3c Labor Day single

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.

View manifest View in Mirador Viewer

Object Details

Description

This Labor Day Issue stamp to celebrate and honor working people. Labor Day was first proposed as holiday by the Central Labor Union and Knights of Labor in 1882. It became a federal holiday, observed on the first Monday of the month of September, in 1894. It was signed into law by President Grover Cleveland, just six days after the Pullman Strike, where federal authorities confronted striking labor union in Chicago, Illinois. The stamp features a mosaic located at the AFL-CIO headquarters.

United States; Labor Day; holiday; federal; Central Labor Union; Knights of Labor; AFL-CIO; Grover Cleveland; president; law; Pullman Strike; art

Date

September 3, 1956

Object number

1980.2493.5185

Type

Postage Stamps

Medium

paper; ink (deep blue); adhesive / engraving

Place

United States of America

See more items in

National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source

National Postal Museum

Topic

Art & Photography

Humanitarian Causes

Holidays & Celebrations

Organizations & Associations

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm89112ebc9-b896-4057-b172-2c23c00ffe17

Record ID

npm_1980.2493.5185