640-4838-4ffc-81ae-7616396e51b5

Record ID

npm_1980.2493.4095