4c Higher Education single

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Object Details

Printer

Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Description

This Higher Education Issue stamp commemorates the centennial of the Morrill Act of 1862 that created land-grant colleges and universities and celebrates high education’s role in American cultural and industrial development. Such institutions offered programs in agricultural, industrial, military, and scientific studies. The stamp features an image of a map of the continental United States, along with a candle and a lamp of knowledge.

United States; higher education; college; university; teaching; land grant; university; college; school; institution; education; state; federal; map; candle; lamp

Date

November 14, 1962

Object number

1980.2493.5432

Type

Postage Stamps

Medium

paper; ink (blue green, black); adhesive / engraving

Place

United States of America

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Data Source

National Postal Museum

Topic

Education & Teaching

U.S. Stamps

Metadata Usage

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Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm891c42d40-fd4b-428c-90a0-b391897d8391

Record ID

npm_1980.2493.5432